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Unit 19: Conditions ......................................................................................... 381 Unit 20: Implied Terms .................................................................................. 399 Chapter VII: Performance and Breach ............................................................. 423 Unit 21: Standards of Contract Performance ................................................ 427 Unit 22: Excused Performance ....................................................................... 452 Chapter VIII: Remedies ........................................................................................ 475 Unit 23: The Expectation Interest ................................................................. 479 Unit 24: Restitution and Reliance .................................................................. 501 Unit 25: Limits on Damages ........................................................................... 521 Unit 26: Special Remedies .............................................................................. 543 Chapter IX: Nonparties ......................................................................................... 567 Unit 27: Third-Party Beneficiaries ................................................................. 571 Unit 28: Assignment and Delegation ............................................................. 589 ______________________________________________________________________________ vi TABLE OF CONTENTS
AMERICAN CONTRACT LAW FOR A GLOBAL AGE Chapter I Introduction to Contract Law Unit 1: Thinking Like a Transactional Lawyer Unit 2: Thinking Like a Contract Litigator 1
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Page 6 and 7: About CALI eLangdell Press The Cent
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Page 12 and 13: hired Corleone family thugs 4 or an
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Page 16 and 17: 6. MARY BETH WHITEHEAD, Surrogate,
Page 18 and 19: Surrogate and WILLIAM STERN, Natura
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Page 22 and 23: The two court opinions that follow
Page 24 and 25: Venue Venue is a concept of place
Page 26 and 27: Their first child, Ryan, was born o
Page 28 and 29: Subsequent to entering into the sur
Page 30 and 31: The sixth and final argument sugges
Page 32 and 33: It is argued by amicus that the $ 1
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Page 36 and 37: IN RE BABY M Supreme Court of New J
Page 38 and 39: adoption; the sole purpose of the c
Page 40 and 41: The surrogacy contract violates the
Page 42 and 43: Problems Donald Donor is a single,
Page 44 and 45: An Introduction to CONTRACT FORMATI
Page 46 and 47: particular obligation? In Europe, i
Page 48 and 49: The evidence is undisputed that pla
Page 50 and 51: After some negotiation a price of $
Page 52 and 53: The answer of A.H. Zehmer admitted
Page 54 and 55: no, that is beer and liquor talking
Page 56 and 57: on the Zehmers as well as on himsel
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offer and of the reward and its sub
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your professor. You will come acros
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car title you’re holding there. I
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In the modern world, the question o
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pair of sunglasses. The drumroll th
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This letter was apparently sent onw
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Because these cases generally invol
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teenager’s schoolmates gape in ad
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Review Question 3. Note how Judge W
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cash in ten days,” it must be dee
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“Before a contract can be complet
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for the purpose of doing the work a
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accidentally being bound to unwante
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Here, we have a counter-offer. The
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parties.” Metropolitan Sports Fac
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court. See Minn. R. Civ. App. P. 10
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Thus, it clearly appears that the d
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with distribution. The parties ulti
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all essential terms. See, e.g., Sit
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Enclosed, we beg to hand you contra
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to call for an acceptance particula
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than identify himself, Dealer says,
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offer.” More often, they nod, sha
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The next attack will be my end, I a
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from all the facts and circumstance
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Notice to the agent, within the sco
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2. Written approval by United State
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contrary in the offer, the acceptan
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HOBBS v. MASSASOIT WHIP CO. Supreme
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stranger may impose a duty upon ano
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contract in this case come into exi
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An Introduction to CONSIDERATION Th
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and you are free to change your min
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Ridge Runner that she lacked the pr
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We conclude that the territory enco
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He further answered, that it was gi
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This action was brought upon an all
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consideration does in fact benefit
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Review Question 5. The promisors in
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The distinction between such a cond
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Vincent refuses. Fritz eventually s
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enefit was money received, the subs
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they stopped work in a body, and de
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supervise this building. Under the
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The day before trial the plaintiffs
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General rules of law established fo
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For the foregoing reasons we are al
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WEBB v. McGOWIN Court of Appeals of
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100 P. 631 (Kan. 1909); Edson v. Po
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McGowin’s adult child, would that
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efuses, saying, “We had a deal.
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Giles had no right to use it. But t
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BLICESTER: That’s crazy. JUDGE: N
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A. She took the piece of paper and
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According to the undisputed proof,
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We recognize that upon different fa
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was discussed with compensation to
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CONRAD v. FIELDS Court of Appeals o
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her job at Qwest and enroll in law
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Seth Wyman’s estranged son Levi i
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An Introduction to ALTERNATIVE REGI
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consistency. Some provisions have p
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TOUSLEY-BIXLER CONSTRUCTION CO. v.
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of goods within this Article whethe
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differently from other contracts? F
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nine units was delivered and paid f
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think they have struck a deal.” Q
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more sense for contract formation t
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COMMERCIAL CODE § 2-206:12 (3D ED.
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face of which appears the notation,
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Problem 10.3 On June 1, the sales d
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except for personal use. If, howeve
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[T]he plain reading of the statute
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not lubricated in any way. Without
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we also note that Best Bolt’s vic
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(c) are fit for the ordinary purpos
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This purchase order represents the
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provision would cause no “surpris
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FLENDER CORPORATION v. TIPPINS INTE
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well that the reservations each par
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The alternate approach, recognized
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(a) Is Ivy League University a “m
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and ratified a treaty called the Un
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(2) The fact that the parties have
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e. Manufacturer in Texas contracts
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an authorized distributor of Defend
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undisputed that each of these alleg
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Treaty Text Note. Read Articles 18,
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*4 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 26, 2009); see a
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perform a substantial part of his o
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shall be settled by binding arbitra
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An Introduction to CONTRACT DEFENSE
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which extended even to being able t
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Dickerson, 72 Ala. 318 (1882). In t
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loss from the transaction, includin
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this definition. Whether other area
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ORTELERE v. TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT
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medicine, this physician “judged
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The avoidance of duties under an ag
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7. What is my total service credit?
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Review Question 5. In McGovern v. C
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will pay the full listed price of $
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endeavoured to be upheld by Perjury
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Y Contracts that cannot be performe
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you think the consideration doctrin
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NICKELS, J., dissenting. I disagree
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contracts. What is the real purpose
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At the ensuing trial, defendant den
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There may be cases in which it woul
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professional. Things were really ge
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GUENTHER v. AMER-TEX CONSTRUCTION C
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(b) Subsection (a) of this section
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Problem 14.3 Van der Rohe USA, Inc.
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sold, the terms of the sale, the na
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the judgment of a vulnerable party.
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The first issue is whether the labe
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some point or on some occasion it w
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As a matter of law, based on the fa
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or, more particularly, in cases suc
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“deprived Loral of its free will.
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As to mistake, the amended complain
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In Weger v. Rocha, 32 P.2d 417 (Cal
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I had brought back the topaz, and h
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May 5, 1886, plaintiff went out to
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arren cow is substantially a differ
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prior to the sale was Buyer aware t
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Against Public Policy. In many situ
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HANKS v. POWDER RIDGE RESTAURANT CO
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interest adversely, and identified
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illogical, in these circumstances,
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construed against the employer). Th
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acquired by virtue of effort and ex
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Mere inadequacy of consideration wi
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District of Columbia Court of Appea
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In determining reasonableness or fa
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Problems Problem 16.1 The Californi
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position to all of his patients (or
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An Introduction to TERMS AND INTERP
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contract itself. Thus written docum
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consideration of the simultaneous a
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the contract on the basis of which
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The subject-matter of the written c
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understandings or agreements.” 3
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little time to compose it . . . . A
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expressed in the writing. KN Energy
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Article 8 UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION
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contracts or that parol evidence re
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percent (50%) protein, as tested on
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get the deal they intended, and the
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Cases and Materials W.W.W. ASSOCIAT
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do so because of some identified am
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The truth is that whatever virtue a
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Absent strong public policy conside
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FRIGALIMENT IMPORTING CO. v. B.N.S.
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persuasive if sustained by the reco
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and there is force in defendant’s
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RANDOM HOUSE, INC. v. ROSETTA BOOKS
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language of the grant was broad, en
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F.3d at 1095, would conclude that t
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When Hurricane Rubin strikes the lo
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the business. The contract was sile
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party argues ambiguity), the loan f
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accordance with the terms of this c
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of the advance payments, or the num
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imbibe alcoholic beverages and stil
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significant satisfied requirement o
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TOWN OF FAIRFIELD v. D’ADDARIO Su
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damages. The notice of Kant’s act
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who had turned down lucrative offer
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were to suggest some express provis
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notice of ninety days. The plaintif
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Review Question 2. What was Judge C
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exercising discretion under the con
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NANAKULI PAVING AND ROCK CO. v. SHE
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§ 490:1-102(2)(b). The drafters of
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trade existed in Hawaii in 1969 and
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1978) (unpublished opinion) (holdin
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Plaintiff does not contest its stat
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product. The concept of “merchant
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discovery by defendant of the defec
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Unfortunately, Plumber’s work doe
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An Introduction to PERFORMANCE AND
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doctrine, so that close-enough perf
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the number of joists used in all th
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JACOB & YOUNGS, INC. v. KENT Court
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transgressor must accept the penalt
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was for requiring this kind of pipe
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The evidence is undisputed that the
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eing a new roof. We are not prepare
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This case is simple if the perfect
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yacht remained located at SIYS’ f
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happens by mere operation of law; s
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Problems Problem 21.1 Actor is a ve
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processor for the same price as the
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venue. Under Paradine v. Jane, this
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At trial, the court allowed IH’s
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In order for a supervening event to
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The court interpreted this passage
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economic circumstances sufficiently
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A cancellation order given by her o
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e entitled to judgment. They certai
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performance is excused when unfores
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caused to communications and transp
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Following the closing of the above-
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performance. 407 East 61st Garage,
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Canal, across the Mediterranean thr
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An Introduction to REMEDIES We now
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multiplication and (very rarely) di
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It was also erroneous and misleadin
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and we turn to the question of whet
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testified that the total gas, oil,
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BRANDEIS MACHINERY & SUPPLY CO., LL
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PEEVYHOUSE v. GARLAND COAL & MINING
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explanation as to why a measure of
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work; however, where the contract p
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clear and unambiguous and the parti
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pool contractor to finish the pool
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Nevertheless, the English courts he
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perform the work. As Lee failed to
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UNITED STATES ex rel. COASTAL STEEL
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emanded for those findings. When th
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the substance is that the plaintiff
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the agreement would continue on a m
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Review Question 7. Note the paralle
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product that would be fully functio
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car to the Country Music Museum for
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Restatement (Second) of Contracts s
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Harrahs brings the instant action a
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contest payment for same if constru
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This is in accord with the earlier
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Defendant’s sole defense to this
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particular. Certainly, none of the
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sustained where, from the nature of
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ut will be happy to try to help in
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the full $7,500 price of admission
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Problem 25.2 Mina is a second-year
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other types of specific performance
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imposed as the remedy for breach of
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certainty, then S&M should be compe
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There is simply no requirement in t
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“other proper circumstances” th
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fence plaintiff erected to discoura
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y no means certain, at the time of
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cannot use that method of self-help
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contract price of $533,000) that La
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teacher resigned at the beginning,
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eaching its lease with Perez by the
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An Introduction to CONTRACT NONPART
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fraud, mistake, and illegality. If
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may be the diversity of opinion els
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given him by the will for a particu
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since Lawrence v. Fox in a desire t
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workers’ compensation benefits),
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to divide a lawyer’s loyalty betw
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Review Question 9. Lawyers do many
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Problems Problem 27.1 Hank and Hild
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interested in jumping into such a b
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limitations barred the claims. She
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assigned their claim to recover the
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application to this contract as it
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A breach of contract has been defin
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moved to Arizona and had no further
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It is evident from the express lang
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contracted to assume, and the assig
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