Latest 6 Reviews Here is what people are saying about the Cases and Materials on Business Associations: Agency, Partnerships, and Corporations (6th Edition)
"An easy read"
2009-09-21
- Reviewed By User: A8RQLCULBCJB3
Even though this was a required text for BA, it is an easier read than other BA books I've looked at.
"Great Business Law Book"
2009-09-12
- Reviewed By User: A1NMXUV4DZ48NI
This book is clearly laid out and easy to follow. The publisher provides wide margins and the materials themselves are sturdy. The cases are easy to read, and often contain useful footnotes. Good introduction to business organizations law.
"Because Amazon Asked"
2009-02-04
- Reviewed By User: A2PGTS6ESR277N
You know that feeling you get when you, say, stub your toe and it hurts really bad and you think to yourself "Wow the things I would give to make this pain stop."
...If you wrote that into a book, then paid to hear somebody lecture about it for 3 hours. That's about the long and the short of it.
I was unimpressed with this book. Many in my class struggled because of the way the book was thrown together. My main problems are the lack of explanation for key concepts, other than a reference to a cut-down case and the questionable decision to use cases that don't clearly explain the issue at hand. I was thrown off at first when I couldn't find some of the cases in Lexis or WestLaw. Rather than relying on an on-topic US SC case or even a Fed circuit case, some key concepts get examples that are unpublished lower-court decisions where the judge makes either the wrong decision or the right decision for the wrong rulings. The book does not point out the error of the court when it does this. Most of the time this happened, my professor would point out that we should ignore this case and learn the concept from a study guide or his class notes. In an ideal BA book, the authors wouldn't try to trick students by giving them bad examples of the law (or without explaining that the examples have faulty legal logic). If you are reading this review, you are likely either a law student or a law professor. If you are a professor, please think twice about using this book. If you are a student, you will have no choice in the matter. If you find yourself struggling then read the Lexis and Westlaw briefs or get the High Court Summary for this book. My school bookstore didn't have the HC summaries for this book, but Amazon did.
I was unimpressed with this book. Many in my class struggled because of the way the book was thrown together.br / My main problems are the lack of explanation for key concepts, other than a reference to a cut-down case and the questionable decision to use cases that don't clearly explain the issue at hand.br / I was thrown off at first when I couldn't find some of the cases in Lexis or WestLaw. Rather than relying on an on-topic US SC case or even a Fed circuit case, some key concepts get examples that are unpublished lower-court decisions where the judge makes either the wrong decision or the right decision for the wrong rulings. The book does not point out the error of the court when it does this. Most of the time this happened, my professor would point out that we should ignore this case and learn the concept from a study guide or his class notes. In an ideal BA book, the authors wouldn't try to trick students by giving them bad examples of the law (or without explaining that the examples have faulty legal logic).br / If you are reading this review, you are likely either a law student or a law professor. If you are a professor, please think twice about using this book. If you are a student, you will have no choice in the matter. If you find yourself struggling then read the Lexis and Westlaw briefs or get the High Court Summary for this book. My school bookstore didn't have the HC summaries for this book, but Amazon did.
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"An easy read"
"Because Amazon Asked"
"Not so hot overview of Agency & Corp Law"