the oil had drifted to and accumulated round Sheerlegs Wharf and the respondents’ vessels. About 2 p.m. on 1st November this oil was set alight: the fire spread rapidly and caused extensive damage to the Wharf and to the respondents’ vessels‚ An action was raised against the present appellant by the owners of Sheerlegs Wharf on the ground of negligence. On appeal to the Board it was held that the plaintiffs were not entitled to recover on the ground that it was not foreseeable that such oil on the
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Fordham Law Review Volume 80 | Issue 2 Article 12 2011 The Intersection of Tort and Environmental Law: Where the Twains Should Meet and Depart Mark Latham Victor E. Schwartz Christopher E. Appel Recommended Citation Mark Latham‚ Victor E. Schwartz‚ and Christopher E. Appel‚ The Intersection of Tort and Environmental Law: Where the Twains Should Meet and Depart‚ 80 Fordham L. Rev. 737 (2011). Available at: http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol80/iss2/12 This Article is brought to you
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Contractual and Non-contractual Liability I. Contract A contract is an agreement having a lawful object entered into voluntarily by two or more parties‚ each of whom intends to create one or more legal obligations between them. The elements of a contract are "offer" and "acceptance" by "competent persons" having legal capacity who exchange "consideration" to create "mutuality of obligation." Contracts may be bilateral or unilateral. A bilateral contract is an agreement in which each of the
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Moragne v. States Marine Lines 1. Facts: P’s husband killed working on a boat owned by D b/c of D’s negligence. 2. Issue: Can an action for wrongful death and a survival action be brought together? 3. Rule: Wrongful death suits can be brought along with survival suits for the pain and suffering in the time in between the injury and death 4. Wrongful death: action created by the death of a person due to the tortious conduct of another brought by the beneficiaries or a personal representative of
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Tran Le The Nhu _ BBA01Qt03 Compare between Private Enterprise and One member limited liability companies Differences | | Private Enterprise | One member limited liability companies | 1. Capital owner | The owner of enterprise must be an individual (Article 141 – paragraph 1) | Is an enterprise which is owned by one organization or individual (the company owner) (Article 63 – paragraph 1) | 2. Share and security | Shall not be allowed to issue any type of securities (Article
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me 3. how it could change the world The quote‚ “If you are patient in one moment of anger‚ you will escape a hundred days of sorrow” has an important meaning behind it. The quote to me means to not always jump to a fight‚ but to instead step back‚ take a deep breath and walk away. If the world lived by this quote it could reduce the violence. The meaning for the quote is to say that if you put the anger behind you‚ you will not have to live with the burden for the rest of your life. It doesn’t
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the case and your opinion of their potential liability. Write a memo to him that states your view of whether the company is exposed to liability on all issues you feel are in play. Include in your memo any laws that apply and any precedent cases either for or against Teddy’s case that impact liability. Include your opinion of the "worst case" of damages the company may have to pay to Virginia. (Points : 30) Dear Sir‚ I believe that our company stands to lose a lot as a result of a successful
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and she may not be able to move because of the customer’s traffic. Paul told Jenny that he had obtained a planning permission for the development of an off-licence extension to the business which shortly after their conversation he was contacted by the local authority that the permission had been denied. Paul didn’t communicate this with Jenny. Paul continued to keep silent on the denied permission and told Jenny that she would have no problem extending the business so that is could take in about
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Attitude‚ Legislation‚ and Litigation Shirley A. Robinson Grand Canyon University SPE-226 EDUCATING THE EXCEPTIONAL LEARNER May 6‚ 2012 Professional Resources In this essay we are going to look at some resources that can help the teacher in making some decisions in his/her professional development. As‚ spending time with a professional technology computer lab instructor at a pre-k through fifth grade school this has been a rewarding challenge in helping these children with
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TORTS ESSAY ONE Scenario: Pilot‚ Dan and Farmer In order to understand this scenario one must grasp the types of torts. We have intentional torts; negligence; and strict liability. (Torts.uslegal.com‚ 2015‚ Types of Torts - Torts. Retrieved 4 May 2015‚ from http://torts.uslegal.com/types-of-torts). An intentional tort is basically a “civil wrong doing” that happens when the “wrong doer” intentionally causes damages to another. (Torts.uslegal.com‚ 2015‚ Types of Torts - Torts. Retrieved
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