Calamari and Perillo's Hornbook on Contracts
Expert authors provide a detailed treatment of the basic rules, principles, and issues in contracts. Topics covered include offer and acceptance, parol evidence and interpretation, consideration, informal contracts, promissory estoppel, contracts under seal, capacity of parties, conditions, performance, and breach. Also discusses damages, regulations, third-party beneficiaries, statutes, and frauds. The discharge of contracts and illegal bargains are also discussed.
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The 1998 edition contains broad coverage of statutes, regulations, and uniform laws. It is an ideal complement to casebooks that cover Commercial Law, Contracts, or other related topics.
1. Introduction 2. Offer and Acceptance 3. Parol Evidence and Interpretation 4. Consideration 5. Informal Contracts Without Consideration or Injurious Reliance 6. Promissory Estoppel: Detrimental Reliance as a Substitute for Consideration and a Lot of Other Things 7. Contracts Under Seal 8. Capacity of Parties 9. Avoidance or Reformation for Misconduct of Mistake 10. Reserved for Future Use 11. Conditions, Performance and Breach 12. Anticipatory Breach and Prospective Non-Performance 13. Impossibility or Impracticability of Performance, Frustration of the Venture 14. Damages 15. Restitution as a Remedy for Breach 16. Specific Performance and Injunctions 17. Third Party Beneficiaries 18. Assignment and Delegation 19. Statute of Frauds 20. Joint and Several Contracts 21. Discharge of Contracts 22. Illegal Bargains
