Supreme Court
Who is the only Justice to also be President?
Howard Taft
Are the justices on the highest court in NYS elected or nominated?
Woman was walking somewhere using Google Maps, when it instructed her to walk across a rural highway. When she did cross the highway and walked into oncoming traffic and was hit. She sued Google and the other driver.
Who won? Woman v. Google
Rosenberg v. Google
Lawsuit alleged that the empty space in junior mints box was misleading.
Settled or dismissed?
Dismissed
What state am I from?
Wisconsin
Which President appointed the most justices?
George Washington (11)
FDR (9)
How long are the terms for the highest court in NYS?
14 years.
Woman was injured by part of the ceiling falling on her at a train station because a box of fireworks fell on the railroad tracks and exploded.
Who won? Woman or Train station.
Woman
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Company
Lawsuit alleged that there was too much ice in Starbucks drinks.
Settled or dismissed?
Dismissed
What year am I in law school?
Oldest Sitting Justice?
Oliver Wendell Holmes- served until he was 90
What is the name of the lowest trial court in NYS?
Supreme Courts of X County
A of flour barrel rolled out of a second-floor shop window an struck a man walking pass. No evidence about how the barrel fell out of the window.
Who won? Man or Shop.
Man
Byrne v. Boadle
Lawsuit where a kidnapper sued his hostages for escaping.
Settled or dismissed?
Dismissed.
What is my favorite law school class?
Constitutional law
Youngest Appointed Justice?
Joseph Story- 32 years old.
What is the name of the highest court in NYS?
New York Court of Appeals
A 79-year-old woman was severely burned by McDonald’s coffee that spilled in her lap in 1992. She was hospitalized for months and underwent several skin grafts to repair the skin on her lap where the coffee was split.
Who won? Woman or McDonalds.
Woman
Liebeck v. McDonalds
Lawsuit alleged that the Subway footlongs were in fact not one foot long.
Settled or Dismissed?
Settled (meaning the man was right).
What is my dog's name?
Winston.
Who is the only Justice to be impeached?
Samuel Chase (not charged by the Senate).
What is the name of a Court of Appeals Justice who went on to the Supreme Court, often viewed as one of the best justices to ever be on the Supreme Court?
Justice Benjamin Cardozo
A man went to get skin grafts on his hand to repair a burn he got at work. The doctor promised him a perfect hand, back to normal. He grafted the skin from his arm, and after the graft healed the man hand a hair hand because of the grafted skin. The man sued under contract law.
Who won? Man or Doctor.
Man won
Hawkins v. McGee
Trespassers sued the property owners of the land where they trespassed for injuries they sustained while trespassing.
Settled or dismissed.
Settled (aka Plaintiffs won).
Pronounce my last name. Gorzlancyk
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