Excerpts from 'The Best and Worst of Contracts Decisions: An Anthology' (Val Ricks, Editor) - Part 1: A Bayesian Defense of the Rule in Hadley v. Baxendale - Part 2: Sherwood v. Walker: Replevin for Rose Redux
7 Pages Posted: 18 Sep 2017 Last revised: 21 May 2018
Date Written: May 20, 2018
Abstract
The author applies probability theory to two classic contracts cases: Hadley v. Baxendale (the broken crankshaft case) and Sherwood v. Walker (the pregnant cow case).
Keywords: Hadley v. Baxendale, Sherwood v. Walker, mistake, probability, remedies
JEL Classification: K12
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Guerra-Pujol, F. E., Excerpts from 'The Best and Worst of Contracts Decisions: An Anthology' (Val Ricks, Editor) - Part 1: A Bayesian Defense of the Rule in Hadley v. Baxendale - Part 2: Sherwood v. Walker: Replevin for Rose Redux (May 20, 2018). Florida State University Law Review, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3034357
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