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The law of corporations in a nutshell / Law of corporations by Robert W. Hamilton, Richard D. Freer. - 6th ed. - St. Paul, Minn. : Thomson/West, c2011. - xxii, 442 p. : forms ; 19 cm. - West Nutshell series . - Nutshell series. .

Includes index.

The corporation in context : modern forms of business -- The corporation in theory and in history -- Formation of corporations -- Preincorporation transactions and problems of defective incorporation -- The distribution of powers in a corporation -- Shareholders -- Directors -- Officers -- Fiduciary duties -- Special issues in the close corporation -- Special issues in the public corporation -- Financing the corporation -- Dividends and other distributions -- Potential liability in securities transactions -- Derivative litigation -- Fundamental corporate changes.

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Corporation law--United States.

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