Contracts
Welcome to your comprehensive Contracts class notes and study materials. This section contains organized class notes from every session, a complete outline, and all transcripts.This semester focuses exclusively on contract formation and formation defenses. Performance, breach, warranties, conditions, and remedies are covered next semester.
Comprehensive Outline
Fryk Outline - Contract Formation Through Modification
Complete outline covering: UCC vs. Common Law, Contract Formation, Offer, Acceptance, Consideration, Defenses, and Modification. Study-ready reference for exam preparation.
Class Notes by Topic
I. Introduction & Foundational Concepts
Session 01 - Course Introduction
Course administration, sources of contract law, introduction to formation
Session 02 - Formation Basics
Foundational principles, contract types and classifications
II. Intent to Contract & Offers
Session 03 - Intent & Preliminary Agreements
Objective theory, preliminary agreements, letters of intent, advertisements
Session 04 - Offers & Formation
Valid offers, objective theory, advertisements as offers
III. Acceptance & UCC Article 2
Session 05 - UCC vs. Common Law
UCC Article 2 vs. common law, acceptance rules, battle of the forms intro
Session 06 - Acceptance
Mirror image rule, UCC 2-207, bilateral vs. unilateral contracts
Session 07 - Silence & Termination
Methods of acceptance, silence as acceptance, termination of offers
Session 08 - Battle of the Forms
UCC 2-207 detailed analysis, digital contracts, clickwrap agreements
IV. Consideration & Substitutes
Session 09 - Consideration
Definition, bargained-for exchange, legal detriment, case law
Session 10 - Pre-Existing Duty Rule
Pre-existing duty rule, modification, past consideration, moral obligation
Session 11 - Promissory Estoppel
Moral obligation, promissory estoppel, Restatement Second §90
V. Formation Defenses
Session 12 - Capacity of the Parties
Minors, mental capacity, cognitive vs. product test, restitution
Study Resources
Full Class Transcripts
Complete verbatim transcripts from all class sessions for detailed review and reference
Quick Topic Reference
Jump to specific topics across sessions
Quick Topic Reference - Find Sessions by Topic
Quick Topic Reference - Find Sessions by Topic
| Topic | Session(s) |
|---|---|
| UCC vs. Common Law | 5, 8 |
| Offers | 3, 4, 7 |
| Acceptance | 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Battle of the Forms (UCC 2-207) | 6, 8 |
| Consideration | 6, 9, 10, 11 |
| Pre-Existing Duty Rule | 10 |
| Promissory Estoppel | 10, 11 |
| Capacity Defenses | 12 |
| Minors & Restitution | 12 |
| Mental Capacity | 12 |
Exam Preparation Guide
1
Is there an offer?
Review Sessions 3, 4, 7 for offer requirements and analysis
2
Is there acceptance?
Review Sessions 5, 6, 7, 8 for acceptance rules and UCC 2-207
3
Is there consideration?
Review Sessions 9, 10, 11 for consideration and substitutes
4
Are there any defenses to formation?
Review Session 12 for capacity defenses (minors, mental incapacity)
Key Doctrines to Master
Key Doctrines to Master
- Objective theory of contracts - What would a reasonable person understand?
- Mirror image rule vs. UCC 2-207 - Common law vs. UCC acceptance rules
- Bargained-for exchange - Core requirement of consideration
- Pre-existing duty rule - When existing obligations don’t count as consideration
- Promissory estoppel (Restatement Second §90) - Consideration substitute
- Capacity defenses - Minors and mental incapacity
- Restitution as remedy - Restoring parties to pre-contract position