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UNIT ONE Introduction to American Law 1

Lesson One Law:Definition,Classification and Sources 1

Lesson Two Law Under American Federalism 12

Lesson Three The Dual Court System 20

UNIT TWO Civil Litigation 28

Lesson One The Adversary System 28

Lesson Two Commencing a Legal Action 37

Lesson Three Pleadings and Motions Attacking Pleadings 45

Lesson Four Discovery 53

Lesson Five The Trial 61

Lesson Six Appeal and Enforcement 69

案例阅读指导 78

CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING 79

Clearfield Trust Co.v.United States 79

Alderman v.Baltimore ＆ Ohio Railway Co 82

Cross v.United States 86

Lindberger v.General Motors Corp 91

Kozlowski v.Sears.Roebuck ＆ Co 93

Thiel v.Southern Pac.Co 98

Dobson v.Masonite Corp 103

Jones v.Morris Plan Bank of Portsmouth 106

UNIT THREE Constitutional Law 112

Lesson One The Institutions of Government 112

Lesson Two Separation of Powers 121

Lesson Three Federal-State Relations 130

Lesson Four Basic Rights 139

CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING 149

Marbury v.Madison 149

Youngstown Sheet ＆ Tube Co.v.Sawyer 155

City of Philadelphia v.New Jersey 160

Board of Regents v.Roth 165

Brown v.Board of Education(First Case) 168

United States v.Darby 173

Heart of Atlanta Motel v.United States 178

Ashcroft v.American Civil Liberties Union et al 183

Employment Division,Dept.of Human Resources of Oregon v.Smith 188

UNIT FOUR Contracts 194

Lesson One Contract Formation and Classification 194

Lesson Two Performance and Non-Performance 204

Lesson Three Remedies and Computation of Damages 213

Lesson Four Rights of Third Parties 220

CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING 229

McDonald v.Mobil Coal Producing,Inc 229

Louisa W.Hamer v.Franklin Sidway 234

John D.R.Leibard v.PepsiCo,Inc 239

ACE Service Inc.v.General Service Administration 244

Handicapped Children's Education Board of Sheboygan County v.Lukaszewski 250

Acme Mills ＆ Elevator Co.v.Johnson 255

Equilease Corp.v.State Federal S ＆ L Association 258

United States ex rel.Coastal Steel Erectors,Inc.v.Algernon Blair,Inc 263

Trippe Manufacturing Company v.Niles Auto Corporation 266

Finger Furniture Company Inc.v.Commonwealth Insurance Company 272

UMT FIVE Commercial Paper 277

Lesson One Negotiable Instruments 277

Lesson Two Rights of Holder in Due Course 285

Lesson Three Check Collection 295

Lesson Four The Bank and Its Customer:Rights,Duties and Liabilities 304

CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING 313

Bank of Miami v.Florida City Express,Inc 313

Money Mart Check Cashing Center v.Epicycle 316

Huber Glass Co.v.First Nat.Bank of Kenosha 319

H.Schultz ＆ Sons,Inc.v.Bank of Suffolk County 325

Dziurak v.The Chase Manhattan Bank,NA 330

MidWisconsin Bank v.Forsgard Trading,Inc 334

Wachovia Bank,N.A.v.Federal Reserve Bank 338

Guardian Life Insurance Co.v.Weisman 344

Key to Exercises 350

Vocabulary 379