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.