Chancery Law & Rules
This Court of Chancery rule allows unhappy customers to take exception with the way a judge has ruled.
What is Rule 144?
A man was meeting up with his soccer team at a local park. The man passed one of his neighbors as he was walking toward the soccer field. The neighbor extended his hand to the man for a handshake, but the man mistakenly gave the neighbor a high-five. The man then passed a woman who was walking her barking dog on a leash. The man kicked his soccer ball at the dog, and the dog stopped barking once it was hit.
Who would likely prevail in a suit against the man for battery?
A. Neither the neighbor nor the woman.
B. The neighbor only, because the man never made contact with the contact with the woman's person.
C. Both the neighbor and the woman.
D. The woman only, because the neighbor consented to the man's conduct.
What is answer choice D?
This Supreme Court Justice became the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court in 1981.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
This blonde bombshell stuns the courtroom with her legal skills and love for pink.
Who is Elle Woods?
"For himself"
Auto Maker’s vehicles have been recalled because faulty ignition switches cause the cars to lose critical safety systems, including power steering and air bag deployment. Purchaser, who lives in Providence, Rhode Island, brings suit against Auto Maker in federal district court for the District of Rhode Island, seeking to recover for injuries sustained in such an episode. Rhode Island’s long-arm statute goes the full extent of the Constitution. Which of the following is accurate?
A. Auto Maker can successfully challenge personal jurisdiction if it is incorporated and has its principal place of business in Michigan.
B. Purchaser need not worry about a challenge to personal jurisdiction so long as there is complete diversity between Purchaser and Maker and more than $75,000 in controversy.
C. To prevail against a challenge to personal jurisdiction, Purchaser will want to demonstrate that Auto Maker sought to market its vehicles in Rhode Island.
In Suits, what is the original name of the fictional law firm where Harvey Specter works?
"Manner of operation"
What is modus operandi?
A young man suggested to his friend that they steal a largescreen TV from a neighbor’s house. The friend was angry with the young man and decided to use the opportunity to get even with him by having him arrested. The friend said he would help, and that night, he drove the young man to the neighbor’s house. The young man broke in while the friend remained outside. The friend called the police on his cell phone and then drove away. Police officers arrived at the scene just as the young man was carrying the TV out the back door. The jurisdiction defines crimes as at common law. Of what crime, if any, can the friend properly be convicted?
(A) No crime.
(B) Conspiracy.
(C) Burglary.
(D) Conspiracy and larceny.
What is answer choice A?
What movie featured the quote: “You can’t handle the truth!”?
What is the "A Few Good Men"?
"Let the buyer beware"
What is caveat emptor?
A painter contracted to paint a homeowner’s house for $1,000, paid in advance. When the painter was halfway done, the painter left the job and never returned. The homeowner diligently pursued other painters to finish the job but could not find anyone who could finish the job for less than $2,000. The homeowner contracted with a painting service to complete the job for $2,000. On the final day of the painting, one of the new painting service’s employees drove over a $100 flowerpot that the homeowner kept next to the driveway, completely destroying it. The homeowner sued the original painter for breach of the original painting contract.
Assuming that the original painter breached the contract, what amount of damages is the court likely to award to the homeowner?
A. $1000
B. $1100
C. $2000
D. $2500
What is answer choice C?
"Intent to return"
What is animus revertendi?
A grantor held a property in fee simple. The grantor executed a deed conveying the property to a grantee for life, with the remainder going to the grantee’s “first son, if he graduates from college.” The grantee’s first son graduated from college a week after both the grantor and the grantee were simultaneously killed in a car crash. Both the grantor and the grantee were survived by several heirs.
To whom did the property pass?
A. To the grantors heirs.
B. To the grantees heirs other than the first son.
C. To the grantees heirs including the first son.
D. To the grantee's first son.
What is answer choice A?
"The law does not concern itself with trifles"
What is de minimis non curat lex?