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Commercial Law: Selected Statutes

Steven D. Walt

Co-author(s)

William D. Warren

Date

2006

Citation

Steven D. Walt & William D. Warren, Commercial Law: Selected Statutes, Foundation Press (2006 ed. 2006).

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Steven D. Walt

John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program

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