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Contracts (Galbraith) - Sec 3

Fall 2026   LAW 502-003  

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Faculty
Jean Galbraith

Professor of Law

jgalbraith@law.upenn.edu
Additional Information

Skills Training
Other Professional Skills:

Grading
100% Exam

Exam
Short Answer,
Essay,
In Class,
Closed-Book

Satisfies Senior Writing Requirement

No

Location

Class meets in person.

Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.

I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:

- If you are absent, due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can ask for volunteers among your classmates to share their notes with you.

Meeting Times/Location
MTW 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Gittis Hall 213

Category
First-Year

Credits
4.0

A study of the legal protection accorded promissory arrangements. The course deals with the reconciliation of the competing values of private ordering through consent-based agreements and of public regulation of exchange transactions. Subject matter considered includes the formation of contracts, the interpretation of contract terms, the effect of changed or unforeseen circumstances on contract obligations, and the remedies which the law provides for breach of contract. Also included are limitations on contract enforcement because of unconscionability and bad faith. The course emphasizes both the contract in litigation and the influence of contract law on transactional planning. The Uniform Commercial Code is prominent in the legal sources studied.

Please check the course syllabus to ensure you have the correct version of the casebook and rules supplement in hard copy format.

Course Subject Areas

Business and Corporate Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of business and corporate law; Perform legal analysis in the context of business and corporate law; Communicate effectively on topics related to business and corporate law; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection between the world of business and finance and that of business and corporate law, and how they affect other areas of law and society.


Textbooks

"Contracts: An Open-Source Casebook (Vol. I)" by Bodie, Bookman, Kastner, Leib, Linford and Rub
Edition: July 2025
Publisher: Independently published
ISBN: 9798292074489
Required

"Contracts: An Open-Source Casebook (Vol. II)" by Bodie, Bookman, Kastner, Leib, Linford and Rub
Edition: July 2025
Publisher: Independently published
ISBN: 9798292080459
Required

"Selections for Contracts Supplement" by any
Edition: any
Publisher: any
Required