Concepts and case analysis in the law of contracts / by Marvin A. Chirelstein.
2013
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Concepts and case analysis in the law of contracts / by Marvin A. Chirelstein.
Published
St. Paul, MN : Foundation Press, [2013]
Copyright
©2013
Call Number
KF801 .C44 2013
Edition
Seventh edition.
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ISBN
9781609303303
160930330X
160930330X
Description
viii, 258 pages ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)848927576
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contracts
Gift
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Table of Contents
Preface
v
ch. 1
Background Elements: The Contract Curve and Expectation Damages
1
ch. 2
Consideration and the Bargained-For Exchange
12
A.
Promises to Make a Gift
15
B.
Reliance and Promissory Estoppel
22
C.
Illusory Promises
27
D.
Moral Obligation and Past Consideration
30
ch. 3
Contract Formation
36
A.
Offer and Acceptance
41
B.
Revocation and Counteroffer
53
ch. 4
Unfairness and Unconscionability
82
A.
Traditional Elements: Duress, Incapacity and Misrepresentation
82
B.
Standardized Forms and Unconscionability
93
C.
Public Policy
99
ch. 5
Contract Interpretation: Parol Evidence; Trade Usage; Gap Fillers
104
A.
The Parol Evidence Rule
107
B.
Trade Usage
114
C.
Filling the Gaps: "Best Efforts" and Other Flexible Commitments
118
ch. 6
Performance and Breach
128
A.
Conditions
134
B.
Problems of Performance
145
ch. 7
Mistake and Impossibility
170
A.
Mistake and Impracticability
170
B.
Impossibility and Frustration
181
ch. 8
Remedies
193
A.
Expectation Damages
193
B.
Limitations on Expectation Damages
202
C.
Reliance and Restitution
221
D.
Liquidated Damages
235
ch. 9
Third Party Beneficiaries
241
Afterword
251
Table of Cases
253
Index
257