Make a case brief like the example below

How to Brief Cases FEHR v. ALGARD To fully understand the law with respect to business, you need Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, - A.3d2011 WL 13670 (2011). to be able to read and understand court decisions. To make this task easier, you can use a method of case analysis that is called FACTS Cathy Algard owns Sterling Harbor Motel & Marina, briefing. There is a fairly standard procedure that you can follow when you "brief" any court case. You must first read the case Inc. (SHM). SHM sponsored the Sterling Harbor Duke of Fluke Tournament in Wildwood, New Jersey. Prizes included the opinion carefully. When you feel you understand the case, you "single heaviest fluke prize" for the contestant who caught the can prepare a brief of it. heaviest live flounder and the "five heaviest fluke prize" for Although the format of the brief may vary, typically it will the boat catching the five flounder with the greatest combined present the essentials of the case under headings such as the weight. On behalf of Edward Fehr's boat, the Gina Ariella, Jack following: Aydelotte presented the heaviest live flounder. He also submit- 1 Citation. Give the full citation for the case, including the ted five other fish for the five-fluke award. The judges ruled that name of the case, the date it was decided, and the court that two of the five flounder had not been caught during the con- decided it. test and disqualified the Gina Ariella. Fehr filed a suit in a New 2. Facts. Briefly indicate (a) the reasons for the lawsuit; (b) the Jersey state court against Algard, alleging breach of contract. identity and arguments of the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s), The court issued a summary judgment in Fehr's favor, crowned respectively; and (c) the lower court's decision--if appropriate. him the "Duke of Fluke," and awarded him damages. Algard 3. Issue. Concisely phrase, in the form of a question, the appealed. essential issue before the court. (If more than one issue is involved, you may have two--or even more-questions ISSUE Can a contestant's award be withheld if that person did here.) not comply with all of the contest's rules? 4. Decision. Indicate here-with a "yes" or "no," if possible the court's answer to the question (or questions) in the Issue DECISION Yes. A state appellate court reversed the judgment section above. of the lower court and remanded the case to give Algard an 5. Reason. Summarize as briefly as possible the reasons given opportunity to prove that Aydelotte's deception warranted dis- by the court for its decision (or decisions) and the cale 'or qualification of the Gina Ariella. statutory law relied on by the court in arriving at its decision. REASON The state appellate court explained that the tourna- ment-like the offer of a prize in any contest-becomes a bind- An Example of a ing contract in favor of a contestant who complies with the rules. Briefed Sample Court Case The question was whether Fehr complied and was therefore enti- tled to the award. Fehr argued that he presented the heaviest As an example of the format used in briefing cases, we present live flounder and Algard's failure to award him the prize was a here a briefed version of the sample court case that was pre breach of contract. Algard pointed out that Aydelotte signed an sented in the Appendix to Chapter 1 in Exhibit 1A-3 on pages entry form that proclaimed "anyone who is found to have pro- 28-30. vided false information is subject to immediate disqualification." The court stated, "The order of plaintiff's submissions for prizes should not allow the first fish to be considered for an award, if, in fact, he then tried to weigh-in day old fish. The court added, however, that "if the judges are found to have acted in bad faith and exceeded the rules in making a decision, plaintiff may prevail." How to Brief Cases FEHR v. ALGARD To fully understand the law with respect to business, you need Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, - A.3d2011 WL 13670 (2011). to be able to read and understand court decisions. To make this task easier, you can use a method of case analysis that is called FACTS Cathy Algard owns Sterling Harbor Motel & Marina, briefing. There is a fairly standard procedure that you can follow when you "brief" any court case. You must first read the case Inc. (SHM). SHM sponsored the Sterling Harbor Duke of Fluke Tournament in Wildwood, New Jersey. Prizes included the opinion carefully. When you feel you understand the case, you "single heaviest fluke prize" for the contestant who caught the can prepare a brief of it. heaviest live flounder and the "five heaviest fluke prize" for Although the format of the brief may vary, typically it will the boat catching the five flounder with the greatest combined present the essentials of the case under headings such as the weight. On behalf of Edward Fehr's boat, the Gina Ariella, Jack following: Aydelotte presented the heaviest live flounder. He also submit- 1 Citation. Give the full citation for the case, including the ted five other fish for the five-fluke award. The judges ruled that name of the case, the date it was decided, and the court that two of the five flounder had not been caught during the con- decided it. test and disqualified the Gina Ariella. Fehr filed a suit in a New 2. Facts. Briefly indicate (a) the reasons for the lawsuit; (b) the Jersey state court against Algard, alleging breach of contract. identity and arguments of the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s), The court issued a summary judgment in Fehr's favor, crowned respectively; and (c) the lower court's decision--if appropriate. him the "Duke of Fluke," and awarded him damages. Algard 3. Issue. Concisely phrase, in the form of a question, the appealed. essential issue before the court. (If more than one issue is involved, you may have two--or even more-questions ISSUE Can a contestant's award be withheld if that person did here.) not comply with all of the contest's rules? 4. Decision. Indicate here-with a "yes" or "no," if possible the court's answer to the question (or questions) in the Issue DECISION Yes. A state appellate court reversed the judgment section above. of the lower court and remanded the case to give Algard an 5. Reason. Summarize as briefly as possible the reasons given opportunity to prove that Aydelotte's deception warranted dis- by the court for its decision (or decisions) and the cale 'or qualification of the Gina Ariella. statutory law relied on by the court in arriving at its decision. REASON The state appellate court explained that the tourna- ment-like the offer of a prize in any contest-becomes a bind- An Example of a ing contract in favor of a contestant who complies with the rules. Briefed Sample Court Case The question was whether Fehr complied and was therefore enti- tled to the award. Fehr argued that he presented the heaviest As an example of the format used in briefing cases, we present live flounder and Algard's failure to award him the prize was a here a briefed version of the sample court case that was pre breach of contract. Algard pointed out that Aydelotte signed an sented in the Appendix to Chapter 1 in Exhibit 1A-3 on pages entry form that proclaimed "anyone who is found to have pro- 28-30. vided false information is subject to immediate disqualification." The court stated, "The order of plaintiff's submissions for prizes should not allow the first fish to be considered for an award, if, in fact, he then tried to weigh-in day old fish. The court added, however, that "if the judges are found to have acted in bad faith and exceeded the rules in making a decision, plaintiff may prevail