Contract Theory: The Evolution of Contractual Intent

by Larry A. DiMatteo

Contract Theory examines the logical and conceptual structures that arise in the process of making, honoring, and enforcing contracts. The touchstone of Anglo-American contract law is the determination of contractual intent. Two theories have competed for center stage: the subjective theory of the "meeting of the minds" and the objective theory in which the parties' manifestations and the transaction's contextual factors became the means...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870134442
• ISBN13: 9780870134449
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"