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Fall 2009 Classes Available for Visitation

(Note: Visitors must make an advanced appointment to sit in on a class.  Visitation appointments may be scheduled between Tuesday, September 1st and Friday, November 20th)

 

Mondays

9:25am-10:35am

Civil Procedure

Professor Suzanna Sherry

9:25am-10:35am

Torts

Associate Professor Nita A. Farahany

1:00pm-2:10pm

Torts

Associate Professor Nita A. Farahany

 

Tuesdays

9:25am-10:35am

Civil Procedure

Professor Suzanna Sherry

9:25am-10:35am

Torts

Associate Professor Nita A. Farahany

1:00pm-2:10pm

Torts

Associate Professor Nita A. Farahany

 

Wednesdays

9:25am-10:35am

Civil Procedure

Professor Suzanna Sherry

9:25am-10:35am

Torts

Associate Professor Nita A. Farahany

10:50am-12:00noon

Contracts

Professor Owen D. Jones

10:50am-12:00noon

Property

Assistant Professor Daniel Sharfstein

1:00pm-2:10pm

Torts

Associate Professor Nita A. Farahany

2:00pm-3:10pm

Civil Procedure

Professor Kevin M. Stack

 

Thursdays

10:45am-12:00noon

Contracts

Professor Owen D. Jones

10:50am-12:00noon

Property

Assistant Professor Daniel Sharfstein

2:00pm-3:10pm

Civil Procedure

Professor Kevin M. Stack

 

Fridays

10:45am-12:00noon

Contracts

Professor Owen D. Jones

10:50am-12:00noon

Property

Assistant Professor Daniel Sharfstein

2:00pm-3:10pm

Civil Procedure

Professor Kevin M. Stack

 

Course Descriptions

Law 603: Civil Procedure

An introduction to federal and state court organization, jurisdiction, and procedure including pleading, joinder of parties and claims, pretrial discovery, pretrial disposition of cases, judgements, res judicata, collateral estoppel, and other subjects. Primary emphasis is on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and its counterparts which have been adopted by many states.  4 credit hours.
 

LAW 606: Contracts

The agreement process; interpretation; consideration and its equivalents; illegal bargains; the statute of frauds; remedies for breach of contract; failure of condition; impossibility of performance and frustration of purpose; third-party beneficiaries; assignment of rights and delegation of duties; and discharge. Relevant sections of Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code are included in the study of each topic. 4 credit hours.

LAW 620: Property

A basic survey of the law of property with emphasis on real estate; estates in land; divided interests; adverse possession; introduction to future interests; landlord-tenant; commercial transfers of land, including the real estate contract, the deed, the recording system and title insurance, restriction of land use through private arrangement and public regulation. 4 credit hours.

Law 621: Torts

 

Liability for intentional harm to person or property and for similar harm caused by negligent conduct. 4 credit hours.
 


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Faculty Biographies:

Associate Professor Nita A. Farahany

 

Professor Owen D. Jones

Assistant Professor Daniel Sharfstein

Professor Suzanna Sherry

Professor Kevin M. Stack

 

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