Smith and Roberson's Business Law by Richard A. Mann, Barry S. Roberts

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Synopsis

Mann and Roberts (business law, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) offer a text for use in business law, legal environment, and certified public accounting courses. Covering contracts to wills, they emphasize the regulatory environment of business law. Chapters include cases and exercises using the Internet; an auxiliary Web site is available. Appended materials include the Constitution, a dictionary of business terms, and acts/selected provisions thereof. Dates of previous editions are not given. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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This textbook begins with an overview of the legal environment in which business operates, followed by treatments of fundamental concepts, including contracts, agency, sales, negotiable instruments, unincorporated business associations, corporations, debtor and creditor relations, regulation, and property. Each chapter contains narrative discussions, cases consisting of selected court decisions, and problems. Appendices feature the U.S. Constitution, the Uniform Partnership Act, the Revised Model Business Corporation Act, a dictionary of legal terms, and selections from the Uniform Commercial Code and the Revised Uniform Partnership Act. The authors teach business law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Biography

Richard A. Mann received a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D. from Yale Law School. He is currently professor of Business Law at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is past president of the Southeastern Regional Business Law Association. He is a member of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, and the North Carolina Bar. Professor Mann has written extensively on a number of legal topics, including bankruptcy, sales, secured transactions, real property, insurance law, and business associations. He has received the AMERICAN BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL'S award both for the best article and for the best comment and has, in addition, served as a reviewer and staff editor for the publication. Professor Mann is a coauthor of SMITH AND ROBERSON'S BUSINESS LAW (Fourteenth Edition), as well as ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS LAW AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT (Tenth Edition), and CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS LAW.

Barry S. Roberts received a B.S. in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University, a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School. He served as a judicial clerk for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court prior to practicing law in Pittsburgh. Barry Roberts is currently professor of Business Law at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is a member of Who's Who in American Law and the North Carolina and Pennsylvania Bars. Professor Roberts has written numerous articles on such topics as antitrust, products liability, constitutional law, banking law, employment law, and business associations. He has been a reviewerand staff editor for the AMERICAN BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL. He is a coauthor of SMITH AND ROBERSON'S BUSINESS LAW (Fourteenth Edition), as well as ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS LAW AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT (Tenth Edition), and CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS LAW.