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Contracts: Introduction

An introductory guide to selected resources for 1L students

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Treatises - Scholarly treatment of an area of law; often many volumes and usually updated annually. These titles were originally authored by big names in the field. We even refer to them by the name of the author. These titles are cited by courts.

Corbin on Contracts / Joseph M. Perillo

  • Available on Lexis Plus
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    • Walnut Wing KF801.C65 (updated through 2019)

Farnsworth on Contracts /

  • Reserve KF801 .F367

Murray on Contracts / John E. Murray

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    • Reserve KF801.M87 (2011)

Williston on Contracts (A Treatise on the Law of Contracts) / Richard A. Lord

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Restatements - A set of treatises on legal subjects that inform judges and lawyers about general principles of common law. They are published by the American Law Institute.

Restatement of the Law, Second - Contracts


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