Yogurt Case Summary
1. Issue:
The issue is whether Jerry can file suit for the yogurt he eats for false advertising
Rule:
§52. Dissemination of false advertisements
(a) Unlawfulness
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, or corporation to disseminate, or cause to be disseminated, any false advertisement—
(U.S.C. Title 15).
Application:
The yogurt Jerry eats at a local shop that claims to be fat free is actually filled with fat.
Conclusion:
The local shop is falsely advertising its yogurt as fat free when it contains a high content of fat.
2. Issue:
The issue is whether Jerry can be charged with battery for knocking down an old women in a local shop.
Rule:
“In both criminal and civil law, "battery" is the intentional touching of, or application …show more content…
An older woman was purchasing the last loaf of rye bread when Jerry knocked the old woman down to grab the loaf of bread.
Conclusion:
Jerry forcefully pushed the old woman down in order to get the last loaf of rye bread. Jerry can face charges of battery from the older woman if she decides to move forward and press charges.
3. Issue:
The issue is whether George could be charged with theft for taking money from a stores tip jar to pay for his meal.
Rule:
Theft is often defined as the unauthorized taking of property from another with the intent to permanently deprive them of it. Within this definition lie two key elements:
1) A taking of someone else's property; and
2) The requisite intent to deprive the victim of the property permanently.
(Theft Overview).
Application:
George was short cash when he was buying a calzone from Paisano’s so he reached into the tip jar and to help pay for his meal. He intended to pay it back the next day but the owner saw him taking from the tip jar and chased him out of the store.
Conclusion:
Because the owner did not know George intended to pay back the money from the tip jar, he was under the impression that George was taking from the tip
The issue is whether Jerry can file suit for the yogurt he eats for false advertising
Rule:
§52. Dissemination of false advertisements
(a) Unlawfulness
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, or corporation to disseminate, or cause to be disseminated, any false advertisement—
(U.S.C. Title 15).
Application:
The yogurt Jerry eats at a local shop that claims to be fat free is actually filled with fat.
Conclusion:
The local shop is falsely advertising its yogurt as fat free when it contains a high content of fat.
2. Issue:
The issue is whether Jerry can be charged with battery for knocking down an old women in a local shop.
Rule:
“In both criminal and civil law, "battery" is the intentional touching of, or application …show more content…
An older woman was purchasing the last loaf of rye bread when Jerry knocked the old woman down to grab the loaf of bread.
Conclusion:
Jerry forcefully pushed the old woman down in order to get the last loaf of rye bread. Jerry can face charges of battery from the older woman if she decides to move forward and press charges.
3. Issue:
The issue is whether George could be charged with theft for taking money from a stores tip jar to pay for his meal.
Rule:
Theft is often defined as the unauthorized taking of property from another with the intent to permanently deprive them of it. Within this definition lie two key elements:
1) A taking of someone else's property; and
2) The requisite intent to deprive the victim of the property permanently.
(Theft Overview).
Application:
George was short cash when he was buying a calzone from Paisano’s so he reached into the tip jar and to help pay for his meal. He intended to pay it back the next day but the owner saw him taking from the tip jar and chased him out of the store.
Conclusion:
Because the owner did not know George intended to pay back the money from the tip jar, he was under the impression that George was taking from the tip