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Problems and Materials on Payment Law

Front Cover - Problems and Materials on Payment Law

Ninth Edition

Douglas J. Whaley, Emeritus, The Ohio State University
Stephen M. McJohn, Suffolk University Law School

2012.  448 pages.  ISBN: 978-1-4548-0721-6

With Teacher’s Manual.

About the Book

Clear, lucid, and extremely accessible, Problems and Materials on Payment Law helps students understand black letter law and the statutory language in the Uniform Commercial Code, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and the Expedited Funds Availability Act. A sensible, flexible organization follows the order of UCC Articles 3, 4, and 8, and is adaptable to many teaching styles. Drawing on experience in both teaching and writing, the authors provide thorough and practical coverage using a popular problems approach. The text’s effective format, manageable length, and inclusion of the most important cases make Problems and Materials on Payment Law concise and efficient. A Teacher’s Manual provides sample syllabi, answers to all the problems in the text, and suggestions on the best ways to teach various topics.

New co-author Stephen M. McJohn brings his considerable experience and expertise to the Ninth Edition. A professor of law at Suffolk University, McJohn has written many law review articles on copyright and commercial law and is the author or co-author of major texts in the field.  Important new cases and developments are presented as well as new and revised Problems. The Teacher’s Manual is substantially revised and updated. 

Hallmark features of Problems and Materials on Payment Law:

  • makes black letter law accessible and helps students understand statutory language 
  • Uniform Commercial Code
  • Electronic Fund Transfer Act
  • the Expedited Funds Availability Act
  • thorough and up-to-date 
  • sensible, flexible organization
  • follows the order of UCC Articles 3, 4, and 8
  • adaptable to many teaching styles
  • popular problems approach
  • distinguished authorship—draws on experience in both teaching and writing
  • efficient
  • manageable length
  • concise and lucid
  • effective format
  • includes most important cases
  • Teacher’s Manual
  • sample syllabi
  • answers to all the problems in the text
  • the best ways to teach various topics
Thoroughly updated, the revised Ninth Edition presents:

  • New co-author Stephen M. McJohn
  • considerable experience and expertise 
  • professor of law at Suffolk University 
  • has written numerous law review articles on copyright and commercial law
  • author or co-author of major texts in the field
  • important new cases and developments
  • new and revised Problems
  • updated Teacher’s Manual