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Salsbury v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Iowa Supreme Court case

Summary

Iowa Supreme Court case

Field	Value
name	Salsbury v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
court	Iowa Supreme Court
imagesize	150
full name	John Salsbury, Appellee, v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, Appellant.
date decided	September 18, 1974
citations	221 N.W.2d 609, 1974 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1120
judges	David Harris, Don LeGrand, W. W. Reynoldson
plaintiff	John Salsbury
defendant	Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
decision by	David Harris

Salsbury v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., 221 N.W.2d 609 (IA 1974), was a case decided by the Iowa Supreme Court concerning contract law.

Background

When John Salsbury was helping to establish Charles City College, Northwestern Bell agreed to make a $5,000 contribution for the next three years but only made one payment. The school sued for breach of contract but the telephone company maintained the contract was unenforceable because they received no consideration for the donations.

Decision

The court adopted the position of the Restatement of Contracts, Second that charitable subscriptions can be enforced even without consideration or detrimental reliance.

References

Ayres, I. & Speidel R.E. ''Studies in Contract Law, Seventh Edition.'' Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2008, p. 141

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