Because of the 1 law tradition, the bulk of American contract law is judge-ade case law and is, for the most part, 2 The basic or principles are found ine written 3 of courts. Specialized areas of contract law such as labor law andsurance law have been 4 codified but even in these areas the primaryurce of applicable legal principles is 5 cases. The 6 Commercial Code is anception. It was drafted by the commissioners on Uniform State Law fornsideration by legislatures of the various states, with the purpose to collect in1e body the law that deals with all phases which may ordinarily arise in theindling of a commercial 7 from start to finish. It is now 8 by every state andrritory 9 Louisiana and Puerto Rico and governs contracts 10 the sale ofrods.