the English law? The hierarchy of the courts The English system is made up of a hierarchy of courts. Hierarchal means that the courts which are high in the system hear appeals from the ones below them. The decisions made in the higher courts are of great importance. The bottom courts are known as foot soldiers and are at the bottom of the system. Some courts in this rank are the Magistrates court‚ the Youth court‚ the Coroners court and the County court. These courts hear cases daily and are
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ARCHER V. WARNER (01-1418) 538 U.S. 314 (2003) 283 F.3d 230‚ reversed and remanded. NATURE OF CASE Leonard and Arlene Warner sold the Warner Manufacturing Company to Elliott and Carol Archer. The Archers sued the Warners in North Carolina state court for fraud in connection to the sale. The settlement was that the Warners would pay the Archers $300‚000. The Warners paid $200‚000 and executed a promissory note for $100‚000. The Warners failed to make payments on the promissory note and the
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Abstract In the case of White v. Gibbs‚ the plaintiff‚ Mrs. Debbie White‚ sued O’Malley’s Tavern alongside Patrick Gibbs. Gibbs served as bartender at the tavern during the night in question. Mrs. White seeks settlement under the state of Indiana’s Dram Shop Act. Under the Dram Shop Act‚ a bartender assumes liability to any persons injured who were served alcohol while exhibiting obvious signs of intoxication (Todd‚ 1986). Since the two parties reside in different states‚ the case was brought to the
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Supreme Court Case‚ MATHEWS v. ELDRIDGE‚ dealt with the issue of Eldridge’s disability payment being discontinued after review and findings that he was no longer eligible. The judgement of the Court of Appeals stated that this was a violation of Due process. 2. Does the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment require that prior to the disenrollment of Social Security disability benefit payments that the recipient has an opportunity to have an evidentiary hearing? 3. Eldridge’s case relied on the
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Safford v Redding (2009) (Student rights regarding personal searches) • Facts of the case ¬ Savana Redding‚ a thirteen-year-old at Safford Middle School‚ was accompanied to the Assistant Principal Wilson’s office to be questioned about a day planner that contained knives and other illegal items‚ including four prescription-strength‚ and one over-the-counter‚ pain relief pills. ¬ Redding told the principal that she owned the planner but she knew nothing about the medication. Mr. Wilson explained
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March 15‚ 2010 Issues: 1.Whether petitioner is doing or transacting business in the Philippines in contemplation of the law and established jurisprudence; 2.Whether respondent is estopped from invoking the defense that petitioner has no legal capacity to sue in the Philippines; Facts: Petitioner Cargill‚ Inc. (petitioner) is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware‚ United States of America. Petitioner and Northern Mindanao Corporation (NMC) executed a contract
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Waller Business Law Writing Assignment 3 Spring 2014 3-19-14 Chapter 13: Nebraska Beef‚ Ltd. V. Wells Fargo Business Credit‚ Inc. Case Concept Review: 1. How did the court determine that the offer was sufficiently definite? The offer of the Wells Fargo Business Credit‚ Inc. was submitted to Nebraska Beef in the form of a letter. When Nebraska Beef engaged in accepting a line of credit from Wells Fargo
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The KWETEY v. BOTCHWAY AND ANOTHER case explains the principle of “you cannot give what you do not have” which has its Latin as “Nemo dat quod non habet”. In this case‚ the bank‚ wanted to sell a boat that rightfully belonged to Kwetey and this was established by the court to be against the principle stated supra. The facts in Kwetey v Botchway are that the plaintiff had mortgaged his house to the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) to secure a loan to replace a broken marine engine in a 40-footer
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Name and year of the case: Parent v. Trenton School Department‚ 1999 Issues: In this scenario a student maintained residence in the town of Trenton‚ a community that does not have a high school. Students from this area are able to enrolled in Ellsworth or MDI high schools‚ however‚ due to behavioral issues the student was placed in a more restrictive environment in Bangor (Parent v. Trenton‚ 1999‚ p.2). During the spring of the 1998-1999 academic year the student returned home without “notifying
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computers. Founded forty-one years ago and becoming one of the biggest electronic companies on the planet‚ Microsoft has become well established. The company has had bumps in their forty-one years of operations‚ though. The United States v. Microsoft antitrust case was initiated on May18‚1998 by the United States Department of Justice. The company was accused of becoming an monopoly‚ but moreover‚ “engaging” in derogatory practices. These vulgar practices that Microsoft was accused of where contrary
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