Contracts

The topic of this podcast is the basic concepts related to incapacity defenses to enforcement of a contract, which includes infancy, mental illness, and intoxication.

The topic of this podcast is the basic concepts related to the types of contracts governed by the statute of frauds -- that is, statutes that require evidence of the contract in writing.

The topic of this podcast is the basic concepts related Article 2’s statute of frauds.

The topic of this podcast is how to determine whether the offeror can terminate the offer or whether the offer is irrevocable. Recall that a contract is a promise or set of promises which the law enforces.

The topic of this podcast is how to determine the duration of the power of acceptance in the offeree and whether that power of acceptance has been terminated. Recall that a contract is a promise or set of promises which the law enforces.

The topic of this podcast is the basic concepts related to acceptance of an offer. Acceptance is simply the name given to the action of an offeree in making the offeror’s promise enforceable.

A Question and Answer session with Prof. McFarland, author of several of CALI's lessons in Tort Law and Civil Procedure. Prof. McFarland has been teaching for over 30 years.

This podcast is a question and answer session between Professor Jennifer Martin and a member of CALI's staff. In this podcast, Professor Martin provides advice to students studying acceptance, the mirror image rule and the problem of the Battle of the Forms.

Choice of law occurs when there is an issue of which jurisdiction’s law the courts will apply to a substantive issue. Choice of law is not a question of where a case will be heard, but instead what law applies when hearing the case. Prof. Burnham discusses how parties can influence what law will apply as well as what restrictions apply when doing so.

Professor Scott Burnham discusses unconscionability, the Williams v. Walker-Thomas case, and reasonable expectations. This podcast is a perfect supplement to Professor Burnham's Unjust Terms (Unconscionability) CALI tutorial.

This topic is also covered in Prof. Burnham’s CALI lesson The Parol Evidence Rule

This lesson is the second of two lessons that explore the performance of a contract for the sale of goods. It covers acceptance and revocation. The first lesson covers tender, inspection, and rejection.

This lesson is the first of two lessons that explore the performance of a contract for the sale of goods. It covers tender, inspection and rejection. The second lesson covers acceptance and revocation.

Many sellers do not disclaim warranties, but give a warranty with a limited remedy. This lesson explores the usual limitations of remedy and the statutory restrictions on them.

The lesson on UCC Warranties explored the various Article 2 warranties and how they are created. But there is also freedom of contract to disclaim those warranties. This lesson explores the requirements for a successful disclaimer of warranties.

A number of the provisions in Article 2 have special rules applicable to merchants, called the “merchant rules.” This lesson explores the definition of merchant in the UCC, key sections in Article 2 that rely on the concept of a merchant, and how different definitions of merchant apply in different provisions of Article 2.

Interpretation involves ascertaining the meaning of the words and provisions of a contract. Article 2 of the UCC is intended not to regulate commercial activity, but to facilitate it. An important part of commerce is business practices in general and in particular, usages of trade and understandings of the parties to the contract. Therefore, this lesson emphasizes those parts of interpretation. For a broader discussion of interpretation in contract law, see the CALI Lesson Interpretation of Contracts.

This lesson reviews the 2022 Amendments to UCC Article 2 that explain what law to apply to a "hybrid transaction" -- a transaction that involves both the sale of goods and something else. After completing the lesson, students will be able to determine whether a transaction is a hybrid transaction, which aspects predominate, and what law to apply to each aspect.

This lesson explores the changes to Article 2 in the 2022 Amendments to facilitate electronic transactions.

This lesson walks the user through significant portions of UETA, The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

This lesson explores the concepts of notice and knowledge. These are important concepts in many areas of law, e.g., contracts, property, constitutional law, criminal procedure and civil procedure.

This is the second of two lessons about real estate purchase options. This lesson explains the problems in using purchase options that arise when the subject of the option is real estate.

This is the first of two advanced lessons on real estate purchase options. In so doing, the lesson covers their contract nature of options and their uses.

In this lesson the concept of foreseeability is illustrated by studying Hadley v. Baxendale. The author explains the meaning of the term "reasonably foreseeable" and presents multiple examples. The lesson ends with a several review questions on this subject.