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" and includes a wide and representative collection of precedent setting cases in the field of Contract Law. It includes a number of interactive digital features including live slide presentations summarizing the content of each of the 10 chapters and live links to statutes and cases on the Internet. The book is divided into the following chapters: 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, 8. Performance and Breach, 9. Mistake, Impracticability and Frustration of Purpose, 10. Third Party Rights