LESSON ONE Definition, Classification Sources 1
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UNIT ONE General Introduction 1
Word Study 4
Exercises 5
LESSON TWO Lawyers 8
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Word Study 10
Exercises 11
LESSON THREE*Judges and Justices 14
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Word Study 16
Exercises 17
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LESSON FOUR Duality and the Resulting Complications 20
Word Study 22
Exercises 23
UNIT TWO Civil Litigation 27
LESSON ONE Introduction 27
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Word Study 30
Exercises 30
LESSON TWO Commencing a Legal Action 34
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Word Study 36
Exercises 37
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LESSON THREE Pleadings and Motions Attacking Pleadings 40
Word Study 42
Exercises 43
LESSON FOUR Discovery 46
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Word Study 48
Exercises 48
LESSON FIVE The Trial 51
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Word Study 53
Exercises 54
LESSON SIX Appeal Enforcement 57
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Word Study 60
Exercises 61
案例阅读指导 64
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING 65
Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States 318U. S. 363 (1943) 65
Dice v. Akron, Canton Youngstown Railroad Co. 342 U.S. 359 (1952) 66
Alderman v. Baltimore Ohio R. Co. 113 F. Supp. 881 (1953) 68
Lindberger v. General Motors Corp. 56 F. R. D. 433 (1972) 70
Dobson v. Masonite Corp. 359F. 2d 921 (1966) 71
Thiel v. Southern Pac. Co. 328U. S. 217 (1946) 73
Jones v. Morris Plan Bank of Portsmouth 168 Va. 284 (1937) 75
UNIT THREE Constitutional Law 79
LESSON ONE The Institutions of Government 79
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Word Study 82
Exercises 83
LESSON TWO Separation of Powers 87
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Word Study 90
Exercises 91
LESSON THREE Federal-State Relations 94
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Word Study 97
Exercises 98
LESSON FOUR Basle Rights 101
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Word Study 104
Exercises 105
Marbury v. Madison 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137, 2 L. Ed. 60 (1803) 109
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING 109
Youngstown Sheet Tube Co. v. Sawyer [The Steel Seizure Case] 343U. S. 579 (1952) 112
Board of Regents v. Roth 408U. S. 564 (1972) 114
United States v. Darby 312U. S. 100 (1941) 116
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States 379U. S. 241 (1964) 118
Katzenbach v. McClung 379U. S. 294 (1964) 121
UNIT FOUR Property Law 123
LESSON ONE Basle Categories of Property Law 123
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Word Study 126
Exercises 127
LESSON TWO Real Property (Ⅰ) 130
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Word Study 133
Exercises 134
LESSON THREE Real Property (Ⅱ) 137
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Word Study 140
Exercises 141
LESSON FOUR Personal Property 144
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Word Study 146
Exercises 147
LESSON FIVE Intellectual Property 151
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Word Study 154
Exercises 154
In re Estate of Michael 218 A. 2d 388 (Pa. 1966) 158
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING 158
Bailey v. Kruithoff 280 So. 2d 262 (1973) 159
Matter of Cohn 176 N.Y.S. 225 (1919) 161
Ray v. Flower Hospital 439 N.E. 2d 942 Ohio Ct. App. (1981) 162
UNIT FIVE Contracts 165
LESSON ONE Contract Formation and Classification 165
Text Word study 169
Exercises LESSON TWO Satisfaction, Breach and Remedies 173
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Word study 176
Exercises 177
LESSON THREE Rights of Third Parties 181
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Word study 183
Exercises 184
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING 188
Barnes v. Treece 549 P. 2d 1152 (Wash. App. 1976) 188
Benya v. Stevens and Thompson Paper Co. 468 A. 2d 929 (Vt. 1983) 189
Dickinson v. Auto Center Mfg. Co. 639 F. 2d 250 (Fla. 1981) 190
Slattery v. Wells Fargo Armored Service Corp.366 So. 2d 157 (Fla. 1979) 191
Bobby Floats Toyota, Inc. v. Smith 269 S. E. 2d 320 (N. C. App. 1980) 192
Strickland v. Gulf Life Ins. Co. 242 S. E. 2d 148 (Ga. 1978) 193
Colorado Carpet Installation v. Palermo 647 P. 2d 686 (Colo. App. 1982) 194
Alaska State Housing Auth. v. Walsh Co., Inc. 625 P. 2d 831 (Alaska 1980) 195
Beckman v. Vassakk-Dillworth Lincoln-Mercury 468 A. 2d 784 (Pa. Super. 1983) 196
Acme Mills Elevator Co. v. Johnson 141 Ky 718 (1911) 197
County of Champaign v. Hanks 353 N. E. 2d 405 (Ill. App. 1976) 198
Keel v. Titan Construction Corp 639 P 2d 1228 (Okla. 1982) 200
Ryder Truck Rental v. Transp. Equipment Co. 339 N.W. 2d 283 (Neb. 1983) 201
Equilease Corp. v. State Federal S L Ass'n. 647 F. 2d 1069 (Okla. Law 1981) 202
UNIT SIX Commercial Paper 205
LESSON ONE*Negotiable Instruments 205
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Word Study 208
Exercises 208
LESSON TWO Rights of Holder in Due Course 212
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Word Study 215
Exercises 215
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LESSON THREE Check Collection 219
Word Study 222
Exercises 222
LESSON FOUR The Bank and Its Customer: Rights, Duties and Liabilities 226
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Word Study 228
Exercises 229
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING 233
Lialios v. Home Ins, Companies 410 N. E. 2d 193 (Ill. App. 1980) 233
Sanitary Imp., Dist. v. Continental Western 343N. W. 2d 314 (Neb. 1983) 234
First Inv. Co. v. Andersen 621P. 2d 683 (Utah 1980) 235
Bank of Miami v. Florida City Express, Inc. 367 Do. 2d 683 (Fla. App. 1979) 236
Continental Bank v. Fitting 559 P. 2d 218 (Aris. 1977) 238
FJS Electronics, Inc. v. Fidelity Bank 431 S. 2d 326 (Pa. Super. 1981) 239
Brighton, Inc. v. Colonial First Nat'l. Bank 422 A. 2d 433 (N.J. 1980) 241
Suit Wells Equip. Co. v. Citizens Nat. Bank of So. Md. 282 A. 2d 109 (Md. 1971) 242
Barclays Discount Bank Ltd. v. Bogharian Bros.568 F. Supp. 1116 (Cal. Law 1983) 244
Money Mart Check Cashing Center v. Epicycle 667 P. 2d 1372 (Colo. 1983) 245
Richardson v. Girner 668 S. W. 2d 523 (Ark. 1984) 247
H. Schultz , Sons, Inc. v. Bank of Suffolk County 439 F. Supp. 1137 (1977) 248
A. Dziurak v. Chase Manhattan Bank N. A. 396 N. Y. S. 2d 414 (1977) 251
UNIT SEVEN Corporate Law 257
LESSON ONE Introduction 257
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Word Study 260
Exercises 260
LESSON TWO Incorporation, Organization and House Keeping 264
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Exercises 267
Word Study 267
LESSON THREE Corporate Management and Control 271
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Word Study 274
Exercises 274
LESSON FOUR Dissolutions, Mergers and Consolidations 278
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Word Study 281
Exercises 281
LESSON FIVE Securities Regulation 285
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Word Study 288
Exercises 289
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LESSON SIX Contests for Control 292
Word Study 295
Exercises 295
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING 299
Johnson v. MPL Leasing Corp. 441 So. 2d 904 (Ala. 1983) 299
Pierson v. Jones 625 P. 2d 1085 (Id. 1981) 300
Renberg v. Zarrow 667 P.2d 465 (Okla. 1983) 301
Vista Fund v. Garis 227 N. W. 2d 19 (Minn. 1979) 304
Sampson v. Hunt 564P. 2d 489 (Kan. 1977) 305
Wicks v. Milzoco Builders, Inc. 470 A. 2d 86 (Pa. 1983) 307
Bonsall v. Piggly Wiggly Helms, Inc. 274 S. E. 2d 298 (S. C. 1981) 308
Henry George Sons, Inc. v. Cooper-George, Inc. 632 P. 2d 512 (Wash. 1981) 309
Stumpf v. C. S. Stumpf Sons, Inc. 120 Cal. Rptr. 671 (1975) 311
Unilever Acquisition Corp. v. Richardson-Vicks, Inc. 618 F. Supp. 407 (S. D. New York, 1985) 313
UNIT EIGHT Tort Law 317
LESSON ONE Introduction to Tort Law 317
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Exercises 319
LESSON TWO Intentional Torts (Ⅰ) 322
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Word Study 325
Exercises 326
LESSON THREE Intentional Torts (Ⅱ) 329
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Word Study 332
Exercises 333
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LESSON FOUR Torts of Negligence 336
Word Study 339
Exercises 339
LESSON FIVE Strict Liability in Torts and Tort Reform 343
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Exercises 345
CASES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING 349
Quinones v. United States 492 F. 2d 1269 (3d Cir. 1974) 349
Faniel v. Chesapeake Potomac Telephone Co. 404 A. 2cl 147 (D. C. Ct. App. 1979) 351
Chrystal v. The Hawkes Hospital 598 N. E. 2d 1174 (Ohio App. 1991) 353
Katko v. Briney 183 N. W. 2d 657 (Iowa 1971) 354
Chemawa Country Golf v. Wnuk 402 N. E. 2d 1069 (Mass. App. Ct. 1980) 355
Key To Exercises 358
Glossary 398
References 427