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I. AGREEMENT.
i. Offer.
a. Preliminary Negotiations.
1. Advertisements.
2. Quotations.
3. Sale by Auction.
5. Mistae.
A. !nilateral Mistae.
B. "ilateral Mistae.
C. Ris of Mistae.
ii. Acce#tance
a. Acce#tance of "ilateral offer.
c. Acce#tance of !nilateral offer.
d. !$$ % &'&()* +irm offer.
1. Merc,ant.
e. Time for acce#tance.
f. Mirror'-mage Rule.
i. .ast S,ot Rule.
ii. Qualified Acce#tance* $ounter Offer.
iii. Re/uest for Ne0 Term1s2* Acce#tance.
g. Mailbo3 Rule.
1. Re4ection Sent* +ollo0ed by Acce#tance.
i. Re4ection Arrives +irst.
ii. Acce#tance Arrives +irst.
2. Acce#tance Set* +ollo0ed by Re4ection.
i. Acce#tance Arrives +irst.
ii. Re4ection Arrives +irst.
h. !$$ % &'&(5* S,i#ment of Goods as Acce#tance.
i. $onforming v. Non'$onforming.
i. !$$ % &')(6* $ure by Seller.
j. !$$ % &'&(7 1"attle of t,e +orms2.
1. 8efinite and Seasonal E3#ression of Acce#tance.
2. 8is#osition of -nconsistent Terms.
3. -nsufficient 9riting* Actions S,o0 $ontract.
4. E3#ressly $onditional .anguage.
5. Material Alteration.
6. Ga# +illers.
k. Promissory Esto##el.
I. Quasi'$ontract.
II. $ONS-8ERAT-ON.
i. Timing.
ii. -llusory Promise.
iii. Re/uirements $ontracts.
---. STAT!TE O+ +RA!8S.
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1. Real Pro#erty.
i. Part Performance.
ii. Esto##el.
2. Suretys,i#.
i. Original Promise.
ii. Main Pur#ose Rule.
iv. Novation.
3. $ontracts E3ceeding One :ear.
4. $ontracts ; <)((
i. !$$ E3ce#tions.
A. 9ritten $onfirmation by Merc,ant.
B. S#ecially Manufactured Goods.
C. Admission in $ourt.
D. Performance.
5. $ommon .a0 E3ce#tions.
b. Elements of a 9riting.
-=. $APA$-T:.
a. Minority.
b. Mental -nca#acity.
c.. General Princi#les of $ontract .a0 A##licable.
=. O=ERREA$>-NG.
a. Pressure in "argaining.
1. Pre'E3isting 8uty Rule.
2. !$$ E3ce#tion as to Modifications.
i. Good +ait, Modification.
ii. Good +ait, "et0een Merc,ants.
3. 8uress.
4. !ndue -nfluence.
5. 8uty of Good +ait, and +air 8ealing.
b. +raud and Misre#resentation.
1. 8uty to 8isclose.
1. >alf'Trut,s.?
2. O#inions.
3. Puffery.
4. Material +acts.
5. No 8uty of Good +ait, in Negotiations
c. Accord and Satisfaction.
1. $,ec 8e#osited by $laimant.
2. $,ec 8e#osited by $laimant Organi@ation.
d. !nconscionability.
1. Procedural +actors.
A. !ne/ual bargainingA
B. Ad,esionA
2. Substantive +actors.
I. .-M-TS ON T>E PER+ORMAN$E O+ $ONTRA$TS.
i. Good +ait, and +air 8ealing.
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a. 8iscretion.
b. "ad +ait,.
c Trade !sage.
d. $ourse of Performance.
e. $ourse of 8ealings.
ii. -llegal $ontracts.
a. In Pari Delicto.
b. $ovenants Not to $om#ete.
c. $ommon .a0 Rule of Reason.
d. $alifornia Rule.
II. PARO. E=-8EN$E R!.E.
i. -ntegration.
a. $om#letely integrated Agreements.
b. Partially -ntegrated Agreements.
c. +orm Agreements.
ii. E3ce#tions.
iii. Ambiguity under t,e Plain Meaning Rule.
iv. Reasonably Susce#tible? under t,e $alifornia Rule.
v. Mistae.
vi. Naturally Omitted Terms.
vii. Term Occu#ies t,e +ield.
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