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| Cases and Materials on Contracts (University Casebook Series) | 
 enlarge | Authors: E. Allan Farnsworth, William F. Young Jr., Carol Sanger, Neil B. Cohen, Richard Brooks
Publisher: Foundation Press
Category: Book
List Price: $146.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 251254
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 7
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1031
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.5
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.9 x 1.8
ISBN: 1599410303
Dewey Decimal Number: 346
EAN: 9781599410302
ASIN: 1599410303
Publication Date: August 12, 2008
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Product Description
Tracing the development of contract law in the English and American common law traditions, Contracts features authoritative discussions and notes and focuses on significant cases. The casebook also provides opportunities for teachers to put before students the ethical responsibilities of attorneys and the consequences of neglecting such responsibilities. Highlights of the seventh edition include: Revised selections with more Restatement and a special section providing leading cases Modest updating with new cases to refresh the book in response to adopters' expressed preferences More sophisticated but still accessible textual material on the economics of contract law. Revised introduction to provide for smoother transition into materials on damages.
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 Contracts - Cases and Materials October 5, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The seller claimed to have sent this book overnight on Friday for a price of $77.69 for shipment, but I didn't get the book till the following Thursday. Either they have a defective mail system, or the seller did not mail it out on time as a responsible seller should.
What the... July 25, 2008
0 out of 4 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
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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
0 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)
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