SYLLABUS for Contracts Spring 2015

MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL OF LAW at ANDOVER SYLLABUS for Contracts – Spring 2015 Professor Diane M. Sullivan & Professor Amy Dimitriadis

Instructor: Professor Sullivan - Email: [email protected] Phone: 978.681.0800 ext. 120 And Professor Dimitriadis – Email: [email protected] Phone: 978.681.0800 ext. 130

Text: 1. Studies in Contract Law, Ayres, Klass (8th Edition); ISBN 978-1-60930-117-0

Class Times: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 2.30 p.m. – 3.50 p.m., or Monday, Wednesday & Friday 6:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m.

Purpose The purpose of this course is to introduce students to core ideas about & Course the law. Accordingly, my basic goals include: Description: 1. Providing a forum for case analysis and synthesis in the common law tradition. 2. Also, I attempt to instill in students a desire to perform their professional studies and duties with pride. I attempt to ensure students develop good reading skills and develop habits and perspective that will remain throughout their lives.

Grading & Mid-Term: Worth 20 points – 90 minutes Criteria: Final: Worth 70 points – 180 minutes Interdisciplinary Project: Worth 10 points (up to 2 additional points will be awarded to the top 3 firms)

ASSIGNMENTS DUE FOR EACH CLASS

Topics Page Numbers

Class 1 The Consideration Requirement: Bargained For 59-78 01/21 and Given In Exchange

Cases Due: Kirksey v. Kirksey, Hamer v. Sidway, Langer v. Superior Steel Corp., Pennsy Supply, Inc. v. American Ash Recycling Corp.

Class 2 Intent to Contract; Mixed Motives and Adequacy of 79-104 01/23 Consideration

Cases Due: In re Greene, Cohen v. Cowles Media Co., Thomas v. Thomas, Browning v. Johnson, Apfel v. Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc.

Class 3 Pre-existing Duty Rule, Discretion, Mutuality 110-140 1/26 Cases Due: Levine v. Blumenthal, Alaska Packers’ Assoc. v. Domenico, Angel v. Murray, Rehm-Zeiher Co. v. F.G.Walker Co., McMichael v. Price, Wood V. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, Onmi Group, Inc. v.Seattle-First National Bank

Class 4 Promissory Estoppel 140-160 01/28 Cases Due: Ricketts V. Scothorn, Langer v. Superior Steel Corp., Allegheny College v. National Chautauqua Count Bank of Jamestown, Congregation Kadimah Toras-Moshe v. Robert A. DeLeo

Class 5 Moral Obligation 160-175 01/30 Cases Due: First Hawaiian Bank v. Zuckerkorn, Mills v. Wyman, Webb v. McGowin,

Class 6 The Agreement Process: Manifestation of Mutual 176-198 02/02 Assent; Ascertaining Assent: The “Objective” Test”; Implied-In-Fact Agreement

Cases Due: Embry v. Hargadine, Lucy v.Zehmer, Raffles v. Wichelhaus; Wrench, LLC v. Taco Bell Corp.

Class 7 Offers 199-225 02/04 Lonergan v. Scholnick, J.W. Southworth v. Oliver, Lefkowitz v. Minnneapolis Surplus Store, Leonard v. Pepsico, Inv.

Class 8 Modes of Acceptance 225-247 02/06 Cases Due: L.R. Bretz v. Portland General Electric Co., La Salle National Bank v.Mel Vega, Hendricks v. Behee, Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co., Corinthian Phamaceutical Systems, Inc. v. Lederle Laboratories, Industrial America, Inc. v. Fulton Industries, Inc.

Class 9 Acceptance By Performance, Acceptance By Conduct 247-269 02/09 or Silence

Cases Due: Glover v. Jewish War Veterans of United States, Ever-Tite Roofing Corp. v. G.T Green, Russell v. Texas Co., R.L. Ammons v.Wilson Co., Beneficial National Bank, U.S.A. v. Obie Payton

Class 10 Termination of Offers 269-300 02/11 Cases Due: Hendricks v. Behee, Dickinson v. Dodds, Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Westside Investment Corp., Marchiondo v. Scheck; Baird v. Gimbel Brothers, Inc., Drennan v. Star Paving Co.

Class 11 Timing Issues; Counteroffers (§2-207) 301-324 02/13 Cases Due: Adams v. Lindsell, Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Columbus Rolling-Mill Co., DTE Energy Technologies, Inc. v. Briggs Electric, Inc., Textile Unlimited, Inc. v. A.. BMH and Company, Inc.

Class 12 Shrinkwrap and Browsewrap 325-347 02/16 Cases Due: Hill v. Gateway 2000, Klocek v. Gateway, Specht v. Netscape Communications Corp., Cairo, Inv. Crossmedia Services, Inc. Class 13 Indefinite Agreements and Gaps 348-369 02/18 Cases Due: Varney v. Ditmars, Lefkowitz v. Minneapolis Surplus Store, Oglebaly Norton Company v. Armco, Inc., Blinn v. Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center, Inc.

Class 14 Precontractual Liability 369-397 02/20 Cases Due: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. v. Scheider, Joseph Martin, Jr., Delicatessen, Inc. v.Shumacher, Hoffman v. Red Owl Stores, Inc. Empro Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. Ball-Co Manufacturing, Inc., Dixon v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Class 15 Recovery Without Agreement: Unjust Enrichment 398-401 02/23 Bailey v. West, Kossian v. American National Insurance Co.

Class 16 Formation Defenses, The Statute of Frauds 405-439 02/25 Cases Due: Professional Bull Riders, Inc. v. AutoZone, Inc., Crabtree v. Elizabeth Arden Sales Corp., Sullivan v. Porter, DF Activities Corp. v. Brown

Class 17 *MID-TERM* 02/27

Class 18 Capacity: Infancy, Mental Incompetence and Intoxication 440-456 03/02 Cases Due: Bowling v. Sperry, Heights Realty, Ltd. v. E.A. Phillips, Ervin v. Hosanna Ministry, Inc.

Class 19 Mistake 456-486 03/04 Cases Due: Boise Junior College District v. Mattefs Construction Co., Beachcomber Coins, Inc. v. Ron Boskett, Sherwood, v. Walker, Lenawee County Board of Health v. Messerly, OneBeacon America Insurance Co. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of Illinois, Ayer v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

Class 20 Fraud and Nondisclosure, Duress and Undue Influences 487-524 03/06 Public Policy, Baby M

Cases Due: Laidlaw v. Organ, Vokes v. Murray, Inc., Hill v. Jones, Rubenstein v. Rubenstein, Austin Instrument, Inc. v. Loral Corp., Machinery Hauling, Inc. v. Steel of West Virginia

Class 21 Unconscionability 525-556 03/09 Cases Due: Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Co., Jones v. Star Credit Corp., In re Louis Fleet v. United States Consumer Council, Ferguson v. Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc., Zapatha v. Dairy Mart, Inc., Coursey v. Caterpillar

Class 22 Illegality and Public Policy 556-612 03/11 Cases Due: Sinnar v. Le Roy, Homani v. Iranzadi, Broadley v. Mashpee Neck Marina, Inc., Data Management, Inc. v. Greene, Watts v. Watts, Kass v. Kass, A.Z. v. B.Z., Wallis v. Smith

Class 23 Parol Evidence 612-650 03/13 Cases Due: Mitchill v. Lath, Masterson v. Sine, Alaska Northern Development, Inc. v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., Suburban Leisure Center, Inc. v. AMF Bowling Products, Inc.,Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. G.W. Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co., Stolt-Nielsen, S.A. v. Animalfeeds International Corp., Frigaliment Importing Co. v. B.N.S. International Sales Corp.

* SRRING BREAK – MARCH 16, 2015 – MARCH 21, 2015 *

Class 24 Parol Evidence and Insurance Contracts 651-668 03/23 Cases Due: In re Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation, Omni Berkshire Corp. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Class 25 Duty of Good Faith, Prevention, Hindrance and the 669-708 03/25 Duty of Cooperation

Cases Due: Centronics Corporation v Genicom Corporation, Patterson v. Meyerhofer, Market Street Associates Limited Partnership v. Frey, Omni Group, Inc. v. Seattle-First National Bank, Billman v. Hensel, Neumiller Farms, Inc. v. Cornett, Feld v. Levy & Sons, Inc.

Class 26 Modification By Agreement, Termination of Contractual 709-739 03/27 Relations Other Than for Breach, Warrant and Representation of Fact

Cases Due: Beneficial National Bank, U.S.A. v. Payton, Roth Steel Products v. Sharon Steel Corp., Zapatha v.Dairy Mart, Inc., Hillesland v. Federal Land Bank Association of Grand Forks, All-Tech Telecom, Inc. v. Amway Corporation

Class 27 Conditions 740-763 03/30 Cases Due: Dove v. Rose Acre Farms, Inc., In re Carter’s Claim, Omni Group, Inc. v. Seattle-First National Bank, Clark v. West, Dynamic Machine Works, Inc. v. Machine & Electrical Consultants, Inc.

Class 28 Conditions 764-798 04/01 Cases Due: Ferguson v. Phoenix Assurance Company of New York, Palmer v. Fox, Jacob & Youngs, Inc. v. Kent, Lowy v. United Pacific Insurance Co., Britton v. Turner

Class 29 Charged Circumstances: Impracticability 799-830 04/03 Cases Due: United States v. Wegematic Corp., Taylor v. Caldwell, Canadian Industrial Alcohol Co. v. Dunbar Molasses Co., Dills v. Town of Enfield, Centex Corporation v. Dalton, Bolin Farms v. American Shippers Ass’n., Kaiser-Francis Oil Co. v. Producer’s Gas Co.

Class 30 Frustration of Purpose 834-873 04/06 Cases Due: Paradine v. Jane, Krell v. Henry, Washington State Hop Producers, Inc. v. Goschie Farms, Inc., Hochster v. Edgar De La Tour, Taylor v. Johnston, AMF, Inv. v. McDonald’s Corp. Class 31 Compensatory Damages; Contract Remedies 876-912 04/08 Cases Due: Sullivan v. O’Connor, John Hancock Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. Cohen, American Mechanical Corp. v. Union Machine Co. of Lynn, Inc., Lowy v. United Pacific Insurance Co., New Era Homes Corp. v. Forster, Bernstein v. Nemeyer, Glendale Federal Bank, FSB v. United States, Locks v. Wade, Inchaustegui v. 666 5 th Avenue Limited Partnership

Class 32 Breach or Repudiation by Supplier of Goods, Services 915-938 04/10 or Construction

Cases Due: Reliance Cooperage Corp. v. Treat, Rivers v. Deane, Peevyhouse v. Garland Coal & Mining Company; American Standard, Inc. v. Schectman

Seller’s Remedies Under UCC 2-708(2)

Class 33 Consequential Damages: Foreseeability; Mitigation; 938-956 04/13 Certainty; Incidental Reliance

Cases Due: Hadley v. Baxendale, Spang Industries, Inc. Fort Pitt Bridge Division v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., Hydraform Products Corp. v. American Steel and Aluminum Corp.

Class 34 Mental Anguish and Punitive Damages 957-977 04/15 Cases Due: Bohac v. Department of Agriculture, Acquista v. New York Life Insurance Company, Boise Dodge, Inc. v. Clark, Rite Aid Corp. v. Lake Shore Investors

Class 35 Equitable Remedies for Breach of Contract: 978-1008 04/17 Prohibitory Injunction and Specific Performance; Effect of Agreement Liquidating Damages or Altering the Scope Liability or Remedy

Cases Due: Curtice Brothers Co. v. Catts, Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Carbon County Coal Co., Walgreen Co. v. Sara Creek Property Co., Ed Bertholet & Associates, Inc. v. Ed Stefanko, American Broadcasting Companies v. Wolf

04/20 * NO CLASS – PATRIOTS DAY *

Class 36 Liquidated Damages; Disclaimer; Exception and 1010-1034 04/22 Under-Liquidated

Cases Due: Southwest Engineering Co. v. United States, Cellphone Termination, Lewis Refrigeration Co. v. Sawyer Fruit, Vegetable And Cold Storage Co.

Class 37 Assignments and Delegation; Assignment of Rights 1077-1094 04/24 Cases Due: Allhusen v. Caristo Contruction Corp., Owen v. CNA Insurance/Continental Casualty Company, Continental Purchasing Co. v. Van Raalte Co. Class 38 Delegation of Duties; Third Party Beneficiaries 1095-1118 04/27 Cases Due: Sally Beauty Co. v. Nexxus Products Co., Inc., KMART Corporation v. Balfour Beatty, Inc., Hale v. Groce, Zigas v. Superior Court, Tweeddale v. Tweeddale;

Class 39 Contract Summary Video 04/29

Class 40 Contract Summary Video 05/01

Class 41 Final Exam Review 05/04 Additional Assignment: Interdisciplinary Project – Contracts and Torts Dates Assigned. Worth10 points (+2 points)