Jackson Legal Research & Writing

Spring 2006

Course materials and announcements are posted on TWEN – to access them go to

http://www.lawschool.westlaw.com

and sign up for Jackson’s Legal Research & Writing course.

For those with difficulty accessing the TWEN site, the First Day Assignment is duplicated below.

FIRST DAY ASSIGNMENT

For our first class on Friday, January 6, download, print out and read Lucy v. Zehmer, and be prepared to discuss:

1.What is the rule for voiding a contract on grounds of intoxication?

2.What is the rule for voiding a contract on the grounds that one of the parties was joking and did not seriously intend to enter into it?