Law for Business » (15th Edition)

Janet Ashcroft has been a full-time faculty member at Howard University, teaching business law, taxation, and accounting, and serving on the Judiciary Committee at the university. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Patrick Henry College and has served on the Visiting Committee of the University of Chicago, chair of the Alzheimer's disease Task Force for the State of Missouri and as state liaison for the National Alzheimer's Association.

This undergraduate textbook explains the rules of conduct prescribed by government for the performance of business transactions, covering contracts, personal property, sales, negotiable instruments, employment, business organization, risk-bearing devices, and real property. The fifteenth edition raises issues of corporate responsibility and cites 13 recent court cases. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

PART I: THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS. 1. Introduction to Law 2. Courts and Court Procedure 3. Business Torts and Crimes 4. Government Regulation of Business PART II: CONTRACTS 5. Nature and Classes of Contracts 6. Offer and Acceptance 7. Capacity to Contract 8. Consideration 9. Defective Agreement 10. Illegal Agreements 11. Written Contracts 12. Third Parties and Contracts 13. Termination of Contracts PART III: PERSONAL PROPERTY 14. Nature of Personal Property 15. Special Bailments PART IV: SALES 16. Sales of Personal Property 17. Formalities of a Sale 18. Transfer of Title and Risk in Sales Contracts 19. Warranties, Product Liability, and Consumer Protection PART V: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS 20. Nature of Negotiable Instruments 21. Essentials of Negotiability 22. Promissory Notes and Drafts 23. Negotiation and Discharge 24. Liabilities of Parties and Holders in Due Course 25. Defenses PART VI: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT 26. Nature and Creation of an Agency 27. Operation and Termination of an Agency 28. Employer and Employee Relations 29. Employees' Rights 30. Labor Legislation PART VII: BUSINESS ORGANIZATION 31. Introduction to Business Organization 32. Creation and Operation of a Partnership 33. Dissolution of a Partnership 34. Nature of a Corporation 35. Ownership of a Corporation 36. Management and Dissolution of a Corporation PART VIII: RISK-BEARING DEVICES 37. Principles of Insurance 38. Types of Insurance 39. Security Devices 40. Bankruptcy PART IX: REAL PROPERTY 41. Nature of Real Property 42. Transfer of Real Property 43. Real Estate Mortgages 44. Landlord and Tenant 45. Wills, Inheritances and Trusts