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Facing with a dilemma of losing the Navy contract, Loral acceded to the higher demanded price by Austin for the 1965 sub-contract. However, after the delivery to the Navy, Loral sought to recover the price increases. | Facing with a dilemma of losing the Navy contract, Loral acceded to the higher demanded price by Austin for the 1965 sub-contract. However, after the delivery to the Navy, Loral sought to recover the price increases. | ||
|procedural_history=Austin sued Loral for the higher price for the 2nd (1966) contract. | |procedural_history=Austin sued Loral for the higher price for the 2nd (1966) contract. | ||
At the same time, Loral sued Austin on the ground of [[Contracts_Ayres/9th_ed._Outline#F._Duress|economic duress]]. | |||
The trial court awarded the sum Austin requested. | |||
|issues=Does 1 party's threat to breach an agreement by withholding goods unless the other party agrees to some demand constitute economic duress sufficient to void the agreement? | |||
|holding=Yes. A party's threat to withhold goods unless the other party accedes to its demands constitutes economic duress. | |||
|case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | |case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | ||
|link=https://nycourts.gov/reporter/archives/austin_loral.htm | |link=https://nycourts.gov/reporter/archives/austin_loral.htm | ||
Revision as of 15:29, July 28, 2023
| Austin Instrument v. Loral | |
| Court | New York Court of Appeals |
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| Citation | |
| Date decided | July 6, 1971 |
Facts
A defense contractor who failed to deliver might have blown its chance of getting another contract with the U.S. military.
In 1965, Loral Corp. ("Loral") won a $6 million contract with the U.S. Navy to manufacture & deliver radar sets. In turn, Loral award Austin Instrument, Inc. ("Austin") a sub-contract for 23 of the 40 radar components.
In 1966, the next year, Loral received another contract from the Navy &, again, sought bids for the same 40 components.
Austin informed Loral that it would stop the current delivery unless the new 1966 contract for all 40 components would be for a higher price. After this ultimatum, Austin stopped delivering to Loral.
Facing with a dilemma of losing the Navy contract, Loral acceded to the higher demanded price by Austin for the 1965 sub-contract. However, after the delivery to the Navy, Loral sought to recover the price increases.Procedural History
Austin sued Loral for the higher price for the 2nd (1966) contract.
At the same time, Loral sued Austin on the ground of economic duress.
The trial court awarded the sum Austin requested.
