The Essential Contract Law Casebook

This casebook is designed for use in the first year Contracts course offered in U.S. law schools. It is written in a straightforward manner that doesn't "hide the ball" and includes a wide and representative collection of precedent setting cases in the field of Contract Law. 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