Business Associations, Cases and Materials on Agency, Partnerships, and Corporations (University Casebooks) [Hardcover]

William A. Klein (Author), J. Mark Ramseyer (Author), Stephen M. Bainbridge (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 6, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1599414988 | ISBN-13: 978-1599414980 | Edition: 7

With the prior edition of this concise, up-to-date casebook having been adopted at over 100 law schools, the seventh edition preserves the authors tradition of providing a comprehensive overview of agency, partnership, and corporation law. It also continues to emphasize six basic editorial principles: Be lean but not mean, cases edited ruthlessly to produce a readable and concise result. Facts matter, so they are included in all their potential ambiguity. Bring a planners perspective to the table through extensive use of transactionally-oriented problems.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 925 pages
• Publisher: Foundation Press; 7 edition (March 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599414988
• ISBN-13: 978-1599414980
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not so hot overview of Agency & Corp Law, December 17, 2005

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This review is from: Business Associations; Cases and Materials on Agency, Partnerships, and Corporations (University Casebook Series) (Hardcover)

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 Rather than relying on an on-topic US SC case or even a Fed circuit case, some key concepts get examples that are unpublished lower-court decisions where the judge makes either the wrong decision or the right decision for the wrong rulings.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.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Weak and Confusing Casebook, November 29, 2009

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This review is from: Business Associations, Cases and Materials on Agency, Partnerships, and Corporations (University Casebooks) (Hardcover)

I have a difficult time finding anything positive to say about this casebook. This book is literally little more than cases. It lacks introductory materials explaining key concepts. Furthermore, the notes following the cases are few and far between. This casebook also seemed very poorly organized. The materials simply skipped around too much.

This book made the class far more difficult than I believe it had to be. It is undoubtedly the worst casebook I have had to use for a class... my copy will definitely be hitting the "used" rack for students next semester.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT THE SAME AS THE 7TH EDITION, December 11, 2011

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This review is from: Cases and Materials on Business Associations: Agency, Partnerships, and Corporations (6th Edition) (Hardcover)

If you were looking to save money by buying the older edition of this book, sadly, it won't work.

Every semester when I am told by my professors to buy the new book...I do. But I also buy the last edition (usually for pennies on the dollar compared to the new edition) and usually find that there is no need for the newer, more expensive version. (I then return the new version to the book store for a refund and use the savings to buy supplements.) That is not true with this book.

Difference between 6th and 7th Edition:
Not only are there a lot of new cases in the new one and dropped cases from the old one, but the chapters are organized differently. All you have to do is look at the table of contents for both books and you will see that the old version won't work if you professor is having you read specific page numbers.

I think this is the first time ever, but I highly recommend buying the newer edition of this book.