Courses

College of Law

Agency & Partnership

Course Number: 6915

Professor: Mocsary

Credit Hour & Credit Type: 3

Semester Offered: Fall

Required: No

Prerequisites: Student must have completed their first year of law school.

Recommended Courses: N/A

Course Overview: This course covers the fundamental legal principles governing agency relationships and unincorporated business associations. Among the topics covered include the creation of an agency relationship and the legal effects of agency and fiduciary relationships; the formation, operation, and dissolution of partnerships (including general partnerships, limited partnerships, and other types of partnerships) and limited liability companies; and the distribution of powers among the owners and managers of such organizations; and the relative advantages and disadvantages of various organizational forms.

Course Materials: Casebook

Course Format: Lecture

Written Assignments: Franchise agreement drafting

Type of Exam: written, during exam period

Basis for grading student performance: Final exam and class participation

Other comments: Students who have taken Business Organizations may not take this course