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tenancyin common, 740by the entirety, 741in partnership, 594in renting housing, 712–714, 719–722See also rentingtender of contract performance, 228–229tender offer, 656terminationof agencies, 424–428of contracts. See contract performanceof employment, 444of offers, 119–121of partnerships, 597–598term insurance, 757–758testate, 779testator, 779testatrix, 779Texas Workers’ Compensation Program,462Texas Workforce Commission, 462theories of contract law, 106–108third partiesagency liabilities to, 420–424agency termination and, 426–427as beneficiaries, 248–249tickets as contracts, 108timeagency termination and, 425contract offers and, 121payable at, 513–514for performance of contracts, 224–225time draft, 509time note, 507title, 276–281agencies and, 402bailments vs., 368bankruptcy and, 424destination contracts and, 279–280documents of, 280–281passage of, 277–278shipment contracts and, 278–279to stolen goods, 363voidable, 276warranty of, 303–304tobacco labeling, 325tortfeasor, 82tortious bailees, 372–373torts, 78–101, 188agent liability and, 397–401criminal law vs., 80–81intentional, 81–87negligence as, 88–92public policy, 440renting and, 723strict liability as, 92–93unintentional, 88trade, 196, 270, 303, 650trade fixtures, 722trade-in allowance, 341–342trademarks, 365–367software and hardware, 366, 367, 383traditional IRAs, 777traffic courts, 31traffic tickets, 353transfersbulk, 274–275of contracts. See contract transfersof duties, 245–248of stock, 628–629transients, 373traveler’s checks, 531–532treason, 58treasurer’s checks, 531treatment, disparate, 466–468trespass, 72, 82–83trial juries, 45trials, 34–49alternative dispute resolution vs.,34–36arraignments in, 45–46civil, 34–42criminal, 42–49defendants in, 43–45judgments from, 41–42jury, 38–41of juveniles, 47–49pleadings in, 36–38pretrial hearings in, 37–38remedies from, 41sentencing and, 47“Trustmark” seals, 331trusts, 630, 649–651Truth in Lending Act, 189, 485UU.S. Congress, 18, 235, 287U.S. Constitution, 14–16, 57, 194, 235,286–287, 496, 647, 674U.S. Copyright Office, 365U.S. Department of Justice, 63U.S. Immigration and NaturalizationAct, 154U.S. International Postal MoneyOrders, 531U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 367U.S. Supreme Court, 19, 21, 30, 44, 86,195, 649–650unauthorized signature, 566unconditional acceptance, 117–118unconditional promises, 513unconscionable contracts, 166underinsured motorist insurance, 352undisclosed principal, 422undue hardship, 471undue influence, 138–139unemployment benefits. Seeemployment conditionsunemployment compensation laws,460–463unenforceable contracts, 111, 176–179unfair practices, 316–320Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), 117,213, 268, 272–275Uniform Computer InformationTransaction Act, 198Uniform Electronic Transactions Act(UETA), 286Uniform Interstate Family Support Act(UIFSA), 705Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act, 674,687, 694Uniform Partnership Act (UPSA), 588unilateral contracts, 112unilateral mistakes, 133–135uninsured motorist insurance, 352unintentional torts, 88–93unions, 208, 434–435, 438, 470union shop, 444Index 847