The Essential Contract Law Casebook

This digital casebook is designed for use in the first year Contracts course offered in U.S. law schools. It is written in a straightforward method that doesn't "hide the ball.” It includes a wide and representative collection of precedent setting cases in the field of Contract Law. Those cases have been edited to focus on the topic that is being examined at that particular point in the course. The book includes live links to cases and statutes available on the web. Chapters in this book are: 1. Nature of Contract and Consideration 2. Mutual Assent 3. The Statute of Frauds 4. Policing the Bargain 5. Illegal and Unconscionable Contracts 6. Contract Interpretation 7. Remedies for Breach of Contract 8. Performance and Breach 9. Mistake, Impracticability and Frustration of Purpose 10. Third Party Rights