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Oklahoma Supreme Court - 933 P.2d 282
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Plaintiff company subcontracted with Defendant to field phone calls for outgoing flower orders for themselves, florists in their network, and third party companies. Defendant breached, causing a third-party client to end their contract with Plaintiff.ntiVideo Summary
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In the 1997 case Florafax International, Inc. v. GTE Market Resources, Inc., the Oklahoma Supreme Court dealt with a breach of contract dispute between two companies. Florafax, a business selling flowers through telecommunications, sued GTE for not providing proper services, which led to Florafax losing profits from an associated contract with Bellerose Floral, a major floral retailer. Florafax argued that GTE was aware of the special conditions regarding the Bellerose contract and that its non-performance would result in lost profits for Florafax.
The jury awarded Florafax $1.5 million for two years of lost profits based on past performance and projected growth. However, the Court of Civil Appeals reduced the award to a 60-day period because of the termination clause in the Bellerose contract. The Oklahoma Supreme Court reinstated the original jury award, ruling that Florafax could recover lost profits as long as they were foreseeable, caused by GTE's breach, and accurately estimated. The court also determined that the termination clause did not stop the recovery of lost profits beyond 60 days since there was no proof that Bellerose would have terminated the contract if GTE had not breached.
This case highlights expectation damages and their limitations in contract law, which aim to put the injured party in the position they would have been in had the contract been fulfilled. These damages are subject to specific conditions, like foreseeability, causation, certainty, and mitigation. The case also showcases how courts interpret contractual provisions that impact damage calculations and balance the interests of both parties when enforcing contracts and awarding damages.
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Florafax International, Inc. sued GTE Market Resources, Inc. for breach of contract over telecommunication and telemarketing services. Florafax claimed lost profits due to a collateral contract with a third party that was allegedly canceled because of GTE's breach. The lower court awarded lost profits for two years, but the Court of Civil Appeals limited it to a 60-day period based on the collateral contract's termination clause. The Oklahoma Supreme Court upheld the lost profit award, finding it in line with substantive law and backed by adequate evidence. The court held that lost profits from a collateral contract can be recovered in a breach of contract action if they were within the contemplation of the parties at the time of contracting and proved with reasonable certainty. The court found that GTE had knowledge of the potential for profits from a collateral contract with Florafax and intentionally failed to perform during part of the term of the contract, implicating the lost profit clause of the contract. The court also held that the sixty-day termination clause in the Flora-fax/Bellerose contract does not preclude the recovery of lost profits beyond the sixty-day period.
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