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Authors: Carolyn J. Nygren
ISBN-13: 9780890898802, ISBN-10: 0890898804
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Date Published: June 1998
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Carolyn J. Nygren

Book Synopsis

This book will ensure that you will be ready for that final exam by providing guidance in how to analyze and answer the law school issue spotter question. General books on exam preparation are not enough because each course topic is different. The analysis strategies that work for one may not work for another. This book suggests specific analysis hints for each topic in contract law. It also teaches you how to organize your analyses of individual topics into answers to the complicated final exam questions you will encounter.

Table of Contents

Foreword: How to Use This Book
Introduction: The Study of Contracts Is Unique
Ch. 1Information Necessary for Law School Survival3
Ch. 2Contract Formation13
Mutual Assent14
Consideration and Promissory Estoppel39
Ch. 3Defenses to Contract Formation47
Defenses True at the Time of Making the Contract49
Defenses after the Making of the Contract61
Ch. 4Formation and Defense Questions71
Ch. 5Remedies79
Ch. 6Confronting Your Final Exam93
Contracts - The Big Picture94
Using Old Exams to Prepare95

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