Contracts Rule Statements for Bar Exam & Law School Exam

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Approach

Chapter 2: Contract Formation

Lecture 1: Contract

Lecture 2: Governing Law

Lecture 3: Mutual Assent

Lecture 4: Offer

Lecture 5: Unilateral Offer

Lecture 6: UCC Firm Offer

Lecture 7: Merchant

Lecture 8: Termination of an Offer – in General

Lecture 9: Termination of an Offer by Revocation by Offeror

Lecture 10: Termination of an Offer by Rejection by Offeree

Lecture 11: Termination of an Offer by Lapse of Time

Lecture 12: Termination of an Offer by Operation of Law

Lecture 13: Acceptance for Common Law Contracts

Lecture 14: Acceptance for UCC Contracts

Lecture 15: Consideration

Lecture 16: Illusory Promise

Lecture 17: Pre-existing Duty Rule

Lecture 18: Past Consideration Rule

Lecture 19: Mailbox Rule

Lecture 20: Acceptance by Performance

Lecture 21: Options Contract

Lecture 22: Implied In Fact Contract

Lecture 23: Implied in Law Contract – Quasi Contract

Lecture 24: Promissory Estoppel

Chapter 3: Defenses to Contract Formation

Lecture 1: Latent Ambiguity

Lecture 2: Patent Ambiguity

Lecture 3: Mistake of Fact – Unilateral

Lecture 4: Mistake of Fact – Bilateral

Lecture 5: Mistake by Intermediary

Lecture 6: Misrepresentation

Lecture 7: Duress

Lecture 8: Illegality

Lecture 9: Unconscionability

Lecture 10: Lack of Capacity

Lecture 11: Statute of Frauds

Chapter 4: Contract Interpretation and Conduct

Lecture 1: Additional Terms under UCC 2-207

Lecture 2: Parol Evidence Rule

Lecture 3: Modification of Contract under Common Law

Lecture 4: Modification of Contract under UCC

Lecture 5: Risk of Loss for non-Merchant

Lecture 6: Risk of Loss for Merchant

Lecture 7: Warranty of Quality for Common Law Contracts

Lecture 8: Warranty of Quality for UCC Contract

Lecture 9: Accord and Satisfaction

Lecture 10: Novation

Lecture 11: Rescission of a Contract

Chapter 5: Third Parties in a Contract

Lecture 1: Third Party Beneficiary Contract

Lecture 2: Intended Third Party Beneficiary

Lecture 3: Incidental Third Party Beneficiary

Lecture 4: Creditor Third Party Beneficiary

Lecture 5: Donee Third Party Beneficiary

Lecture 6: Assignment of Contract Rights

Lecture 7: Delegation of Contract Rights

Chapter 6: Performance of a Contract

Lecture 1: Performance under Common Law Contracts

Lecture 2: Perfect Tender Rule

Lecture 3: Installment Contract

Lecture 4: Condition

Lecture 5: Express Condition

Lecture 6: Implied Condition

Lecture 7: Condition Precedent

Lecture 8: Condition Subsequent

Lecture 9: Condition Concurrent

Lecture 10: Anticipatory Repudiation

Lecture 11: Prospective Inability to Perform

Lecture 12: Reasonable Grounds of Insecurity to Performance

Chapter 7: Defenses to Performance

Lecture 1: Excuse of a Condition

Lecture 2: Impossibility

Lecture 3: Impracticability

Lecture 4: Frustration of Purpose

Chapter 8: Breach and Damages

Lecture 1: Breach in a Common Law Contract

Lecture 2: Expectation Damages

Lecture 3: Incidental Damages

Lecture 4: Liquidated Damages

Lecture 5: Reliance Damages

Lecture 6: Reformation

Lecture 7: Specific Performance

Lecture 8: Restitution

Lecture 9: Breach for a UCC Contract

Lecture 10: UCC Buyer's Recovery when Seller Breaches

Lecture 11: UCC Seller's Recovery when Buyer Breaches

Chapter 9: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Conclusion