Introduction to the law of property, estate planning and insurance.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Open Textbook Library, distributor.

Series:

Open Textbook Library.

Open textbook library.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vendors and purchasers.

Real property.

Estate planning.

Insurance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations, map.

Updated irregularly.

Distribution:

Minneapolis : Open Textbook Library.

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Virginia : Saylor Academy, 2012-

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"Introduction to the Law of Property, Estate Planning and Insurance is an up-to-date textbook that covers legal issues that students must understand relating to real estate (an especially important business asset), as well as estate planning and insurance. The text is organized to permit instructors to tailor the materials to their particular approach. The authors take special care to engage students by relating law to everyday events with their clear, concise and readable style. After introductory chapters covering the legal environment of business, Introduction to the Law of Property, Estate Planning and Insurance provides students with context and essential legal concepts relating to property rights and duties, estate planning, insurance, secured transactions, mortgages, and related topics. The text provides the vocabulary and legal savvy they will need when working with these concepts, which are critical to business planning and success."--Open Textbook Library.

Contents:

Introduction to Law and Legal Systems

Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics

Courts and the Legal Process

Constitutional Law and US Commerce

Administrative Law

Criminal Law

Introduction to Tort Law

Contracts

Introduction to Property: Personal Property and Fixtures

Intellectual Property

The Nature and Regulation of Real Estate and the Environment

The Transfer of Real Estate by Sale

Landlord and Tenant Law

Estate Planning: Wills, Estates, and Trusts

Insurance

Secured Transactions and Suretyship

Mortgages and Nonconsensual Liens

Bailments and the Storage, Shipment, and Leasing of Goods

Notes:

This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 "No Rights Reserved" license.

Description based on online version, v. 1.0, 2012; Title from OTL website (viewed on July 21, 2016)

ISBN:

1453344160

9781453344163

OCLC:

953827492

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access