Contract Price Mechanism Validity Challenge

The case concerned a challenge to a contract on the basis that the stipulated price was illusory, as the calculation method provided for in the agreement necessarily resulted in a zero or negligible value, meaning the essential element of price was absent. The court of cassation rejected the appeal, reasoning that where the parties have freely agreed upon a pricing mechanism, even if that mechanism results in a price that appears minimal or even zero under certain circumstances, the courts cannot substitute their judgment for the will of the parties regarding the essential element of the price, provided the mechanism itself was not void for absolute absence of consideration.