First U.C.C. ed. and previous non-U.C.C. editions by H. F. Lusk.

Rev. ed. published as: Business law and the regulatory environment. 5th ed. 1982.

Contents : The Nature of law and its development -- Flexibility and growth in the law -- Crime and international torts -- Negligence and strict liability -- Introduction -- Offer -- Acceptance -- Reality of consent -- Consideration -- Capacity of parties -- Illegality -- Writing -- Rights and third parties -- Performance and remedies -- Creation of relation and authority -- Relation of principal and third persons -- Relation of agent to third person -- Relation principal and agent -- Creation of partnership -- Relation of partners between themselves -- Relation of partners to third persons -- Dissolution and winding up -- Nature of corporation and incorporation -- Organizing and financing the corporation's business -- Operating the corporate business -- Shareholders' rights and liabilities -- Securities regulation -- Foreign corporations -- Personal property -- Real property -- Landlord and tenant -- Environmental law -- Formation and terms of sales contracts -- Warranty and product liability -- Performance -- Remedies for breach -- Negotiable instruments -- Negotiation and holder in due course -- Liability of parties and discharge -- Checks and documents of title -- Introduction to security -- Security interests in personal property -- Security interests in real property -- Bankruptcy -- Competitive torts and the protection of ideas -- The Sherman Act -- The clayton act -- The Robinson-Patman Act -- The Federal Trade Commission Act and other acts and law relating to competition -- Appendixes -- Case index -- General index.