synonym of common law: general rule. In the case of Child V. Desormeaux‚ it was proven by the courts that the social hosts did not own a duty of care to the people injured by the defendant’s actions. “I conclude that as a general rule‚ a social host does not owe a duty of care to a person injured by a guest who has consumed alcohol and that the courts below correctly dismissed the appellants’ action.” The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in the case of Child v. Desormeaux supports the current common
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In June of 1966‚ the outcome of the trial - Miranda v. Arizona declared that suspects must be informed of their specific legal rights when being placed under arrest‚ bringing about the creation of the Miranda Rights and forever altering all criminal arrests and police conduct. The Supreme Court’s decision in Miranda v. Arizona addressed four different cases involving custodial interrogations. In each of these cases‚ the defendant was questioned by police officers‚ detectives‚ or a prosecuting attorney
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Case Name: National Legal Services Authority (Petitioner) v Union of India & Ors. (Respondent). Court Name: Supreme Court of India. Bench: J.‚ K.S. Radhakrishnan & J.‚ A.K. Sikri. Date of Decision: April 15‚ 2014. Citation: AIR 2014 SC 1863. Statement of Facts: 1. The National Legal Services Authority filed a writ petition no. 400 of 2012 seeking relief that Hijras/ Eunuchs/ Transgenders (herein after refer as TG) be given legal status as ‘third gender’ with legal and constitutional provision.
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signed writing that his or her offer will remain open. A firm offer is irrevocable without the necessity of consideration for the stated period or‚ if no definite period is stated‚ for a reasonable period (neither to exceed three months).” In this case Jennings stated a time frame and signed the offer‚ by selling the car he is he in breach of the contract? Wheeler vs. Jennings Jennings is in breach of his contract with Wheeler
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Adrian Solomon Social Studies 2015 T.L.O v New Jersey The 4th amendment states that people have a right to have privacy. If a police officer or any law enforcement comes to your house without a warrant and seized something in your possession they broke a law. Something like this happened in 1984. A teacher at a New Jersey high school discovered a 14-year-old freshman and her friend smoking cigarettes in school in violation
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If James Braddock was a world war veteran or part of the bonus army I think he world want his rights for taking part in the war but also I don’t think he would be fight either. A real slap in the face for Hoover to send a militia to the WW1 army vets. 5. The labor
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Background: Bob Ewell is the father of Mayella Ewell‚ the victim in the Ewell v. Robinson case. Mayella Ewell claims to have been beaten and raped by Negro‚ Tom Robinson. She claims she had him do work for her in the yard and when she went inside to get a nickel to pay him‚ he rushed her whilst her back was turned. She says she turned around and he took control of her and beat and took advantage of her. These claims were blatant lies. The Initial Injuries Sheriff Heck Tate was called up to the
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CASE United States v. Nixon‚ 418 U.S. 683 (1974) FACTS A grand jury returned indictments against seven of President Nixon’s White House staff members and political supporters of the President for violation of federal statutes in the Watergate affair‚. The President on the other hand was named as an un-indicted co-conspirator. The Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski filed a motion under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure - Rule 17 for a subpoena duces tecum‚ a court summons ordering the President
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Case Study-Transamerica Oil Corporation v. Lynes Incorporated I. Procedural History Transamerica Oil Corporation‚ who conducts oil and gas drilling‚ solicited Lynes Incorporated about their advertisement regarding an injection packer and decided to purchase several of them only to determine that they did not function as advertised. Plaintiff decided to file suit‚ under the Kansas Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)‚ the plaintiff’s claim that there was a breach of an express warranty by the defendant
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The way that Napster collected revenue was by advertisers. Advertisers would pay Napster to infuse their advertisements on Napster’s web site. There was a law suit against Napster that is referred by A&M Records‚ Inc. vs Napster‚ Inc. Although this case is called A&M Records‚ Inc. vs Napster‚ Inc. it consisted of many record companies that are members of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The law suit was filed because it is a direct infringement of the record companies’ copyrights
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