...Commercial Transactions: Complete Notes: MacDougall: 2010/2011 Term 1 • These notes are a compilation of my class notes and the course package. I also used Atiyah Sale of Goods Act for clarification at times. • The spelling and grammar below is atrocious, but I couldn't be bothered to fix it. • Good luck! Hopefully some of this is helpful. I. Introduction • This is mostly a common law course, since the SGA merely codifies as closely as possible the existent common law. • US has replaced the SGA with the UCC, which is comprehensive and covers all of commercial law. • The BC SGA also includes some material that is covered in the "Factors Act" in other jurisdictions • BC has the oldest version of the SGA in Canada o close to the original version • At its heart, commercial transactions is about buying and selling goods Property • May be real • or Personal: "choses" o chattels real o Chattels personal ▪ chose in possession (goods), meaning things that are capable of being possessed ▪ chose in action (intangibles), which cannot be possessed or seized physically, like an an account or a debt. • documentary intangibles (ie. a bank note), the document represents the intangible • pure intangible, which does not even have a document to represent it (increasingly common) Property Interests • ownership ...
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...Instructor’s Manual Jane Murtaugh College of DuPage BUSINESS IN ACTION 3rd Edition COURTLAND L. BOVEE JOHN V. THILL & BARBARA E. SCHATZMAN Introduction This Instructor’s Manual brings together a set of completely integrated support materials designed to save instructors the trouble of finding and assembling the resources available for each chapter of the text. 1. Course Planning Guide Included in the guide are suggestions for course design, classroom activities, and supplemental teaching aids. 2. Learning Objectives and Summary of Learning Objectives For each chapter, learning objectives and the summary of the learning objectives are listed. 3. Brief Chapter Outlines For each chapter, a brief chapter outline is provided. 4. Lecture Notes and Chapter Outlines For each chapter, a comprehensive outline is provided, as well as a variety of stimulating lecture enrichment materials. 5. Real-World Cases At least two real-world cases related to chapter material are included for each chapter. 6. Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions Answers to the end-of-chapter questions are provided, as well as suggested teaching tips when appropriate. 7. Answers to See It on the Web Exercises Following the end-of-chapter questions, answers to the See It on the Web Exercises can be found, along with tips for the instructor. Answers to Boxed Features In each chapter, students are presented with at least two supplemental “boxes,” both containing questions about the material discussed. Answers...
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