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1. Introduction
   1. Sources of contract law
      1. Commentary.Sources of contract law
      2. Problem.Dispute.Digital photographs
      3. Nim Plastics Corp. v. Standex International Corp.
   2. Commentary.Introductory vocabulary and concepts
   3. Chirelstein, pp. v, 1-11
   4. Commentary.Restitution
2. Formation
   1. Commentary.Capacity
   2. Mutual assent
      1. Commentary.Mutual assent
      2. Basic rules of offer and acceptance
         1. Donovan v. RRL Corporation
         2. Beard Implement Company, Inc. v. Krusa
         3. Problem.Dispute.Duration of offers (Part A)
         4. Problem.Dispute.Graduation party
         5. Problem.Dispute.Sale of used Jaguar
         6. Chirelstein, pp. 38-46
      3. Battle of the forms
         1. Problem.Dispute.University purchase of fire extinguishers
         2. Steiner v. Mobil Oil Corp.
         3. Chirelstein, pp. 58 (middle)-66
      4. Mutual assent in the digital age
         1. ProCD v. Zeidenberg
         2. Hill v. Gateway 2000, Inc.
         3. Commentary.Electronic communication
      5. Intention
         1. Problem.Dispute.T-Shirts
         2. Leonard v. Pepsico
         3. Raffles v. Wichelhaus
         4. Lafayette Place Associates v. Boston Redevelopment Authority
         5. Chirelstein, pp. 33-38
      6. Implied-in-fact contracts
         1. Problem.Dispute.Soccer trainer
         2. Marvin v. Marvin
   3. Consideration and substitutes for consideration
      1. Bargains, illusions and afterthoughts
         1. Commentary.Consideration and estoppel
         2. Hamer v. Sidway
         3. Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
         4. Allegheny College v. The National Chautauqua County Bank of Jamestown
         5. Strong v. Sheffield
         6. Mattei v. Hopper
         7. Indiana-Amercian Water Co., Inc. v. Town of Seelyville
         8. Passante v. McWilliam
      2. Promissory estoppel
         1. Kirksey v. Kirksey
         2. Ricketts v. Scothorn
         3. Garcia v. Von Micsky
      3. Chirelstein, pp. 12-32
      4. Options
         1. Problem.Dispute.Duration of offers (Part B)
         2. Problem.Dispute.World Cup soccer balls (Part A)
         3. Commentary.Option contracts
         4. James Baird Co. v. Gimbel Bros., Inc.
         5. Drennan v. Star Paving Co.
         6. First National Bancshares of Beloit, Inc. v. Geisel
         7. Chirelstein, pp. 46 (bottom)-54
   4. Pre-contractual liability and agreements to negotiate
      1. Pop's Cones, Inc. v. Resorts International Hotel, Inc.
      2. Copeland v. Baskin Robbins U.S.A.
      3. Chirelstein, pp. 54 (bottom)-58 (middle)
   5. Altering relationships through rescission, modification, waiver, and settlement
      1. Problem.Dispute.Litigating sexual harassment claim
      2. Commentary.Pre-existing duty
      3. Watkins v. Carrig
      4. LaGuardia Associates and Field Hotel Associates v. Holiday Hospitality Franchising, Inc.
      5. Wisconsin Knife Works v. National Metal Crafters
      6. Commentary.Settlement of claims
      7. Problem.Dispute.Settlement of tort claim (Part A)
      8. Foakes v. Beer
      9. Problem.Dispute.Check tendered in satisfaction
3. Avoidance
   1. Statute of Frauds
      1. Problem.Dispute.Purchase of juke box
      2. Problem.Dispute.Sale of used Jaguar (reprise)
      3. Commentary.Statute of Frauds
      4. Donovan v. RRL Corporation (reprise)
      5. Hoffman v. Boone
   2. Mistake, misrepresentation, duress, and undue influence
      1. Commentary.Mistake, misrepresentation, duress, and undue influence
      2. Mistake
         1. Problem.Dispute.Settlement of tort claim (Part A) (reprise)
         2. Problem.Dispute.World Cup soccer balls (Part B)
         3. Sherwood v. Walker
         4. Knudsen v. Jensen
         5. Problem.Dispute.Ecoville garbage collection
         6. Donovan v. RRL Corporation (reprise)
         7. Drennan v. Star Paving Co. (reprise)
         8. Chirelstein, pp. 140-147
      3. Misrepresentation
         1. Problem.Dispute.Noise abatement
         2. Problem.Dispute.Litigating sexual harassment claim (reprise)
         3. Problem.Planning.Residential real estate disclosure
         4. Quill v. Newberry
         5. Green Acres v. First Union National Bank of Florida
      4. Duress, and undue influence
         1. Problem.Dispute.Settlement of tort claim (Part B)
         2. Problem.Dispute.Noise abatement (reprise)
         3. Problem.Dispute.Litigating sexual harassment claim (reprise)
         4. Totem Marine Tug & Barge, Inc. v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.
         5. In re Marriage of Bonds
      5. Chirelstein, pp. 67-76 (top)
   3. Unconscionability
      1. Commentary.Unconscionability
      2. Problem.Planning.Reverse mortgages
      3. Problem.Dispute.Noise abatement (reprise)
      4. Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture
      5. Stirlen v. Supercuts, Inc.
      6. K. D.   v. Educational Testing Service
      7. Chirelstein, pp. 76-84
   4. Public policy
   1. Problem.Dispute.Settlement of tort claim (Part B) (reprise)
   2. Commentary.Public policy
   3. Trotter v. Nelson
   4. Marvin v. Marvin (reprise)
4. Terms
   1. Source of terms
      1. Commentary.Terms
      2. Parol evidence
         1. Problem.Dispute.Paint in the History Club
         2. Problem.Dispute.Ecoville garbage collection (reprise)
         3. Commentary.Parol evidence
         4. Masterson v. Sine
         5. Chirelstein, pp. 88 (middle)-94 (bottom)
      3. Implied-in-fact terms
         1. Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (reprise)
         2. Pugh v. See's Candies
      4. Terms supplied by default rules
         1. Problem.Dispute.Laptop computer
         2. Commentary.Default terms
         3. Bailey v. Tucker Equipment Sales, Inc.
         4. Acree v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
   2. Interpretation of terms
      1. General principles
         1. Problem.Dispute.Athlete endorsement (Part A)
         2. Commentary.Interpretation
         3. Bond Drug Co. of Illinois v. Amoco Oil Co.
         4. The Prytania Park Hotel, Ltd. v. General Star Indemnity Co.
         5. Frigaliment Importing Co. v. B.N.S. International Sales Corp.
         6. Chirelstein, pp. 85-88 (middle)
         7. Problem.Drafting.Athlete endorsement
         8. Problem.Drafting.Education expenses
      2. Extrinsic evidence (including parol evidence)
      1. Problem.Dispute.Paint in the History Club (reprise)
      2. Problem.Dispute.Ecoville garbage collection (reprise)
      3. Tahoe National Bank v. Phillips
   3. Nature and effect of terms
      1. Promises and conditions
         1. Problem.Dispute.Athlete endorsement (Part A) (reprise)
         2. Problem.Dispute.Ecoville garbage collection (reprise)
         3. Problem.Drafting.Mr. Wizard
         4. Commentary.Promises and conditions
         5. Commentary.Anatomy of a written agreement
         6. Howard v. Federal Crop Insurance Corp.
         7. New York Bronze Powder Co., Inc. v. Benjamin Acquisition Corp.
         8. Kennedy Associates, Inc. v. Fischer
         9. Charter Oak Fire Insurance Co. v. Color Converting Industries Co.
         10. J. N. A. Realty Corp. v Cross Bay Chelsea
      2. Constructive conditions of impossibility, impracticability, and frustration
         1. Problem.Dispute.Athlete endorsement (Part B)
         2. Problem.Dispute.Sale of refrigerator
         3. Commentary.Discharge by impracticability or frustration of purpose
         4. Taylor v. Caldwell
         5. Mineral Park Land Co. v. Howard
         6. 7200 Scottsdale Road General Partners v. Kuhn Farm Machinery, Inc.
         7. Power Engineering & Mft., Ltd. v. Krug Int'l
         8. Chirelstein, pp. 147-158
5. Breach
   1. Discharging remaining duties of the injured party
      1. Problem.Dispute.Athlete endorsement (Part A) (reprise)
      2. Problem.Dispute.Ecoville garbage collection (reprise)
      3. Problem.Drafting.Surrogacy contract
      4. Commentary.Failures of performance that discharge duties of counter-performance
      5. Van Oort Construction Company, Inc. v. Nuckoll's Concrete Service, Inc.
      6. Problem.Dispute.Swimming pool
      7. Jacob & Youngs v. Kent
      8. Problem.Dispute.Bar examination tutor (divisibility issue only)
      9. Problem.Dispute.Hotel scale models
      10. Problem.Dispute.Professor's plaques
      11. Chirelstein, pp. 105-133
   2. Restitution for the breaching party
      1. Commentary.Restitution (reprise)
      2. Problem.Dispute.Bar examination tutor (reprise)
      3. Fish v. Correll
      4. Ducolon Mechanical, Inc. v. Shinstine/Forness, Inc.
      5. Chirelstein, pp. 190 (middle)-194 (top)
   3. Anticipatory repudiation and adequate assurance of performance
      1. Commentary.Anticipatory repudiation and adequate assurance of performance
      2. Hochster v. De La Tour
      3. Saewitz v. Epstein
      4. Hope's Architectural Products, Inc. v. Lundy's Construction, Inc.
      5. Problem.Planning.Adequate assurance of performance
      6. Chirelstein, pp. 134-139
   4. Remedy of specific performance or injunction
      1. Commentary.Remedies
      2. Smith, Waters, Kuehn, Burnett & Hughes, Ltd. v. Burnett
   5. Remedy of compensatory damages
      1. Expectation measure
         1. Problem.Dispute.Expectation measure
         2. Commentary.Compensatory damages
      2. Limitations:  Forseeability, avoidable consequences, reasonable certainty
         1. Problem.Dispute.Leak in an SUV (Part A)
         2. Hadley v. Baxendale
         3. Problem.Dispute.Pet store neon signs
         4. Rockingham County v. Luten Bridge Co.
         5. Problem.Planning.Law professor
         6. Parker  v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp
         7. R.B. Matthews, Inc. v. Transamerica Transportation Services, Inc.
         8. Texas Instruments, Inc. v. Teletron Energy Management, Inc.
         9. Chicago Coliseum Club v. Dempsey
         10. Chirelstein, pp. 168 (bottom)-184
      3. Alterative measures: reliance or restitution
      1. Sullivan v. O'Connor
      2. Chicago Coliseum Club v. Dempsey (reprise)
      3. United States v. Alternon Blair, Inc.
      4. Chirelstein, pp. 185-190 (middle), 194-198 (top)
   6. Tort damages
      1. Freeman & Mills, Inc. v. Belcher Oil Co.
      2. Lazar v. Superior Court
      3. Erlich v. Menezes
   7. Agreements about remedies
   1. Commentary.Liquidated damages, remedy substitutes, and remedy limits
   2. Resnick v. Uccello Immobilien GMBH, Inc.
   3. Vanderbilt University v. Dinardo
   4. Problem.Planning.Liquidated damages
   5. Problem.Dispute.Leak in an SUV (Part B)
   6. Milgard Tempering, Inc. v. Selas Corporation of America
   7. Problem.Drafting.Excluding consequential damages
   8. Chirelstein, pp. 198-201
6. Third Parties (under construction)
1. Third party beneficiaries
2. Assignments