E. Allan Farnsworth is Alfred MacCormack Professor of Law at Columbia University.

• Introduction ; PART I: WINNOWING OUR MYRIAD MISHAPS ; Prologue to Part I ; 1. Alleviating Mistakes ; 2. Meaning of Mistake ; 3. Ignorance and Mistake ; 4. Predictions and Opinions ; PART II: SKEPTICISM AND PROOF ; Prologue to Part II ; 5. Reactions to Mistakes ; 6. Proving Mistake ; 7. Causation ; PART III: AVAILABILITY OF RELIEF ; 8. Relevance in General ; 9. Relevance of Mistakes of Law ; 10. Risk ; 11. Countervailing Concerns ; 12. Fault ; Taking Stock

'...an elegant and scholarly inquiry on the kind of mistakes that entitle those who commit them to seek relief from the courts of the unfortunate consequences of their action. This work is organized around three main parts: first, alleviating mistakes are distinguished from the myriad of other mishaps, secondly, problems of scepticism and proof of such mistakes are dealt with; and finally, factors which influence the availability of relief are considered. ...a seminal work that no legal scholar interested in mistakes could afford to do without.'

E. Allan Farnsworth is Alfred MacCormack Professor of Law at Columbia University.

• Introduction ; PART I: WINNOWING OUR MYRIAD MISHAPS ; Prologue to Part I ; 1. Alleviating Mistakes ; 2. Meaning of Mistake ; 3. Ignorance and Mistake ; 4. Predictions and Opinions ; PART II: SKEPTICISM AND PROOF ; Prologue to Part II ; 5. Reactions to Mistakes ; 6. Proving Mistake ; 7. Causation ; PART III: AVAILABILITY OF RELIEF ; 8. Relevance in General ; 9. Relevance of Mistakes of Law ; 10. Risk ; 11. Countervailing Concerns ; 12. Fault ; Taking Stock

'...an elegant and scholarly inquiry on the kind of mistakes that entitle those who commit them to seek relief from the courts of the unfortunate consequences of their action. This work is organized around three main parts: first, alleviating mistakes are distinguished from the myriad of other mishaps, secondly, problems of scepticism and proof of such mistakes are dealt with; and finally, factors which influence the availability of relief are considered. ...a seminal work that no legal scholar interested in mistakes could afford to do without.'

E. Allan Farnsworth is Alfred MacCormack Professor of Law at Columbia University.

• Introduction ; PART I: WINNOWING OUR MYRIAD MISHAPS ; Prologue to Part I ; 1. Alleviating Mistakes ; 2. Meaning of Mistake ; 3. Ignorance and Mistake ; 4. Predictions and Opinions ; PART II: SKEPTICISM AND PROOF ; Prologue to Part II ; 5. Reactions to Mistakes ; 6. Proving Mistake ; 7. Causation ; PART III: AVAILABILITY OF RELIEF ; 8. Relevance in General ; 9. Relevance of Mistakes of Law ; 10. Risk ; 11. Countervailing Concerns ; 12. Fault ; Taking Stock

'...an elegant and scholarly inquiry on the kind of mistakes that entitle those who commit them to seek relief from the courts of the unfortunate consequences of their action. This work is organized around three main parts: first, alleviating mistakes are distinguished from the myriad of other mishaps, secondly, problems of scepticism and proof of such mistakes are dealt with; and finally, factors which influence the availability of relief are considered. ...a seminal work that no legal scholar interested in mistakes could afford to do without.'