A favorite classroom prep tool of successful students that is often recommended by professors, the Examples & Explanations (E&E) series provides an alternative perspective to help you understand your casebook and in-class lectures. Each E&E offers hypothetical questions complemented by detailed explanations that allow you to test your knowledge of the topics in your courses and compare your own analysis.*
Preface
The meaning of "contract" and the basic attributes of the contractual relationship
Facets of the law of contract and the source of its rules, processes, and tradtions
The doctrine of precedent and a contract case analysis
The objective test and basic principles of offer and acceptance
Standard form contracts and contracts through electronic media
Mismatching standard terms : the "battle of the forms" UCC [Sec.] 2.207
Consideration
Promissory estoppel as the basis for enforcing promises
Unjust enrichment, restitution, and "moral obligation"
Interpretation and construction : resolving meaning and dealing with uncertainty in agreements
The statute of frauds
The parol evidence rule
The judicial regulation of improper bargaining and of violations of law and public policy
Incapacity
Mistake, impracticability, and frustration of purpose
Conditions and promises
Breach and repudiation
Remedies for breach of contract
Assignment, delegation, and third-party beneficiaries.