Contract and Related Obligation: Theory, Doctrine, and Practice

by Robert S. Summers

This edition continues to emphasize not only contract doctrine, but also contract theory and practice. As with the first two editions, the book is predominantly a casebook and includes many important old and famous cases, along with many more recent opinions that facilitate comprehension of the leading rules and principles. Part One stresses the function of contract law to support social exchange and addresses the major theories of obligation and associated remedies. Parts Two through Four present important stages of contractual activity: consummation of agreements, performance or breach, and the cessation of contractual relations. Part Five treats rights and duties of third parties.

Genres: Law, Textbooks

1074 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Robert Samuel Summers, LL.B. (b. 1933) retired from the post of William G. McRoberts Research Professor in the Administration of the Law at the Cornell Law School in Ithaca, NY, in 2011.

Reviews

[Colleen]

summers and hillman were high when they wrote this

[Julia Johnson]

unfortunately I still get confused by damages & battle of the forms 🥀

[Clé]

I’m only obligated to never talk about contracts again

[hanna]

the worst literary experience of my entire life

[Erin Mehigan]

Yes, I am taking credit for my law school books.

[Jiewei Li]

I LOVE CONTRACTS! FAVORITE CLASS BY A LANDSLIDE!

Hear me out: I think we need something like No Fear Shakespeare in Contracts textbooks for Cardozo opinions.

[Arianna Laufer]

Mmmmmmm we will see tomorrow

[Zach Welch]

“I do not know which [four corners or contextual approach] to choose, and it is all dark to me.”
— Frodo in The Two Towers

Also, “There are older and fouler things than [the parole evidence rule] in the deep places of the world.”
— Gandalf in The Fellowship of the Ring

[Abby Weintz]

i've never had a worse experience than reading 50 pages per class of 10 cases that were all abridged to the point of incoherence in 1L contracts. good riddance.

[Nikolai Rura]

Prof. Hillman is a legend