This lesson considers how conditions may be used to structure contracts and order performance. We'll see that sometimes the parties themselves insert conditions into their contract, which we call express conditions. And sometimes the law inserts conditions into the parties' contract, which we call constructive or implied conditions.
Chapter
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:40 - (1) Express Conditions
00:02:10 - Condition Precedent
00:04:28 - Condition Subsequent
00:10:29 - Analytic Framework for Express Conditions
00:11:54 - Did parties intend a condition?
00:13:20 - If the parties intended a condition, has the condition occurred?
00:17:26 - If the condition has not occurred, does an excuse apply?
00:33:03 - Recap of Analytic Framework and Questions
00:45:22 - (2) Constructive Conditions
00:48:05 - Two Rules for Constructive Conditions
00:55:23 - Substantial Performance and Conditions
01:01:07 - Conclusion/Outro