The following are some significant cases in the law of Contracts that law students should be familiar with:
Drennan v Star Paving Co. 51 Cal.2d 409, 333 P.2d 757
- Reinforcement of Offers
Lloyd v Murphy 25 Cal.2d 48, 153 P.2d 47
- Justification for Non-Performance
Hadley v Baxendale (1984) Court of Exchequer, 9 Exch 341, 156 Eng. Rep. 145
- Limitation on Expectation Damages
Hennigsen v Bloomfield Motors, Inc. 32 N.J. 358, 161 A.2d 69
- Assent to Standardized Forms
Parker v Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. 3 Cal.3d 176, 89 C.R. 737
- Limitation on Expectation Damages
Peevyhouse v Garland Coal & Minging Co. (1962) Oklahoma, 382 P.2d 109
- Remedial Goals of Contract Damages
Sherwood v Walker 66 Mich. 568, 33 N.W. 919
- Relief from Mistake
Webb v McGowin (1935) 27 Ala. App. 82, 168 So. 196
- Promises Grounded in the Past
Vikingstad v Buggott 46 wash.2d 494, 282 P.2d 824
- Rights and Duties of Non Parties
Wood v Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon 118 N.E. 214, 222 N.Y. 88
- Promises Grounded in the Past