Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball [1892] 2 QB 484 The case of Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball is one of the most important cases in English legal history. It was so confident of the usefulness of the carbolic smoke ball‚ and its ability not only to cure but also to prevent someone from getting the flu‚ that it advertised on the following basis: (Anyone who used the carbolic smoke ball in a particular way for a specified period of time‚ but who still caught influenza afterwards‚ would be
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Facts: In 1965 a group of individuals in Des Moines held a meeting to protest the Vietnam War. The group decided to fast and wear armbands as a sign of there disapproval. The principals of the Des Moines schools heard of the armband protest and adopted a policy banning any student from wearing the armbands at school. Any student caught wearing the armband at school would be asked to remove it‚ and if he refused he would be suspended until he returned without the armband. John Tinker and several
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Alex Skolnik November 23‚ 2013 Art History Outline 1) Title of the piece: Metropolitan Kouros Date: 600-590 BCE Medium: Naxian Marble Dimensions: Heigh 6’4 5/8" Meseum location: The Metropolitan Meseum of Art 2) This free standing sculpture shows signs of egyptian influence on Greek art. The pose has one foot standing forward while one is behind‚ the arms rest at the side with supports attatched to the tehighs‚ and the face shows no emotion and the eyes seem to have no pupils
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The U.S. Supreme Court case 469 U.S. 528 (1985)‚ Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority‚ was first argued on Monday‚ March 19‚ 1984 and reargued on Monday‚ October 1‚ 1984. It was finally decided on Tuesday‚ February 19‚ 1985. The panel consisted of Chief Justice‚ Warren E. Burger and Associate Justices‚ William J. Brennan‚ Jr.‚ Byron White‚ Thurgood Marshall‚ Harry Blackmun‚ Lewis F. Powell‚ Jr.‚ William Rehnquist‚ John Paul Stevens‚ Sandra Day O’Connor. The majority vote of 5 to
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What was the legal issue in this case? The legal issue in the case of Davis v. The Board of County Commissioners of Doña Ana County involved acts of ill will‚ which could have been avoided. While employed as a detention officer at the Dona Ana County Detention Center‚ Joseph Herrera was accused of unsuitable sexual behavior with female prison inmates and of exchanging favors for sex acts. One of the reasons that the Mesilla Valley Hospital (MVH) had hired Herrera is because of the favorable recommendations
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Police Brutality Police brutality is a misbehavior that has been surfacing in the news for a few years. Many individuals are quite recently beginning to understand that these treacheries against the African American group truly happen‚ while others are mindful of this life harming circumstance. Besides‚ this shameful act towards African Americans primarily targets the young African American guys. A few insights demonstrate that since many African American men don’t have any fathers around to
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Austin Hiebert Drive Train Rebuilding 9/29/14 Paper 1 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass S First appearing in 1961 as a unibody compact car‚ the Cutlass S soon became a formidable mid-sized car for anyone looking for a vehicle filled with options and ranges of performance upgrades. Beginning in 1968‚ the second generation of Cutlasses were born. This generation had a shortened wheel base and larger motors in comparison of its predecessors. In 1969‚ only one year into the second generation‚ the cars were
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Davis v. The Board of County Commissioners of Doña Ana County Case What was the legal issue in this case? The plaintiff‚ Davis is suing Dona Ana County. The plaintiff was a patient at Mesilla Valley Hospital (MVH) in their inpatient mental facility‚ while she was in their care one of the mental health technicians‚ Joseph Herrera sexually assaulted her. She is suing the County of Dona Ana‚ because Herrera used to be a detention sergeant for the county‚ while employed there he was found to have
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ known to be a sanctuary for a great collection of art‚ was brimming with tourists and locals when I decided to visit with my friend and my mother. However‚ looking back on my experience‚ visiting such a place is something you should do alone because it allows you to appreciate all of the pieces of art without the limitations of bringing someone along with you. I titled this “A Vacation in the Metropolitan Museum of Art” because although we only stayed for a few hours
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The issue: Grand Metropolitan PLC is the world’s largest wine and spirits seller. It mainly operated in London‚ USA. In 1991‚ it beats market expectation with a 4.8% increase in pretax profits‚ and the company Chairman stated that company’s goal “to constantly improve on”. Despite the great performance in the world recession in 1991‚ the price of GrandMet shares was 10% below the average price/earnings ratio of the companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index. And more important‚ rumors had that
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