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Restatement of the Law Second,

Contracts

This work is the quintessential guide to the modern common law of contracts.  It covers fundamental principles, providing a complete, coherent overview of contract law. Relied on and adopted by courts nationwide, this authoritative work is one of ALI’s most frequently cited publications.

Hardbound  | 5625  | 1981  | 492 pages

Volume 1 covers the meaning of terms; formation of contracts-parties and capacity; formation of contracts-mutual assent; formation of contracts-consideration; the Statute of Frauds; mistake; and misrepresentation, duress, and undue influence.
 

Summary of Contents

Volume 1 (§§ 1-177)

Foreword
Introduction

Chapter 1. Meaning of Terms
Chapter 2. Formation of Contracts – Parties and Capacity
Chapter 3. Formation of Contracts – Mutual Assent
Chapter 4. Formation of Contracts – Consideration
Chapter 5. The Statute of Frauds
Chapter 6. Mistake
Chapter 7. Misrepresentation, Duress and Undue Influence

Volume 2 (§§ 178-315)

Chapter 8. Unenforceability on Grounds of Public Policy
Chapter 9. The Scope of Contractual Obligations
Chapter 10. Performance and Non-Performance
Chapter 11. Impracticability of Performance and Frustration of Purpose
Chapter 12. Discharge by Assent or Alteration
Chapter 13. Joint and Several Promisors and Promisees
Chapter 14. Contract Beneficiaries

Volume 3 (§§ 316-end)

Chapter 15. Assignment and Delegations
Chapter 16. Remedies

Conversion Tables:
     Table I. Section Numbers from Official Text to Tentative Drafts
     Table II. Section Numbers from Tentative Drafts to Official Texts
Table III. Uniform Commercial Code Citations
Table IV. Statutes
Table V. Cases Cited in Reporters ' Notes

Index
 

In the Institute’s Restatement tradition, these authoritative volumes combine clear black-letter provisions with extensive explanatory Comments, clarifying Illustrations, and detailed Reporter’s Notes.

Reporters:
E. Allan Farnsworth, Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY [from 1971]
Robert Braucher, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA [to 1971] 

477 pages, 1981, #5485

Volume 2 includes unenforceability on grounds of public policy; the scope of contractual obligations; performance and non-performance; impracticability of performance and frustration of purpose; discharge by assent of alteration; joint and several promisors and promisees; and contract beneficiaries.

Hardbound  | 5485  | 1981  | 477 pages
 

Summary of Contents

Volume 1 (§§ 1-177)

Foreword
Introduction

Chapter 1. Meaning of Terms
Chapter 2. Formation of Contracts – Parties and Capacity
Chapter 3. Formation of Contracts – Mutual Assent
Chapter 4. Formation of Contracts – Consideration
Chapter 5. The Statute of Frauds
Chapter 6. Mistake
Chapter 7. Misrepresentation, Duress and Undue Influence

Volume 2 (§§ 178-315)

Chapter 8. Unenforceability on Grounds of Public Policy
Chapter 9. The Scope of Contractual Obligations
Chapter 10. Performance and Non-Performance
Chapter 11. Impracticability of Performance and Frustration of Purpose
Chapter 12. Discharge by Assent or Alteration
Chapter 13. Joint and Several Promisors and Promisees
Chapter 14. Contract Beneficiaries

Volume 3 (§§ 316-end)

Chapter 15. Assignment and Delegations
Chapter 16. Remedies

Conversion Tables:
     Table I. Section Numbers from Official Text to Tentative Drafts
     Table II. Section Numbers from Tentative Drafts to Official Texts
Table III. Uniform Commercial Code Citations
Table IV. Statutes
Table V. Cases Cited in Reporters ' Notes

Index

In the Institute’s Restatement tradition, these authoritative volumes combine clear black-letter provisions with extensive explanatory Comments, clarifying Illustrations, and detailed Reporter’s Notes.
 

Reporters:
E. Allan Farnsworth, Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY [from 1971]
Robert Braucher, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA [to 1971] 

Hardbound  | 5486  | 1981  | 405 pages
 

Summary of Contents

Volume 1 (§§ 1-177)

Foreword
Introduction

Chapter 1. Meaning of Terms
Chapter 2. Formation of Contracts – Parties and Capacity
Chapter 3. Formation of Contracts – Mutual Assent
Chapter 4. Formation of Contracts – Consideration
Chapter 5. The Statute of Frauds
Chapter 6. Mistake
Chapter 7. Misrepresentation, Duress and Undue Influence

Volume 2 (§§ 178-315)

Chapter 8. Unenforceability on Grounds of Public Policy
Chapter 9. The Scope of Contractual Obligations
Chapter 10. Performance and Non-Performance
Chapter 11. Impracticability of Performance and Frustration of Purpose
Chapter 12. Discharge by Assent or Alteration
Chapter 13. Joint and Several Promisors and Promisees
Chapter 14. Contract Beneficiaries

Volume 3 (§§ 316-end)

Chapter 15. Assignment and Delegations
Chapter 16. Remedies

Conversion Tables:
     Table I. Section Numbers from Official Text to Tentative Drafts
     Table II. Section Numbers from Tentative Drafts to Official Texts
Table III. Uniform Commercial Code Citations
Table IV. Statutes
Table V. Cases Cited in Reporters ' Notes

Index

In the Institute’s Restatement tradition, these authoritative volumes combine clear black-letter provisions with extensive explanatory Comments, clarifying Illustrations, and detailed Reporter’s Notes.
 

Reporters:
E. Allan Farnsworth, Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY [from 1971]
Robert Braucher, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA [to 1971] 

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