NOTICE - This syllabus is not a contract. The Professor reserves the right to alter the course requirements and/or assignments based
on new materials, class discussion, or other legitimate pedagogical objectives.
CUA Law Contracts §§ D & G - Fall 2009 Syllabus
(LAW 119) (Room 204) (M, W & F, 2:10-3:40)
Visiting Professor Carter G. Bishop
cgbishopesq@mac.com; Office - Room 417
Day
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Date
Aug 19
Aug 21
Aug 24
Aug 26
Aug 28
Aug 31
Sep 2
Sep 4
Sep 7
Sep 9
Sep 11
Sep 14
Sep 16
Sep 18
Sep 21
Sep 23
Sep 25
Sep 28
Sep 30
Oct 2
Oct 5
Oct 7
Oct 9
Oct 12
Oct 13
Oct 14
Oct 16
Oct 19
Oct 21
Oct 23
Oct 26
Oct 28
Oct 30
Nov 2
Nov 4
Nov 6
Nov 9
Nov 11
Nov 13
Nov 16
Nov 18
Nov 20
Nov 23
Nov 25
Nov 27
Nov 30
Dec 4
Subject
Promise & Objective Theory
Consideration
Consideration & Estoppel
Estoppel & Restitution
Prom. Rest. & Misunderstanding
Offer & Acceptance
Termination of Power
Termination of Power
No Class
Pre-Acceptance Reliance
Pre-Acceptance Reliance
Pre-Acceptance Reliance
Electronic Contracts & PER
Parol Evidence Rule
Parol Evidence Rule
Interpretation
Implied Terms
Implied Terms & Insurance
Good Faith & Trade Usage
Employment, Unenforceable K
Unenforceable By Law
Unenforceable By Law
Unenforceable By Law
No Class
Monday Class (By Election)
Unenforceable By Election
Unenforceable By Election
Unenforceable By Election
Unenforceable By Election
Unenforceable Events
Unenforceable Events
Unenforceable Events
Conditions & Breach
Conditions & Breach
Remedies
Remedies
Remedies
Remedies
Remedies
Remedies
Remedies
Remedies
No Class
No Class
Remedies
Last Class
Assignment – Hogg, Bishop & Barnhizer
pp 1-22 (skim); 23-47 (King & Lucy)
pp 47-70 (Dougherty, Hamer & Batsakis)
pp 70-96 (Hayes, Kirksey, Ricketts & Wright)
pp 96-125 (Allegheny, Barker, Cohen & Bloomgarden)
pp 125-146 (Mills, Webb & Raffles)
pp 146-165 (Owen, International & Day)
pp 165-192 (Carnival & Dickinson)
pp 192-223 (Step-Saver & Filanto)
Labor Day
pp 223-242 (Petterson & Davis)
pp 242-261 (James Baird, Drennan & Berryman)
pp 261-281 (Pop’s & Empro)
pp 281-311 (Hill, Klocek & Thompson)
pp 311-337 (Mitchill & Masterson)
pp 337-367 (MCC Marble, Lee & Danann)
pp 367-386 (Pacific Gas & Frigaliment)
pp 386-416 (Wood, Yonkers & Keith)
pp 417-446 (Consolidated & Wilkie)
pp 446-475 (Locke & Nanakuli)
pp 475-498 (Dufner, Buckeye & Anheuser)
pp 498-523 (Hewitt, ABC & White)
pp 523-532; 547-561 (Williams & Coan)
pp 561-591 (Crabtree, McIntosh & White)
Columbus Day
pp 593-614 (Halbman)
pp 614-640 (Ortelere & Hill)
pp 641-663 (Enhance-It & Totem)
pp 663-690 (Odorizzi-It & Sherwood)
pp 690-710 (Lenawee & Cummings)
pp 711-741 (Transatlantic & Mel Frank)
pp 741-763 (Angel & Clark)
pp 763-791 (Kelsey-Hayes & Wisconsin Knife)
pp 793-824 (Truman & Oppenheimer)
pp 824-849 (El Dorado, Jacob & Holiday Inn)
pp 851-869 (Algernon Blair)
pp 870-886 (Hawkins & American Standard)
pp 886-906 (Walser & Hadley)
pp 906-920 (Florafax)
pp 920-944 (Rockingham & Parker)
pp 944-967 (Sedmak, Lumley & Adams County)
pp 967-980 (Schrier)
pp 980-993 (Cayuga)
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
pp 993-1015 (Dangerfield & R.E. Davis)
Review & Make-Up Class
Tentative Final Exam [Closed Book – 3 Hours – 9:30-12:30]
Required Textbooks:
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Contracts: Cases and Theory of Contractual Obligation (Hogg, Bishop & Barnhizer) (West 2008); and
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Selected Rules For Contracts (Hogg, Bishop & Barnhizer) (West 2008)
Grading & Final Examination:
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One final exam, no graded midterms or quizzes, final exam three hours in length;
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Closed book, no outside materials permitted
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Two one hour essays and one hour for multiple choice questions; and
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Class preparation is required, professor reserves right under law school rules to lower a grade based on
unprepared status
Office Hours:
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M, W & F after Class, drop in, 3:40-5:00 p.m.;
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Tuesday and Thursday by appointment; and
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Office hours and questions must relate to material covered (not material not yet covered)
Miscellaneous:
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No class or exam laptop use restrictions (except hard drive lock out);
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Class may be recorded if requested in advance; and
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Attendance will be noted each class according to law school regulations and where class attendance is an issue,
initialed sheet may be required
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