Download This PaperThe Law of Confusion: An Examination of Misunderstanding, Mistake, and Ignorance in Contract Law
Michigan Academician, Vol. XLV, 347-353 (2018)
7 Pages Posted: 7 Mar 2018 Last revised: 21 Dec 2018
Date Written: 2018
Abstract
Courts have distinguished between several forms of confusion on the part of parties to a contract. This article examines the leading cases defining these related states of mind and their differing legal effects. It offers a fresh look at old chestnuts familiar to generations of law students: cases involving two sailing ships, a pregnant cow, and an uncut diamond. And it shares revealing back-stories rarely mentioned in law school.
Keywords: Contract, Misunderstanding, Mistake, Ignorance, Defense, Legal Education, Remedies
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Stockmeyer, Norman Otto, The Law of Confusion: An Examination of Misunderstanding, Mistake, and Ignorance in Contract Law (2018). Michigan Academician, Vol. XLV, 347-353 (2018), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3132068 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3132068
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