CONTRACTS I
Milich
Fall Semester 2012

Texts: -- Burton, PRINCIPLES OF CONTRACT LAW, 4th edition (West Group, 2012)
-- Burton, CONTRACT LAW: SELECTED SOURCE MATERIALS, (latest ed.)

(The italicized entries are links to worksheets and Georgia statutes and cases)

Aug 14
1-9*
read:  Analyzing Arguments

Aug 21
9-32

Aug 28
32-47 analyze:  Offer & Acceptance #1 **
read:  Ga. statutes; Newman case
write answers to Problem 4 on page 41-42

Sept 4
47-58 handout: Offer & Acceptance # 2
read Legg case

Sept 11
58-73, 80-81

Sept 18
analyze: Practice Problems - 2-206, 2-207
81 – 110
read: King case

Sept 25
74-79, 110-119
worksheet: Ga’s Statute of Frauds and Practice Problems
write answers to Problems 4 (a) on page 125

Oct 2
read Turner case
127-141, 143-147

Oct 9
147-166
read:  Ga. statutes; Restatement (2d) §§ 89, 174, 175, 176
worksheet: Consideration – The Puppy Problems

Oct 16
write answers to Problems 3(a) and (b) on page 160
analyze:  Duress Problems
read:  Miller case, Ga. statute
166-183, 332-334

Oct. 23
analyze:  Promissory Estoppel Problem
read:  Ambrose case; Smith case
183-194

Oct. 30
no class

Nov 6
195-222
Restatement (2d) § 177
read: Restatement (2d) §§ 151 through 154.
read: Ga. statutes

Nov 13
222-230;
read: First Baptist;
Restatement (2d)  §§ 159 through 169; UCC 2-721
worksheet: Misrepresentation - "The Vitameet Problems"
read: Ga. fraud statutes; Aliabadi case, Mercer case

Nov 27 (makeup)
231-243, 250-262
read: Mullis case; BMW case
analyze: Unequal Bargaining Power Problems

* All page numbers refer to Burton, PRINCIPLES OF CONTRACT LAW

** We will do worksheets and problem sets in class the week they are listed

Read all UCC sections and Restatement (2d) Contracts sections that are cited in the text, the cases or the syllabus.

There are two student treatises, or "hornbooks," that I recommend: Calamari & Perillo, CONTRACTS, (West) and, Farnsworth, CONTRACTS (Little, Brown).

Your entire grade is based on the final exam. The exam is open book. All grading is anonymous.

Attendance at every class is mandatory. Roll will be taken and students who have more than 3 absences in a semester may not be allowed to take the final exam (i.e., will fail the course). A student is deemed absent if the student is more than 15 minutes late for class. There are no excused absences.

Office Hours: Tues. 4:00 - 5:00 or by appointment - phone: (404) 413-9177.
I’m nearly always available to answer questions or meet with students after class.

Questions and comments by e-mail are encouraged -- e-mail address: milich@comcast.net