Charles Fried, 1935-2024

Charles Fried, whose Contract as Promise has served, since its publication in 1981, as a starting point for most discussions of contracts law theory, died this week at the age of 88.  You can read his obituary in The Harvard Crimson here.  It is a testament to his rich life that the Crimson does not reference Contracts as Promise.

I did not know Professor Fried, so I will leave it to others to share their appreciations of his work.  As I come across them, I will share links.