Business Ethics: Case Analysis Of The Grape Company

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On my quest to explore Christianity, I met a gentleman whose family operates a Muscadine grape business. He happens to be my Sunday school teacher. He asked if I would be willing to sell them at my store. I was interested, and I started promoting the grapes, and the products through their seeds. I personally invested a lot of time in the product by exposing it to my customers. The product became a hot commodity, and over time, I placed regular, increasing phone orders, and I began investing heavily in advertising for the Muscadine products at my store. I sometimes pay my invoices 15 to 30 days late however, that never seems to be a problem as he never charged me any late fees. I wanted our business to be formal so, I typed up a contract to …show more content…

It states that “A lawful agreement by either the seller or the buyer for exclusive dealing in the kind of goods concerned imposes unless otherwise agreed an obligation by the seller to use best efforts to supply the goods and by the buyer to use best efforts to promote their sale” (Kubasek, Nancy K. 2015, p. 766). Based on that UCC provision, I can prove that we had a lawful contract which broadens my case against the Grape company. The grape producer breached the contract of good faith and fair dealings. In the case of Nemec v. Shrader, 991 A.2d 1120, 1126 (Del. 2010) (en banc) noting that the Implied Covenant is invoked to “imply contract terms when the party asserting the implied covenant proves that the other party has acted arbitrarily or unreasonably, thereby frustrating the fruits of the bargain that the asserting party reasonably expected.” (www.acc.com). Similar to the case of Fox v. Mountain West Electric, 512 P. 3d 848 (2002), even though there was a contract, there were also a few more pro-contract adjustments that were made on implied terms. The court sides with the defendant at first while the appellate court overruled it. There was an implied contract that are manifested by our conduct of regular supply and payment. If for any reason, the court sides with defendant, there is always the appellate court for further …show more content…

Since his company breached the contract agreement, I’ll be seeking a reasonable amount of money as compensatory damages to cover the cost of the lost businesses that have happened since the breach. Being a good Christian and a Sunday school teacher, I suspect that he’s probably aware of the story of Zaccheus in the new testament. “Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham.” (Luke 19:

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