Hadley v. Baxendale, a One Act Play
posted by Nate Oman
Apparently Ben Davis of the University of Toledo law school really gets into the facts of Hadley v. Baxendale, acting out the various parts for his students. (Who, of course, have taped his performance and posted it to Google Videos.) For the non-contracts geeks in the audience, Hadley is a famous case on the recoverability of consequential damages for breach of contract. The facts had to do with late delivery of a replacement mill shaft, and the mill owner’s claim for lost profits. Here is professor Davis, complete with mill shaft…
I am still trying to decide if this is a case of creative pedagogy, or a cautionary tale about students, cameras, and Google…
May 7, 2007 at 10:44 am
Posted in: Contract Law & Beyond, Law School (Teaching)
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