Marketing Design Source, Inc. v. Pranda North America, Inc.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOURCIER, Justice.
Although it remains true that people, when contracting, contemplate performance and not breach, it is equally true that in most contracts the parties “take the risk of events over which they have imperfect or no control.” 1 In this breach of contract action, Pranda North America, Inc. (Pranda), appeals from the entry of a Superior Court final judgment in favor of Marketing Design Source, Inc. (MDS), for $123,845.78, and from the entry of judgment as a matter of law in favor of MDS on Pranda’s counterclaims.
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Facts/Procedural History
Pranda is a jewelry manufacturer. MDS…
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