Business Law with UCC Applications Student

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.

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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Business Law with UCC Applications Student Edition

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