Contracts: Cases and Materials

by E. Allan Farnsworth, William Franklin Young, David Allan Hunter

Features authoritative discussion and notes on contract law. Traces the development of Contract Law in the English and American common law traditions. The reference includes a collection of significant cases. Selected cases include textual introductions. Also provides opportunities for discussion of attorneys’ ethical responsibilities and the consequences of neglecting those responsibilities.

Genres: Law, Nonfiction

973 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1982

About the author

Edward Allan Farnsworth (June 30, 1928 – January 31, 2005) was one of America's most renowned legal scholars on contracts. His writings were standard reference in courtrooms and law schools.

Reviews

[Daughter of Paper and Stone]

Review to come, but let me just say I never seen a textbook have so many rhetorical questions. I might know the answers one day, pal! Just not when I am a 1L.

[Youlia]

truly the worst

[Heather]

Well-written and interesting, despite thinking I’d be bored, and I greatly appreciated the spacing of the lines - much easier to read than some of my other casebooks.

[Bryan]

A solicits a price quote from B via mail. B faxes one to A. A mails an order that includes an arbitration clause and asks for delivery on the January 15th. B sends an acknowledgment saying she accepts, but objects to the arbitration clause and says she'll deliver on February 1st. January 17th rolls around, B hasn't performed, and A claims B is in breach. B says there is no enforceable contract.

1. Assuming the contract was for a service to be provided by B, is there an enforceable contract?

2. Assuming the contract was for an inventory of goods to be provided by B, is there an enforceable contract?

[Haley Werner]

The end of this book is very clearly written by someone other than who wrote the notes, questions, and introductions throughout the rest of the book. The author of the material at the end was just not as cohesive or understandable as the former. Only for Patricia Reyhan would I read an entire casebook (and because of the terror of being cold-called).

[siren]

Yikes. I mean, not terrible but. Though also not great. I have suffered long enough this semester and finally am DONE WITH YOU, CONTRACTS CASEBOOK. FAREWELL.

[Joel Myers]

It's pronounced RED-ding not REED-ding, and my boy got screwed by cardozo

[Lisa Ward]

I know nothing.

[Allison Tinglov]

Too many cases about construction. We get it

[Eli Burkhardt]

What is the meaning of chicken? I did not manifest my assent to the pain this class caused me

[Lucy Egan]

More interesting and drama than expected. Did take about 15 weeks to get through.

[SCB]

I AM FREE!!!!!!!

2 stars for the Chicken case and the Chicken case ONLY 🐓⚖️

[Brinn Hammond]

Marked as read might be a stretch

[Ruby Jarvis]

“The issue in this case is what is chicken”

[Bronwyn]

yeah that’s right

[Kris]

Don't ever read this book unless you have to. If you have to, I am assuming you are going to law school. If that is the case, do your self a favor and pay the x amount of dollars for Barbri help in your first or second year and watch the Epstein video lectures on contracts. Guarantee that you will at least get a B- in the class. (Don't rely on this as actual legal advice)

[Chris]

Authoritative, useful, clearly written. There are probably better books if you're just looking for a study aid, but if you give Farnsworth some time, you'll get a better understanding of the rationale behind American contract law than you might get in class.

[Steven]

No class in law school is more frustrating to me that first year contracts.

[Anthony]

this was the slimmest of my three first-semester casebooks. _much_ easier to carry than hershkoff's civil procedure book.

[Mills College Library]

346.7302 F236 2004

[Elizabeth Pyjov]

Didn't read all of it, but did read what Professor Rebecca Stone assigned ; )

[Annie]

BYE NOW