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