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    154 Amonoy vs. Gutierrez G.R. No. 140420‚ February 15‚ 2001 FACTS This case had its roots in Special Proceedings No. 3103 of Branch I of the CFI of Pasig‚ Rizal‚ for the settlement of the estate of the deceased Julio Cantolos‚ involving six (6) parcels of land situated in Tanay Rizal. Amonoy was the counsel of therein Francisca Catolos‚ Agnes Catolos‚ Asuncion Pasamba and Alfonso Formida. On 12 January 1965‚ the Project of Partition submitted was approved and xxx two (2) of the said lots were adjudicated

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    from the High Court decision in Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd v The Dredge “Willemstad” (1976). Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd v The Dredge “Wilemstad” (1976) and Perre & Ors v Apand Pty Ltd (1999) has been important cases in the history of Tort Law. Negligence is a complex term including advertent and inadvertent acts and omissions where there has been a failure to take reasonable care to prevent loss‚ damage or injury to others whom they could reasonably have foreseen might have been injured

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    Business Law - Exam #2 - Chapters 5-7 True/False Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. _T___ 1. Some torts are crimes. __F__ 2. The victim must actually suffer offensive contact before he or she can succeed in a cause of action for assault. __T__ 3. A battery occurs only if the victim suffers actual physical harm. __T__ 4. Slander involves the oral communication of defamatory language. __T__ 5. Oral defamatory statements must be communicated to a third party

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    DOWNLOAD http://www.supportonlineexam.com 1) Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of a common law legal system? A. An appeal process B. The making of law by the judges and the following of precedent C. The sole source of law is a comprehensive civil code D. Requiring guilt be proven beyond a reasonable doubt 2) Which of the following is true about litigatingcommercial disputes? A. A few states have established specialized trial courts for commercial disputes. B. Businesses generally

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    neighbour- Who‚ then‚ in law‚ is my neighbour? The answer seems to be - persons who are so closely and directly affected by my act that I ought reasonably to have them in contemplation as being so affected when I am directing my mind to the acts or omissions that are called in question Donoghue v Stevenson Neighbour Principle: You must take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions which you can reasonably foresee would be likely to injure your neighbour- Who‚ then‚ in law‚ is my neighbour? The

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    fall on and injure a passing motorist‚ Jim. Can Jim recover in negligence from Ruth? Why or why not? Negligence occurs when someone suffers injury because another’s failure to live up to a required duty of care. Negligence is an unintentional tort‚ which the tortfeasor neither wishes to bring the consequences of the act nor believes that they will occur. In this case‚ we have one negligences: Ruth left her car in neutral‚ and one strict liability: the barn’s owner have dynamite. The first

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    Online Defamation Law The Bloggers’ FAQ on Online Defamation Law provides an overview of defamation (libel) law‚ including a discussion of the constitutional and statutory privileges that may protect you. What is defamation? Generally‚ defamation is a false and unprivileged statement of fact that is harmful to someone’s reputation‚ and published "with fault‚" meaning as a result of negligence or malice. State laws often define defamation in specific ways. Libel is a written defamation; slander

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    Chapter 2 Donoghue v Stevenson p.45 Donoghue found a snail in the ginger beer and got shocked. She sued Stevenson‚ the manufacture. Manufacturer owed a duty of care to customers. Neighbour test.Grant v Australian Knitting Mills p.48 Dr Grant suffered dermatitis because of the sulphites on the surface of the underwear manufactured by AKM. AKM owed a duty of care in the production of the underwear not to cause injury to Grant. McPhersons v Eaton p.49 Eaton died from the exposure to asbestos

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    by just see him it is a complete defence • sometiames it is not must to leck a door so a person to be false impreasoned‚ you can just get order to stay in a place and not go away by a certain period of time by a person who has authority over you‚ law says if there is a means to escape you have to escape‚ you can only succed if you show that there was no means to escape‚ so false impreasonment does not requr a person to be forced‚ if a person is lawful arrested by a police officer that is not lawful

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    BUSINESS LAW 211 A tort is a civil wrong or injury other than breach of contract. A court will provide a solution or action for damages.  Sometimes an individual may commit what is considered an assault. A situation involved this athletic event where the tort occurred during the course of play before the whistle has blown.  This behavior may result in a penalty and a suspension‚ but it is not compensable by means of the civil liability way.  Sports such as football and basketball involve torts‚ and

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