HELP! 1L Contracts casebook impossible Forum

[muddup]

1L at lower T-14

--would love some urgent help.

Torts and civ pro casebooks are lined up with my supplements. However, I got this contracts casebook "Contract and Related Obligation 6th ed by Summers & Hillman" which begins with a ton of pages on the 'theory of obligation'. To make things worse, this book seems to have no intro to cases, no endnotes, and is just a bunch of excerpts put together.

I've seen much warning against wasting too much time on briefing cases. How do I even study for this course? Is there a good supplement book that would go well with this casebook? The course is organized into this order:
1. theories of obligation
2. remedies
3. agreements and promises

Thank you so much!
Muddup

[northwestgirl]

You need Hillman's hornbook. That casebook is not impossible - you'll be fine. Enjoy 1L!

[thomas7669]

Im confused as hell right now as well, in contracts.

[top30man]

Hillman wrote a hornbook for his casebook. http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Contra ... n+hornbook

[muddup]

Ok, thanks for your help! Before I pay for the order, I'm wondering if I need anything else for contracts? (I have EE already)

Also, I should probably stick mainly to Hornbook and EE, and not waste too much time on the text book right?

THanks!

[eandy]

I had that casebook, too. If you want something in addition to the hornbook, buy the chirelstein supplement. It has a boat on it.

[I.P. Daly]

I'd try to find an upper level student who had your prof that's willing to lend their outline.

If that does not work, you might want to checkout outlinedepot.com. Outline Depot provides previews of outlines, and most of the introductory stuff that you're studying right now can probably be previewed for free without having to purchase the outline.

This is an old school outline someone posted online (http://www.4lawnotes.com) that's keyed to your book. Not sure if it contains any helpful info, but:
http://www.ibiblio.org/jwsnyder/outlines/contf92.txt

[muddup]

I'd try to find an upper level student who had your prof that's willing to lend their outline.

If that does not work, you might want to checkout outlinedepot.com. Outline Depot provides previews of outlines, and most of the introductory stuff that you're studying right now can probably be previewed for free without having to purchase the outline.

This is an old school outline someone posted online (http://www.4lawnotes.com) that's keyed to your book. Not sure if it contains any helpful info, but:
http://www.ibiblio.org/jwsnyder/outlines/contf92.txt

Fantastic notes. Thanks. It works.

[homestyle28]

The Chirlstein supplement was one of my favorites, not keyed to any particular casebook, but a very simple, grounding take on all the major K issues (and most major cases):

http://www.amazon.com/Chirelsteins-Conc ... B0041T61UE