Business Law

by Goldman, Arnold J.; Sigismond, William D.

• ISBN13: 9780395746608
• ISBN10: 0395746604
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-10-01
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART I UNDERSTANDING THE LAW	1	(102)
Foundations of Law	2	(15)
The U. S. Court System and its Constitutional Foundation	17	(17)
Public Wrongs/Crimes	34	(25)
Private Wrongs/Torts	59	(23)
Litigation and Alternatives for Settling Civil Disputes	82	(21)
You Be the Judge: The Case of the Good Samaritan	101	(2)
PART II CONTRACTS	103	(120)
The Basics of Contract Law	104	(11)
Agreement: Offer and Acceptance	115	(15)
Consideration	130	(13)
Competent Parties	143	(13)
Legal Purpose	156	(16)
Contracts That Must Be in Writing	172	(12)
Transfer of Contract Rights and Obligations	184	(11)
The Termination of Contracts: Discharge	195	(10)
The Termination of Contracts: Breach of Contract	205	(18)
You Be the Judge: The Case of the Erroneous Leaflets	222	(1)
PART III PURCHASE AND SALE OF GOODS UNDER THE UCC	223	(62)
The Sales Contract: Key Concepts	224	(15)
The Sales Contract: Transfer of Title and Risk of Loss	239	(14)
The Sales Contract: Performance, Breach, and Remedies for Breach	253	(13)
Product Liability: Negligence, Warranties, and Strict Liability	266	(19)
You Be the Judge: The Case of the Faulty Airconditioning System	283	(2)
PART IV COMMERCIAL PAPER	285	(58)
Nature and Types of Commercial Paper	286	(13)
Issue, Transfer, and Discharge of Commercial Paper	299	(10)
Rights and Duties of Parties to a Negotiable Instrument; Holder in Due Course Status	309	(15)
Checks, Electronic Fund Transfers, and the Banking System	324	(19)
You Be the Judge: The Case of the Forged Checks	342	(1)
PART V AGENCY EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW	343	(52)
Employer-Employee Relationship	344	(21)
Principal-Agent Relationship	365	(19)
Principal-Agent, Employer-Employee, and Third-Party Relationship	384	(11)
You Be the Judge: The Case of the Disgruntled Employee	394	(1)
PART VI BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION	395	(50)
Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships	396	(17)
Corporations and Franchising	413	(18)
Government Regulation of Business	431	(14)
You Be the Judge: The Cases of the Profitable Property	444	(1)
PART VII REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY	445	(50)
Basic Legal Concepts of Property	446	(17)
Renting Real Property	463	(14)
Buying and Selling Real Property	477	(18)
You Be the Judge: The Case of the Departing Tenant	493	(2)
PART VIII BAILMENTS	495	(36)
Nature and Creation of Bailments	496	(8)
Bailments: Types, Rights, and Responsibilities	504	(13)
Special Bailments	517	(14)
You Be the Judge: The Case of the Burned Boat	530	(1)
PART IX INSURANCE	531	(48)
Property and Casualty Insurance	532	(17)
Automobile Insurance	549	(13)
Personal Insurance	562	(17)
You Be the Judge: The Case of the Fraudulent Insured	578	(1)
PART X WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING	579	(28)
Wills and Intestacy	580	(17)
Estate Planning	597	(10)
You Be the Judge: The Case of the Contested Will	606	(1)
PART XI CONSUMER AND CREDITOR PROTECTION	607	(50)
Protecting the Consumer and the Taxpayer	608	(21)
Protecting the Borrower	629	(17)
Protecting the Creditor	646	(11)
You Be the Judge: The Case of the Unpaid-for-Piano	656	(1)
Appendix A How to Do Legal Research	657	(3)
Appendix B Comparison of Basic Contract Law and UCC	660	(6)
Appendix C The United States Constitution	666
Glossary of Legal Terms	G1
Index	I1