Important features of this highly regarded study aid include
* the author's strong writing ability and skill in teaching first-year students to develop an understanding of difficult concepts
* clear and direct explanatory text that is specifically geared to the needs of first-year students
* diagrams that provide useful visual aids for students to help in remembering key points
* the unique, time-tested Examples and Explanations format that combines textual material with well-written and comprehensive examples, explanations, and questions to test student comprehension of the materials and provide practice in applying information to fact patterns
* comprehensive questions with a variety of issues in one fact situation, similar to those on law school or bar examinations

New to the Fourth Edition:

* updated discussion of UCC Articles 1 and 2, including both the current and revised versions of the Articles and an explanation of the changes
* new cases and developments
* new and revised examples and explanations based on new cases and changes in the UCC

Table of Contents

1. The Meaning of "Contract" and the Basic Attributes of the Contractual Relationship
2. Facets of the Law of Contract and the Source of Its Rules, Processes, and Traditions
3. The Doctrine of Precedent and a Contract Case Analysis
4. The Objective Test and Common Law Offer and Acceptance
5. Options and Firm Offers
6. Offer and Acceptance Under the UCC, and the "Battle of the Forms"
7. Consideration
8. Promissory Estoppel as the Basis for Enforcing Promises
9. Restitution: Unjust Enrichment and Moral Obligation
10. Interpretation and Construction: Resolving Meaning and Dealing with Uncertainty in Agreements
11. The Statute of Frauds
12. The Parol Evidence Rule
13. The Judicial Regulation of Improper Bargaining and of Violations of Law and Public Policy
14. Incapacity
15. Mistake, Impracticability, and Frustration of Purpose
16. Conditions and Promises
17. Breach and Repudiation
18. Remedies for Breach of Contract
19. Assignment, Delegation, and Third-Party Beneficiaries