文档介绍：Business Law:
Contracts
Professor Frank B. Cross
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Frank B. Cross, .
Professor of Business Regulation
University of Texas
Frank Cross received his . from the University of Kansas in 1977 and his . from Harvard Law School in
1980. After graduation he practiced law with the Washington, ., law firm of Kirkland & Ellis until his
appointment at the University of Texas.
While at the University of Texas, Professor Cross has taught undergraduate classes, MBA classes, and executive
education courses in aspects of the legal environment in business. He has received numerous awards, including
departmental awards, MBA teaching awards, College of Business Administration awards, and one university-wide
teaching award. Professor Cross also was honored as the nation's outstanding professor by the Academy of Legal
Studies in Business. He was recognized as a top teacher by the Business Week guide to MBA programs.
Professor Cross has authored numerous publications, including over thirty articles in journals of law, science, policy,
and management. He has published four textbooks for business law classes, as well as several other academic books.
Professor Cross serves on the editorial boards of four journals, including the American Business Journal.
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Table of Contents
Business Law: Contracts
Professor Biography……………………………………………..1
Course Scope……………………………………………………..3
Lecture One: Foundations of Contract…………………………...4
Lecture Two: Offer and Acceptance……………………………...8
Lecture Three: Consideration, Capacity, and Form……………..12
Lecture Four: Genuineness of Assent……………………………16
Lecture Five: Performance and Discharge……………………….21
Lecture Six: Remedies……………………………………………25
Lecture Seven: Third-Party Rights……………………………….30
Lecture Eight: International Contracts……………………………35
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