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This text offers a practical approach to law that emphasizes current and relevant topics students need for business transactions. The basic business law concepts are covered without extensive theory, thus making the law more approachable. The substantial breadth of this text, laden with examples and cases, provides an effective introduction to a variety of legal topics.

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• Part 1 The Legal System and the Legal Environment of Business(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 Introduction to Law(p. 2)
• Objectives of Law(p. 3)
• Roots of Our Legal System(p. 3)
• The Common Law(p. 3)
• Equity(p. 4)
• Sources of Law(p. 4)
• Civil Versus Criminal Law(p. 6)
• Tort Law(p. 7)
• Ethics(p. 7)
• Questions(p. 8)
• Internet Resources(p. 9)
• Chapter 2 Courts and the Court Procedure(p. 10)
• Function of the Courts(p. 10)
• Jurisdiction of the Courts(p. 11)
• Classification of the Courts(p. 11)
• Court Officers(p. 16)
• Procedure in Courts of Record(p. 16)
• Procedure in Small Claims Court(p. 18)
• Questions(p. 18)
• Internet Resources(p. 19)
• Chapter 3 Business Torts and Crimes(p. 20)
• Torts(p. 20)
• Interference with a Contract or Economic Advantage(p. 22)
• Crimes(p. 27)
• Types of Business Crimes(p. 27)
• Questions(p. 33)
• Case Problems(p. 34)
• Internet Resources(p. 36)
• Chapter 4 Government Regulation of Business(p. 37)
• Purpose of Regulation(p. 38)
• Administrative Agencies(p. 38)
• Antitrust(p. 39)
• Environmental Protection(p. 41)
• Questions(p. 43)
• Internet Resources(p. 44)
• Part 2 Contracts(p. 45)
• Chapter 5 Nature and Classes of Contracts(p. 46)
• Contracts Contrasted with Agreements(p. 47)
• Classification of Contracts(p. 47)
• Questions(p. 51)
• Case Problems(p. 52)
• Internet Resources(p. 53)
• Chapter 6 Offer and Acceptance(p. 54)
• Requirements of a Valid Offer(p. 55)
• Invitations to Make Offers(p. 56)
• Duration of the Offer(p. 57)
• The Acceptance(p. 59)
• Counteroffers(p. 59)
• Inquiries Not Constituting Rejection(p. 60)
• Manner of Acceptance(p. 60)
• Questions(p. 60)
• Case Problems(p. 61)
• Internet Resources(p. 62)
• Chapter 7 Capacity to Contract(p. 63)
• Minors(p. 63)
• Mentally Incompetent Persons(p. 67)
• Intoxicated Persons(p. 68)
• Convicts(p. 69)
• Questions(p. 69)
• Case Problems(p. 69)
• Internet Resources(p. 71)
• Chapter 8 Consideration(p. 72)
• Nature of Consideration(p. 73)
• Adequacy of Consideration(p. 73)
• Exceptions to Requirement of Consideration(p. 77)
• Questions(p. 78)
• Case Problems(p. 79)
• Internet Resources(p. 80)
• Chapter 9 Defective Agreements(p. 81)
• Mistakes(p. 81)
• Fraud(p. 85)
• Active fraud(p. 86)
• Duress(p. 87)
• Undue Influence(p. 88)
• Remedies for Breach of Contract Because of Fraud, or Undue Influence(p. 89)
• Questions(p. 89)
• Case Problems(p. 90)
• Internet Resources(p. 92)
• Chapter 10 Illegal Agreements(p. 93)
• Contracts Prohibited By Statute(p. 94)
• Contracts Contrary to Public Policy(p. 99)
• Questions(p. 101)
• Case Problems(p. 101)
• Internet Resources(p. 103)
• Chapter 11 Written Contracts(p. 104)
• Reasons for Written Contracts(p. 104)
• Statute of Frauds(p. 105)
• Note or Memorandum(p. 109)
• Other Written Contracts(p. 110)
• Parol Evidence Rule(p. 110)
• Questions(p. 111)
• Case Problems(p. 111)
• Internet Resources(p. 113)
• Chapter 12 Third Parties and Contracts(p. 114)
• Involving a Third Party(p. 114)
• Technicalities of an Assignment(p. 117)
• Joint, Several, and Joint and Several Contracts(p. 120)
• Questions(p. 121)
• Case Problems(p. 121)
• Internet Resources(p. 123)
• Chapter 13 Termination of Contracts(p. 124)
• Methods by Which Contracts are Terminated(p. 124)
• Remedies for Breach of Contract(p. 130)
• Malpractice(p. 132)
• Questions(p. 133)
• Case Problems(p. 133)
• Internet Resources(p. 135)
• Part 2 Summary Cases(p. 136)
• Part 3 Personal Property(p. 139)
• Chapter 14 Nature of Personal Property(p. 140)
• Personal Property(p. 140)
• Methods of Acquiring Personal Property(p. 141)
• Bailments(p. 145)
• The Bailment Agreement(p. 146)
• Return of Bailed Property(p. 146)
• Types of Bailments(p. 147)
• Conversion of bailed Property by the Bailee(p. 149)
• Questions(p. 149)
• Case Problems(p. 149)
• Internet Resources(p. 151)
• Chapter 15 Special Bailments(p. 152)
• Carriers(p. 152)
• Liability of Common Carriers of Goods(p. 153)
• Hotelkeepers(p. 159)
• Questions(p. 162)
• Case Problems(p. 162)
• Internet Resources(p. 164)
• Part 3 Summary Cases(p. 165)
• Part 4 Sales(p. 167)
• Chapter 16 Sales of Personal Property(p. 168)
• Property subject to Sale(p. 169)
• Sales and Contracts to Sell(p. 169)
• Sales of Goods and Contracts for Services(p. 170)
• Price(p. 170)
• Existing Goods(p. 171)
• Future Goods(p. 171)
• Bill of Sale(p. 172)
• Illegal Sales(p. 173)
• International Sales Contracts(p. 174)
• Questions(p. 174)
• Case Problems(p. 175)
• Internet Resources(p. 176)
• Chapter 17 Formalities of a Sale(p. 177)
• Multiple Purchases and the Statute of Frauds(p. 178)
• When Proof of Oral Contract is Permitted(p. 178)
• Nature of the Writing Required(p. 180)
• Questions(p. 181)
• Case Problems(p. 181)
• Internet Resources(p. 183)
• Chapter 18 Transfer of Title and Risk in Sales Contracts(p. 184)
• Potential Problems in Sales Transactions(p. 185)
• Classification of Sales Transactions(p. 185)
• Ownership, Insurable Interests, and Risk of Loss in Particular Transactions(p. 186)
• Damage To or Destruction of Goods(p. 188)
• Sales on Approval and with Right to Return(p. 189)
• Special Rules on Transfer of Title(p. 190)
• Questions(p. 193)
• Case Problems(p. 193)
• Internet Resources(p. 195)
• Chapter 19 Warranties, Product Liability, and Consumer Protection(p. 195)
• Express Warranties(p. 195)
• Implied Warranties(p. 198)
• Full or Limited Warranties(p. 198)
• Warranties of All Sellers(p. 199)
• Additional Warranties of Merchant(p. 200)
• Warranties in Particular Sales(p. 201)
• Exclusion and Surrender of Warranties(p. 203)
• Product Liability(p. 204)
• Identity of Parties(p. 206)
• Nature and Cause of Harm(p. 207)
• Consumer Protection(p. 207)
• Questions(p. 213)
• Case Problems(p. 213)
• Internet Resources(p. 215)
• Part 4 Summary Cases(p. 216)
• Part 5 Negotiable Instruments(p. 219)
• Chapter 20 Nature of Negotiable Instruments(p. 220)
• History and Development(p. 220)
• Negotiation(p. 221)
• Order Paper and Bearer Paper(p. 221)
• Classification of Commercial Paper(p. 222)
• Parties to Negotiable Instruments(p. 223)
• Negotiation and Assignment(p. 224)
• Credit and Collection(p. 225)
• Electronic Fund Transfers(p. 225)
• Questions(p. 227)
• Case Problems(p. 227)
• Internet Resources(p. 229)
• Chapter 21 Essentials of Negotiability(p. 230)
• Requirements(p. 231)
• Issue and Delivery(p. 235)
• Delivery of an Incomplete Instrument(p. 235)
• Date and Place(p. 236)
• Questions(p. 236)
• Case Problems(p. 237)
• Internet Resources(p. 238)
• Chapter 22 Promissory Notes and Drafts(p. 239)
• Notes(p. 239)
• Drafts(p. 241)
• Questions(p. 250)
• Case Problems(p. 250)
• Internet Resources(p. 252)
• Chapter 23 Negotiation and Discharge(p. 253)
• Place of Indorsement(p. 254)
• Multiple Payees(p. 255)
• Kinds of Indorsements(p. 255)
• Liability of Indorser(p. 258)
• Obligation of Negotiator of Bearer Paper(p. 258)
• Discharge of the Obligation(p. 258)
• Questions(p. 259)
• Case Problems(p. 259)
• Internet Resources(p. 261)
• Chapter 24 Liabilities of Parties and Holders in Due Course(p. 262)
• Liability for the Face of the Paper(p. 263)
• Liabilities for Warranties(p. 268)
• Holders in Due Course(p. 268)
• Holder Through a Holder in Due Course(p. 270)
• Holders of Consumer Paper(p. 271)
• Questions(p. 272)
• Case Problems(p. 272)
• Internet Resources(p. 274)
• Chapter 25 Defenses(p. 275)
• Classification of Defenses(p. 276)
• Miscellaneous Matters(p. 280)
• Questions(p. 280)
• Case Problems(p. 281)
• Internet Resources(p. 282)
• Part 5 Summary Cases(p. 283)
• Part 6 Agency and Employment(p. 287)
• Chapter 26 Nature and Creation of an Agency(p. 288)
• Importance of an Agency(p. 289)
• What Powers May Be Delegated to an Agent?(p. 289)
• Who May Appoint an Agent?(p. 289)
• Who May Act as an Agent?(p. 289)
• Classification of Agents(p. 250)
• Additional Types of Agents(p. 291)
• Extent of Authority(p. 291)
• Creation of an Agency(p. 293)
• Other Employee Relationships(p. 295)
• Questions(p. 296)
• Case Problems(p. 296)
• Internet Resources(p. 298)
• Chapter 27 Operation and Termination of an Agency(p. 299)
• Agent's Duties to Principal(p. 299)
• Principal's Duties to Agent(p. 301)
• Agent's Liabilities to Third Parties(p. 302)
• Principal's Duties and Liabilities to Third Parties(p. 303)
• Termination of an Agency by Acts of the Parties(p. 304)
• Termination by Operation of the Law(p. 305)
• Notice of Termination(p. 306)
• Questions(p. 306)
• Case Problems(p. 307)
• Internet Resources(p. 308)
• Chapter 28 Employer and Employee Relations(p. 309)
• Creation of Employer and Employee Relationship(p. 310)
• Duties and Liabilities of the Employer(p. 312)
• Common-Law Defenses of the Employer(p. 313)
• Statutory Modification of Common Law(p. 313)
• Liabilities of the Employer to Third Parties(p. 315)
• Employee's Duties to the Employer(p. 315)
• Federal Social Security Act(p. 316)
• Questions(p. 318)
• Case Problems(p. 318)
• Internet Resources(p. 320)
• Chapter 29 Employees' Rights(p. 321)
• Discrimination(p. 322)
• Testing(p. 328)
• Protections(p. 330)
• Other Sources of Rights(p. 332)
• Questions(p. 332)
• Case Problems(p. 333)
• Internet Resources(p. 335)
• Chapter 30 Labor Legislation(p. 336)
• The Fair Labor Standards Act(p. 337)
• The National Labor Relations Act and the Labor Management Relations Act(p. 338)
• The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act(p. 341)
• Questions(p. 342)
• Case Problems(p. 343)
• Internet Resources(p. 344)
• Part 6 Summary Cases(p. 345)
• Part 7 Business Organization(p. 349)
• Chapter 31 Introduction to Business Organization(p. 350)
• Sole Proprietorship(p. 350)
• Partnership(p. 353)
• Corporations(p. 357)
• Questions(p. 359)
• Case Problems(p. 359)
• Internet Resources(p. 360)
• Chapter 32 Creation and Operation of a Partnership(p. 361)
• Partnership Agreements(p. 361)
• Partnership Firm Name(p. 363)
• Partner's Interest in Partnership Property(p. 363)
• Duties of Partners(p. 364)
• Rights of Partners(p. 366)
• Liabilities of Partners(p. 367)
• Nature of Partnership Liabilities(p. 368)
• Authority of a Partner(p. 369)
• Sharing of Profits and Losses(p. 370)
• Questions(p. 370)
• Case Problems(p. 370)
• Internet Resources(p. 372)
• Chapter 33 Dissolution of a Partnership(p. 373)
• Dissolution by Acts of the Parties(p. 374)
• Dissolution by Court Decree(p. 375)
• Dissolution by Operation of the Law(p. 376)
• Effects of Dissolution(p. 377)
• Notice of Dissolution(p. 378)
• Distribution of Assets(p. 378)
• Questions(p. 379)
• Case Problems(p. 379)
• Internet Resources(p. 381)
• Chapter 34 Nature of a Corporation(p. 382)
• Classification by Purpose(p. 382)
• Classification by State of Incorporation(p. 384)
• Formation of a Corporation(p. 384)
• Liability on Promoter's Contracts and Expenses(p. 384)
• Issuance of Stock(p. 385)
• Articles of Incorporation(p. 386)
• Powers of a Corporation(p. 386)
• Ultra Vires Contracts(p. 389)
• Questions(p. 390)
• Case Problems(p. 390)
• Internet Resources(p. 392)
• Chapter 35 Ownership of a Corporation(p. 393)
• Ownership(p. 394)
• Stock Certificate(p. 394)
• Classes of Stock(p. 394)
• Kinds of Stock(p. 396)
• Transfer of Stock(p. 397)
• Stock Options(p. 397)
• Dividends(p. 398)
• Laws Regulating Stock Sales(p. 399)
• Questions(p. 401)
• Case Problems(p. 402)
• Internet Resources(p. 402)
• Chapter 36 Management and Dissolution of a Corporation(p. 403)
• Stockholders' Meeting(p. 404)
• Rights of Stockholders(p. 409)
• Directors(p. 410)
• Officers(p. 411)
• Corporate Combinations(p. 412)
• Dissolution(p. 412)
• Questions(p. 413)
• Case Problems(p. 413)
• Internet Resources(p. 414)
• Part 7 Summary Cases(p. 415)
• Part 8 Risk-Bearing Devices(p. 417)
• Chapter 37 Principles of Insurance(p. 418)
• Terms used in Insurance(p. 419)
• Types of insurance Companies(p. 420)
• Who May Be Insured(p. 420)
• Some legal Aspects of the Insurance Contract(p. 422)
• Questions(p. 424)
• Case Problems(p. 425)
• Internet Resources(p. 426)
• Chapter 38 Types of Insurance(p. 427)
• Life Insurance(p. 427)
• Property Insurance(p. 431)
• Description of the Property(p. 433)
• Coinsurance(p. 433)
• Repairs and Replacements(p. 433)
• Defense and Notice of lawsuits(p. 434)
• Automobile Insurance(p. 435)
• Questions(p. 439)
• Case Problems(p. 439)
• Internet Resources(p. 440)
• Chapter 39 Security Devices(p. 441)
• Guaranty and Suretyship(p. 441)
• Secured Credit Sales(p. 446)
• Effect of Default(p. 448)
• Questions(p. 449)
• Case Problems(p. 449)
• Internet Resources(p. 450)
• Chapter 40 Bankruptcy(p. 451)
• Who Can File a Petition of Bankruptcy?(p. 452)
• Kinds of Debtors(p. 452)
• Procedure in a Liquidation Case(p. 454)
• Exempt Property(p. 454)
• Included Property(p. 454)
• Duties of the Debtor(p. 455)
• Proof Of Claims(p. 455)
• Reclaimations(p. 456)
• Types of Claims(p. 456)
• Priority of Claims(p. 456)
• Discharge of Indebtedness(p. 456)
• Debts Not Discharged(p. 457)
• Nonliquidation Plans(p. 457)
• Questions(p. 458)
• Case Problems(p. 458)
• Internet Resources(p. 460)
• Part 8 Summary Cases(p. 461)
• Part 9 Real Property(p. 463)
• Chapter 41 Nature of Real Property(p. 464)
• Distinguishing Real Property(p. 464)
• Multiple ownership(p. 466)
• Estates in Property(p. 469)
• Other Interests in Real Property(p. 469)
• Acquiring Real Property(p. 471)
• Questions(p. 471)
• Case Problems(p. 472)
• Internet Resources(p. 473)
• Chapter 42 Transfer of Real Property(p. 474)
• Deeds(p. 474)
• Provisions in a Deed(p. 477)
• Delivery(p. 478)
• Recording(p. 479)
• Abstract of Title(p. 479)
• Title Insurance(p. 479)
• Questions(p. 480)
• Case Problems(p. 480)
• Internet Resources(p. 481)
• Chapter 43 Real Estate Mortgages(p. 482)
• The Mortgage Contract(p. 483)
• Recording(p. 483)
• Duties of the Mortgagor(p. 485)
• Rights of the Mortgagor(p. 486)
• Foreclosure(p. 488)
• Assignment of the Mortgage(p. 489)
• Deed of trust(p. 489)
• Mortgage Insurance(p. 489)
• Questions(p. 490)
• Case Problems(p. 490)
• Internet Resources(p. 492)
• Chapter 44 Landlord and Tenant(p. 493)
• The Lease(p. 496)
• Types of Tenancies(p. 496)
• Rights of the Tenant(p. 498)
• Duties of the Tenant(p. 499)
• Rights of the landlord(p. 500)
• Duties of the landlord(p. 500)
• Termination of the lease(p. 501)
• Discrimination(p. 504)
• Questions(p. 504)
• Case Problems(p. 504)
• Internet Resources for Business Law(p. 505)
• Chapter 45 Wills, Inheritances, and Trusts(p. 506)
• Limitations on Disposition of Property(p. 507)
• Terms Common to Wills(p. 508)
• Distinguishing Characteristics of a Will(p. 508)
• Formalities(p. 508)
• Special Types of Wills(p. 509)
• The Wording of a Will(p. 510)
• Revocation(p. 511)
• Codicils(p. 511)
• Abatement and Ademption(p. 512)
• Probate of a Will(p. 512)
• When Administration is Unnecessary(p. 513)
• Title by Descent(p. 513)
• Per Capita and Per Stripes Distribution(p. 513)
• Administrators(p. 514)
• Trusts(p. 515)
• Questions(p. 518)
• Case Problems(p. 519)
• Internet Resources(p. 520)
• Part 9 Summary Cases(p. 521)
• Glossary(p. 1)
• Index(p. 1)