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Law For Business

by: Ashcroft, Janet

Law For Business

by: Ashcroft, Janet

ISBN 13:
9780324261066
ISBN 10:
0324261063
Edition: 15th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 07/23/2004
Publisher: South-Western College/West
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Summary

This book is a practical approach to law that emphasizes current and relevant topics for business transactions. The basic business law concepts are covered without the excessive theory that often makes the law seem incomprehensible. The substantial breath of this text, laden with examples and cases, is an effective introduction to a variety of legal topics.

Preface

Part 1: The Legal System and the Legal Environment of Business

(48)

Introduction to Law

(9)

Objectives of Law

(1)

Roots of Our Legal System

(1)

The Common Law

(1)

Equity

(1)

Sources of Law

(2)

Civil Versus Criminal Law

(2)

Tort Law

(1)

Ethics

(2)

Questions

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

(1)

Courts and Court Procedure

(11)

Function of the Courts

(1)

Jurisdiction of Courts

(1)

Classification of Courts

(4)

Court Officers

(1)

Procedure in Courts of Record

(1)

Procedure in Small Claims Court

(1)

Questions

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

(1)

Business Torts and Crimes

(17)

Torts

(2)

Interference with a Contract or Economic Advantage

(4)

Crimes

(1)

Types of Business Crimes

(7)

Questions

(1)

Case Problems

(3)

Internet Resources for Business Law

(1)

Government Regulation of Business

(10)

Purpose of Regulation

(1)

Administrative Agencies

(2)

Antitrust

(2)

Environmental Protection

(2)

Questions

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

(2)

Ethics in Practice

(2)

Part 2: Contracts

(100)

Nature and Classes of Contracts

(9)

Requirements for a Contract

(1)

Contracts Contrasted with Agreements

(1)

Classification of Contracts

(4)

Questions

(1)

Case Problems

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

(1)

Offer and Acceptance

(10)

Requirements of a Valid Offer

(1)

Invitations to Make Offers

(2)

Duration of the Offer

(1)

The Acceptance

(1)

Counteroffers

(1)

Inquiries Not Constituting Rejection

(1)

Manner of Acceptance

(1)

Questions

(1)

Case Problems

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

(1)

Capacity to Contract

(10)

Minors

(4)

Mentally Incompetent Persons

(1)

Intoxicated Persons

(1)

Convicts

(1)

Questions

(1)

Case Problems

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

(1)

Consideration

(9)

Nature of Consideration

(1)

Adequacy of Consideration

(4)

Exceptions to Requirement of Consideration

(1)

Questions

(1)

Case Problems

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

(1)

Defective Agreements

(14)

Mistakes

(1)

Mistakes that Invalidate Contracts

(2)

Mistakes that Do Not Invalidate Contracts

(2)

Fraud

(2)

Duress

(2)

Undue Influence

(1)

Remedies for Breach of Contract Because of Fraud, Duress, or Undue Influence

(1)

Questions

(1)

Case Problems

(3)

Internet Resources for Business Law

101

(1)

Illegal Agreements

102

(11)

Contracts Prohibited by Statute

103

(5)

Contracts Contrary to Public Policy

108

(1)

Questions

109

(1)

Case Problems

110

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

112

(1)

Written Contracts

113

(10)

Reasons for Written Contracts

113

(1)

Statute of Frauds

114

(4)

Note or Memorandum

118

(1)

Other Written Contracts

118

(1)

Parol Evidence Rule

119

(1)

Questions

119

(1)

Case Problems

120

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

122

(1)

Third Parties and Contracts

123

(10)

Involving a Third Party

123

(4)

Technicalities of an Assignment

127

(2)

Joint, Several and Joint and Several Contracts

129

(2)

Questions

131

(1)

Case Problems

131

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

132

(1)

Termination of Contracts

133

(16)

Methods by Which Contracts Are Terminated

133

(6)

Remedies for Breach of Contract

139

(3)

Malpractice

142

(1)

Questions

142

(1)

Case Problems

143

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

145

(4)

Ethics in Practice

145

(1)

Summary Cases

146

(3)

Part 3: Personal Property

149

(32)

Nature of Personal Property

150

(13)

Personal Property

150

(2)

Methods of Acquiring Personal Property

152

(3)

Bailments

155

(1)

The Bailment Agreement

155

(1)

Delivery and Acceptance

156

(1)

Return of the Bailed Property

156

(1)

Types of Bailments

157

(2)

Conversion of Bailed Property by the Bailee

159

(1)

Questions

159

(1)

Case Problems

160

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

162

(1)

Special Bailments

163

(18)

Carriers

163

(1)

Liability of Common Carriers of Goods

164

(8)

Hotelkeepers

172

(2)

Questions

174

(1)

Case Problems

175

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

177

(4)

Ethics in Practice

177

(1)

Summary Cases

178

(3)

Part 4: Sales

181

(56)

Sales of Personal Property

182

(9)

Property Subject to Sale

183

(1)

Sales and Contracts to Sell

183

(1)

Sales of Goods and Contracts for Services

184

(1)

Price

184

(1)

Existing Goods

185

(1)

Future Goods

186

(1)

Bill of Sale

186

(1)

Illegal Sales

187

(1)

International Sales Contracts

188

(1)

Questions

188

(1)

Case Problems

188

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

190

(1)

Formalities of a Sale

191

(8)

Multiple Purchases and the Statute of Frauds

192

(1)

When Proof of Oral Contract Is Permitted

192

(3)

Nature of the Writing Required

195

(1)

Questions

196

(1)

Case Problems

196

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

198

(1)

Transfer of Title and Risk in Sales Contracts

199

(14)

Potential Problems in Sales Transactions

200

(1)

Classification of Sales Transactions

200

(1)

Ownership, Insurable Interests, and Risk of Loss in Particular Transactions

201

(3)

Damage to or Destruction of Goods

204

(2)

Sales on Approval and with Right to Return

206

(1)

Special Rules on Transfer of Title

207

(3)

Questions

210

(1)

Case Problems

210

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

212

(1)

Warranties, Product Liability, and Consumer Protection

213

(24)

Express Warranties

214

(1)

Implied Warranties

215

(1)

Full or Limited Warranties

215

(1)

Warranties of All Sellers

215

(3)

Additional Warranties of Merchant

218

(1)

Warranties in Particular Sales

219

(1)

Exclusion and Surrender of Warranties

220

(2)

Product Liability

222

(2)

Identity of Parties

224

(1)

Nature and Cause of Harm

225

(1)

Consumer Protection

225

(6)

Questions

231

(1)

Case Problems

231

(3)

Internet Resources for Business Law

234

(3)

Ethics in Practice

234

(1)

Summary Cases

235

(2)

Part 5: Negotiable Instruments

237

(70)

Nature of Negotiable Instruments

238

(11)

History and Development

238

(1)

Negotiation

239

(1)

Order Paper and Bearer Paper

239

(1)

Classification of Commercial Paper

240

(1)

Parties to Negotiable Instruments

240

(3)

Negotiation and Assignment

243

(1)

Credit and Collection

244

(1)

Electronic Fund Transfers

244

(2)

Questions

246

(1)

Case Problems

246

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

248

(1)

Essentials of Negotiability

249

(9)

Requirements

249

(5)

Issue and Delivery

254

(1)

Delivery of an Incomplete Instrument

254

(1)

Date and Place

255

(1)

Questions

256

(1)

Case Problems

256

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

257

(1)

Promissory Notes and Drafts

258

(14)

Notes

259

(2)

Drafts

261

(2)

Checks

263

(6)

Questions

269

(1)

Case Problems

269

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

271

(1)

Negotiation and Discharge

272

(9)

Place of Indorsement

273

(1)

Multiple Payees

274

(1)

Kinds of Indorsements

275

(2)

Liability of Indorser

277

(1)

Obligation of Negotiator of Bearer Paper

277

(1)

Discharge of the Obligation

278

(1)

Questions

278

(1)

Case Problems

279

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

280

(1)

Liabilities of Parties and Holders in Due Course

281

(15)

Liability for the Face of the Paper

282

(5)

Liability for Warranties

287

(1)

Holders in Due Course

288

(2)

Holder Through a Holder in Due Course

290

(1)

Holders of Consumer Paper

290

(2)

Questions

292

(1)

Case Problems

292

(3)

Internet Resources for Business Law

295

(1)

Defenses

296

(11)

Classification of Defenses

297

(4)

Miscellaneous Matters

301

(1)

Questions

302

(1)

Case Problems

302

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

303

(4)

Ethics in Practice

303

(1)

Summary Cases

304

(3)

Part 6: Agency and Employment

307

(66)

Nature and Creation of an Agency

308

(12)

Importance of Agency

309

(1)

What Powers May Be Delegated to an Agent?

309

(1)

Who May Appoint an Agent?

309

(1)

Who May Act as an Agent?

310

(1)

Classification of Agents

310

(1)

Additional Types of Agents

311

(1)

Extent of Authority

312

(1)

Creation of an Agency

313

(2)

Other Employment Relationships

315

(1)

Questions

316

(1)

Case Problems

316

(3)

Internet Resources for Business Law

319

(1)

Operation and Termination of an Agency

320

(11)

Agent's Duties to Principal

321

(2)

Principal's Duties to Agent

323

(1)

Agent's Liabilities to Third Parties

324

(1)

Principal's Duties and Liabilities to Third Parties

325

(1)

Termination of an Agency by Acts of the Parties

325

(2)

Termination by Operation of Law

327

(1)

Notice of Termination

328

(1)

Questions

328

(1)

Case Problems

329

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

330

(1)

Employer and Employee Relations

331

(12)

Creation of Employer and Employee Relationship

332

(1)

Duties and Liabilities of the Employer

333

(1)

Common-Law Defenses of the Employer

334

(1)

Statutory Modification of Common Law

335

(1)

Liabilities of the Employer to Third Parties

336

(1)

Employee's Duties to the Employer

337

(1)

Federal Social Security Act

338

(2)

Questions

340

(1)

Case Problems

340

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

342

(1)

Employees' Rights

343

(16)

Discrimination

344

(6)

Testing

350

(2)

Protections

352

(2)

Other Sources of Rights

354

(1)

Questions

354

(1)

Case Problems

355

(3)

Internet Resources for Business Law

358

(1)

Labor Legislation

359

(14)

The Fair Labor Standards Act

360

(1)

The National Labor Relations Act and the Labor Management Relations Act

361

(3)

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

364

(2)

Questions

366

(1)

Case Problems

366

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

368

(5)

Ethics in Practice

368

(1)

Summary Cases

369

(4)

Part 7: Business Organization

373

(72)

Introduction to Business Organization

374

(12)

Sole Proprietorship

374

(3)

Partnership

377

(4)

Corporations

381

(2)

Questions

383

(1)

Case Problems

383

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

385

(1)

Creation and Operation of a Partnership

386

(13)

Partnership Agreements

386

(2)

Partnership Firm Name

388

(1)

Partner's Interest in Partnership Property

389

(1)

Duties of Partners

389

(2)

Rights of Partners

391

(2)

Liabilities of Partners

393

(1)

Nature of Partnership Liabilities

394

(1)

Authority of a Partner

395

(1)

Sharing of Profits and Losses

396

(1)

Questions

396

(1)

Case Problems

396

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

398

(1)

Dissolution of a Partnership

399

(10)

Dissolution by Acts of the Parties

400

(1)

Dissolution by Court Decree

401

(1)

Dissolution by Operation of Law

402

(2)

Effects of Dissolution

404

(1)

Notice of Dissolution

404

(1)

Distribution of Assets

405

(1)

Questions

405

(1)

Case Problems

405

(3)

Internet Resources for Business Law

408

(1)

Nature of a Corporation

409

(9)

Classification by Purpose

409

(2)

Classification by State of Incorporation

411

(1)

Formation of a Corporation

411

(1)

Liability on Promoter's Contracts and Expenses

412

(1)

Issuance of Stock

412

(1)

Articles of Incorporation

413

(1)

Powers of a Corporation

413

(2)

Ultra Vires Contracts

415

(1)

Questions

415

(1)

Case Problems

416

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

417

(1)

Ownership of a Corporation

418

(11)

Ownership

419

(1)

Stock Certificate

419

(1)

Classes of Stock

419

(2)

Kinds of Stock

421

(2)

Transfer of Stock

423

(1)

Stock Options

423

(1)

Dividends

423

(1)

Laws Regulating Stock Sales

424

(2)

Questions

426

(1)

Case Problems

427

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

428

(1)

Management and Dissolution of a Corporation

429

(16)

Stockholders' Meetings

430

(4)

Rights of Stockholders

434

(1)

Directors

434

(1)

Officers

435

(1)

Liabilities of Directors and Officers

436

(2)

Corporate Combinations

438

(1)

Dissolution

438

(1)

Questions

439

(1)

Case Problems

439

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

441

(4)

Ethics in Practice

441

(1)

Summary Cases

442

(3)

Part 8: Risk-Bearing Devices

445

(50)

Principles of Insurance

446

(10)

Terms Used in Insurance

447

(1)

Types of Insurance Companies

448

(1)

Who May Be Insured

449

(1)

Some Legal Aspects of the Insurance Contract

450

(3)

Questions

453

(1)

Case Problems

453

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

455

(1)

Types of Insurance

456

(15)

Life Insurance

456

(4)

Property Insurance

460

(2)

Description of the Property

462

(1)

Coinsurance

462

(1)

Repairs and Replacements

463

(1)

Defense and Notice of Lawsuits

463

(1)

Automobile Insurance

464

(4)

Questions

468

(1)

Case Problems

469

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

470

(1)

Security Devices

471

(11)

Guaranty and Suretyship

471

(5)

Secured Credit Sales

476

(2)

Effect of Default

478

(1)

Questions

479

(1)

Case Problems

480

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

481

(1)

Bankruptcy

482

(13)

Who Can File a Petition of Bankruptcy?

483

(1)

Kinds of Debtors

483

(1)

Procedure in a Liquidation Case

484

(1)

Exempt Property

484

(1)

Included Property

485

(1)

Duties of the Debtor

485

(1)

Proof of Claims

485

(1)

Reclamations

485

(1)

Types of Claims

486

(1)

Priority of Claims

486

(1)

Discharge of Indebtedness

487

(1)

Debts Not Discharged

487

(1)

Nonliquidation Plans

487

(1)

Questions

488

(1)

Case Problems

489

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

491

(4)

Ethics in Practice

491

(1)

Summary Cases

492

(3)

Part 9: Real Property

495

(66)

Nature of Real Property

496

(11)

Distinguishing Real Property

496

(2)

Multiple Ownership

498

(3)

Estates in Property

501

(1)

Other Interests in Real Property

502

(1)

Acquiring Real Property

502

(2)

Questions

504

(1)

Case Problems

504

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

506

(1)

Transfer of Real Property

507

(9)

Deeds

507

(3)

Provisions in a Deed

510

(2)

Delivery

512

(1)

Recording

512

(1)

Abstract of Title

513

(1)

Title Insurance

513

(1)

Questions

513

(1)

Case Problems

514

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

515

(1)

Real Estate Mortgages

516

(12)

The Mortgage Contract

517

(1)

Recording

517

(2)

Duties of the Mortgagor

519

(1)

Rights of the Mortgagor

520

(2)

Foreclosure

522

(1)

Assignment of the Mortgage

523

(1)

Deed of Trust

523

(1)

Mortgage Insurance

524

(1)

Questions

524

(1)

Case Problems

525

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

527

(1)

Landlord and Tenant

528

(14)

The Lease

529

(1)

Types of Tenancies

529

(4)

Rights of the Tenant

533

(1)

Duties of the Tenant

534

(1)

Rights of the Landlord

535

(1)

Duties of the Landlord

536

(1)

Termination of the Lease

537

(2)

Improvements

539

(1)

Discrimination

539

(1)

Questions

539

(1)

Case Problems

540

(1)

Internet Resources for Business Law

541

(1)

Wills, Inheritances, and Trusts

542

(19)

Limitations on Disposition of Property

543

(1)

Terms Common to Wills

544

(1)

Distinguishing Characteristics of a Will

544

(1)

Formalities

544

(1)

Special Types of Wills

545

(1)

The Wording of a Will

546

(1)

Revocation

546

(1)

Codicils

547

(1)

Abatement and Ademption

548

(1)

Probate of a Will

549

(1)

When Administration is Unnecessary

550

(1)

Title by Descent

550

(1)

Per Capita and Per Stirpes Distribution

550

(1)

Administrators

551

(1)

Trusts

552

(3)

Questions

555

(1)

Case Problems

556

(2)

Internet Resources for Business Law

558

(3)

Ethics in Practice

558

(1)

Summary Cases

559

(2)

Glossary

561

(12)

Index

573

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