Ethics cases: Sebasty v. Perschke Kurt Perschke‚ a grain broker‚ raised an action against Kenneth Sebasty for breach of an oral contract that the two parties entered into on September 28‚ 1972. In the contract‚ Sebasty would purchase 14‚000 bushels of wheat at $1.95 per bushel (Henry 27). The deal that was to go through after six months failed after Sebasty claimed that there was no contract between the two. The damages on the side of the buyer accrued to $14‚070.98. Sebasty failed to supply the
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the offer and the acceptance. Considerations are the promises that are made by both parties. Lawful purpose is simply the purpose of the contract. The form of the contract can either by oral or written‚ depending on the type. In the Kuenzi v. Radloff case‚ competent parties are displayed by stating who the plaintiff is. Gayton states‚ “The plaintiff is licensed under provisions of sec. 101.31 as a professional engineer. He has forty years of experience in designing buildings and licensed in 1932” (p
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Plessy vs. Ferguson was a 1896 case brought to the United States Supreme Court. A group of New Orleans citizens from an organization called the Committee of Citizens‚ came up with a plan to fight the “Separate Car Act” with all intentions of getting the act repealed. The committee convinced Homer Plessy to break the law so he would get arrested with all intentions of challenging the “Separate Car Act” in court. On June 7‚ 1982 Homer Plessy boarded an all white train car. He was then arrested
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Susanne Robbins 1/31/17 Texas Vs Johnson Texas V Johnson was a supreme court decision involving Gregory Lee Johnson and the state of Texas. This decision happened in 1989 on June‚ 21. The court ruled that flag burning is protected under the first amendment therefore it is not considered illegal. This decision is important because it sets a precedent for the future of protest and free “speech” including non-oral speech in the first amendment. I am interested in this case because I believe flag burning
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Template Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier I‚ Kamryn Foster‚ write this opinion to support the majority on the case of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier. In my opinion it reflects the majority being as it’s the school’s tabloid. I also believe the school has the right to remove pages if they deem the material inappropriate. These articles would not have been in the best interest for the students. The students feel it is freedom of speech‚ but the administration feels it is unfitting for a school newspaper. (Second paragraph–Explain
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The most famous case in U.S. history is the Terry v. Ohio . The Terry v. Ohio case raised many questions as to whether or not the search and seizure of Terry violated the Fourth Amendment. The police officials thought they would take action upon themselves into frisking and searching the men for what they could find‚ not acknowledging the rights of the people. The courts decision was 8-1‚ meaning that the search done by the officer was reasonable in the Fourth Amendment and the weapons that were
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Concerned‚ In response to your questions about the rights of public health officials‚ I find that there are a great many details to consider. As I am sure you are aware‚ the United States Supreme Court decision in 1905 on the Jacobson v. Massachusetts case set a legal precedent in situations such as these. The ruling stated that the Board of Health had the right to require citizens to receive vaccinations in order to control a spreading smallpox epidemic . Legally‚ this supports the rights of you and
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References: ^ "Law professor Tomkovicz writes brief for case in upcoming Supreme Court term". The Press-Citizen. 2008-09-29. http://www.google.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_v._Gant
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In the Texas vs Cobb case a man named Raymond Levi Cobb was first arrested in 1994 and confessed to a home burglary. In this process he denied that he killed the woman and child in the home but later confessed to his father which his father then went to report this to the police. Even though Cobb later waived his Miranda rights and confessed he was still indicted and sentenced to death. Cobb argued to the Texas Court of Appeals that after his confession he was denied his right to counsel because
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racism has been a pervasive problem in society. The road to integration has been a long and difficult process. In 1896‚ the Plessy vs. Ferguson case became a enormous part of history and contributed to many future cases. This case occurred because Plessy‚ who was only one-eighth black‚ got thrown off a train for sitting in the “whites only” section. Plessy lost this case and the court’s decision was based on the Jim Crow South law that stated everybody is “separate but equal”. This decision was based
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