Legal Opinion
Steiner v. Mobil Oil Corp.
California Supreme Court
Decided October 11, 1977No. L.A. 30741PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TOBRINER, J.
In this case, over one year after apparently accepting plaintiff’s offer, the Mobil Oil Corporation sought to impose upon plaintiff the very contractual terms which plaintiff expressly rejected in his offer. As justification for its conduct, Mobil asserted that the crucial provision of plaintiff’s offer was lost in the labyrinth of the Mobil bureaucracy, and thus that Mobil decisionmakers had no opportunity to pass on plaintiff’s offer as such, As we shall see, however, the trial court correctly concluded that section 2207 of the California Uniform Commercial Code 1 bars…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Roto-Lith, Ltd. v. F. P. Bartlett & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1962
- Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. v. Fairbanks Morse, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
- Ellis v. KlaffCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Uniroyal, Inc. v. Chambers Gasket & Manufacturing Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1978
- All-States Leasing Co. v. OchsCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1979
- DuBarry International, Inc. v. Southwest Forest Industries, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1991
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