Business Law Kikuchi‚ Nikka Lei N. October 14‚ 2014 Cuadra v. Monfort Case Digest Statement of the facts: I. Maria Teresa Cuadra and Maria Teresa Monfort were classmates in Grade Six at the Mabini Elementary School in Bacolod City. On July 9‚ 1962 their teacher assigned them‚ together with three other classmates‚ to weed the grass in the school premises. While thus engaged Maria Teresa Monfort found a plastic headband‚ an ornamental object commonly worn by young girls
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In the case of Smith v. United States‚ the plaintiff‚ John Angus Smith‚ was convicted of engaging in drug-trafficking‚ which would have granted him a five year sentence had he not “used” a firearm in regards to the incident. As stated in statute 924(c)(1)‚ the use of firearm in relations to a drug-trafficking crime enhanced the sentence‚ and turned it into a 30-year sentence. The argument at hand is whether the term “use” was to be taken from a broad dictionary definition or in the ordinary meaning
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Obergefell V. Hodges is a Supreme court case that sanctioned same-sex marriage in each of the 50 states. The case occurred when a man named James Obergefell sued his home state Ohio to tell the general population of Ohio how the forbidding of gay marriage wasn’t right and an infringement of his rights as a citizen. Certain rights are counted in the Constitution. Different rights are not identified in the Constitution but rather are seemingly suggested inside its dialect. Most rights ascending by
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Charter Case Analysis: Vriend v. Alberta 1. Delwin Vriend filed a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission because he believes that he was discriminated against by his employer after being fired when his employer became aware that Mr. Vriend was a homosexual. 2. The Alberta Human Rights Commission said that Vriend could not make a complaint under the IRPA because sexual orientation was not covered under the protected grounds of the IRPA. 3. Mr. Vriend claims that the IRPA violated
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Donoghue v Stevenson (1932) AC 562 Facts: Mrs. Donoghue found a decomposing snail in the ginger beer and claimed to have suffered gastroenteritis and severe shock upon the sight of the snail. She sought to recover damages from Stevenson‚ claiming that the presence of snail was due to his negligence. Could Mrs. Donoghue bring an action in negligence against Stevenson? Stevenson argued that as they were not in a contractual relationship‚ hence there was no special relationship and therefore he
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“The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner is a short story that proves that a woman is not just a person who is scared easily and is less intelligent than men. The hostess notices that there is a cobra in the room and immediately stays still and tells the American boy what she noticed. “The boy’s eyes widen‚ and he quickly leaves the room.” This shows that if the hostess stays still and stays under control and the American boy gets very frightened and jumps out of his chair that a woman’s first reaction
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In Morrison v. Olsen‚ the issue of the Independent Counsel Provision in the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 was challenged and the court decided that it was not unconstitutional because it did not violate the separation of powers by taking power from the Executive and giving more to the Judicial or Legislative branches. Alexia Morrison had been appointed as the independent counsel to investigate Morrison to see if he had violated federal law; he sued her arguing that the Independent Counsel had
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Case Review of Business Tort Krista Lee Methodist University In the appeal case of Smith v. Stewart‚ author Haywood Smith‚ Smith’s publisher‚ and secondary publishers contend that the court erred in denying a summary judgment for the claims of defamation‚ false light invasion of privacy‚ negligent infliction of emotional distress‚ intentional infliction of emotional distress and public disclosure of private facts. These charges were brought against Smith by longtime friend‚ Vicki
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CASE NAME: Miranda v. Arizona‚ 384 U.S. 436 (1966) FACTS: The cases of Mr. Miranda‚ Mr. Vignera‚ Mr. Stewart and Mr. Westover had similar cases‚ regarding the admissibility of their confessions. These cases were then addressed together by the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Miranda was identified by a witness and arrested‚ but was not notified of his rights‚ although he singed a written confession after several hours of interrogation that stated that he was aware of the rights he was not
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LAW 3112 CASE REVIEW CASE: PAYNE v. CAVE 1789 SUBMITTED TO: Dr. Siti Salwani Razali SUBMITTED BY Abdullah Md Mohabbat 1112221 Abdul Wasey Faheem 1119949 (Section : 3) FACTS OF THE CASE The defendant had made the highest bid in an auction. The defendant had withdrawn his offer before the auctioneer had knocked his hammer. The plaintiff’s counsel opened the case with as: the goods were put up in one lot at an auction. There were several bidders of which the defendant
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