Exam 1: Business and Its Legal Environment

In Ben v.City Car Dealership,a state supreme court held that a minor could cancel a contract for the sale of a car.Now a trial court in the same state is deciding Daphne v.Even Steven Auto Deals,Inc.,,a case with similar facts.Under the doctrine of stare decisis,the trial court is likely to

Standard Business Company appeals a decision against it,in favor of Top Flight Corporation,from a lower court to a higher court.Standard is

To Cody,the written law of a particular society at a particular time is most significant.Cody is

In a suit against Sandy,Taylor obtains a remedy.In the U.S.legal system,this remedy will most likely be

In Export Co.v.Imports,Inc.,there is no precedent on which the court can base a decision.The court can consider

Monetary damages is a remedy at law.

A defendant is a person against whom a lawsuit is brought.

A federal law that conflicts with the U.S.Constitution will be deemed unconstitutional.

Lewis is a state court judge.Like other judges,Lewis often refers to secondary sources of law for guidance.These sources include

Anchorage Marina in Bay Harbor sponsors a fishing tournament that the crew of the Chimera enters.The prizes include cash and discount certificates for nautical equipment.Under the principles discussed in "A Sample Court Case," Fehr v.Algard,the offer of a prize in a contest is

MaxiMart,Inc.,is a discount retailer.MaxiMart's customer service employees are on strike.Sixty of the workers block the entrances to one of MaxiMart's stores.To get them away from the doors,MaxiMart should seek

In a lawsuit between Digital Hardware Corporation and Software Engineering Associates,Inc.,the court applies the doctrine of stare decisis.What is this doctrine What does this doctrine have to do with the American legal system

Courts do not depart from precedents.

How judges apply the law to specific disputes may depend in part on their personal philosophical views.

Judges use precedent when deciding a case in a common law legal system.

Federal statutes apply to all states.

Common law is a term for the law that is known to most of us.

Equity is a branch of unwritten law that seeks to supply remedies of equal measure to the parties in a legal dispute.

The federal government and the state governments constitute the U.S.legal system.This system is based on the legal system of

A state trial court has before it Eagle Manufacturing Co.v.Four Feathers Products Corp.,a case with no binding authority.The court can