Anderson’s Business Law and The Legal Environment, Comprehensive Volume

by Twomey, David P.; Jennings, Marianne M.; Fox, Ivan

• ISBN13: 9780324066913
• ISBN10: 0324066910
• Edition: 18th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-07-03
• Publisher: South-Western College/West

Summary

A true landmark in legal education, Anderson's Business Law and the Legal Environment has long guided students to a practical understanding of business law. Now in it's eighteenth edition, the text stands as a trusted reference point in business law, and as a clear guide for students preparing for the CPA exam.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
About the Authors	xi
Part 1 The Legal and Social Environment of Business	1	(212)
The Nature and Sources of Law	2	(8)
The Court System and Dispute Resolution	10	(19)
Business Ethics, Social Forces, and the Law	29	(24)
The Constitution as the Foundation of the Legal Environment	53	(18)
Government Regulation of Competition and Prices	71	(13)
Administrative Agencies	84	(18)
The Legal Environment of International Trade	102	(24)
Crimes	126	(26)
Torts	152	(21)
Intellectual Property Rights and the Internet	173	(24)
Cyberlaw	197	(16)
Part 2 Contracts	213	(162)
Nature and Classes of Contracts: Contracting on the Internet	214	(14)
The Agreement	228	(20)
Capacity and Genuine Assent	248	(19)
Consideration	267	(14)
Legality and Public Policy	281	(15)
Form of Paper and Electronic Contracts	296	(15)
Interpretation of Contracts	311	(14)
Third Persons and Contracts	325	(15)
Discharge of Contracts	340	(18)
Breach of Contract and Remedies	358	(17)
Part 3 Personal Property and Bailments	375	(50)
Personal Property	376	(15)
Bailments	391	(15)
Legal Aspects of Supply Chain Management	406	(19)
Part 4 Sales and Leases of Personal Property	425	(126)
Nature and Form of Sales	426	(25)
Passage of Title and Risk of Loss: Rights of Parties	451	(22)
Warranties and Other Product Liability Theories	473	(23)
Obligations and Performance	496	(13)
Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts	509	(17)
Consumer Protection	526	(25)
Part 5 Negotiable Instruments	551	(80)
Kinds of Instruments, Parties, and Negotiability	552	(16)
Transfer of Negotiable Instruments and Warranties of Parties	568	(19)
Rights of Holders, Defenses, and Issues of Their Liability	587	(17)
Checks and Funds Transfers	604	(27)
Part 6 Debtor-Creditor Relations and Risk Management	631	(84)
Secured Transactions in Personal Property	632	(26)
Other Security Devices	658	(15)
Bankruptcy	673	(21)
Insurance	694	(21)
Part 7 Agency and Employment	715	(98)
Agency	716	(24)
Third Persons in Agency	740	(19)
Regulation of Employment	759	(31)
Equal Employment Opportunity Law	790	(23)
Part 8 Business Organizations	813	(164)
Forms of Business Organizations	814	(15)
Creation and Termination of Partnerships	829	(19)
Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies	848	(24)
Introduction to Corporation Law	872	(24)
Corporate Stocks and Bonds	896	(21)
Securities Regulation	917	(22)
Accountants' Liability and Malpractice	939	(18)
Management of Corporations	957	(20)
Part 9 Real Property and Estates	977
Real Property	978
Environmental Law and Land Use Controls	1000
Leases	1019
Decedents' Estates and Trusts	1037
Appendices
1 How to Find the Law	1
2 The Constitution of the United States	5
3 Uniform Commercial Code	15
4 Revised Uniform Partnership Act (excerpts)	105
5 Revised Model Business Corporation Act As Amended in 1986 and 1987 (excerpts)	115
6 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (excerpts)	129
Glossary	1
Case Index	1
Subject Index	1