Contract law and its application / by Arthur Rosett.
Series: University casebook seriesPublication details: Westbury, N.Y. : Foundation Press, c1988.Edition: 4th editionDescription: liv, 1049 p. ; 27 cmISBN:- 0882776339 (alk. paper)
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CONTENT
Chapter 1. What promises are legally enforceable and why?
I. Some theories of promissory liability
II. Promises that lack commitment
III. Interpretation of vague and indefinite promises
Chapter 2. Bargains and actions in reliance
I. Bargain and exchange
II. Bargain promise vs gift promise
III. The common law growth of contract law
Chapter 3. Remedies: How does the law enforce promises
I. what do we mean "enforce"? crimes and punitive damages
II. Specific performance
III. Compensatory damages
Chapter 4. Formation: The creation of contractual obligation
I. The importance of determining the moment when a promise becomes a binding
II. Operative offer or preliminary obligation
III. The duration of offers the vulnerability of the offered and the use of options
Chapter 6. The impact of the contract on non-parties
I. The community of the contract
II. Third-party beneficiaries
III. Assignment of contract
Chapter 7. Sales of goods
I. Business supply arrangements
II. Performance of the sales contract
III. Warranty and its polygeny: An introduction to contract based product liability
Chapter 8. Personal service contracts
I. Introduction
II. The lawyer's retainer latter
III. Formation of the employment contract
Chapter 9. Construction contracts
I. Competing claims of owner and builder for breach during the job
II. Competing claims of buyer and seller for breach of contract for specially manufactured goods
III. Substantial performance
Appendix
Includes index.
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