Essentials of business law and the legal environment

Covering all business law topics represented on the CPA certification exam, this textbook includes discussions of ethics, the legal environment of business, contracts, sales, negotiable instruments, agency, business associations, debtor and creditor relations, regulation, and property. Summaries of important cases are integrated throughout. Appendices include a glossary of legal terms and excerpts of various legal code. The authors teach business law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Introduction to Law and Ethics -- The Legal Environment of Business -- Contracts -- Sales -- Negotiable Instruments -- Agency -- Business Associations -- Debtor and Creditor Relations -- Regulation of Business -- Property.