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ContractsProf Blog
Today in History: August 26
55 B.C.: The long story of British interaction with the Roman civil law begins with Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain.1498: Michelangelo gets a contract from Cardinal Jean de Billheres to…
ContractsProf Blog
Orville Wright’s curious contract
Today is Orville Wright’s birthday. The co-inventor of the airplane was born on this date in 1871 at 7 Hawthorn Street in Dayton, Ohio.Wright’s heirs are responsible for an unusual…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Interpretation of Wills
University Professor Kent Greenawalt of the Columbia Law School has recently published an article entitled What is Legal Interpretation? A Pluralist Approach to Interpretation: Wills and Contracts, 42 San Diego…
ContractsProf Blog
Freedom and Contract
Lipshaw, Jeffrey M., "Freedom, Compulsion, Compliance and Mystery: Reflections on the Duty Not to Enforce a Promise" (July 17, 2005). http://ssrn.com/abstract=742844 This paper discusses how a promisor may feel bound…
ContractsProf Blog
Film Clips: The Marx Bros. on contract drafting
[Fiorello and Otis B. Driftwood are going over their proposed contract.] Driftwood: Now pay particular attention to this first clause because it's most important. It says the, uh…
ContractsProf Blog
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A man whose estranged wife ran up thousands of dollars on his credit card was out of luck because he failed to comply with the terms of the credit card…
ContractsProf Blog
Three profs visit Lithuania
Lithuania is quickly becoming a popular spot for U.S. contracts profs to visit. Marsha Cope Huie (Tulsa) will be heading there this fall to teach International Sales at Vytautas Magnus…
Chicago Family Law Blog
Premarital Agreements-Items to Keep in Mind!
Only for the rich?? A common misconception is that a premarital agreement is only for the wealth few. In reality they are for anyone who may have a concern about…
ContractsProf Blog
Oman on Smith on Contract II
We've previously noted Nate Oman's interesting review of Steven A. Smith's book Contract Theory here. The piece is now out in the Michigan Law Review, and you can read the…
ContractsProf Blog
Film clips: Steptoe & Son
[Harold and his father Albert are arguing over who has the right to pick the channel on the TV set they share] Harold: We had an agreement,…