U.S. Postal Serv. v. Phelps Dodge Ref. Corp.

ELR Citation: ELR 20748
No(s). 92 CV 3855 (JG) (E.D.N.Y. Jan 2, 1997)

The court rescinds a contract under which a metal refining company sold a contaminated site in Queens, New York, to the U.S. Postal Service. Applying New York law, the court first holds that breach of contract can be grounds for rescission. The company breached its contract with the Postal Service b...