Cases
Mrs. Lent owns a bakery and offers to purchase all the flour she might desire for a one-year period at $50/barrel from Flour Company. Flour Company agrees to the offer. After 8 months, Flour Company refuses to ship more flour.
What is a requirement contract?
Number of jurors for a felony and misdemeanor criminal case.
What is:
Fel-12+2
Mis-6+1?
What are pledges?
Lays out basic relationships between the different levels of government and the relationship between the government and its people.
What is the Constitution?
Trial court that hears misdemeanors.
Mrs. Lent takes her car to Irondequoit Garage and agrees to pay $575 for a tune-up and new tires. Before the job is complete, Mrs. Lent tells the owner, "I'll pay you an extra $100 if you do a good job." The owner tries to collect the $100. Mrs. Lent refused to pay.
What is a pre-existing duty?
Punishment
What the winner is seeking in a criminal case?
Sophie is selling her golf cart for $1,000. Jillian is interested but wants more time to do the research about the cart and the price. Jillian doesn't want to lose out on the deal so she pays $50 for one week to keep the offer open.
What is an option contract?
FCC-controls media
OSHA-controls workplace safety
IRS-controls taxes
What are administrative agencies?
First appeals court for cases that appeal from NYS Supreme Court.
What is the Appellate Division?
Mrs. Lent promised to pay her nephew $5,000 if he refrains from using tobacco, drinking alcohol and gambling (all after he is legal age) until he is 30 years old. Mrs. Lent acknowledged that her nephew performed his part of the contract but asked to keep the money invested in the stock market. Mrs. Lent died and the estate refused to make payment of the $5,000.
What is forbearance?
Payment made to bring a negligence lawsuit.
Who is the Plantiff / injured individual?
Owen agrees in writing to sell Ben an antique car. Ben shows up with payment and Owen tries to back out of the contract because he changed his mind. Ben sues to get possession of the car.
Miranda vs. Arizona-right to be silent
Gideon vs. Wainright-right to attorney
Mapp vs. Ohio-right to privacy
What is case law?
Court that hears lawsuits against NYS.
What is the Court of Claims?
Jack was injured in an amateur softball game. He was stuck in the nose by a ball thrown by Cam and ended up with a broken nose requiring surgery.
What is assumption of risk?
Payment to have criminals prosecuted
What is State?
Contract that appears to be binding but really binds no one.
What is an illusory promise?
Murder 2-is intentionally killing someone
Leandra's Law-driving with child under 13 while BAC is over .08
Build Back Better Act-response to COVID, change in taxes, climate change and social policy changes
What is legislation?
Court that hears felony cases, civil under $25,000 and uncontested divorce.
What is Monroe County Court?
Mrs. Lent goes into Cayden's store everyday and usually buys a cup of coffee. One afternoon, Cayden was very busy and Mrs. Lent holds up the coffee cup and waves at Cayden. Cayden nods her head in agreement.
What is implied contract?
What are the names of the attorney's in a criminal case?
Mrs. Lent is 85 years old and is convinced by a smooth talking sales person to over pay by $20,000 for landscaping work. The court rescinds the contact because of the unfair power and exceptionally unfair pricing.
What is unconsionable?
Old laws that were developed in England. Most of have been converted into laws.
What is Common Law?
Court that hears felony cases, civil over $25,000 and contested divorce.
What is NYS Supreme Court?