Quinn v. Dondlinger & Sons Construction Co.

A person cannot "reasonably [rely] upon ... allegedly fraudulent statements made in the face of plainly contradictory contractual language." | agreement found to violate § 8(e) in NLRB v. National Maritime Union, supra, might be nonexempt and might violate antitrust law | A person cannot “reasonably [rely] upon ... allegedly fraudulent statements made in the face of plainly contradictory contractual language.” | labor exemption issue not necessarily controlled by prior determination that agreement violated § 8(e) | "But damages for loss of an expectancy of profits created by prior or contemporaneous oral representations plainly contradictory with the terms of a written contract we believe to be nonrecoverable if written contracts are to retain significance." | “[A] remittitur may be assessed in an amount that will bring the verdict on damages to the maximum amount which the jury could have awarded under the evidence introduced at trial.” | risk of accidental loss of gasoline