Problems in Contract Law Cases and Materials, Concise [Connected eBook with Study Center]

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Pub. Date: 2025-02-01
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Problems in Contract Law: Cases and Materials, Concise Edition, is a comprehensive, modern, and accessible casebook specifically designed for use in three- and four-credit, one-semester Contracts courses. Following the same organization and scope of coverage of the authors’ successful unabridged casebook, this Concise Edition streamlines coverage of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and revises cases and notes to sharpen the focus on the core principles of contract law so that professors can cover all of the material in one semester.

Well-known for approaching contract law and theory from multiple perspectives and using a variety of contractual settings, the text includes cases with notes and explanatory text, additional commentary, essay and short-answer problems, and multiple-choice review questions for each chapter. The cases selected are a balance of traditional and contemporary that reflect the development and complexity of contract law. Explanatory notes and text place the classic and newer decisions in their larger legal context. Questions and problems provide opportunities to practice core legal skills and encourage students to explore the relationship of theory and practice. Adaptable for instructors with different pedagogical philosophies, Problems in Contract Law, Concise Edition can easily be used in teaching by traditional case analysis, through problem-based instruction, or using theoretical inquiry.

Professors and students will benefit from:

● The authors’ emphasis on making the material accessible for both students taking and professors teaching the course--rejecting a hide-the-ball approach.
● The continued appeal to professors with various teaching methodologies: traditional, problem-oriented, theoretical, and practical.
● The comprehensive nature of the contents which allows professors the flexibility to teach their students the basics or conduct a more in-depth analysis of a given topic.
● The continued mixture of classic and contemporary cases.
● Review questions at the end of each chapter that are primarily designed for students to perform self-assessments of their grasp of the material. Answers with explanations are included in an appendix within the book.

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents

Contents 
Preface
Acknowledgments 


CHAPTER 1
An Introduction to the Study of Contract Law 

CHAPTER 2
The Basis of Contractual Obligation:
Mutual Assent and Consideration 

CHAPTER 3
Liability in the Absence of Bargained- for Exchange:
Reliance on Gratuitous Promises, Unaccepted Offers,
and the Principle of Restitution 

CHAPTER 4
The Statute of Frauds

CHAPTER 5
Express Terms of the Agreement:
Principles of Interpretation and the Parol Evidence Rule

CHAPTER 6
Supplementing the Agreement:
Implied Terms, the Obligation of Good Faith, and Warranties 

CHAPTER 7
Avoiding Enforcement:
Incapacity, Bargaining Misconduct, Unconscionability,
and Public Policy 

CHAPTER 8
Justification for Nonperformance:
Mistake, Changed Circumstances, and Contractual Modifications

CHAPTER 9
Consequences of Nonperformance:
Express Conditions, Material Breach, and Anticipatory Repudiation 

CHAPTER 10
Expectation Damages:
Principles and Limitations 

CHAPTER 11
Alternatives to Expectation Damages:
Reliance and Restitutionary Damages, Specific
Performance, and Agreed Remedies

CHAPTER 12
Rights and Duties of Third Parties

Appendix: Answers to Review Questions
Table of Cases
Table of Uniform Commercial Code Provisions (UCC)
Table of Provisions from Restatement (Second) of Contracts
Table of Provisions from Restatement (First) of Contracts
Table of Provisions from Other Restatements
Table of Other Acts, Codes, and Rules
Table of Secondary Authorities
Index

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