Breach of Contract Law Blog

The Pennsylvania Commissioned Sales Representative Act (“PCSRA”)
provides that a “principal shall pay a sales representative all
commissions due at the time of termination within 14 days after
termination” and “all commissions that become due after termination
within 14 days of the date such commissions become due.” 43 Pa. Stat. §§
1473–74.  If a principal “willfully”... Read More

Every contract imposes upon each party a duty of good faith and fair dealing in its performance and enforcement.
Restatement (Second) of Contracts § 205 (1985).  In Pennsylvania, the
law is clear that “[i]n the absence of an express provision, the law
will imply an agreement by the parties to a contract to do and perform
those things that according to reason and justice they should do in
order to carry out the purpose for... Read More

In Pennsylvania, a breach of contract action involves (1) the
existence of a contract, (2) a breach of a duty imposed by the
contract, and (3) damages.  J.F. Walker Co., Inc. v. Excalibur Oil Group, Inc.,792
A.2d 1269 (Pa.Super.2002). Additionally, it is axiomatic that a
contract may be manifest orally, in writing, or as an inference from the
acts and conduct of the parties. John Edward Murray, Jr., Cases and
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