What information is available on contracts in the public access law libraries?
Answer
New York Laws on Contracts
General Obligations Law, Art 5 Creation, Definition and Enforcement of Contractual Obligations
General Obligations Law, Art 5, Title 7 Requirements of Writing, Execution or Acknowledgment for Effectiveness or Enforceability (Statute of Frauds)
Uniform Commercial Code
Lemon Laws (see FAQ What are Lemon Laws?)
Ebook
Corbin on Contracts
Lexis
Corbin on Contracts
Encycl of NY Causes of Action 5-A Contract or Quasi-Contract Causes of Action;
New York Commercial Litigation Guide, Ch 7 Litigating Fraud and Contract Claims; Ch 8 Interpreting and Construing Contracts, Ch 9, Litigating Breaches of Contract, Ch 10, Seeking Contract Remedies, Ch 11 Asserting Defenses in Contract Actions
New York Jurisprudence: Contracts; Fraud and Deceit; Frauds, Statute of; Specific Performance
Warren’s Negligence in the New York courts. Look for specific topics under the index entry Contracts;
Practical Law (Westlaw)
Practical Law “Contract Basics for Litigators: New York”
Practical Law "Commercial Transactions: General Contract & Boilerplate"
Westlaw
Causes of Actions: Look under Index entry Contracts and Agreements
New York Contract Law – New York Practice Series
New York Jurisprudence: Contracts; Fraud and Deceit; Frauds, Statute of; Specific Performance
New York Pattern Jury Instructions, Div 4 Contracts
White & Summers' Uniform Commercial Code
Williston on Contracts
Breach of Contract
Practical Law see Topic Breach of Contract Asserting Breach of Contract Claims Practice Notes and Checklists
Westlaw New York Contract Law – New York Practice Series, part VI Performance and Breach
Westlaw and Lexis New York Jurisprudence, Pt VIII Performance or Breach
Consumer Contracts
Lemon Laws
New York State Attorney General Bureau of Consumer Frauds & Protection Resource Center
New York City Consumer Dept of Consumer Affairs
New York Jurisprudence Consumer and Borrower Protection. See part X “Miscellaneous Types of Consumer Transactions and Contracts”
Drafting Contracts
Subject specialty treatises frequently contain sample forms: attorney-client, commercial transactions, computer, entertainment, retainer agreements, non-compete agreements, separation agreements and antenuptial contracts, postnuptial contracts.
Westlaw
Am Jur Legal Forms
New York Forms Legal and Business
West’s Legal Forms
Lexis
Murray on Contracts
Rabkin & Johnson Current Legal Forms with Tax Analysis
Warren’s Forms of Agreements