Gwu school of Law Professor Swaine Spring 2013
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GWU School of Law Professor Swaine Spring 2013 Table of ContentsThe Sale of Goods 4 An Introduction to the Study of Contract Law 4 Sources of Contract Law 4 The Basis of Contractual Obligation: Mutual Assent and Consideration 7 Contract Formation Under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code 7 Mutual Assent Under the Uniform Commercial Code 7 Jannusch v. Naffziger 7 E.C. Styberg Engineering Co. v. Eaton Corp 8 Harlow & Jones, Inc. v. Advance Steel Co. 9 The Objective Theory of Contract 9 Offer and Acceptance: Bilateral Contracts 10 Irrevocability by Statute: The Firm Offer 18 Limiting the Power to Revoke 18 Qualified Acceptance: The “Battle of the Forms” 21 Classical Principles
Princess Cruises, Inc. v. General Electric Co. 21 Battle of the Forms 22 Brown Machine, Inc. v. Hercules, Inc. 25 Paul Gottlieb & Co. v. Alps South Corp. 25 Filanto v. Chilewich 28 Chateau Des Charmes Wines Ltd. v. Sabate USA Inc. 29 Electronic and “Layered” Contracting 29 Hines v. Overstock.com, Inc 31 “Layered” Contracting 32 DeFontes v. Dell, Inc. 32 Postponed Bargaining: “The Agreement to Agree” 32 Statute of Frauds 33 The Sale of Goods Statute of Frauds: UCC § 2-201 33 Buffaloe v. Hart 35 Interpreting the Agreement 36 The Parol Evidence Rule 36 The UCC Rule and Trade Usages 39 Nanakuli Paving & Rock Co. v. Shell Oil Co. 41 Parol Evidence under the CISG 42 MCC-Marble Ceramic Center v. Ceramica Nuova D’Agostino 42 Advanced Topics in Contract Law 44 Supplementing the Agreement 44 Reasons for Implied Terms 44 Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon 45 Leibel v. Raynor Manufacturing Co. 45 Implied Obligation of Good Faith 47 Seidenberg v. Summit Bank 47 Morin Building Products Co. v. Baystone Construction, Inc. 49 Locke v. Warner Bros., Inc. 50 Donahue v. Federal Express Corp. 50 Warranties 52 Bayliner Marine Corp. v. Crow 53 Caceci v. Di Canio Construction Corp 56 Defenses Relating to Capacity and Fairness 59 Minority and Mental Incapacity 59 Dodson v. Shrader 59 Hauer v. Union State Bank of Wautoma 61 Duress 63 Totem Marine Tug & Barge v. Alyeska Pipeline 63 Undue Influence 65 Odorizzi v. Bloomfield School District 65 Misrepresentation 67 Syester v. Banta 69 Nondisclosure 70 Hill v. Jones 70 Park 100 Investors v. Kartes 71 Unconscionability 73 Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Co. 74 Higgins v. Superior Court 74 In re Checking Account Overdraft Litigation 76 Public Policy 77 Valley Medical Specialists v. Farber 78 R.R. v. M.H. 79 Mistake and Changed Circumstances 82 Mistake 82 Lenawee County Board of Health v. Messerly 83 WilFred’s, Inc. v. Metropolitan Sanitary District 84 Impossibility 86 Impracticability 86 Frustration of Purpose 87 Karl Wendt Farm Equipment Co. v. International Harvester 87 Mel Frank Tool & Supply, Inc. v. Di-Chem Co. 88 Modification 90 Alaska Packers’ Assn v. Domenico 91 Kelsey-Hayes Co. v. Galtaco Redlaw Castings Corp. 93 Problem 8-3 93 Third Parties 95 Third Party Beneficiaries 95 Vogen v. Hayes Appraisal Assoc., Inc. 96 Zigas v. Superior Court 97 Assignment and Delegation 99 Herzog v. Irace 100 Sally Beauty Co. v. Nexxus Products Co. 102 Breach, Repudiation, and Conditions 104 Express Conditions 106 Oppenheimer & Co. v. Oppenheim, Appel Dixon & Co. 107 J.N.A. Realty v. Cross Bay Chelsea 107 Problem 10-1 109 Substantial Performance and Material Breach 111 Jacob & Youngs, Inc. v. Kent 112 Sackett v. Spindler 113 Perfect Tender Rule under the UCC 113 Anticipatory Repudiation 116 Truman L. Flatt & Sons v. Schupf 116 Assurances 117 Hornell Brewing Co. v. Spry 117 Problem 10-2 118 The Sale of Goods
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