Contracts II

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Required Course: First Year Students Spring Semester Prerequisite: Contracts I Course Requirement: exam Contracts II: Interpretation builds on Contracts I (formation of agreements that courts will enforce) by exploring the meaning of agreements. Substantive topics include: express terms (ambiguity, extrinsic evidence, the Parole Evidence Rule), implied terms (intentions, good faith, satisfaction), express conditions (precedent, subsequent, satisfaction), implied conditions (independent, dependent, mutual), performance (partial, total), breach (substantial, venial, renunciation, repudiation), excuse (impossibility, frustration, impracticability), damages (expectation, reliance, restitution, liquidated, punitive), and equitable remedies. Procedurally, students learn to distinguish between legal categories and to write essays explaining the legal arguments thereto. Classroom lessons are augmented with online learning modules, formative assessments, practice problems, and model answers. The final exam is not cumulative with Contracts I.