Exam 1: Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning

Criminal law focuses on duties that exist between persons.

Equitable remedies include injunctions and decrees of specific performance.

In most states, the courts no longer grant "equitable" remedies.

Hawaii enacts a state law that violates the U.S. Constitution. This law can be enforced by

Courts do not depart from precedents.

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

Fact Pattern 1-A1 The Montana Supreme Court decides the case of National Co. v. Overseas Corp. Of nine justices, six believe the judgment should be in National's fa?vor. Justice Peel, one of the six, writes a separate opinion. The four justices who believe the judgment should be in Overseas's favor join in a third separate opinion. -Refer to Fact Pattern 1-A1. These opinions are collected and published in volumes called

The title of a case appears as "Duck Sales Corp. v. Egret Supply Co." The party in whose favor the case was decided

Common law is no longer a source of legal authority.

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

In a suit against Kit, Leo obtains specific performance. This is

The basis for the U.S. legal system is natural law.

Law is a body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society.

A court may depart from a precedent if the precedent is no longer valid in view of changed technology.

In a suit against Clem, Dona obtains the cancellation of a contrac?tual obligation. This is

Common law is a term for the laws that are familiar to most of us.

To Pete, the written law of a particular society at a particular time is most signifi?cant. Pete is

A state constitution is supreme within the state's borders.

Fact Pattern 1-A1 The Montana Supreme Court decides the case of National Co. v. Overseas Corp. Of nine justices, six believe the judgment should be in National's fa?vor. Justice Peel, one of the six, writes a separate opinion. The four justices who believe the judgment should be in Overseas's favor join in a third separate opinion. -Refer to Fact Pattern 1-A1. The opin?ion joined by the four justices who favor Overseas is known as

For a business law class, Kelly reads and briefs several court opinions using the IRAC method of legal reasoning. What do the letters I, R, A, and C abbreviate? What are the steps in the IRAC method?