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Essentials of Business Law (with InfoTrac)

by: Beatty, Jeffrey F.; Samuelson, Susan S.

Essentials of Business Law (with InfoTrac)

by: Beatty, Jeffrey F.; Samuelson, Susan S.

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9780324206364
ISBN 10:
0324206364
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 02/27/2004
Publisher: South-Western College/West
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With a clear and concise writing style, ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS LAW is a pleasure to read. Lively examples, fascinating cases, business applications, and case summaries provide you with what you need to know about this profoundly important discipline. Test preparation is made easy with the text?s website that gives you the opportunity to take interactive quizzes and master difficult concepts.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION

(218)

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO LAW

(24)

Three Important Ideas about Law

(2)

Power

(1)

Importance

(1)

Fascination

(1)

Origins of Our Law

(8)

English Roots

(3)

THE OCULIST'S CASE (1329)

(1)

Law in the United States

(1)

Sources of Contemporary Law

(1)

Constitutions

(1)

Statutes

(1)

Common Law

(1)

Equity

(1)

Administrative Law

(1)

Other Sources of Law

(2)

Classifications of Law

(1)

Criminal and Civil Law

(1)

Substantive and Procedural Law

(1)

Public and Private Law

(1)

Jurisprudence

(3)

Law and Morality

(1)

Legal Positivism

(1)

Natural Law

(1)

Legal Realism

(1)

Working with the Book's Features

(9)

Analyzing a Case

(3)

OSBORNE v. STAGES MUSIC HALL, INC.

(3)

"You Be the Judge"

(8)

YOU BE THE JUDGE MCCOLLUM v. CBS, INC.

(6)

CHAPTER 2: BUSINESS ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

(20)

Why Bother with Ethics?

(2)

Society As a Whole Benefits from Ethical ehavior

(1)

People Feel Better When They Behave Ethically

(1)

Unethical Behavior Can Be Very Costly

(1)

What Is Ethical Behavior?

(5)

Analyzing the Ethics Checklist

(4)

Applying the Ethics Checklist: Making Decisions

(11)

Organization's Responsibility to Society

(2)

Organization's Responsibility to Its Customers

(1)

Organization's Responsibility to Its Employees

(2)

Organization's Responsibility to Its Shareholders

(1)

Organization's Responsibility Overseas

(1)

Employees' Responsibility to Their Organization

(5)

CHAPTER 3: DISPUTE RESOLUTION

(30)

Three Fundamental Areas of Law

(1)

Dispute Prevention

(1)

Litigation versus Alternative Dispute Resolution

(1)

Alternative Dispute Resolution

(2)

Negotiation

(1)

Mediation

(1)

Arbitration

(1)

Mandatory Arbitration

(1)

Other Forms of ADR

(1)

Court Systems

(6)

State Courts

(2)

Federal Courts

(3)

Litigation

(10)

Pleadings

(3)

Class Actions

(1)

Judgment on the Pleadings

(1)

Discovery

(4)

KLUPT v. KRONGARD

(2)

Summary Judgment

(1)

JONES v. CLINTON

(1)

Final Preparation

(1)

Trial

(4)

Adversary System

(1)

Right to Jury Trial

(1)

Voir Dire

(1)

Opening Statements

(1)

Burden of Proof

(1)

Plaintiff's Case

(1)

Rules of Evidence

(1)

Motion for Directed Verdict

(1)

Defendant's Case

(1)

Closing Argument

(1)

Jury Instructions

(1)

Verdict

(1)

Motions after the Verdict

(1)

Appeals

(6)

PONCE v. SANDOVAL

(1)

Appeal Court Options

(4)

CHAPTER 4: COMMON LAW, STATUTORY LAW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

(28)

Common Law

(3)

Stare Decisis

(1)

Bystander Cases

(3)

TARASOFF v. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

(1)

Statutory Law

(10)

Bills

(1)

Committee Work

(1)

Discrimination: Congress and the Courts

(1)

Debate

(4)

Statutory Interpretation

(1)

GRIGGS v. DUKE POWER CO.

(1)

Changing Times

(1)

Voters' Role

(1)

Congressional Override

(1)

The Other Player: Money

(1)

Administrative Law

(6)

Background

(1)

Classification of Agencies

(1)

Executive-Independent

(1)

Enabling Legislation

(1)

The Administrative Procedure Act

(1)

Power of Agencies

(4)

STATE OF IOWA EX REL. THOMAS J. MILLER v. PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE, INC.

(1)

Limits on Agency Power

(8)

Statutory Control

(1)

Political Control

(1)

Judicial Review

(1)

HOLLY FARMS CORP. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

(1)

Informational Control and the Public

(6)

CHAPTER 5: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

105

(28)

Government Power

106

(1)

One in a Million

106

(1)

Overview

106

(2)

Separation of Powers

107

(1)

Federalism

107

(1)

Individual Rights

108

(1)

Power Granted

108

(6)

Congressional Power

108

(3)

CAMPS NEWFOUND/OWATONNA, INC. v. TOWN OF HARRISON, MAINE

110

(1)

Executive Power

111

(1)

Judicial Power

112

(2)

YOUNGSTOWN SHEET & TUBE CO. v. SAWYER

113

(1)

Protected Rights

114

(19)

Incorporation

114

(1)

First Amendment: Free Speech

115

(5)

TEXAS v. JOHNSON

116

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE BARNES v. GLEN THEATRE, INC.

118

(1)

44 LIQUORMART, INC. v. RHODE ISLAND

119

(1)

Fifth Amendment: Due Process and the akings Clause

120

(6)

PALAZZOLO v. RHODE ISLAND

124

(2)

Fourteenth Amendment: Equal Protection Clause

126

(2)

Individual Rights and State Action

128

(5)

CHAPTER 6: TORTS

133

(28)

Intentional Torts

135

(6)

Defamation

135

(3)

YOU BE THE JUDGE YEAGLE v. COLLEGIATE TIMES

136

(2)

False Imprisonment

138

(1)

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

139

(1)

JANE DOE AND NANCY ROE v. LYNN MILLS

140

(1)

Additional Intentional Torts

140

(1)

Damages

141

(3)

Compensatory Damages

141

(1)

Punitive Damages

142

(2)

Business Torts

144

(3)

Tortious Interference with Business Relations

144

(1)

Privacy and Publicity

145

(2)

Negligence

147

(10)

PALSGRAF v. LONG ISLAND RAILROAD CO.

148

(1)

Duty of Due Care

149

(1)

HERNANDEZ v. ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS

149

(1)

Breach of Duty

150

(2)

Factual Cause and Foreseeable Harm

152

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE GRIFFITH v. VALLEY OF SUN RECOVERY, INC.

154

(1)

Injury

154

(1)

REYNOLDS v. HIGHLAND MANOR, INC.

155

(1)

Damages

155

(2)

Strict Liability

157

(4)

Ultrahazardous Activity

157

(4)

CHAPTER 7: CRIME

161

(30)

Crime, Society, and Law

162

(8)

Civil Law/Criminal Law

162

(1)

Punishment

163

(2)

The Prosecution's Case

165

(1)

Defenses

166

(4)

YOU BE THE JUDGE BIEBER v. PEOPLE

167

(2)

JACOBSON v. UNITED STATES

169

(1)

Crimes That Harm Business

170

(10)

Larceny

170

(1)

Fraud

171

(1)

Arson

172

(1)

Embezzlement

172

(1)

Computer Crime

172

(2)

UNITED STATES v. MIDDLETON

173

(1)

Crimes Committed by Business

174

(1)

WISCONSIN v. KNUTSON, INC.

174

(1)

Punishing a Corporation

175

(1)

Selected Crimes Committed by Business

176

(1)

RICO

177

(3)

UNITED STATES v. MORELLI

178

(2)

Constitutional Protections

180

(11)

The Criminal Process

180

(3)

The Fourth Amendment

183

(2)

The Fifth Amendment

185

(1)

The Sixth Amendment

186

(1)

The Eighth Amendment

187

(4)

CHAPTER 8: INTERNATIONAL LAW

191

(28)

MNEs and Power

192

(1)

Trade Regulation

192

(10)

Export Controls

193

(1)

UNITED STATES v. REYES

194

(1)

Import Controls

194

(3)

MARUBENI AMERICA CORP. v. UNITED STATES

195

(2)

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

197

(3)

Regional Agreements

200

(2)

International Sales Agreements

202

(8)

Direct Sales

202

(5)

CENTRIFUGAL CASTING MACHINE CO., INC. v. AMERICAN BANK & TRUST CO.

206

(1)

Indirect Sales through a Distributor

207

(3)

YOU BE THE JUDGE HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO. v. CALIFORNIA

209

(1)

Licensing a Foreign Manufacturer

210

(1)

Investing Abroad

210

(11)

Repatriation of Profits

211

(1)

Expropriation

211

(2)

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

213

(6)

UNIT 2 CONTRACTS

219

(194)

CHAPTER 9: INTRODUCTION TO CONTRACTS

221

(20)

Contracts

222

(4)

The Purpose of a Contract

222

(1)

Judicial Activism versus Judicial Restraint

223

(1)

Issues (and Answers)

223

(1)

All Shapes and Sizes

224

(1)

Contracts Defined

225

(1)

Development of Contract Law

226

(2)

DAVIS v. MASON

226

(2)

Types of Contracts

228

(4)

Bilateral and Unilateral Contracts

228

(1)

Express and Implied Contracts

229

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP. V. DUTSCHMANN

230

(1)

Executory and Executed Contracts

231

(1)

Valid, Unenforceable, Voidable, and Void Agreements

232

(1)

Remedies Created by Judicial Activism

232

(3)

Promissory Estoppel

232

(1)

Quasi-Contract

233

(2)

VORTT EXPLORATION CO. v. CHEVRON U.S.A., INC.

234

(1)

Sources of Contract Law

235

(6)

Common Law

235

(1)

Uniform Commercial Code

236

(1)

PASS v. SHELBY AVIATION, INC.

236

(1)

Restatement (Second) of Contracts

237

(4)

CHAPTER 10: AGREEMENT

241

(24)

Meeting of the Minds

242

(1)

Offer

243

(9)

Problems with Intent,

243

(4)

QUAKE CONSTRUCTION v. AMERICAN AIRLINES

245

(2)

Problems with Definiteness

247

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE LEMMING v. MORGAN

248

(1)

UCC and Open Terms

249

(2)

Termination of Offers

251

(1)

Acceptance

252

(7)

Mirror Image Rule

253

(1)

UCC and the Battle of Forms

254

(3)

BAYWAY REFINING CO. v. TOSCO CORP.

256

(1)

Communication of Acceptance

257

(9)

SOLDAU v. ORGANON, INC.

258

(1)

Promissory Estoppel

259

(6)

CHAPTER 11: CONSIDERATION

265

(20)

A Bargain and an Exchange

266

(4)

KELSOE v. INTERNATIONAL WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.

267

(2)

HAMER v. SIDWAY

269

(1)

Adequacy of Consideration

270

(1)

Mutuality of Obligations

270

(8)

Illusory Promise

270

(1)

YOU BE THE JUDGE CULBERTSON v. BRODSKY

271

(1)

Sales Law: Requirements and Output Contracts

271

(2)

Past Consideration

273

(2)

DEMENTAS v. ESTATE OF TALLAS

274

(1)

Promissory Estoppel

275

(1)

Preexisting Duty

276

(2)

Settlement of Debts

278

(7)

Liquidated Debt

279

(1)

Unliquidated Debt: Accord and Satisfaction

279

(2)

EX PARTE MEZTISTA

280

(1)

UCC Exceptions

281

(4)

CHAPTER 12: LEGALITY

285

(18)

Contracts That Violate a Statute

286

(5)

Wagers

286

(1)

Insurance

287

(1)

JIMENEZ v. PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE CO.

287

(1)

Licensing Statutes

288

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE CEVERN, INC. v. FERBISH

289

(1)

Usury

290

(1)

Contracts That Violate Public Policy

291

(12)

Restraint of Trade

291

(3)

LIAUTAUD v. LIAUTAUD

294

(1)

Exculpatory Clauses

294

(3)

STANLEY v. CREIGHTON CO.

296

(1)

Unconscionable Contracts

297

(7)

WORLDWIDE INSURANCE v. KLOPP

299

(4)

CHAPTER 13: CAPACITY AND CONSENT

303

(24)

Capacity

304

(6)

Minors

304

(4)

STAR CHEVROLET CO. v. GREEN

305

(3)

Mentally Impaired Persons

308

(2)

HAUER v. UNION STATE BANK OF WAUTOMA

309

(1)

Reality of Consent

310

(17)

Misrepresentation and Fraud

310

(7)

FIMBEL v. DeCLARK

317

(1)

Mistake

317

(3)

O'ROURKE v. JASON, INC.

318

(2)

Duress

320

(1)

Economic Duress

320

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE PONDER v. LINCOLN NATIONAL SALES CORP.

321

(1)

Undue Influence

322

(5)

CHAPTER 14: WRITTEN CONTRACTS

327

(22)

Contracts That Must Be in Writing

330

(6)

Agreements for an Interest in Land

330

(3)

HERSHON v. CANNON

332

(1)

Agreements That Cannot Be Performed within One Year

333

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE LOWINGER v. LOWINGER

334

(1)

Promise to Pay the Debt of Another

335

(1)

Promise Made by an Executor of an Estate

336

(1)

Promise Made in Consideration of Marriage

336

(1)

What the Writing Must Contain

336

(2)

Signature

336

(1)

Reasonable Certainty

337

(1)

Sale of Goods

338

(5)

UCC §2-201(1)-The Basic Rule

339

(1)

UCC §2-201(2)-The Merchants' Exception

339

(1)

GPL TREATMENT, LTD. v. LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP.

340

(1)

UCC §2-201(3)-Special Circumstances

340

(3)

Parol Evidence

343

(6)

HABETS v. SWANSON

344

(1)

Misrepresentation or Duress

345

(4)

CHAPTER 15: THIRD PARTIES

349

(20)

Third Party Beneficiary

350

(4)

UNITED STATES v. EL-SADIG

353

(1)

Assignment and Delegation

354

(15)

Assignment

355

(8)

PETERSON v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES CONTROL BOARD

358

(3)

YOU BE THE JUDGE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK v. LAKE TIRE CO., INC.

361

(2)

Delegation of Duties

363

(7)

ROSENBERG v. SON, INC.

365

(4)

CHAPTER 16: PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE

369

(20)

Discharge

370

(1)

Defenses That Discharge

370

(1)

Conditions

371

(5)

How Conditions Are Created

371

(1)

Types of Conditions

372

(4)

ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU INS. FEDERATION v. RYMAN

374

(1)

YOU BE THE JUDGE ANDERSON v. COUNTRY LIFE INS. CO.

375

(1)

Performance

376

(4)

Strict Performance and Substantial Performance

376

(2)

FOLK v. CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO.

377

(1)

Personal Satisfaction Contracts

378

(1)

Good Faith

379

(1)

Time of the Essence Clauses

380

(1)

Breach

380

(1)

Material Breach

380

(1)

Anticipatory Breach

381

(1)

Statute of Limitations

381

(1)

Impossibility

381

(8)

True Impossibility

381

(1)

Commercial Impracticability and Frustration of Purpose

382

(8)

CAPE-FRANCE ENTERPRISES v. PEED

384

(5)

CHAPTER 17: REMEDIES

389

(24)

Breaching the Contract

390

(1)

Identifying the "Interest" to Be Protected

390

(1)

Expectation Interest

391

(5)

Compensatory Damages

392

(1)

Consequential Damages

392

(3)

HADLEY v. BAXENDALE

393

(1)

YOU BE THE JUDGE LAWRENCE v. WILL DARRAH & ASSOCIATES, INC.

394

(1)

Incidental Damages

395

(1)

Sale of Goods

395

(1)

Reliance Interest

396

(2)

SULLIVAN v. OREGON LANDMARK-ONE, LTD.

397

(1)

Reliance Damages and Promissory Estoppel

398

(1)

Law and Equity

398

(1)

Restitution Interest

398

(3)

Restitution in Cases of a Valid Contract

399

(1)

PUTNAM CONSTRUCTION & REALTY CO. v. BYRD

399

(1)

Restitution in Cases of a Quasi-Contract

400

(1)

Other Equitable Interests

401

(3)

Specific Performance

401

(1)

Injunction

402

(2)

BOSTON CELTICS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. SHAW

403

(1)

Reformation

404

(1)

Special Issues of Damages

404

(11)

Mitigation of Damages

404

(1)

Nominal Damages

405

(1)

Liquidated Damages

405

(2)

LAKE RIDGE ACADEMY v. CARNEY

406

(1)

Punitive Damages

407

(9)

ORKIN EXTERMINATING COMPANY, INC. v. JETER

408

(5)

UNIT 3 COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS

413

(240)

CHAPTER 18: INTRODUCTION TO SALES

415

(24)

Development of Commercial Law

416

(3)

The Code Today

417

(1)

Harold and Maude, Revisited

418

(1)

This Unit of the Text

419

(1)

UCC Basics

419

(4)

Code's Purpose

419

(1)

Scope of Article 2

419

(2)

Merchants

421

(1)

Good Faith and Unconscionability

421

(2)

Contract Formation

423

(16)

Formation Basics: Section 2-204

423

(2)

J. LEE GREGORY, INC. v. SCANDINAVIAN HOUSE, L.P.

424

(1)

Statute of Frauds

425

(2)

SMITH v. GENERAL MILLS, INC.

426

(1)

Added Terms: Section 2-207

427

(4)

ACEROS PREFABRICADOS, S.A. v. TRADEARBED, INC.

428

(2)

SUPERIOR BOILER WORKS, INC. v. R. J. SANDERS, INC.

430

(1)

Open Terms: Sections 2-305 and 2-306

431

(1)

Modification

431

(10)

YOU BE THE JUDGE CHESTNUT FORKS TENNIS CLUB v. T.J. INTERNATIONAL, INC.

433

(6)

CHAPTER 19: OWNERSHIP AND RISK

439

(22)

Legal Interest

440

(1)

Identification, Title, and Insurable Interest

441

(4)

Existence and Identification

442

(1)

Passing of Title

442

(1)

Insurable Interest

443

(2)

VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO. v. GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.

444

(1)

When the Seller Has Imperfect Title

445

(5)

Bona Fide Purchaser

445

(2)

MOORE EQUIPMENT COMPANY v. H.H. HALFERTY

446

(1)

Entrustment

447

(3)

YOU BE THE JUDGE PEREZ-MEDINA v. FIRST TEAM AUCTION, INC.

449

(1)

Creditor's Rights

450

(2)

Ordinary Sales

450

(1)

Bulk Sales

450

(1)

Returnable Goods

451

(1)

Risk of Loss

452

(9)

Shipping Terms

452

(1)

When the Parties Fail to Allocate the Risk

453

(9)

HARMON v. DUNN

455

(6)

CHAPTER 20: WARRANTIES AND PRODUCT LIABILITY

461

(28)

Product Liability

462

(1)

Express Warranties

462

(3)

Affirmation of Fact or Promise

462

(1)

Description of Goods

463

(1)

Sample or Model

463

(1)

Basis of Bargain

463

(2)

DAUGHTREY v. ASHE

464

(1)

Implied Warranties

465

(4)

Implied Warranty of Merchantability

465

(2)

GOODMAN v. WENCO FOODS, INC.

466

(1)

Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose

467

(1)

Two Last Warranties: Title and Infringement

468

(1)

Disclaimers and Defenses

469

(7)

Disclaimers

469

(2)

Remedy Limitations

471

(3)

Privity

474

(1)

Buyer's Misconduct

475

(1)

Statute of Limitations and Notice of Breach

475

(1)

Negligence

476

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE BOUMELHEM v. BIC CORP.

477

(1)

Strict Liability

478

(5)

UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE COMPANY v. MARTINEZ

481

(1)

Time Limits: Tort versus Contract

482

(1)

Other Legislation

483

(6)

Lemon Laws

483

(1)

Consumer Protection Laws

484

(1)

Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

484

(5)

CHAPTER 21: PERFORMANCE AND REMEDIES

489

(24)

Good Faith

490

(1)

Seller's Obligations (and a Few Rights)

490

(7)

Perfect Tender Rule

491

(1)

Restrictions on the Perfect Tender Rule

491

(6)

FERJUTZ v. HABITAT WALLPAPER & BLINDS, INC.

493

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE SPECIALTY TIRES OF AMERICA, INC. v. THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC.

495

(2)

Buyer's Obligations (and a Few Rights)

497

(2)

Inspection and Acceptance

497

(2)

FELTNER v. D & H IMPACT MARKETING, INC.

498

(1)

Remedies: Assurance and Repudiation

499

(1)

Assurance

499

(1)

Repudiation

499

(1)

Seller's Remedies

500

(3)

Stop Delivery

500

(1)

Identify Goods to the Contract

500

(1)

Resale

500

(1)

DEUTZ-ALLIS CREDIT CORP. v. BAKIE LOGGING

501

(1)

Damages for Non-Acceptance

501

(1)

Action for the Price

502

(1)

Buyer's Remedies

503

(1)

Cover

503

(10)

Non-Delivery

504

(1)

Acceptance of Non-Conforming Goods

504

(1)

Incidental and Consequential Damages

504

(1)

SMITH v. PENBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, INC.

505

(1)

Specific Performance

505

(1)

Liquidated Damages

506

(1)

Damage Limitations and Exclusions

506

(7)

CHAPTER 22: CREATING A NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT

513

(24)

Commercial Paper

514

(1)

Types of Negotiable Instruments

515

(3)

Negotiability

518

(5)

Requirements for Negotiability

518

(3)

Interpretation of Ambiguities

521

(2)

In Re BOARDWALK MARKETPLACE SECURITIES LITIGATION

522

(1)

Negotiation

523

(2)

Holder in Due Course

524

(1)

Requirements for Being a Holder in Due Course

525

(12)

ROSENBAUM v. BULOW

526

(2)

HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY CO. v. AMERICAN EXPRESS, CO.

528

(1)

Shelter Rule

529

(1)

Defenses against a Holder in Due Course

530

(3)

YOU BE THE JUDGE GRANITE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION v. GAAR

532

(1)

Consumer Exception

533

(4)

CHAPTER 23: LIABILITY FOR NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS

537

(26)

Introduction

538

(2)

The Contract versus the Instrument

538

(1)

Enforcing an Instrument

539

(1)

Primary versus Secondary Liability

539

(1)

The Payment Process

540

(1)

Signature Liability

540

(7)

Maker

540

(1)

Drawer

541

Drawee

524

(19)

FOUR CIRCLE CO-OP v. KANSAS STATE BANK & TRUST

543

(1)

Indorser

543

(1)

Accommodation Party

544

(2)

In Re COUCHOT

545

(1)

Agent

546

(1)

Warranty Liability

547

(5)

Basic Rules of Warranty Liability

547

(1)

Transfer Warranties

548

(2)

Comparison of Signature Liability and Transfer Warranties

550

(1)

Presentment Warranties

550

(2)

HSBC BANK USA v. F&M BANK-NORTHERN VIRGINIA

551

(1)

Other Liability Rules

552

(5)

Conversion Liability

552

(1)

Impostor Rule

553

(1)

Fictitious Payee Rule

553

(1)

Employee Indorsement Rule

554

(1)

Negligence

554

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE GULF STATES SECTION, PGA, INC. v. WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ORLEANS

555

(1)

Crimes

556

(1)

Discharge

557

(6)

Discharge of the Obligor

557

(1)

Discharge of an Indorser or Accommodation Party

558

(5)

CHAPTER 24: LIABILITY FOR NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS: BANKS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS

563

(28)

Introduction

564

(1)

Who's Who

565

(1)

Checking Accounts

565

(9)

The Bank's Duty to Provide Information

566

(1)

The Bank's Duty to Pay

566

(1)

Wrongful Dishonor

567

(10)

CITY NATIONAL BANK OF FORT SMITH v. GOODWIN

567

(6)

YOU BE THE JUDGE PARR V. SECURITY NATIONAL BANK

573

(1)

Customer's Right to Withdraw Funds

574

(3)

Electronic Banking

577

(9)

Back to the Future

577

(2)

Electronic Fund Transfer Act

579

(5)

BROXTON-KING v. LA SALLE BANK, N.A.

580

(3)

KRUSER v. BANK OF AMERICA

583

(1)

Wire Transfers

584

(2)

Privacy

586

(5)

CHAPTER 25: SECURED TRANSACTIONS

591

(36)

Revised Article 9: Terms and Scope

592

(4)

Article 9 Revisions

594

(1)

Scope of Revised Article 9

595

(1)

Attachment of a Security Interest

596

(4)

Agreement

596

(1)

Control and Possession

597

(1)

In Re CFLC, INC.

598

(1)

Value

598

(1)

Debtor Rights in the Collateral

599

(1)

Attachment to Future Property

599

(1)

Perfection

600

(9)

Nothing Less than Perfection

600

(1)

Perfection by Filing

600

(4)

YOU BE THE JUDGE THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LACON v. STRONG

602

(2)

Perfection by Possession or Control

604

(1)

HUTHER v. MARINE MIDLAND BANK, N.A.

605

(1)

Perfection of Consumer Goods

605

(3)

Perfection of Movable Collateral and Fixtures

608

(1)

Protection of Buyers

609

(6)

Buyers in Ordinary Course of Business

610

(1)

DEUTSCHE CREDIT CORR v. CASE POWER & EQUIPMENT CO.

610

(1)

Buyers of Consumer Goods

611

(2)

Buyers of Chattel Paper, Instruments, and Documents

613

(1)

Liens

613

(2)

Priorities Among Creditors

615

(4)

Filing versus Control or Possession

616

(1)

Priority Involving a Purchase Money Security Interest

616

(3)

CITIZENS BANK OF AMERICUS v. FEDERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

618

(1)

Default and Termination

619

(8)

Default

619

(3)

Termination

622

(5)

CHAPTER 26: BANKRUPTCY

627

(26)

Overview of the Bankruptcy Code

628

(2)

Rehabilitation

629

(1)

Liquidation

629

(1)

Chapter Description

629

(1)

Goals

629

(1)

Chapter 7 Liquidation

630

(12)

Filing a Petition

630

(1)

Trustee

631

(1)

Creditors

632

(1)

Automatic Stay

632

(1)

In Re SECHUAN CITY INC.

632

(1)

Bankruptcy Estate

633

(3)

Payment of Claims

636

(1)

Discharge

637

(5)

In Re VIVIAN

638

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE COHEN v. DE LA CRUZ

640

(2)

Chapter 11 Reorganization

642

(4)

Debtor in Possession

643

(1)

Creditors' Committee

643

(1)

Plan of Reorganization

643

(1)

Confirmation of the Plan

643

(2)

In Re FOX

644

(1)

Discharge

645

(1)

Does Chapter 11 Work?

645

(1)

Chapter 13 Consumer Reorganizations

646

(3)

Beginning a Chapter 13 Case

647

(1)

Plan of Payment

647

(2)

In Re LEMAIRE

648

(1)

Discharge

649

(1)

Fairness under the Code

649

(4)

UNIT 4 EMPLOYMENT, BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROPERTY

653

CHAPTER 27: AGENCY

655

(32)

Creating an Agency Relationship

656

(3)

Consent

657

(1)

Control

657

(1)

Fiduciary Relationship

658

(1)

Elements Not Required for an Agency Relationship

658

(1)

Duties of Agents to Principals

659

(6)

Duty of Loyalty

659

(3)

ABKCO MUSIC, INC. v. HARRISONGS MUSIC, LTD.

660

(2)

Other Duties of an Agent

662

(2)

Principal's Remedies When the Agent Breaches a Duty

664

(1)

Duties of Principals to Agents

665

(1)

Duty to Reimburse the Agent

665

(1)

Duty to Cooperate

666

(1)

Terminating an Agency Relationship

666

(3)

Termination by Agent or Principal

667

(1)

Principal or Agent Can No Longer Perform Required Duties

667

(1)

Change in Circumstances

668

(1)

Effect of Termination

669

(1)

Liability

669

(18)

Principal's Liability for Contracts

669

(3)

Agent's Liability for Contracts

672

(4)

WEIL v. MURRAY

675

(1)

Principal's Liability for Torts

676

(6)

DURAN v. FURR'S SUPERMARKETS, INC.

677

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE CONNER v. MAGIC CITY TRUCKING SERVICE, INC.

679

(3)

Agent's Liability for Torts

682

(5)

CHAPTER 28: EMPLOYMENT LAW

687

(30)

Introduction

688

(1)

Employment Security

689

(8)

National Labor Relations Act

689

(1)

Family and Medical Leave Act

689

(1)

Wrongful Discharge

689

(8)

WELLS v. ORMET CORP.

692

(5)

Safety and Privacy in the Workplace

697

(3)

Workplace Safety

697

(1)

Employee Privacy

698

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE MICHAEL A. SMYTH v. THE PILLSBURY CO.

699

(1)

Financial Protection

700

(2)

Fair Labor Standards Act

700

(1)

Workers' Compensation

701

(1)

Social Security

701

(1)

Pension Benefits

702

(1)

Employment Discrimination

702

(15)

Equal Pay Act of 1963

702

(1)

Title VII

702

(7)

TERESA HARRIS v. FORKLIFT SYSTEMS, INC.

707

(2)

Age Discrimination

709

(1)

Americans with Disabilities Act

710

(9)

TOYOTA v. WILLIAMS

712

(5)

CHAPTER 29: STARTING A BUSINESS

717

(28)

Sole Proprietorships

718

(1)

General Partnerships

719

(6)

Taxes

719

(1)

Formation

720

(1)

Partnership by Estoppel

721

(1)

Liability

721

(1)

Management

722

(1)

MARSH v. GENTRY

723

(1)

Terminating a Partnership

723

(2)

Limited Liability Partnerships

725

(1)

Professional Corporations

726

(1)

Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Limited Partnerships

726

(3)

Structure

727

(1)

Liability

727

(1)

Taxes

727

(1)

Formation

727

(1)

YOU BE THE JUDGE CELLWAVE TELEPHONE SERVICES L.P. v. FCC

728

(1)

Management

728

(1)

Transfer of Ownership

729

(1)

Duration

729

(1)

Corporations

729

(5)

Corporations in General

729

(2)

Close Corporations

731

(2)

MICHAEL L. RETZER v. NANCY B. RETZER

732

(1)

S Corporations

733

(1)

Limited Liability Companies

734

(2)

Formation

734

(1)

Limited Liability

734

(1)

ANTHONY v. BLUM

734

(1)

Tax Status

735

(1)

Flexibility

735

(1)

Standard Forms

735

(1)

Transferability of Interests

735

(1)

Duration

735

(1)

Going Public

735

(1)

Changing Forms

736

(1)

Joint Ventures

736

(1)

Franchises

736

(9)

BIXBY'S FOOD SYSTEMS, INC. v. MCKAY

739

(6)

CHAPTER 30: CORPORATIONS

745

(32)

Incorporation Process

746

(4)

Where to Incorporate?

747

(1)

The Charter

747

(3)

After Incorporation

750

(3)

Directors and Officers

750

(1)

Bylaws

751

(2)

In Re BIGMAR

752

(1)

Issuing Debt

753

(1)

Death of the Corporation

753

(2)

Piercing the Corporate Veil

753

(2)

RICE v. ORIENTAL FIREWORKS CO.

754

(1)

Termination

755

(1)

The Role of Corporate Management

755

(1)

The Business Judgment Rule

756

(6)

Duty of Loyalty

757

(1)

Duty of Care

758

(4)

YOU BE THE JUDGE SMITH v. VAN GORKOM

759

(3)

Takeovers

762

(2)

Federal Regulation of Tender Offers: The Williams Act

763

(1)

State Regulation of Takeovers

763

(1)

The Role of Shareholders

764

(1)

Rights of Shareholders

765

(6)

Right to Information

766

(1)

Right to Vote

766

(5)

BREHM v. EISNER

770

(1)

Right to Dissent

771

(1)

Right to Protection from Other Shareholders

771

(1)

Enforcing Shareholder Rights

771

(7)

Derivative Lawsuits

771

(1)

Direct Lawsuits

772

(1)

Class Action Lawsuits

772

(5)

CHAPTER 31: PROPERTY

777

(1)

REAL PROPERTY

778

(29)

Nature of Real Property

778

(1)

Estates in Real Property

779

(2)

Freehold Estates

779

(2)

WALTON v. CITY OF RED BLUFF

780

(1)

Concurrent Estates

781

(1)

Nonpossessory Interests

781

(2)

Easements

781

(1)

CARVIN v. ARKANSAS POWER AND LIGHT

782

(1)

Profit

782

(1)

License

783

(1)

Mortgage

783

(1)

Sale of Real Property

783

(2)

Seller's Obligations Concerning the Property

783

(1)

Sales Contract and Title Examination

784

(1)

Closing and Deeds

784

(1)

Recording

784

(1)

Land Use Regulation

785

(2)

Zoning

785

(1)

Eminent Domain

786

(1)

LANDLORD-TENANT LAW

786

(1)

Three Legal Areas Combined

787

(1)

Lease

787

(1)

Types of Tenancy

787

(1)

Tenancy for Years

787

(1)

Periodic Tenancy

788

(1)

Tenancy at Will

788

(1)

Tenancy at Sufferance

788

(1)

Landlord's Duties

788

(4)

Duty to Deliver Possession

788

(1)

Quiet Enjoyment

788

(1)

Duty to Maintain Premises

789

(1)

Duty to Return Security Deposit

790

(2)

HARRIS v. SOLEY

791

(1)

Tenant's Duties

792

(1)

Duty to Pay Rent

792

(1)

Duty to Use Premises Properly

792

(1)

Injuries

792

(3)

Tenant's Liability

792

(1)

Landlord's Liability

792

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE MCGUIRE v. K & G MANAGEMENT CO.

793

(1)

YOU BE THE JUDGE MATTHEWS v. AMBERWOOD ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, INC.

794

(1)

Crime

794

(1)

PERSONAL PROPERTY

795

(1)

Gifts

795

(12)

Intention to Transfer Ownership

795

(1)

Delivery

796

(1)

Inter Vivos Gifts and Gifts Causa Mortis

796

(1)

Acceptance

797

(1)

YOU BE THE JUDGE ALBINGER v. HARRIS

797

(1)

Bailment

798

(1)

Control

799

(1)

Rights of the Bailee

799

(1)

Duties of the Bailee 800 Due Care

800

(2)

GIN v. WACKENHUT CORP.

801

(1)

Liability for Defects

802

(5)

CHAPTER 32: CYBERLAW

807

(24)

Privacy

808

(10)

Internet Tracking

809

(2)

Self Regulation of Online Privacy

811

(1)

Government Regulation of Online Privacy

812

(2)

Your Hard Drive As Witness (Against You)

814

(2)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANGEVINE

815

(1)

E-Mail

816

(2)

YOU BE THE JUDGE BILL MCLAREN, JR. v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION

817

(1)

Crime on the Internet

818

(5)

Hacking

819

(1)

Fraud

819

(4)

Internet Service Providers and Web Hosts

823

(8)

Spam

823

(2)

WASHINGTON v. HECKEL

824

(1)

Communications Decency Act of 1996

825

(8)

JOHN DOES v. FRANCO PRODUCTIONS

826

(5)

CHAPTER 33: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

831

Introduction

832

(1)

Patents

833

(4)

Types of Patents

833

(2)

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO. v. SIGNATURE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

834

(1)

Requirements for a Patent

835

(1)

Patent Application and Issuance

835

(2)

Copyrights

837

(8)

Infringement

838

(1)

Fair Use

838

(2)

Linking

840

(1)

Digital Music and Movies

841

(3)

YOU BE THE JUDGE UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC. v. ERIC CORLEY

843

(1)

International Copyright Treaties

844

(1)

Trademarks

845

(5)

Types of Marks

845

(1)

Ownership and Registration

845

(1)

Valid Trademarks

846

(2)

QUALITEX & CO. v. JACOBSON PRODUCTS, INC.

848

(1)

Infringement

848

(1)

Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995

849

(1)

Domain Names

849

(1)

International Trademark Treaties

850

(1)

Trade Secrets

850

MORLIFE, INC. v. PERRY

852

Appendix A The Constitution of the United States

A-1

Appendix B Uniform Commercial Code (Excerpts)

B-1

Glossary

G-1

Table of Cases

T-1

Index

1-1

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