Contract and Related Obligation: Theory, Doctrine and Practice. Fourth Edition

This book includes many important old and famous cases as well as many more recent opinions that facilitate comprehension of leading rules and principles. Authors also introduce contract theory. Carefully selected excerpts invite students to think beyond nuts and bolts, yet are neither too long nor too difficult for beginning students. Work also introduces and develops the concept of multidimensional theories of obligation in the contract field, explores close relationships between theory and remedy, analyzes divergent approaches to policing agreements, and systematically addresses various approaches to termination of contract obligation. This Summers and Hillman text is an exceptional teaching tool.

The McRoberts Research Professor of Law at the Cornell Law School, is a frequent lecturer on the Uniform Commercial Code for continuing legal education programs across the country. He lectured most recently with Professor James J. White on Remedies Under Article Two of the Uniform Commercial Code with Special Emphasis on Warranties. Professor Summers was educated at the University of Oregon and Harvard Law School. He practiced in Portland, Oregon with King, Miller, Anderson, Nash and Yerke, and later taught at the University of Oregon School of Law from 1960-1969. He is a member of the Oregon and New York bars. Professor Summers has authored many articles, including the classic treatment of the general obligation of good faith under the Uniform Commercial Code. In total, he has authored or co-authored ten books in the fields of commercial law and jurisprudence.