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I'm considering doing this for Contracts. I feel I learn the material best from the e&e and what my professor says in class. He usually emphasizes the rule of law in each case and spends a good amount of time doing hypos instead of going over the facts of each case. I have the case summaries book so I figure I'd just use that when I need to refer to a case. Do any of the senior posters have experience with this method? If so, did it work?

Just one anecdote. best grades I got were in classes I didn't open the casebook and used supplements/old outlines, lower grades were from those I read every case but didn't use supplements. So yeah, do what works best for you.

I wouldn't take short cuts during 1HELL, esp. the fall semester. FWIW, I got an A in Ks thru reading the casebook and supplementing it with class notes and Farnsworth. I did not brief cases beyond the first couple of weeks, as it was a major timesink.

I have used old outlines in conjunction with the cases in order to understand the Rule of Law. The cases are meant to illustrate how Rules are triggered/Not Triggered into effect.

Use the E&E, but look at case briefs instead of reading the whole case.

read the casebook so u know which laws are applicable to your class...

you don't wanna write about stuff not covered in the book or class

No way, Jose. Memorizing the law only teaches you to memorize. Reading opinions teaches you to think like a lawyer.