Includes index.

Content : An introduction to the study of contract law -- Enforcing promises: bases of legal obligation -- Reaching agreement:the process of contract formation -- The stature of frauds -- The meaning of the agreement:principles of interpretation and the parol evidence -- Supplementing the agreement: implied terms, the obligation of good faith and warranties -- Avoiding enforcement: incapacity, bargaining misconduct, unconscionability and public policy -- Justification for nonperformance: mistake, changed circumstances and contractual modifications -- Rights and duties of third parties -- Consequences of nonperformance: material breach, anticipatory repudiation and express conditions -- Expectation damages: principles and limitations -- Alternatives to expectation damages: reliance and restitutionary damages, specific performance and agreed remedies -- Index.