Contracts II

Call Number: 20841
Course Number: 6210-01
Professor: Dee Pridgen
Credit Hours & Type of Credit: 2
Semester Offered: Spring
Required: Yes
Prerequisites: Contracts I
Recommended Courses: None

Course Overview: This is a continuation of Contracts I. The topics to be covered will include avoiding enforcement of contracts due to incapacity, bargaining misconduct, unconscionability & public policy; justifications for nonperformance of contracts such as mistake, changed circumstances, and contractual modifications; consequences of nonperformance, including express conditions, material breach, and anticipatory repudiation; expectation damages; and alternatives to expectation damages.

Course Materials: See the current Book List located under Courses and Curriculum.
Course Format: Lecture/discussion
Written Assignments: Weekly quiz and short assignments.
Type of Exam: 2-hour closed book essay/multiple choice.
Basis for Grading Student Performance: 50% final, 40% quizzes and short assignment; 10% class participation.
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