I work at a restaurant in Manhattan as a book keeper. A linen company has been our supplier for a little over five years because a former manager signed a five year contract thinking it was a one year contract. Last November, the contract came to an end, but our new manager, not aware of the situation, signed another five year contract, because he was told the price was adjusted. And, the length of the contract is not listed on the front page where he signed. He was not informed that there was a back page which has all the details of the contract. He is not fluent in English, and he just believed he was signing to agree the price being adjusted. Meanwhile, this company has been causing the owner and the manager headaches after headaches by not delivering the right amount of things we need, sometimes not the right kind we need and so on. So, when they asked me to terminate the agreement with them, the linen company's owner got upset and now is threatening to sue us. What should we do?
2007-02-01 08:17:30 · 2 answers · asked by The OhMan 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
if the person signing the contract on behalf of your company is not fluent in the language the contract is written in, that seems like good grounds to rip up the contract. I would also keep notes on the service problems, with specific dates, nature of problem, any communications you had with them. If you choose to dump them it sounds like you have good cause but that doesn't mean they won't take you to court--perhaps it's time to consult a lawyer?
2007-02-05 03:00:49 · answer #1 · answered by njyogibear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-01 16:25:30 · answer #2 · answered by Danielmcfate 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋