Court: |
Supreme Court of New York |
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Facts: |
Jones agreed to buy a $300 freezer for about $1,200, then defaults
on payments with $800 still left to pay. |
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Posture: |
Not clear how the trial court found, but probably for the defendants. |
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Issue: |
Is there some point at which the price itself becomes an unconscionable
term in a bargain? |
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Holding: |
Yes. The contract should be reformed to deal only with what has already
been paid. |
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Rule: |
They admit they can't really explain how they set the cutoff point,
but they cite UCC § 2-302 as justification for the idea
that there might be one. |
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Reasoning: |
We know it when we see it, basically. At some point there's a
difference between protecting agains business risk and
predatory pricing. |
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Dicta: |
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