Darne: Obviously I am not a lawyer, but in my estimation when the original contract was broken with the first motel, that automatically broke all sub-contracts that might have ensued. To my way of thinking, the first motel said they would accept and honor the contract you made, and anything that was subordinate to that agreement, was by nature a part of it. So when they broke the contract by saying they could not live up to its agreements, they also broke any subsidiary contracts. The burden is on them, not on you. I do not know what your correspondence was with them at the time when they said they could not support our reunion, but it should give you some clues as to who was responsible for breaking the contract in the first place. Probably doesn't help but this is my view and I think you should stand fast. Let them make their next move. John

I do not agree with this assessment. My profession is contracting. If you had a separate agreement with the caterer and you did not cancel that agreement within the time specified in the contract, you are probably liable. However, if this catering contract was made through the hotel/motel and not a separate agreement, then you should not be obligated. Gayle Buresh -----Original Message----- From: JSisson242@aol.com [mailto:JSisson242@aol.com] Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 5:49 PM To: SISSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SISSON-L] Re: SISSON-D Digest V06 #48 Darne: Obviously I am not a lawyer, but in my estimation when the original contract was broken with the first motel, that automatically broke all sub-contracts that might have ensued. To my way of thinking, the first motel said they would accept and honor the contract you made, and anything that was subordinate to that agreement, was by nature a part of it. So when they broke the contract by saying they could not live up to its agreements, they also broke any subsidiary contracts. The burden is on them, not on you. I do not know what your correspondence was with them at the time when they said they could not support our reunion, but it should give you some clues as to who was responsible for breaking the contract in the first place. Probably doesn't help but this is my view and I think you should stand fast. Let them make their next move. John ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

gburesh wrote: > I do not agree with this assessment. My profession is contracting. If you > had a separate agreement with the caterer and you did not cancel that > agreement within the time specified in the contract, you are probably > liable. However, if this catering contract was made through the hotel/motel > and not a separate agreement, then you should not be obligated. > > Gayle Buresh > I'm very grateful for this discussion. Thanks. David

Dear John, Thanks very much for your good thinking. I'm printing it out to ponder. David JSisson242@aol.com wrote: > Darne: Obviously I am not a lawyer, but in my estimation when the original > contract was broken with the first motel, that automatically broke all > sub-contracts that might have ensued. To my way of thinking, the first motel said > they would accept and honor the contract you made, and anything that was > subordinate to that agreement, was by nature a part of it. So when they broke the > contract by saying they could not live up to its agreements, they also broke > any subsidiary contracts. The burden is on them, not on you. I do not know > what your correspondence was with them at the time when they said they could not > support our reunion, but it should give you some clues as to who was > responsible for breaking the contract in the first place. > > Probably doesn't help but this is my view and I think you should stand fast. > Let them make their next move. > > John > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > >