Basic contract law /
by Lon L. Fuller, Melvin Aron Eisenberg.
- 7th ed.
- St. Paul, Minn. : West Group, 2001.
- xlv, 1089 p. ; 27 cm.
- American casebook series .
Content
Part 1 What promises should the law enforce/-The doctrine of consideration Chapter 1 Donative, Promises, Form and Reliance 1 Simple donative promises 2 The element of form 3 The element of reliance
Chapter 2. The bargain principle and its limits 1 The bargain principle 2 Unconscionability 3 The problem of matuality 4 Performance of a legal duty as consideration; Modification and waiver of contractual duties etc.
Chapter 3. Past consideration Restatement, second, contracts ss 82,83 Bankruptcy code, 11 U.S.C S 524 Three situations in which a promise to discharge an unenforceable obligation is binding etc.
Chapter 4. The limits of contract Koch v. Koch Marston, planning for love: The politics of Prenuptual agreements Avitzur v.Avitzur Balfour v. Balfor etc.
Part II. Remedies for breach of contract Chapter 5 An introduction to contract damages Restatement, second ,contracts s 344 Hawkins v. McGee Van Zee v. Michow etc.
Chapter 6 The expectation measure 1 Damages for breach of a contract to perform services 2 Damages for breach of a contract for the sale of goods 3 Mitigation; Contracts for employment etc.
Chapter 7 .Specific performance Introductory Note London Bucket co V. Stewart Restatement, second. contacts s 359, 360 etc.
Chapter 8 The reliance and restitution measures 1 Reliance damages in a bargain context 2 The restitution measure
Part III Assent Chapter 9 An introduction to interpretation 1 Subjective and objective elements in the general principles of interpretation in contract law 2 Problems of interpreting purposive language 3 The role of usage, course of dealing and course of performance in interpretation etc.
Chapter 10. The Mechanics of a bargain (i) - Offer and revocation 1. What constitutes an offer 2. Termination of the offeree's power of acceptance; Lapse,Rejection, and counter-offer 3 Termination of the offeree's power of acceptance; Revocation
Chapter 11. The Mechanics of a bargain 9 II 0 - Transacting at a distence Introductory note Adams v. Lindsell Household fire7 carriage acc. ins. co. v. Grant Rhode island tool co. v. United states etc.
Chapter 12. The Mechanics of a bargain( III 0 - Modes of accrptance 1 Acceptance by act 2 Subjective acceptance 3 Acceptance by contact 4 The effect of using a subcontractor's bid etc.
Chapter 13. Implied - in- law and implied- in - Fatc contracts; unilateral contracts revisited Nursing care services, Inc . v. Dobose Sceva