LEGL 24 - Legal Aspects of Business Organizations and ActivitiesSemester Hours: 3
This course concerns law and ethical considerations pertaining to profit and not-for-profit organizations. Topics include personal and real property and the acquisition thereof, with emphasis on contractual purchase and transactions in goods under Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article 2; laws relating to landlord-tenant relationships, wills, estates and trusts, and insurance; negotiable instruments, including commercial paper under UCC Article 3; credit-oriented transactions, with emphasis on secured transactions under UCC Article 9, securing debt under state mortgage law, and bankruptcy under the Federal Bankruptcy Code; agency, partnerships, corporations and the regulation of securities; and the legal and professional responsibilities of CPAs and other financial professionals.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
LEGL 20 ; sophomore class standing or above required – students with fewer than 24 s.h. on record may not register for this course; no exceptions permitted. Required for accounting majors.
Summer 2011 Offering:
SSI
60212: M-R, 8:30-10:40 a.m.; Bass; 210 C.V. Starr
SSII
70396: M-R, 12:30-2:40 p.m.; Bass; 209 C.V. Starr
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