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Promises on Prior Obligations at Common Law (Contributions in Legal Studies)
Promises on Prior Obligations at Common Law - Contributions in Legal Studies Author:Kevin M. Teeven An historical analysis of the development and reform of the law of prior obligations as expressed in preexisting duty rule and past consideration rule. Teeven's principal focus is on the judicial rationalization of common law reforms to partially remove the bar to enforcement of promises grounded in the past. This study traces American deviation... more »s from English common law doctrine over the past two centuries in developing theories to overcome traditional impediments to recovery presented by the law of prior obligations. It also explores ideas for further reforms found buried in past case law.« less