personality‚ a company being a legal entity independent of its members‚ can enter into contracts and own property in its own right‚ can sue and be sued and also taxed in its own name. The principle of corporate entity was established in the case of Salomon v A. Salomon ‚ now referred to as the ‘Salomon’ principle. The facts of this case were that the owner of a business sold it to a company he had formed‚ in return for fully paid-up shares to himself and members of his family‚ and secured debentures
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In the case of Mempa v. Rhay‚ which the accused pleaded guilty with the advice of court-appointed counsel to the crime of "joyriding" and was placed on probation for two years. Then soon after the sentence was deferred because he was involved in a burglary and sentenced to 10 years in prison but only would receive 1 year with the advice from the parole. This was achieved due the fact that the probation officer questioned by the probationer about the incident and the parolee admitted his involvement
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Does Farmer have any claim(s) for damages against Pilot based on intentional tort? Discuss. Rule of Law : The essential requirements of intentional torts are the elements of intent‚ injury‚ damages and causation. The concept of ’intention’ does not require that Defendant (D) know that his/her act will cause harm to the Plaintiff (P)‚ but must know with substantial certainty that their act will result in certain outcomes (landing of the plane on the P’s land). To successfully make a claim against
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recognized that those inmates do have less rights than free citizens. Taking away some rights of the inmates is a valid punishment and by restricting these rights it helps in maintaining security in prisons. The title of the case that I chose was Wolff v. McDonnell. This case was very important because it uniformed certain rights and freedoms within correctional facilities. “Although inmates received some procedural safe-guards to protect them against the notorious abuses of disciplinary meetings‚ they
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Citation: Philip J. Cooper v. Charles Austin 837 S. W. 2d 606 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1992) Parties: * Phillip J. Cooper‚ Plaintiff – Appellant‚ Administrator * Charles Austin‚ Defendant – Appellant * Alois B. Greer‚ Proponent of the codicil Facts: * This is a will contest case involving a codicil to the Last Will and Testament of Wheelock A. Bisson‚ M.D.‚ deceased. * Dr. Bisson’s will‚ which is not contested‚ was executed June 18‚ 1982. Prior Proceedings: * Dr. Bisson died in
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hanging‚ electrocution‚ execution by gas and the one use to date lethal injection. (1. History of death penalty) One of the cases that reach the Supreme Court and change the laws in the United States about the death penalty was the case of Furman v. Georgia in 1971. William Henry Furman claimed that his sentencing violated his rights guaranteed by the 14th amendment. (The 14th Amendment was passed after the American Civil War‚ and was designed to prevent states from denying due process and equal
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In the film V for Vendetta‚ James McTeigue uses visual and verbal techniques to communicate significant ideas to the audience. The televised speech scene shows the character V as he infiltrates Jordan Tower and broadcasts his personal message out to the people of England. In this scene‚ McTeigue uses techniques such as cross-cutting and out-of-shot‚ over-the-shoulder shot and dialogue. These techniques are important because they effectively develop characters such as Evey and show the impact that
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‘V for Vendetta’ directed by James McTeigue is a dystopian political thriller about a shadowy freedom fighter known as ‘V’ who along with his companion Evey‚ blows up parliament and eliminates the government’s control of the country. The film gives a deeper insight of the corruption that can take place in the government. It draws attention to the societal issues stopping us from being able to trust those of higher power. The film also portrays the idea that you can kill a man but you can’t kill an
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Ryan McCulley Korematsu v. United States‚ 323 U.S. 214 (1944) During World War II‚ shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed Executive Order 9066 which allowed the Secretary of War to declare certain areas as "military zones" and gave the military power over the attorney general. These newly declared military zones were made in the western US and were areas "from which any or all persons could be excluded". Although the document does not specify any races
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Case Brief I – Hamer v Sidway Without a complete and detailed background‚ Hamer v Sidway involved an uncle promising his nephew a lump sum of money if the nephew could refrain from drinking alcohol‚ smoking‚ swearing‚ and gambling until his 21st birthday. The nephew fulfilled his end of the promise‚ and the uncle acknowledged that the nephew had rightfully earned the money but asked if he could hold the money in the bank until the nephew was responsible enough to care for it. The uncle died
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