PART Ⅰ COMMON LAW OF CONTRACTS 3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 3
1．Contracts and Contract Law 5
1.1 Definition of"Contract" 5
1.2 Sources of the Law of Contract 6
2．Classifications of Contracts 7
3．Case 1：Hawkins v.McGee 8
Review Questions 16
CHAPTER 2 FORMATION OF CONTRACT 17
1．Offer 18
1.1 Elements of Offer 18
1.2 Case 2：Carlill v.Carbolic Smoke Ball Co 20
1.3 Invitation to Make an Offer 35
1.4 Case 3：Lefkowitz v.Great Minneapolis Surplus Store 36
1.5 Termination of Offer 40
1.6 Case 4：Ardente v.Horan 42
2．Acceptance 48
2.1 Elements of Acceptance 48
2.2 Effectiveness of Acceptance 50
3．Consideration 51
3.1 Elements of Consideration 51
3.2 Case 5：Hamer v.Sidway 53
3.3 Case 6：Harris v.Time，Inc 63
3.4 Invalid Consideration 65
3.5 Case 7：Slattery v.Wells Fargo Armored Service Corp 67
3.6 Promissory Estoppel 71
3.7 Case 8：Ricketts v.Scothorn 72
Review Questions 77
CHAPTER 3 DEFENSES 78
1．Misrepresentation 79
2．Mistake 80
3．Duress 82
4．Undue Influence 82
5．Capacity of Parties 82
6．Illegality 87
7．Statute of Frauds 98
8．The Parol Evidence Rule 104
Review Questions 104
CHAPTER 4 SELECTED TOPICS ON COMMON LAW OF CONTRACT 106
1．Performance 107
2．Remedies 120
3．Assignment of Contract Rights and Delegation of Duties 123
4．Third Party Beneficiaries 125
Review Questions 126
PART Ⅱ COMMON LAW OF TORTS 129
CHAPTER 5 INTRODUCTION TO TORT LAW 129
1．Torts vs.Crimes 130
2．Torts vs.Breach of Contracts 130
3．Classifications of Torts 131
4．Remedies 131
Review Questions 132
CHAPTER 6 INTENTIONAL TORTS 133
1．The General Elements of Intentional Torts 134
2．Intentional Torts to the Person 135
2.1 Battery and Assault 135
2.2 False Imprisonment 164
2.3 Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress 171
3．Intentional Torts to Property 177
3.1 Trespass and Nuisance 177
3.2 Conversion 178
4．Defenses to Intentional Torts 183
4.1 Case 19：Katko v.Briney 185
4.2 Case 20：Courvoisier v.Raymond 213
5．Intentional Torts to Economic and Dignitary Interests 220
5.1 Defamation 220
5.2 Invasion of Privacy 237
Review Questions 274
CHAPTER 7 TORTS OF NEGLIGENCE 275
1．Duty 276
1.1 The General Duty 276
1.2 To Whom the Duty of Care Owed 276
1.3 Standard of Care 277
1.4 Duty Owed by Owners and Occupiers of Land 278
1.5 Affirmative Duty to Act 280
1.6 Case 26：Tubbs v.Argus 280
2．Breach 284
3．Damage 296
4．Causation 297
4.1 Case 28：Lyons v.Midnight Sun Transportation Services，Inc 298
4.2 Case 29：Palsgraf v.The Long Island Railroad Co 305
5．Defenses to Negligence 320
Review Questions 372
CHAPTER 8 STRICT LIABILITY 373
1．A Prima Facie Case 374
2．Products Liability 374
3．Defenses to Strict Liability 376
Review Questions 377
REFERENCES 378