Court Opinion

ID: 9694771
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 17:54:14.99895+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:20:05.239182
License: Public Domain

Wright, J.,
dissenting.
The majority finds that the “duties to perform under the agreement were subject to a condition precedent of Gross High’s acknowledgment of delivery which did not occur.” I disagree with this conclusion. The full contents of the document are set forth below:
ACCEPTANCE AND DELIVERY LETTER
The undersigned Lessee hereby acknowledges receipt of the equipment described below or on any attached schedule (the “Equipment”) fully installed and in good working condition, and Lessee hereby accepts the Equipment after full inspection thereof as satisfactory for all purposes of the above referenced lease executed by .Lessee with Lee Sapp Leasing, Inc. (the “Lessor”). Lessee certifies that Lessor has fully and satisfactorily performed all covenants and conditions to be performed by Lessor under the Lease and has delivered the Equipment selected solely by Lessee in accordance with Lessee’s directions.
LESSEE AGREES THAT THE LESSOR HAS MADE AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING THE SUITABILITY OF SUCH EQUIPMENT, ITS DURABILITY, ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ITS MERCHANTABILITY, ITS CONDITION, AND/OR ITS QUALITY, AND AS BETWEEN LESSEE AND LESSOR OR LESSOR’S ASSIGNEE, LESSEE LEASES THE EQUIPMENT “AS IS” AND LESSEE AFFIRMS THAT IT HAS NO DEFENSES OR COUNTER-CLAIMS AGAINST LESSOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE LEASE.
Lessee represents and warrants that none of the equipment was delivered prior to the date the undersigned *843executed the subject lease unless Lessor shall have previously consented thereto. Lessee understands that Lessor is relying upon this receipt as a condition for making' payment for the cost of the leased Equipment to Vendor.
Daniel J. Gross High School (Lessee)
Date Equipment
Accepted: November 15. 1990 By:_
DESCRIPTION and Serial Number(s) of
PROPERTY DELIVERED AND ACCEPTED:
SEE LEASE ADDENDUM #1 DATED AND SIGNED THIS DATE
The majority claims that a condition precedent is created by the following: “Lessee understands that Lessor is relying upon this receipt as a condition for making payment for the cost of the leased Equipment to Vendor. ” I disagree. Had the document been signed, Gross High would have admitted that it received and accepted the equipment on November 15, 1990, fully installed, in good working condition, and satisfactory for all purposes; that LSL had fully performed all covenants and conditions; that LSL made no warranties; and that Gross High had no defenses or counterclaims against LSL in connection with the lease.
The document clearly does not create a condition precedent for the performance of Gross High’s duty to pay LSL.