Business Law with UCC Applications Student Edition

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Edition: 10th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-08-16
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill/Irwin
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Summary

The tenth edition of this up-to-date teaching-learning system is written in an easy-to-understand style and provides comprehensive information about all facets of business law. Material is presented in nine sections, which include relevant case studies featuring excerpts from the court's opinion. Content has been updated to reflect the many recent changes in the legal field and color photos throughout the text help students relate the material to their own lives.

Table of Contents

Detailed Contents vi
Preface xii
Part 1 Ethics, Law, and the Judicial System 1(92)
Ethics
2(17)
Sources of the Law
19(16)
The Judicial Process
35(18)
Criminal Law
53(17)
Tort Law
70(23)
Case Study: Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania v. Casey
89(4)
Part 2 Contract Law 93(140)
The Nature, Characteristics, and Status of Contracts
94(13)
Offer and Acceptance
107(16)
Mutual Assent and Defective Agreement
123(15)
Contractual Capacity
138(12)
Consideration
150(15)
Legality
165(16)
Form of the Agreement
181(18)
Third Parties in Contract Law
199(14)
Discharge and Remedies
213(20)
Case Study: Wilcox v. Trautz
230(3)
Part 3 Sales and Consumer Protection 233(88)
Sales and Leases of Goods
234(18)
Title and Risk of Loss in Sales of Goods
252(14)
Performance and Breach of the Sales Contract
266(16)
Warranties and Product Liability
282(19)
Consumer Protection
301(20)
Case Study: Denny v. Ford Motor Co.
319(2)
Part 4 Property 321(94)
Personal Property
322(15)
Bailments
337(19)
Real Property
356(20)
Landlord and Tenant
376(18)
Wills, Intestacy, and Trusts
394(21)
Case Study: Nylander v. Potter
412(3)
Part 5 Negotiable Instruments 415(64)
Nature and Kinds of Negotiable Instruments
416(13)
Drafting and Negotiating Instruments
429(18)
Holders in Due Course, Defenses, and Liabilities
447(15)
Bank Deposits, Collections, and Depositor Relationships
462(17)
Case Study: Getty Petroleum Corp. v. American Express Travel Related Servs. Co., Inc
477(2)
Part 6 Insurance, Secured Transactions, and Bankruptcy 479(54)
The Nature of the Insurance Contract
480(17)
Mortgages and Other Security Devices
497(17)
Bankruptcy and Debt Adjustment
514(16)
Case Study: Metroplitan Life Insurance Company v. Pressley
530(3)
Part 7 Agency and Employment 533(74)
The Principal and Agent Relationship
534(18)
Operation and Termination of Agency
552(15)
Employment Law
567(22)
Labor-Management Relations Law
589(18)
Case Study: Stephenson v. Litton Systems, Inc.
604(3)
Part 8 Business Organization and Regulation 607(80)
Sole Proprietorships and Parnerships
608(20)
Corporate Formation and Finance
628(18)
Corporate Management and Control
646(17)
Government Regulation of Corporate Business
663(24)
Case Study: Gries Sports Enterprises, Inc., Cleveland Brown Football Co., Inc.
683(4)
Part 9 Emerging Trends and Issues 687(80)
Professional Liability
688(18)
Computers, E-Commerce, and the Law
706(23)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
729(17)
International Law
746(21)
Case Study: Lama v. Borras
763(4)
Appendix A U.S. Constitution 767(8)
Appendix B Uniform Commercial Code (Abridged) 775(59)
Glossary 834(22)
Case Index 856(3)
Index 859

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