Chart of Assignments
Updated as of: November 11, 2016
Where and When:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00 - 4:25 p.m., Room 334
Day by Day:
Week No 1
TUESDAY Aug 23 No 1
Topic 0: Overview
No reading
THURSDAY Aug 25 No 2
Topic 0: Overview, continued
Recommended reading: All chapter summaries in Hull book.
Topic 1: The Role and Scope of Codes in Sales Systems
Keating, Assignment 1, pp. 1‐23 problems 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, and 1.5 (later note: problems held over to next class)
Hull, Ch. 1 and Ch. 2.A.‐2.C., pp. 1‐14
Week No 2
TUESDAY Aug 29 No 3
Topic 1: The Role and Scope of Codes in Sales Systems, continued
Keating, refresh/skim: Simulados v. Photon on pp. 12-17; Cook v. Downing on pp. 17-20
✓
Refresh problems 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, and 1.5 on pp. 21-23
Topic 2: Scope Issues with Leases, CISG, and Real Estate
Keating, Assignment 2, pp. 24‐47
✓
Prepare problem 2.1 on pp. 47-48
Hull, Ch. 2.D.‐2.F., pp. 15‐20
THURSDAY Aug 31 No 4
Topic 2: Scope Issues with Leases, CISG, and Real Estate, continued
Keating, refresh/skim Assignment 2, pp. 24‐47
✓
Prepare problems 2.2, 2.5, and 2.6 on pp. 48-49
Week No 3
TUESDAY September 6 No 5
Topic 3: The Process of Sales Contract Formation
Keating, Assignment 3, pp. 50‐69
✓Prepare problem 3.1 on pp. 69-70
Hull, Ch. 3.A.-3.D., pp. 21-44
Supplemental reading: ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg, pp. 9.25-9.27 from freely downloadable Field casebook [link]
THURSDAY September 8 No 6
Topic 4: Formation with Leases, International Sales, and Real Estate
Keating, Assignment No. 4, pp. 74-76, 88-90 (we are skipping the Roser Technologies and Shimrak cases)
✓
Prepare problems 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 on pp. 98-99
Hull, Ch. 3.E.-end, pp. 44-49
Week No 4
TUESDAY September 13 No 7
Topic 4: Formation with Leases, International Sales, and Real Estate, continued
✓
Keating problem 4.2 on pp. 99 (from last time; we will go over this in class)
Topic 5: Statute of Frauds with Sales of Goods
Keating, Assignment No. 5, pp. 100-113
✓
Prepare problems 5.1 and 5.2 on pp. 113-115
Hull: no reading, but you may wish to review relevant material in Ch. 4 that was previously assigned
THURSDAY September 15 No 8
Topic 5A: Basic Contract Interpretation
No reading for this module.
Topic 6: Parol Evidence with Sales of Goods
Keating, Assignment No. 6, pp. 116, 123-130 (we are skipping the Druckzentrum case)
✓
Prepare problems 6.1 and 6.2 on pp. 130-132(later note: problems 6.1(b) thru 6.2 held over to next class)
Hull, Ch. 5.D, pp. 89-97
Week No 5
TUESDAY September 20 No 9
Topic 6: Parol Evidence with Sales of Goods, continued
✓ Keating problems continued from last time: 6.1(b)-(d) and 6.2 on pp. 130-132
Topic 7: Requisites to Formalization in Leases, International Sales, and Real Estate Sales
No reading for this module.
THURSDAY September 22 No 10
Topic 7A: Licensing
No reading for this module.
Week No 6
TUESDAY September 27 No 11
Topic 8: Warranties with Sales of Goods
Keating, Assignment No. 8 pp. 167-169, 174-175, 178-181 (we are not reading the Phillips or Leal cases)
✓Prepare problems 8.1 and 8.2 on pp. 181-182
Hull, Ch. 4 thru B.(4), pp. 51-64
THURSDAY September 29 No 12
Topic 8: Warranties with Sales of Goods
✓Prepare problem 8.3 on pp. 182-183
Topic 9: Notice and Privity
Keating, Assignment No. 9, pp. 185-193
✓Prepare problem 9.1(a), (c) & (d) on pp. 194
Hull, Ch. 4.B.(5), pp. 64-67
Week No 7
TUESDAY October 4 No 13
Topic 10: Magnuson-Moss
Keating, Assignment No. 10, pp. 196, 201-207, 213-214 (read McNiff and McCurdy, but skip Forcellati and McNamara)
✓Prepare problem 10.1(a)-(c) on pp. 214 [held over for next time]
Hull, Ch. 4.B.(6) thru end, pp. 67-73
THURSDAY October 5
No class this day
Week No 8
TUESDAY October 11 No 14
Topic 10: Magnuson-Moss (cont'd)
✓Prepare problem 10.1(a)-(c) on pp. 214
Topic 11: Lease, International, and Real Estate Warranties
No Keating reading (i.e., skip Assignment No. 11 in the book)
Briefly re-review Hull, Ch. 4 regarding CISG
Topic 12: Reducing or Eliminating Warranty Liability: Basics
Keating, Assignment No. 12, pp. 235-245
✓Prepare problems 12.1 and 12.4 on pp. 245-247
Briefly re-review Hull, Ch. 4 as may be helpful to you
THURSDAY October 13 No 15
Topic 13: Reducing or Eliminating Warranty Liability: Advanced
Keating, Assignment No. 13, pp. 248-255
✓Prepare problem 13.1, on p. 255
Briefly re-review Hull, Ch. 4 as may be helpful to you
Topic 14: Commercial Impracticability
No Keating reading (i.e., skip Assignment No. 14 in the book)
(No problems to prepare.)
Hull, Ch. 6.E., pp. 129-131
Week No 9
TUESDAY October 18 No 16
Topic 14: Commercial Impracticability (cont'd)
No additional reading
Topic 15: Unconscionability
Keating, Assignment No. 15 (in part), pp. 283-287
✓Prepare problem 15.1 on p. 292
Hull, Ch. 5.E. thru end, pp. 97-103
Topic 16: Title with Sales of Goods
Keating, Assignment No. 16, pp. 295-306
Hull, Ch. 4.A.1., pp. 51-53
THURSDAY October 20 No 17
Topic 16: Title with Sales of Goods (cont'd)
✓Prepare problem 16.1 & 16.2 (a. & b. only) on pp. 311-312
Topic 17: Title with Leases, International Sales, and Real Estate
No Keating reading (i.e., skip Assignment No. 17 in the book)
Hull, Ch. 4.A.2., pp. 53-54
Topic 18: Closing the Sale with Sales of Goods
Keating, Assignment No. 18 (in part), pp. 345-353
✓Prepare problem 18.1 (a. only) on pp. 360
Hull, Ch. 6.A.-6.C., pp. 105-125
Week No 10
TUESDAY October 25 No 18
Topic 18: Closing the Sale with Sales of Goods (cont'd)
✓Prepare problem 18.1 (all parts, a.-g.) on pp. 360-361
Hull, Ch. 6.A.-6.C., pp. 105-125
Topic 19: Closing the Sale with Leases, International Sales, and Real Estate
No Keating reading (i.e., skip Assignment No. 19 in the book)
Hull, Ch. 6.D., pp. 125-129
Topic 20: Risk of Loss with Sales of Goods
No Keating reading (i.e., skip Assignment No. 20 in the book)
No Hull reading
Topic 21: Risk of Loss with Leases, International Sales, and Real Estate
No Keating reading (i.e., skip Assignment No. 21 in the book)
No Hull reading
THURSDAY October 27 No 19
Topic 22: Seller’s Remedies
Keating, Assignment No. 22, pp. 439-442, 445-446, 450-452 (we are skipping the cases)
✓Prepare problem 22.1 on p. 382 [held over to next time]
Hull, Ch. 8., pp. 159-176
Week No 11
TUESDAY November 1 No 20
Topic 22: Seller's Remedies (cont'd)
No additional reading
✓Prepare problem 22.1(a) on p. 382 (Note: We will skip subparts (b)-(d).)
Topic 23: Buyer’s Remedies
Keating, Assignment No. 25, pp. 483-484, 489-492
Prepare problems 25.1 and 25.3 on pp. 492-493
Hull, Ch. 7., pp. 137-158
THURSDAY November 3 No 21
Review
No required reading
Recommended: Look over semester's notes
Week No 12
TUESDAY November 8 No 22
Review
No required reading
Recommended: Look over semester's notes
THURSDAY November 10 No 23
Review
✓Turn in response to practice exam The Moped Store using this template [includes instructions] (you may need to right click to save)
Week No 13
TUESDAY November 15 No 24
Review and Synthesis
No required reading
Recommended: Look over semester's notes, synthesize
THURSDAY November 17 No 25
Review and Synthesis
No required reading
Recommended: Look over semester's notes, synthesize