TY - BOOK AU - Ashcroft,John D. AU - Ashcroft,Janet E. TI - Law for business SN - 0538880953 (alk. paper) U1 - 346.7307 22 PY - 1999/// CY - Cincinnati, Albany PB - West Educational Pub. Co. KW - Commercial law KW - United States N1 - CONTENT PART 1. THE LAEGAL SYSTEM AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS Chapter 1. Introduction to law Chapter 2. Courts and court procedure Chapter 3. Business torts and crimes Chapter 4. Government regulation of business PART 2. CONTRACTS Chapter 5. Nature and classes of contracts Chapter 6. Offer and acceptance Chapter 7. Capacity of contract Chapter 8. Consideration Chapter 9. Defective agreements Chapter 10. Illegal agreements Chapter 11. Written contracts Chapter 12. Third parties and contracts Chapter 13. Termination of contracts PART 3. PERSONAL PROPERTY Chapter 14. Nature of personal property Chapter 15. Special Bailments PART 4. SALES Chapter 16. Sales of personal property Chapter 17. Formalities of a sale Chapter 18. Transfer of title and risk in sales contracts Chapter 19. Warranties, product liability and consumer production PART 5. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS Chapter 20. nature of negotiable Chapter 21. Essentials of negotiability Chapter 22. Promissory notes and drafts Chapter 23. Negotiation and discharge Chapter 24. Liabilities of parties and holders in due course Chapter 25. Defenses Etc... ; Includes index ER -