Bailment Quiz – Sonia Bear 1. What is a sub-bailment? When the bailee receives property from a bailor‚ the bailee then transfers possession to someone else‚ a sub-bailee (a person who receives a bailment of property from a bailee). Summarize case 15.1 on page 324. Mason‚ the bailor‚ contracted Thompson Funeral Home‚ the Bailee‚ to store of his parents’ urns. Mason provided instruction to Thompson to send the urns to Westside Cemetery for burial in common ground (one storage vault without
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Case Brief: Sutter v. Hutchings Case Name‚ Citation & Court: Sutter v. Hutchings‚ 254 Ga. 194‚ 327 S.E.2d 717‚ Georgia Supreme Court‚ decided 1985. Parties & Procedural History: Trial Court level: Plaintiff Sutter sues Defendant Hutchings. Defendant filed summary judgment motion‚ and court granted judgment in favor of Defendant. Plaintiff appealed. First appeal: Ga. Court of Appeals affirmed judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals again to Ga. Supreme Court. Facts: Mrs
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extent to which the law reflects moral and ethical standards.” As societies morals and ethics constantly change the law must adapt to meet the needs and standards that society holds valuable. To ensure that the wider community is content with the legal system it is important for individuals to investigate how the law deals with certain categories of crime‚ as well as how well the law is dealing with the prominent issue. Societies changing values influence the process of law making and the implementation
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in the hallway properly causing the severe injury of Sally Smith? I believe Larry Landlord fell below the standard of care in this case. To the reasons set forth below: According the rule of reasonable person under the standard of care‚ I can definitely foresee the injury coming. Her injury could have prevented if the landlord has maintained the fire alarm on the first floor. Due to the malfunction of fire alarm on the first floor‚ Smith realized the fire after it started on the first floor ten
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Samantha Smith slipped and fell on shampoo that had spilled in the health and beauty department of the grocery store in question. Ms. Smith had suffered a broken hip from the incident and is going to be spending the next few months in physical therapy. Ms. Smith has no health insurance and is a single mother of a 2 year old boy. After our complaints were filed in the courts; the grocery store alleges that Ms. Smith had a duty herself to avoid the spillage‚ but was too distracted by her young son
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COMPANY VIEW A statement by Howard Schultz‚ Chairman and Chief Global Strategist of Starbucks Corporation and Orin C. Smith‚ President and Chief Executive Officer of Starbucks Corporation‚ follows. This has been taken from the company’s 2003 Annual Report. From the early days of Starbucks history‚ we have eagerly embraced possibilities and let our imagination propel us to create new experiences instead of accepting the status quo. That spirit‚ combined with our belief that a company can indeed
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offering any encouragement for the disregard of law’. ii) Mercy may not be part of the law if it is followed to the letter of the law. iii) Is Mercy a prerogative of the executive? In this case yes – the Trial Judge and jury have held communications with the Chief Executive for guidance. 3. The nature of law truepenny has adopted here is one of mercy. b. Foster J i)
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DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE CASE Summary of Patricia Pitts v. Wild Adventures‚ Inc. In this case‚ a plaintiff is Patricia Pitts who is an African-American female. And the defendant is Wild Adventures‚ Inc. that operates a theme park in Valdosta‚ Georgia. The plaintiff claims race discrimination and unlawful retaliation Under Title VII and U.S. Code Section 1981 based on the defendant’s grooming policy prohibiting dreadlock and cornrow hairstyles‚ the defendant’s failure to promote plaintiff
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Gundy Case – warrants incorrectly filled out and arguably police actions were illegal which resulted in the death of David Gundy in 1989Candidates are being asked to evaluate the statement‚ not necessarily the criminal justice system. Yet the marking criteria requires candidates to “Comprehensively and accurately evaluate how sentencing and punishment attempts to balance the rights of victims‚ offenders and society”. Poor question. This question starts after an offender has been found guilty and
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Law Case Analysis According to the law case EEOC v. FREEMAN‚ the EEOC filed a law suit against Freeman and alleged the company’s hiring policy which includes criminal background and credit history checks‚ has a disparate impact on African-American‚ Hispanic‚ and male applicants. And the material fact of this case is whether Defendant’s hiring criteria of conducting criminal background and credit history checks is consistent with business necessity. Since the Defendant was charged by the EEOC with
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