Gordon W. Brown,
North Shore Community College Paul A. Sukys,
North Central State College
ISBN: 0072960574 Copyright year: 2006
Table of Contents
ETHICS, LAW AND THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM
Ethics, Sources of Law
The Judicial Process
Criminal Law
Tort Law
CONTRACT LAW
The Nature Characteristics, and Status of Contracts
Offer and Acceptance
Mutual Assent and Defective Agreement
Contractual Capacity
Consideration Legality
Form of the Agreement
Third Parties in Contract Law
Discharge and Remedies
SALES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
Sales and Leases of Goods
Title and Risk of Loss in Sales of Goods
Performance and Breach of the Sales Contract
Warranties and Product Liability
Consumer Protection
PROPERTY
Personal Property
Bailments
Real Property
Landlord and Tenant Wills, Intestacy, and Trusts
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS
Nature and Kinds of Negotiable Instruments
Drafting and Negotiating Instruments
Holders in Due Course, Defenses and Liabilities
Bank Deposits, Collections, and Depositor Relationships
INSURANCE, SECURED TRANSACTIONS, AND BANKRUPTCY
The Nature of the Insurance Contract Mortgage and Other Security Devices
Bankruptcy and Debt Adjustment
AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT
The Principal and Agent Relationship
Operation and Termination of Agency
Employment Law
Labor-Management Relations Law
BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION
Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships
Corporate Formation and Finance
Corporate Management and Control
Government Regulation of Corporate Business
EMERGING TRENDS AND ISSUES
Professional Liability
Computers, E-Commerce, and the Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
International Law
Appendix A: US Constitution
Appendix B: Uniform Commercial Code (Abridged)
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