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Aabandoned property, 363abandonment, 148abusechild, 31–32, 64domestic, 676drug and alcohol, 71substance, 698acceptance, 109, 116–119, 270, 347–348accidental death and dismembermentinsurance, 756–757accord and satisfaction, 170, 230acquisition, 655–656Act for the Prevention of Frauds andPerjuries, 206acts, criminal, 58actual authority, 415actual damages, 251–252actual harm, 90actual notice of agency termination, 427addiction, drug, 698adhesion contracts, 347adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM), 738administrative regulations, 21administrator, 209–211, 785administratrix, 785. See alsoadministratoradmission, requests for, 36adoptions, 31, 319, 783adulterated substances, 329adultery, 695–697adverse possession, 745advertising, 296–297, 320–321affinity, 679affirmative action, 459age, legal, 71, 148, 681Age Discrimination in Employment Act,436, 466, 470agencies, 390–431agent’s duties in, 417–419agent types in, 402–404authority in, 414–417contractual liability in, 396–397creation of, 404–407government agency audit, 474master-servant relationship in, 394partnerships as, 596principal-agent relationship in,392–394principal’s duties in, 419–420proprietor-independent contractorrelationship in, 394–396termination of, 424–428third parties and, 420–424tort liability in, 397–401agency by estoppel, 405agent’s agent, 403aggravated assault, 64aggravated murder, 62agreements. See contractsair rights, 744alcohol abuse, 71, 698aliens, 157alimony, 31, 702alteration, wrongful, 233alter ego theory, 619alternative dispute resolution (ADR),34–36Alzheimer’s disease, 137ambiguity in contracts, 207–208American Federation of Labor-Congressof Industrial Organizations(AFL-CIO), 208American Law Institute (ALI), 60American Savings Education Council,488American Stock Exchange, 614Americans with Disabilities Act, 466,470–471, 527Amnesty International, 65annual percentage rate (APR), 338annuities, 756annulments, 31, 694answers in pleadings, 36Antarctica, 107anticipatory breach, 250antiliability statutes, 634, 659antinuptial agreements, 677–679antitrust laws, 649–651apartheid, 227apparent authority, 405, 417appellate courts, 29, 33arbitration, 35, 399, 639arguments, closing, 41arraignments, 45–46arrests, 43–45arson, 68articles of incorporation, 610–612articles of organization, 616–617articles of partnership, 588assault and battery, 63–64, 81–82assetscorporate acquisition of, 655distribution of, 597–598marital, 702assignment, 242–245, 542, 716assumable mortgage, 738assumption of risk, 92attorney, power of, 405at-will employment, 434, 436–441at-will tenancy, 714auctions, 272–274auction without reserve, 273auction with reserve, 273Australia, 717authorityin agencies, 402–403, 405, 414–417,423in limited liability corporations,638–639authors’ agents, 426automated homes, 735automatic teller machines (ATMs),534–535availability of warranties, 295–296avoiding contracts. See voidablecontractsBbad checks, 526–527baggage, 379bail, 43bailees, 368bailments, 368–379for bailor’s benefit, 369–370common carriers and, 376–379hotel keepers and, 373–376mutual-benefit, 371–372tortious, 372–373Index 833