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The text is divided into 11 parts: legal rights and social forces; contracts; personal property and bailments; sales; commercial paper; government, business and society; secured transactions, creditors' rights and insurance; agency and employment; business organizations; real property; and, estates. In addition, the authors provide the texts for the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), the Uniform Partnership Act (UPA), and the Uniform Limited Partnership Act (ULPA). There is an extensive glossary, and an index of cases as well as a subject index. Cases are included in the text near the principles they illustrate, and questions at the end of cases give the reader insight into key aspects of the case. Each of the 52 chapters ends with a series of questions reviewing the material in the text and in the cases. As in many legal documents, the text uses numbered as well as captioned paragraphs to enhance its organization, and good use is made of layout conventions such as color and type to enhance the readability of the book.

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fied by the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). The sale of goods is the transfer of title to moveable personal property for a price. The price may be monetary, an exchange of property, or the performance of services. Even so-called "free" goods have a price, and so are covered by the sale regulations. Sales are considered contracts, and in keeping with contract law, the sale contract may be either oral or written. Some sales contracts must be in writing to be considered valid. Chapter 19, "Risk and Property Rights," takes on the issue of what happens when problems arise which are not specifically covered in the sale contract. Such problems typically involve risk and property rights in relation to damage, creditors' claims or insurance coverage. Existing goods are defined as those which are physically in existence and owned by the seller at the time of the agreement, while future goods are defined as not yet owned by the seller or as not yet in existence. Title to existing goods identified at the time of the contract passes to the buyer at the time of agreement. In the case of a consignment, the owner of the goods retains the title but sends the goods to a dealer to sell. In an auction sale, title passes when the buyer's o
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