longer valid. TRUE A decision on a given issue by a court is not binding on an inferior court. False A defendant is a person against whom a lawsuit is brought. TRUE A federal statute regulates an employment practice. To resolve a dispute concerning the practice‚ Paula‚ a judge‚ will most likely apply the statute. A state constitution is supreme within the state’s borders. True A state law that conflicts with the U.S. Constitution will be deemed unconstitutional. TRUE A substantive law
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rights-of-way ? RULE : Negligence per se may occur if any individual violates a statute or an ordinance providing for a criminal penalty and that violation causes another to be injured. The injured person must prove : 1. that statute clearly sets out the standard frame in sense of what conduct is expected‚ when‚ where and of whom is expected 2. that he or she falls into class inteded to be protected by the statute 3. the
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Void and Illegal Contracts Void Contracts Void contracts are basically those which contravene a provision in a statute or are contrary to public policy at common law but to which the ex turpi causa principle does not apply. Void by Statute A statute may declare expressly that a particular contract is void‚ eg s 45 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 which provides that clauses purporting to exclude‚ restrict‚ or modify the liability of a corporation imposed by Division 2 Part V of the Act (that
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The History of the Common Law of England by Matthew Hale 1713 I. Concerning the Distribution of the Law of England into Common Law‚ and Statute Law. And First‚ concerning the Statute Law‚ or Acts of Parliament The Laws of England may aptly enough be divided into two Kinds‚ viz. Lex Scripta‚ the written Law: and Lex non Scripta‚ the unwritten Law: For although (as shall be shewn hereafter) all the Laws of this Kingdom have some Monuments or Memorials thereof in Writing‚ yet all of
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Contractual terms in a standard form contract and the impact of statutes on these terms P4: Describe the meaning of terms. P5:Explain the effect of terms. Task Using the Vodafone contract prepare a briefing sheet describing how statutes affect contractual terms. You should include the following: A description of express terms A description of implied terms Identify and describe the statutes and regulations affecting contractual terms (Remember to illustrate your answer with examples
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1. The case study references one state statute. Identify it and explain what it prohibits. Texas Penal Code Section 42.01(a)(3): Desecration of a venerable object. 2. Which branch of government (executive‚ judicial‚ or legislative) created the state statute? This was created by the Judicial branch. 3. The passage above also discusses one court case. Who were the parties involved in the case? State v Johnson 4. The case was heard by three lower courts before it reached the United
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by the merchant protection statute. Statement of Facts Goodman did pay for the merchandise and had a receipt for the merchandise she was accused of stealing. The Walmart employee did not look at the receipt that Goodman offered to show them. Goodman was detained even though she had a receipt that the Walmart employee failed to look at. Goodman was acquitted of all charges. Goodman filed a civil lawsuit against Walmart. Walmart claimed that merchant protection statute protected its actions in this
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03(3) applies only to those responsible for providing alcohol to others. First‚ the Radcliffes were not providing alcohol to the party‚ in fact they made no affirmative action to make alcohol available‚ and so do not fall under the purview of the statute. Second‚
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United States vs. Lovett (1946) In 1943‚ during the pre-Cold War anticommunist hysteria‚ the House Committee on American Activities‚ after hearings‚ determined that Robert Lovett and two other federal employees were guilty of subversive activity. To force the executive branch to discharge these three employees‚ Congress adopted a rider to the Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act of 1943‚ which denied the authority to pay salaries to these employees unless they were reappointed with the advice
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The House of Lords has declared that the system of precedent is an indispensable foundation providing certainty in the law. Explain how the system of precedent operates to pursue the goal of certainty whilst ensuring that certainty does not result in rigidity. Judicial precedent: A judgment of a court of law cited as an authority for deciding a similar set of facts; a case which serves as authority for the legal principle embodied in its decision A judicial precedent is a decision of the
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