Sea Hawk Seafoods, Inc., an Alaskan Corporation, and Cross-Appellee v. City of Valdez, a Municipal Corporation, and

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Sea Hawk's breach-of-contract and negotiation claims because the City's communications did not constitute unequivocal acceptance or establish a sufficiently definite agreement-to-negotiate framework. It reversed the denial of summary judgment on promissory estoppel because neither the City's letter nor the alleged oral assurances established an actual promise that was sufficiently definitive, clear, and precise. The court remanded for entry of judgment in favor of Valdez on the promissory-estoppel claim.