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This case analyzes a reservation contract dispute involving an equity acquisition. Plaintiff Liu signed an "Intent Agreement" with an Industrial Company to buy shares and paid a deposit. However, the Company later refused to sign the formal agreement unless Liu paid the full amount upfront—a condition not originally agreed upon. The court ruled that the Company violated the obligation of good faith negotiation inherent in a reservation contract. Consequently, the Company was ordered to double-return the deposit. However, the court rejected Liu's claim for damages related to a penalty paid to a third-party lender, deeming it an unforeseeable loss.
This case involves a dispute over contracting fault liability. An electronics company issued a formal job offer to Mr. Zhang with an annual salary of 800,000 RMB. Based on this offer, Zhang resigned from his previous job. However, shortly before the start date, the company rescinded the offer, alleging that Zhang had proposed new conditions, a claim they failed to prove. The court ruled that the company violated the principle of good faith, causing Zhang the loss of a contracting opportunity and reliance interests. The court ordered the company to compensate Zhang for three months of lost wages and travel expenses,.
This case involves a dispute regarding the confirmation of contract invalidity over a rural property. Shi (a non-villager) paid Zhang (a villager) to purchase "surplus" resettlement housing built on collective land, effectively using Zhang's name to buy the property. Years later, Zhang sued to declare the transaction invalid. The court ruled that although the parties signed a "Sales Agreement," the true legal relationship was a "name-borrowing" purchase. Since Shi was not a member of the collective economic organization, she was ineligible to acquire rights to housing on collective land. Thus, the contract violated mandatory legal provisions and was deemed invalid. Shi was ordered to return the house, with financial disputes to be settled separately,,.