Summer Intersession or Fall 2013 Initial Class Assignment for:

Contracts I § A

Instructor: Associate Dean John Worley

First class date: August 20, 2013 (Tue)

Posting date: Aug 15, 2013 @ 17:06:16

Instructions:

Welcome to Contracts!

The two texts required for the course are as follows:

1. Blum & Bushaw, CONTRACTS:  CASES, DISCUSSION, AND PROBLEMS 
(Wolters Kluwer 3rd  ed. 2012).
 
2. Friedman & Goldberg, OPEN BOOK: SUCCEEDING ON EXAMS FROM THE 
FIRST DAY OF 	LAW SCHOOL (Wolters Kluwer 2011).
 
The assignments for the first two class meetings are as follows:

Aug. 20 (Tu):  Background Reading:  Blum & Bushaw, pp. 1-18.
               For Class Discussion:  Blum & Bushaw, pp. 18-36.
               Also, study Restatement (2d) of Contracts § 344
                  (p. 799)and § 347 (p. 811).

Additional Preparation:  You should carefully read the syllabus for 
the course.  It is posted in the Syllabus folder on the course site 
on STANLEY.  Please note:  There will be a quiz in class over the 
contents of the syllabus.  I also recommend that you read Chapters 1 
and 13 in Friedman & Goldberg before classes begin.

Aug 22 (Th):  For Class Discussion:  Blum & Bushaw, pp. 37-58 (omit
              Problem 2.1).
                       
Writing Exercise:  In lieu of working Problem 2.1, you should write 
a response to Exercise 01.  You will find this exercise in the 
Written Assignments folder on STANLEY.  Before you begin writing, 
you should read Friedman & Goldberg, Chapters 2 and 3.  They will 
give you some guidance about how to structure your response.