Tennessee v. Reeves. 917 S.W.2d 825 (Supreme Court of Tennessee‚ 1996) On the evening of January 5‚ 1993‚ Tracie Reeves and Molly Coffman‚ both twelve years of age and students at West Carroll Middle School‚ spoke on the telephone and decided to kill their homeroom teacher‚ Janice Geiger. They agreed that Coffman would bring rat poison to school the following days so that it could be placed in Geiger ’s drink. After that ‚ they would steal Geiger ’s car and drive to the Smoky Mountains. On the
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Jersey Boys is a Broadway musical produced by Dodger Productions‚ which portrays the life and musical careers of the singing group The Four Seasons. During the 1960s‚ The Four Seasons were the Americans answer to the British invasion‚ singing such hits as “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”‚ “My Eyes Adored You”‚ and their biggest hit‚ “Sherry.” The group consisted of four members‚ each one representing a different season. Tommy Devito was spring while Nick Massi was fall; Frankie Vallie was winter‚ and
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student guilty of not being able to be in compliance with the minimum requirement for a cumulative average. Responsive affidavits asserted that exam grading was purely a matter of academic discretion based on the overall quality of the answers. The appellate division remanded for consideration of whether a particular grade was a rational exercise of discretion‚ but granted the parties leave to appeal. The court dismissed the petition‚ holding that assessments of academic performance involved academic
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Wright v.Kehoe‚ 2010 ONSC 319(CanLII) Parties: David Kehoe and Total Credit Recovery Ltd. – Appellants Camille Wright – Respondent Date of Decision: January 12‚ 2010 Facts: On November 27‚ 2008‚ Camille Wright was awarded damages for slander and costs on a substantial indemnity basis in her lawsuit against David Kehoe and his employer Total Credit Recovery Ltd‚ a collection agency. In an effort to collect money owed from Ms. Wright for a leased car‚ which had been repossessed by the lessor
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uphold unhappiness. Kantian ethics on the other hand puts a persons benefit before the greater good‚ that is people never should be used as means only but means to an end. Both Kant’s ethics and Utilitarianism greatly analogize between each other as Kant is deontological which means that someone ought to do things because they are right‚ as it is duty and that in itself makes it right. On the other hand Utilitarianism is based on consequence as someone should act to bring the greatest good to the greatest
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What is the central difference between metaphysics as Kant conceives it‚ and metaphysics as Aristotle conceives it? Argue in support of one or the other view. Metaphysics is usually taken to involve both questions of what is existence and what types of things exist; in order to answer either questions‚ one will find itself using and investigating the concepts of being. Aristotle proposed the first of these investigations which he called ‘first philosophy’‚ also known as ‘the science of being’ however
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mountain‚ stated that the athlete assumed the risks of a dangerous sport and was primarily to blame for the accident. Procedural History: Court of Claims ruled in favor of Morgan and ordered a trial to pay for damages. The defendant appealed and the appellate court dismissed the claim. Morgan appealed in Court of Appeals. Holding: Decision was affirmed. Morgan was an experienced rider who assumed the risk by participating in a dangerous sport‚ there was no breach of duty by the defendant. Rational:
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trial court for a temporary and permanent injunction and damages. The trial court granted the temporary injunction. Appellant is now appealing this decision. ISSUE: In what circumstances will a covenant not to compete be upheld? HOLDING: The Appellate Court ruled in favor of appellant and held that (1) the covenant not to compete does not protect a legitimate interest of appellee; and (2) the geographical scope of the agreement is unreasonably broad. REASON: In order for a covenant not to compete
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Commonwealth v Pestinakas 617 A.2d 1339 Facts: Joseph Kly met Walter and Helen Pestinikas in the latter part of 1981 when Kly consulted them about prearranging his funeral. In March‚ 1982‚ Kly‚ who had been living with a stepson‚ was hospitalized and diagnosed as suffering from Zenker’s diverticulum‚ a weakness in the walls of the esophagus‚ [***4] which caused him to have trouble swallowing food. In the hospital‚ Kly was
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consideration cultural norms‚ beliefs‚ values‚ or the code of law. One universal view that holds is that people do encourage morality‚ and punishment of immoral people (Hofmann‚ Wilhelm‚ et al‚ 1340). Emmanuel Kant and John Mill developed theories to explain the nature of morality among human beings. Emmanuel Kant based his argument on reasoning and human responsibility where he advocates the use of rational thinking and respect for other people. John
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