Cases

Alphabetical | Topical
(Classic cases highlighted in red)

1. Sources of contract law
        Nim Plastics Corp. v. Standex International Corp. (goods vs. services)
2. Formation
   1. Capacity
   2. Mutual assent
          Donovan v. RRL Corporation
          Beard Implement Company, Inc. v. Krusa
          Steiner v. Mobil Oil Corp.
          ProCD v. Zeidenberg
          Hill v. Gateway 2000, Inc.
          Leonard v. Pepsico
          Raffles v. Wichelhaus
          Lafayette Place Associates v. Boston Redevelopment Authority   
          Marvin v. Marvin
          Pugh v. See's Candies
   3. Consideration and substitutes for consideration
      1. Bargains, illusions and afterthoughts
              Hamer v. Sidway
              Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
              Allegheny College v. The National Chautauqua County Bank of Jamestown
              Strong v. Sheffield
              Mattei v. Hopper
              Indiana-Amercian Water Co., Inc. v. Town of Seelyville
              Passante v. McWilliam
      2. Promissory estoppel
              Kirksey v. Kirksey
              Ricketts v. Scothorn
              Garcia v. Von Micsky
      3. Options
              James Baird Co. v. Gimbel Bros., Inc.
              Drennan v. Star Paving Co. 
             First National Bancshares of Beloit, Inc. v. Geisel
      4. Pre-contractual liability and agreements to negotiate
             Pop's Cones, Inc. v. Resorts International Hotel, Inc.
             Copeland v. Baskin Robbins U.S.A.
      5. Alterting relationships through rescission, modification, waiver, and settlement
             Watkins v. Carrig
             LaGuardia Associates and Field Hotel Associates v. Holiday Hospitality Franchising, Inc.
             Wisconsin Knife Works v. National Metal Crafters
             Foakes v. Beer
3. Avoidance
   1. Statute of Frauds
           Donovan v. RRL Corporation (reprise)
           Hoffman v. Boone
   2. Mistake, misrepresentation, duress and undue influence   
      1. Mistake
              Sherwood v. Walker
              Knudsen v. Jensen
              Donovan v. RRL Corporation (reprise)
              Drennan v. Star Paving Co. (reprise)    
      2. Misrepresentation
              Quill v. Newberry
              Green Acres v. First Union National Bank of Florida
      3. Duress, and undue influence
              Totem Marine Tug & Barge, Inc. v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
              In re Marriage of Bonds    
   3. Unconscionability
           Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture
           Stirlen v. Supercuts, Inc.
           K. D.  v. Educational Testing Service
   4. Public policy
          Trotter v. Nelson
          Marvin v. Marvin (reprise)
4. Terms
   1. Source of terms
      1. Parol evidence
             Masterson v. Sine
      2. Implied-in-fact terms
             Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (reprise)
             Pugh v. See's Candies
      3. Terms supplied by default rules
             Bailey v. Tucker Equipment Sales, Inc.
             Acree v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
   2. Interpretation of terms
           Bond Drug Co. of Illinois v. Amoco Oil Co.
          The Prytania Park Hotel, Ltd. v. General Star Indemnity Co.
          Frigaliment Importing Co. v. B.N.S. International Sales Corp. 
          Tahoe National Bank v. Phillips
   3. Nature and effect of terms
      1. Promises and conditions
             Howard v. Federal Crop Insurance Corp.
             New York Bronze Powder Co., Inc. v. Benjamin Acquisition Corp.
             Kennedy Associates, Inc. v. Fischer
             Charter Oak Fire Insurance Co. v. Color Converting Industries Co.
             J. N. A. Realty Corp. v Cross Bay Chelsea
      2. Constructive conditions of impossibility, impracticability, and frustration
             Taylor v. Caldwell
             Mineral Park Land Co. v. Howard
             7200 Scottsdale Road General Partners v. Kuhn Farm Machinery, Inc.
             Power Engineering & Mft., Ltd. v. Krug Int'l
5. Breach
   1. Discharging remaining duties of the injured party
          Van Oort Construction Company, Inc. v. Nuckoll's Concrete Service, Inc.
          Jacob & Youngs v. Kent   
   2. Restitution for the breaching party
          Fish v. Correll
          Ducolon Mechanical, Inc. v. Shinstine/Forness, Inc.
   3. Anticipatory repudiation and adequate assurance of performance
          Hochster v. De La Tour
          Saewitz v. Epstein
          Hope's Architectural Products, Inc. v. Lundy's Construction, Inc.  
   4. Remedy of specific performance or injunction
          Smith, Waters, Kuehn, Burnett & Hughes, Ltd. v. Burnett 
   5. Remedy of compensatory damages
      1. Expectation measure    
      2. Limitations:  Forseeability, avoidable consequences, reasonable certainty
              Hadley v. Baxendale
              Rockingham County v. Luten Bridge Co.
              Parker  v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
              R.B. Matthews, Inc. v. Transamerica Transportation Services, Inc.
              Texas Instruments, Inc. v. Teletron Energy Management, Inc.
              Chicago Coliseum Club v. Dempsey
              Sullivan v. O'Connor
              United States v. Alternon Blair, Inc.
   6. Tort damages
           Freeman & Mills, Inc. v. Belcher Oil Co.
           Lazar v. Superior Court
           Erlich v. Menezes
   7. Agreements about remedies
           Resnick v. Uccello Immobilien GMBH, Inc.
           Vanderbilt University v. Dinardo
           Milgard Tempering, Inc. v. Selas Corporation of America