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| Contracts: Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series) | 
 enlarge | Authors: E. Allan Farnsworth, William F. Young, Carol Sanger
Publisher: Foundation Pr
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 40989
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 6
Pages: 973
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.6
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7.8 x 1.6
ISBN: 1587780577
Dewey Decimal Number: 346
EAN: 9781587780578
ASIN: 1587780577
Publication Date: June 2001
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Book Description
Features authoritative discussion and notes on contract law. Traces the development of Contract Law in the English and American common law traditions. The reference includes a collection of significant cases. Selected cases include textual introductions. Also provides opportunities for discussion of attorneys' ethical responsibilities and the consequences of neglecting those responsibilities.
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 What the... July 25, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have no idea what the hell this book is trying to say...it's so damn cluttered that I can't seem to follow it. It's boring, to say the least, and I don't really give a rat's a** because you could just go to Wikipedia and get a much clearer interpretation of the case/contract. But what do I know, I'm just a first year JD student trying to get through law school so I can make money.
 Class text February 13, 2008
It is a class textbook. You just have to have it to show up in class.
 Cluttered and self-promoting December 12, 2007
I agree with previous posters that the cases are well selected. That is possibly the only saving grace for this book. Of all my first year books, this is by far the worst. It's lack of organization and direction is confusing and unhelpful, especially to a first semester 1L.
First, it approaches contracts from a somewhat backward and non-linear direction. Instead of discussing what a contract is and its various parts in an ordered manner, it essentially presents the concepts in a jumble (similar to a large bucket of Legos dumped on the floor) and expects you, a poor oblivious fool of a 1L, to put them all together without any direction. I understand it's law school, and that if you can't figure things out you probably shouldn't be in law school. But this takes unhelpful to an unnecessary level.
Second, Farnsworth seems overly taken with the Restatement (2d) position. Perhaps that's because he was the reporter for it. He presses quite forcefully at times for its position, without giving due credit to alternative views or opposing positions.
Finally, while I see the reason for having three levels of case discussion (principle cases, secondary cases, and cases discussed in the notes), it's net effect is unnecessary confusion. If it's important enough to discuss, give the case. If the concept is all that's important, put it in a note. The way most other successful casebooks do.
Farnsworth may have been a great teacher. However that does not make him a good textbook writer. Other's I've talked to have agreed. Perhaps it does take a very special professor to make good use of this text. If that is the case, then the book is largely useless to the general 1L population.
Product stands by itself August 28, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a law book that many 1L's will come across this year and years to come. Having said that if you're reading this review you probably are shopping for a law book because it is on a reading list for a class. When I purchased this book through Amazon, with the expedited 2 day shipping, it was still cheaper than other comparable law websites (lawbooks.com, barristerbooks.com etc). Having said that the book was the right edition and brand new for a price that was slightly less than what I would have paid at the bookstore (considering I was in NY and the law school was in MA that wouldn't have been prudent). So if you are wary of buying used; stressing day-in-day-out whether the seller is going to send the book or if they'll send the right edition or numerous other problems that may run through your mind when purchasing a used book from an anonymous source without even seeing the product, then buy this new edition. You'll be happy to know you got a great product for a reasonable price. Plus without the notes or highlight marks that may distract some readers (present company included)
 Good but needs a good teacher October 28, 2004
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
So you have K and you have the book you have to read for K. Well 1st I must say that this is a great K book.
However, it strays into some IP (I think) space with the ProCD case. Thus, my K teacher skips a lot of cases not out of time concerns but for content. There are a lot of international cases which are more or less worthless in my class. It is amazing how the UK cases are simply spoken from the bench and not written yet the prose is of immense quality.
Also there are lots of sub cases that are not bolded. Often I miss them as I am briefing so you have to keep your eyes open for them.
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