Studies in Contract Law (University Casebook Series)

In the Tenth Edition of Studies in Contract Law, the authors have continued their work of streamlining, updating, and supplementing this classic casebook. The revision includes: Extensive treatment of antidiscrimination law's role in contracting Several changes to help teachers who want to address race in the context of contract law including: A case in the introductory Chapter One that addresses Georgia’s post-Civil War Labor Contract Act, which was used to subjugate freed slaves New historical materials attached to Williams v. Walker-Thomas, the landmark unconscionability case, emphasizing the role of race in the market Mrs. Williams found herself in A new section in Chapter Five that covers discrimination law as it applies to contract. Here the emphasis is on race, but gender discrimination is also discussed. New materials addressing topical issues, including: A comment on NDA clauses in the #metoo era A pandemic-based frustration case, where a coffee shop argued it should get out of its lease wi(more...)