and liable for injuries to the plaintiff? RULES In negligence‚ a plaintiff must prove: duty; breach duty; causation; and actual injury. Cite A person owes a heightened duty of care where children may be present. Cite ANALYSIS In Aarons v. Peterson‚ the defendant kept a hammer and nails in a toolbox on the floor of his basement. His eleven-year-old son took the hammer and a nail from the toolbox to repair a knock hockey board that he and his nine-year-old neighbor broke. When hammered
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Kubasek‚ N.‚ K.‚ Brennan‚ B.A.‚ and Browne‚ M.N. (n.d.). The legal environment of business: A critical thinking approach (3rd Ed). In R. Hartigan (Ed.). Ethics and legal concepts for business. Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Peason/Prentice Hall. Liebeck’s v. McDonald’s Rest.‚ P.T.S. Inc. and McDonald’s International‚Inc. No. CV-93-02419‚ 1995 WL 360309 (N.M. Dist.Ct. August 18‚ 1994). Press‚ A.‚ & Carroll‚ G. (1995‚ March 20). Are lawyers burning America? Newsweek‚ 125(12)‚ 32. Retrieved February 14‚
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Jon Dunlap 3/8/12 Odysseus v Telemachus Period 2 “Maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had‚ and what you’ve learned from them‚ and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.” – Anonymous (Thinkexist.com). Maturity is a key theme during the journeys of Telemachus and Odysseus. In Homer’s Odyssey the journeys of Telemachus and Odysseus have many similarities and differences such as their common goal and the lessons they learn; and only by overcoming
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Criminal Justice 1 Case Review October 16‚ 2013 Terry Brice Horton v. California Argued February 21‚ 1990 496 U.S. 128‚ 110 S. Ct. 2301‚ 110 L. Ed. 2d 112 (1990) The defendant’s armed robbery conviction was upheld by the California Supreme Court‚ the defendant then petitioned the writ of certiorari‚ which is a decision by the Supreme Court to hear an appeal from a lower court. Justice Stevens then held that “Fourth Amendment does not prohibit warrantless seizure of evidence of crime
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Notes on Ceballos v Garcetti Richard Ceballos had been employed since 1989 as a deputy district attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office‚ which at the time was headed by Gil Garcetti. After the defense attorney in a pending criminal case contacted Ceballos about his motion to challenge a critical search warrant based on inaccuracies in the supporting affidavit‚ Ceballos conducted his own investigation and determined that the affidavit contained serious misrepresentations. Ceballos
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really take Canada seriously anyway. Canada is like that one neighbor that never leaves the house‚ but is always happy and welcoming when people go to visit. So when an American says they don’t think about Canada at all‚ they mean it. 3. “Cowboys v. Mounties” is a Rhetorical mode compare and contrast essay. Sarah Vowell compares the Canada and America’s patriotism.
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Case 49-3 James V. Taylor Court of Appeals of Arkansas‚ Division III‚ 1998 62 Ark. App. 130‚ 969 S.W.2d 672 FACTS: Eula Mae Redmon conveyed certain real estate to her children‚ W. C. Sewell‚ Billy Sewell‚ and Melba Taylor‚ by means of a January 1993 deed. The deed recited that the property was conveyed to the three grantees "jointly and severally‚ and unto their heirs‚ assigns‚ and successors forever‚" subject to a life estate retained by Mrs. Redmon. W. C. Sewell died in November 1993. Billy
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Arizona v. Hicks Citation: 480 U.S. 321 (1987) Facts: A bullet was shot through the floor of Hick’s apartment‚ injuring the man in the apartment downstairs. During an investigation of Hick’s apartment‚ a police found 3 guns as well as a mask. The officer also noticed a stereo system that looked out of place. The officer moved the stereo to see the serial number on it‚ and then called it into the police station. The dispatcher informed the officer that the stereo equipment had been stolen during
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December 2‚ 2013 State of Georgia v. McKenzie Crowe‚ (2013) Criminal Trial; Newton County Courthouse The Criminal Trial of Defendant McKenzie Crowe consisted of several different key factors that contributed to the death of Allison Bell‚ a beloved grandmother‚ mother‚ and sister. On January 28‚ 2013 at 2:30 a.m.‚ McKenzie Crowe was driving northbound on Cook rd. while the victim Allison Bell was Explorer was totaled. Authorities airlifted Allison to Grady where she was pronounced dead upon
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TIU V. MIDDLETON IMPT: Pre-trial is an essential device for the speedy disposition of disputes. Hence‚ parties cannot brush it aside as a mere technicality. Where the pre-trial brief does not contain the names of witnesses and the synopses of their testimonies as required by the Rules of Court‚ the trial court‚ through its pre-trial order‚ may bar the witnesses from testifying. However‚ an order allowing the presentation of unnamed witnesses may no longer be modified during the trial‚ without
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