The Principles Of Commerce And Commercial Law Explained In A Course Of Lectures

Author : John A. Chamberlain
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266503378
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Commercial Law written by John A. Chamberlain and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Commercial Law: A Practical Manual Covering the Fundamental Principles of Law as Applied to Business in General, With Special Reference to Common Law Affecting the More Usual Commercial Transactions HE purpose of the author in writing this article was to furnish a book of instruction for those unacquainted with legal principles, rather than to furnish a legal guide for trained men. However, because of the care with which the subjects have been treated, it is hoped that the work will be found to appeal to the latter as well as the former class of readers. 11] The most important subjects of the common law, arranged with a view of their logical development, are discussed. By common law, is meant the customs of the people, recognized by the written or unwritten decisions of the courts, as distinguished from legis lative acts, known as statute or written law. (11 The author has discussed those statutes only which are quite universally recognized. Students of business administration require a knowledge of the principles of common law. They do not require a knowledge of the great mass of statutes, differing in the different States and subject to frequent change. Even attorneys do not attempt to keep posted on the statutes of different States, but examine them only as occasion requires. A few statutes, such as the United States Bankruptcy Act and others of similar impor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.