SOLUTION MANUAL
Law for Business 15th Edition,
By A. James Barnes, Timothy Lemper, All Chapters 1 - 47
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE: Introduction to the Law Chapter
1: Law and Legal Reasoning Chapter 2:
Dispute Settlement
Chapter 3: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Chapter 4: Business and the Constitution
Chapter 5: Criminal Law and Procedure
Chapter 6: Intentional Torts
Chapter 7: Negligence and Strict Liability
Chapter 8: Intellectual Property
PART TWO: Contracts
Chapter 9: The Nature and Origins of Contracts
Chapter 10: Creating a Contract: Offers
Chapter 11: Creating a Contract: Acceptances
Chapter 12: Consideration
Chapter 13: Capacity to Contract
Chapter 14: Consent to Contract
Chapter 15: Illegality
Chapter 16: Form and Meaning of Contracts
Chapter 17: Third Parties’ Contract Rights Chapter
18: Contract Performance and Remedies
PART THREE: Sales
Chapter 19: Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts
Chapter 20: Warranties and Product Liability Chapter
21: Performance of Sales Contracts
Chapter 22: Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts
PART FOUR: Agency and Employment
Chapter 23: The Agency Relationship—Creation, Duties, and Termination Chapter
24: Liability of Principals and Agents to Third Parties
Chapter 25: Employment Laws
PART FIVE: Business Organizations
Chapter 26: Which Form of Business Organization?
Chapter 27: Partnerships
Chapter 28: Formation and Termination of Corporations Chapter
29: Management of the Corporate Business
Chapter 30: Financing the Corporation and the Role of the Shareholders Chapter
31: Securities Regulation
Chapter 32: Legal Liability of Accountants
,PART SIX: Property
Chapter 33: Personal Property and Bailments
Chapter 34: Real Property
Chapter 35: Landlord and Tenant
Chapter 36: Estates and Trusts Chapter
37: Insurance
PART SEVEN: Commercial Paper
Chapter 38: Negotiable Instruments
Chapter 39: Negotiation and Holder in Due Course
Chapter 40: Liability of Parties
Chapter 41: Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers
PART EIGHT: Credit Transactions
Chapter 42: Introduction to Security
Chapter 43: Security Interests in Personal Property
Chapter 44: Bankruptcy
PART NINE: Government Regulation
Chapter 45: The Antitrust Laws Chapter
46: Consumer Protection Laws Chapter
47: Environmental Regulation
, CHAPTER 1: LAW AND LEGAL REASONING
LECTURE OUTLINE
1. Discuss the Twisdale case that opens this chapter. It provides an interesting vehicle for
discussing the functions of law and legal interpretation.
a. Have your students identify the various functions of the law and then discuss which
specific functions are furthered by this antiretaliation aspects of the Civil Rights
statute.
b. In the context of legal interpretation, the court found that Twisdale did seem to be
protected based on the literal language of the statute. However, it looked beyond the
plain meaning to reject his claim. Specifically, the court believed that interpreting the
law in a manner that would protect him from retaliation would undermine the purpose
ofthe statute. It is conceivable that the court is motivated by public policy concerns as
well.
c. What do your students think of courts who do look at intent and public policy? Use thisas
a lead-in for a discussion of legal jurisprudence.
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Law for Business 15th Edition,
By A. James Barnes, Timothy Lemper, All Chapters 1 - 47
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE: Introduction to the Law Chapter
1: Law and Legal Reasoning Chapter 2:
Dispute Settlement
Chapter 3: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Chapter 4: Business and the Constitution
Chapter 5: Criminal Law and Procedure
Chapter 6: Intentional Torts
Chapter 7: Negligence and Strict Liability
Chapter 8: Intellectual Property
PART TWO: Contracts
Chapter 9: The Nature and Origins of Contracts
Chapter 10: Creating a Contract: Offers
Chapter 11: Creating a Contract: Acceptances
Chapter 12: Consideration
Chapter 13: Capacity to Contract
Chapter 14: Consent to Contract
Chapter 15: Illegality
Chapter 16: Form and Meaning of Contracts
Chapter 17: Third Parties’ Contract Rights Chapter
18: Contract Performance and Remedies
PART THREE: Sales
Chapter 19: Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts
Chapter 20: Warranties and Product Liability Chapter
21: Performance of Sales Contracts
Chapter 22: Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts
PART FOUR: Agency and Employment
Chapter 23: The Agency Relationship—Creation, Duties, and Termination Chapter
24: Liability of Principals and Agents to Third Parties
Chapter 25: Employment Laws
PART FIVE: Business Organizations
Chapter 26: Which Form of Business Organization?
Chapter 27: Partnerships
Chapter 28: Formation and Termination of Corporations Chapter
29: Management of the Corporate Business
Chapter 30: Financing the Corporation and the Role of the Shareholders Chapter
31: Securities Regulation
Chapter 32: Legal Liability of Accountants
,PART SIX: Property
Chapter 33: Personal Property and Bailments
Chapter 34: Real Property
Chapter 35: Landlord and Tenant
Chapter 36: Estates and Trusts Chapter
37: Insurance
PART SEVEN: Commercial Paper
Chapter 38: Negotiable Instruments
Chapter 39: Negotiation and Holder in Due Course
Chapter 40: Liability of Parties
Chapter 41: Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers
PART EIGHT: Credit Transactions
Chapter 42: Introduction to Security
Chapter 43: Security Interests in Personal Property
Chapter 44: Bankruptcy
PART NINE: Government Regulation
Chapter 45: The Antitrust Laws Chapter
46: Consumer Protection Laws Chapter
47: Environmental Regulation
, CHAPTER 1: LAW AND LEGAL REASONING
LECTURE OUTLINE
1. Discuss the Twisdale case that opens this chapter. It provides an interesting vehicle for
discussing the functions of law and legal interpretation.
a. Have your students identify the various functions of the law and then discuss which
specific functions are furthered by this antiretaliation aspects of the Civil Rights
statute.
b. In the context of legal interpretation, the court found that Twisdale did seem to be
protected based on the literal language of the statute. However, it looked beyond the
plain meaning to reject his claim. Specifically, the court believed that interpreting the
law in a manner that would protect him from retaliation would undermine the purpose
ofthe statute. It is conceivable that the court is motivated by public policy concerns as
well.
c. What do your students think of courts who do look at intent and public policy? Use thisas
a lead-in for a discussion of legal jurisprudence.
2. Question fstudents fabout ftheir fdefinitions fof f―law.‖ fMake fcertain fthey
funderstand fthe f importance fof flaw fin fall faspects fof four flives.
3. Discuss fthe fvarious ffunctions fthat flaw fserves fin fsociety. fYou fmight fdo fthis fby
fhaving fthe f students fidentify fsome fof fthem.
a. Discuss fthe fconflicts fthat farise fbetween fand famong fthe fvarious ffunctions fof flaw. fFor
f example, fthere foften fare fconflicts fbetween fthe fgoals fof findividual ffreedom fand
fachieving f social fjustice. fNote fthe fproblems fthat farise fwhen fthere fis fno f clear
fconsensus fon fwhat fis fjust.
b. Ask fthe fstudents fif fthey fthink fthat flaw fever fis f―overused.‖ fThey fare flikely fto fcite
fnumerous f examples. fFor finstance, fthis fmight fbe fa ftime fto ftalk fabout fthe fproduct
fliabilitycases fthat fare f regularly fin fthe fheadlines. fPerhaps fthe fcase finvolving fthe
fwoman fwho fburned fherself fwith f coffee ffrom fMcDonald’s fwould fbe fappropriate
fhere.
