Signed, Sealed, and Delivered
Requires certain contracts to be in writing and signed by the parties bound by the contract
What is statute of frauds?
A crime that occurs when two or more people agree to commit a crime and then take action to carry out that agreement
What is conspiracy?
duty, breach, causation, and damages
What are the elements of negligence?
The Supremacy Clause in Article VI of the Constitution establishes that this type of law is the highest in the United States
What is federal law?
Ownership by two or more people in equal shares
What is Joint Tenancy?
A contractual remedy in which a court orders a party to fulfill their obligations as closely as possible to what was promised in the contract, rather than simply paying damages for failing to do so
What is Specific Performance?
A mugger grabs a person by the jacket collar and demands money
What is a robbery?
The legal principle that the occurrence of an accident implies negligence
What is res ipsa loquitur?
This constitutional concept allows state governments to regulate behavior and enforce laws to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of their citizens
What are police powers?
Legal agreements that give the right to use someone else's property for a specific purpose, like a shared walkway
What is an easement?
Under this rule, an offer is considered accepted the moment the offeree mails their letter, rather than when the offeror receives the letter in the mail
What is the Mailbox Rule?
When someone acts with a reckless disregard for human life, resulting in death
What is Depraved Heart Murder?
If a merchant has a reasonable belief that someone has unlawfully taken their property/items, they can conduct a reasonable investigation and avoid liability for false imprisonment
What is Shopkeeper's Privilege?
Matter is premature for review, because the injury is speculative and may never occur
What is ripeness?
No interest is good unless it must vest, if at all, no later than 21 years after some life in being at the creation of the interest
What is the Rule Against Perpetuities?
"let the buyer beware"
what is caveat emptor?
When something happens that would cause a normal person to lose control and act impulsively, without thinking
What is Adequate Provocation?
A plaintiff can only recover if their own negligence was less than 50% of the fault
What is modified comparative fault?
This type of scrutiny applies to illegitimate children
What is intermediate scrutiny?
A legal doctrine that gives the finder of hidden valuables title to the property, unless the true owner can be identified
What is Treasure Trove?
This rule prevents a party to a written contract from presenting extrinsic evidence that contradicts or adds to the written terms of the contract that appears to be complete
What is the Parole Evidence Rule?
A criminal defense that allows someone to break the law in an emergency to prevent greater harm
What is necessity?
Under this rule, the defendant "takes the plaintiff as they find him."
What is the Eggshell Rule?
In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court held that this type of commerce could be regulated by the federal government, even if it occurs within a single state.
What is interstate commerce?
This type of interest in land has been abolished in most states
What is a fee tail?