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The plaintiff [Christine Parent] leased an automobile from Amity Autoworld, Ltd. (hereafter “Amity”) [in Amityville, New York] in January 2002.Amity sold all its Toyota automobile franchise assets * * * to respondent J S Autoworld, Ltd. (hereafter “Atlantic”) pursuant to agreement in May
Go to this text’s Web site at www.cengage.com/ blaw/clarkson and select “Chapter 42.” Click on “Video Questions” and view the video titled Real World Legal: Jack’s Restaurant, Scene 1.Then answer the following questions.(a) Assuming that the companies involved in the merger are Section
In 1994, [Alvin Gebhart] began working at Mutual of New York (MONY) in San Diego, where he sold annuities and mutual funds. While at MONY, Gebhart met Jack Archer, a fellow MONY salesperson. In 1995, Archer told Gebhart about a business venture, Community Service Group (CSG), run by James Scovie.
PT China, LLC, joined with PT Korea, LLC, to form PT Holdings. Harrison Wang and Michael Kim, representing the two entities, were to be the managers. The agreements prohibited them from engaging in related outside business endeavors.PT China subsequently fi led a suit against PT Korea and Kim,
Iberia Surgical [LLC]was formed, in August 1998, by a group of physicians practicing in Iberia Parish [Louisiana] for the purpose of establishing an ambulatory, outpatient surgery center. * * *Dr. [Tynes] Mixon was one of the original organizers and became the managing partner.In June 1999, Iberia
The Communications Act of 1934 established a system of limited-term broadcast licenses subject to various “conditions” * * * .* * * [These conditions include]the indecency ban—the statutory proscription [prohibition] against“utter[ing] any obscene, indecent, or profane language by means of
Respondents in this case are a law fi rm, Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich, L.P.A., [Legal Professional Association], and one of its attorneys, Adrienne S. Foster(collectively Carlisle). In April 2006, Carlisle fi led a complaint in Ohio state court on behalf of a client, Countrywide Home
Robert J. Lucas owned Big Hill Acres, Inc. (BHA, Inc.) and Consolidated Investments, Inc. Through these companies, he acquired Big Hill Acres (BHA), a large parcel of land in Jackson County, Mississippi, approximately eight miles from the Gulf of Mexico. He subdivided the property and sold mobile
Read the excerpt and answer the following questions.(a) The dispute in this case was between which parties and turned on what legal issue?(b) In resolving this dispute, what common law rule did the Court overturn, and what rule did the Court create to replace this rejected precedent?(c) What
Petitioner, Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. (Leegin), designs, manufactures, and distributes leather goods and accessories. In 1991, Leegin began to sell [products] under the brand name “Brighton.”Respondent, PSKS, Inc. (PSKS), operates Kay’s Kloset, a women’s apparel store in
In early 2011, Bennett, Inc., offered a substantial number of new common shares to the public. Harvey Helms had a longstanding interest in Bennett because his grandfather had once been president of the company. On receiving a prospectus prepared and distributed by Bennett, Helms was dismayed by the
Then answer the following questions.(a) Should Ray prepare a fi nancial statement that values a list of assets provided by the advertising fi rm without verifying that the fi rm actually owns these assets?(b) Discuss whether Ray is in privity with the company interested in buying Laura’s
Reyna] Guido is the mother of two minor children. [Domingo]Martinez, the children’s father, died after he was run over by a car on July 8, 2001. Martinez was the victim of a hit-and-run accident.Guido, as personal representative of Martinez’s estate, retained[Sandra] Stern to fi le a wrongful
On September 26, 1985, the Port of Seattle (Port) entered into a thirty-year lease with APL Limited, American President Lines, LTD, and Eagle Marine Services, LTD (collectively, APL) for premises at Terminal 5 for loading and unloading shipping container ships. Terminal 5 was substantially rebuilt
Read the excerpt and answer the following questions.(a) Issue: On what issue did the Court focus?(b) Rule of Law: What does the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which the Court applied, require with respect to the legal issue in this case?(c) Applying the Rule of Law: How did the Court
The city of New London (hereinafter City) sits at the junction of the Thames River and the Long Island Sound in southeastern Connecticut. Decades of economic decline led a state agency in 1990 to designate the City a“distressed municipality.” In 1996, the Federal Government closed the Naval
This diversity suit for breach of an insurance contract was dismissed on summary judgment* * * , and the plaintiff’s [Estate of Luster’s] appeal presents issues of both contract interpretation and Indiana insurance law.[Wavie] Luster was a widow living alone in her house in Merrillville,
In June 2009, Bernard Ramish set up a $48,000 trust fund through West Plains Credit Union to provide tuition for his nephew, Nathan Covacek, to attend Tri-State Polytechnic Institute. The trust was established under Ramish’s control and went into effect that August. In December, Ramish suffered a
Testator Marion E. Peterson died in 2008. She was survived by her two siblings [brother and sister], Arvin Peterson and Carolyn Peterson Basner (caveatorsb ). After testator’s death, Vasta Lucas, testator’s longtime companion and executor of testator’s estate, fi led a petition to probate
Cruz’s parents purchased a pressure cooker from a vendor at the San Diego County Fair [in California] in the summer of 2001.On September 10, 2001, Cruz, who was 16 years old at the time, suffered burns on the left side of his torso and thigh when he attempted to take the lid off of the pressure
Plaintiff David Krasner brings this action against his former employer, HSH Nordbank AG (“HSH”), and his supervisor while employed there, Roland Kiser, alleging [among other things]sexual discrimination * * * in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.b* * * *Defendant HSH is an
The plaintiff, Joseph M. Orlando, a lawyer, fi led a onecount complaint for slander against Garrick F. Cole, who is also a lawyer.The complaint alleges that Orlando suffered harm to his reputation as an attorney as a result of comments made by Cole to newspaper reporters about Orlando’s role in a
Whitey’s [31 Club], a bar, sponsored a golf scramble at the Elks’ golf course in Marion [Indiana,] on August 19, 2006. * * *Jerry Jones * * * signed up to drive a beverage cart.The morning of the scramble, Jones invited [his] then-sixteen-year- old [granddaughter, Cassie]Pfenning, to ride in a
Teleflex Incorporated * * * sued KSR International Company [in a federal district court] for patent infringement. The patent at issue is entitled “Adjustable Pedal Assembly With Electronic Throttle Control.” The patentee is Steven J.Engelgau, and the patent is referred to as “the Engelgau
As the Director of Finance at Toyota of Marin (the dealership), [Appellant Lou Surivan] Sisuphan managed the fi nancing contracts for vehicle sales and worked with lenders to obtain payment for these transactions. * * * Sisuphan complained repeatedly to management about the performance and attitude
Mitsui Bank hired Ross Duncan as a branch manager in one of its Southern California locations.At that time, Duncan received an employee handbook informing him that Mitsui would review his performance and salary level annually. In 2008, Mitsui decided to create a new lending program to help fi
Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood (the “Wagners”) entered into an agreement with Spelling-Goldberg Productions (SGP) “relating to ‘Charlie’s Angels’ (herein called the ‘series’).” The contract entitled the Wagners to 50 percent of the net profi ts SGP received as consideration “for
Plaintiff is a company that owns a shopping plaza called Lammert Center located at 8801–8845 Ladue Road, St. Louis, Missouri. Defendant leased a portion of Lammert Center and operated a grocery business out of that space.In March 2000, defendant advised plaintiff that it wanted to expand its
Renee Beaver started racing go-karts competitively in 2007, when she was fourteen. Many of the races required her to sign an exculpatory clause to participate, which she or her parents regularly signed.In 2010, she participated in the annual Elkhart Grand Prix, a series of races in Elkhart,
Jason Lhotka was thirty-seven years old when he died of an altitude-related illness while on a GeoEx [Geographic Expeditions, Inc.] expedition up Mount Kilimanjaro with his mother, plaintiff Sandra Menefee. GeoEx’s limitation of liability and release form, which both Lhotka and Menefee signed as
On December 16, 2005, James M. Eaton, Jr., and Marguerite Eaton [his mother] * * * fi led a complaint against [Bobby Joe] Waldrop alleging, among other things, that Waldrop had fraudulently induced James to deed certain property situated in Jefferson County (“the property”) to Waldrop and
The Brown family owns several companies, including the J. H. Stevedoring Company and Penn Warehousing and Distribution, Inc. Many aspects of the companies’ operations and management are intertwined. Dennis Bishop worked for J. H. and Penn for more than ten years until by 2011, he had become the
Three months ago, Janet Hart’s husband of twenty years died of cancer. Although he had medical insurance, he left Janet with outstanding medical bills of more than $$50$,000. Janet has worked at the local library for the past ten years, earning $$1$,500 per month. Since her husband’s death,
Rick Saldona began working as a traveling salesperson for Aimer Winery in 1988. Sales constituted 90 percent of Saldona’s work time. Saldona worked an average of fi fty hours per week but received no overtime pay. In June 2011, Saldona’s new supervisor, Caesar Braxton, claimed that Saldona had
Grace Tarnavsky and her sons, Manny and Jason, bought a ranch known as the Cowboy Palace in March 2007, and the three verbally agreed to share the business for fi ve years. Grace contributed 50 percent of the investment, and each son contributed 25 percent. Manny agreed to handle the livestock, and
Savannah Boles brought suit against Sun Ergoline, Inc., asserting a strict products liability claim for personal injury. Sun Ergoline moved for summary judgment, countering that Boles’s claim was barred by a release she signed prior to using its product.The trial court agreed and granted Sun
Go to Extended Case 23.3, Khulumani v. Barclay National Bank, Ltd., 504 F.3d 254 (2d Cir. 2007), on pages 452– 453.Extended Case 23.3 (Khulumani v. Barclay National Bank Ltd.)The plaintiffs in this action bring claims under the Alien Tort Claims Act (“ATCA”) againstapproximately fifty
The plaintiffs in this action bring claims under the Alien Tort Claims Act (“ATCA”) against approximately fifty corporate defendants and hundreds of “corporate Does” [including Bank of America, N.A.; Barclay National Bank, Ltd.;Citigroup, Inc.; Credit Suisse Group;Deutsche Bank A.G.;
Plaintiff appellant Reger Development, LLC * * * is an Illinois limited liability company involved in real estate development. Kevin Reger is Reger Development’s principal and sole member. Defendant-appellee National City Bank * * * had lent money to Reger Development for several previous
On October 6, 2005 Plaintiffs [Vernon Hammett and others] purchased a residential property in Alexandria.As part of that transaction, Plaintiffs executed a promissory note (the“Note”) in the amount of $475,000 and a deed of trusta (the “Deed”)securing the note in favor of Encore Credit
In January 1998, Heritage Land [Company] and M.G. Financial [Services of Indiana, Inc.,] formed Heritage/M.G.[, LLC,] for the purpose of developing a residential neighborhood known as Ironwood Estates in Delaware County[, Indiana]. On May 25, 1999, Heritage/M.G. executed * * * [a] note to Peoples
Roy Supply, Inc., and R. M. R. Drywall, Inc., had checking accounts at Wells Fargo Bank. Both accounts required all checks to carry two signatures—that of Edward Roy and that of Twila June Moore, both of whom were executive officers of both companies. Between January 2009 and March 2010, the bank
1- [Melvin] Schultz died on July 5, 2005, at the age of 81.* * * Before he died * * * he developed some sort of relationship with [Robin] Holbrook, who had moved into Schultz’s home.Holbrook was apparently acting as Schultz’s caregiver, but Petitioner [Stephen Schultz, Melvin Schultz’s
Go to Extended Case 28.2, Overseas Private Investment Corp. v. Kim, 69 A.D.3d 1185, 895 N.Y.S.2d 217 (2010)on pages 551–552. Read the excerpt and answer the following questions.(a) The main issue concerned the enforceability of a guaranty agreement. Who was arguing that the agreement should not
In February 2005, defendant Nam Koo Kim (hereinafter the husband), as sole owner of Majestic Group Korea, Ltd., entered into a loan agreement on behalf of the company with plaintiff[the Overseas Private Investment Corporation] to borrow $1,500,000 for the purposes of financing a“Ruby
In 2007, James Cavazos purchased a new Mercedes vehicle from a dealer and gave JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase) a purchase-money security interest(PMSI) in the car. The state recorded Chase’s lien on the original certificate of title. Cavazos then forged a release of the lien against the title and
The sole issue to be decided in this appeal is the priority of competing liens in and to a manufactured[mobile] home located on, but not attached to, a parcel of real estate which is the subject of a foreclosure action.The land and mobile home were both previously owned by Rose Day.On February 18,
TransTexas Gas Corporation was engaged in [the] exploration, production, and transmission of oil and natural gas. In April 1999, TransTexas fi led for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The reorganization plan provided that the company would enter a three-year Employment Agreement with John Stanley,
On April 30, 2001, Dr. Mitchell borrowed$143,724 to purchase a house and the lot on which it was located* * * (the “Property”). [The loan]* * * was secured by a mortgage on the Property. * * * The mortgage contained [a clause] providing for the acceleration of the amount secured and the sale of
Taser International develops and manufactures electronic control devices, commonly called stun guns, and accessories for electronic control devices, including a personal video and audio recording device called TASER CAM. Taser sells its products to the military, law enforcement, corrections,
Southwest Desert Images, LLC (SDI) was hired by Warner’s employer, Aegis Communications (Aegis), to perform landscaping and weed control. On September 29, 2003, SDI employee[David] Hoggatt began spraying an herbicide on weeds on the property around Aegis’s building. * * * After approximately an
McNeill Pediatrics, a J&J [Johnson and Johnson] wholly owned subsidiary, employed [Patty Lee] Smith in the position of Senior Professional Sales Representative. In essence, Smith’s position required her to travel to various doctors’ offices and hospitals where she extolled the benefi t of
Go to this text’s Web site at www.cengage.com/blaw/clarkson and select “Chapter 35.” Click on“Video Questions” and view the video titled Mary Tyler Moore. Then answer the following questions.(a) In the video, Mr. Grant (Ed Asner) asks Mary (Mary Tyler Moore) some personal questions during
Sheila White [was] the only woman working in the Maintenance of Way department at [Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company’s] Tennessee Yard.In September 1997, White complained to Burlington offi cials that her * * * supervisor, Bill Joiner, had repeatedly told her that women should not be
In the automobile industry, luxury-car customers are considered the most demanding segment of the market with respect to customer service. Jaguar Cars, a division of Ford Motor Co. until 2008, was the exclusive U.S. distributor of Jaguar luxury cars. Jaguar Cars distributes its products through
This litigation involves a dispute between Shell Oil Company (Shell), a petroleum franchisor, and several Shell franchisees in Massachusetts.Pursuant to their franchise agreements with Shell, each franchisee was required to pay Shell monthly rent for use of the service-station premises. For many
Midnight Star Enterprises, L.P. (Midnight Star) is a limited partnership, which operates a gaming, on-sale liquor and restaurant business in Deadwood, South Dakota. The owners of Midnight Star consist of: Midnight Star Enterprises, Ltd. (MSEL) as the general partner, owning 22 partnership units;
Midnight Star Enterprises, L.P. (Midnight Star) is a limited partnership, which operates a gaming, on-sale liquor and restaurant business in Deadwood, South Dakota. The owners of Midnight Star consist of: Midnight Star Enterprises, Ltd. (MSEL) as the general partner, owning 22 partnership units;
Schultz was the president and sole shareholder/ owner of Intra-Med [Services, Inc.], a Kentucky corporation that performed medical diagnostic imaging services, such as MRIs and CT scans.GE [General Electric Healthcare Financial Services, Inc.; General Electric Company; and General Electric Capital
Go to Extended Case 7.3, Pfenning v. Lineman, 922 N.E.2d 45 (Ind.App. 2010), on pages 143 and 144. Read the excerpt and answer the following questions.(a) The focus in this case was the application of the doctrine of assumption of risk to whom and in what circumstances?(b) What are the requirements
Peggy Hamilton was a major shareholder in Carbon Processing and Reclamation (CPR), LLC. After a dispute, she sold her interest in the company and signed a confidentiality agreement not to divulge company business to anyone. A year later, when William Jones, the owner of CPR, left on a trip, he let
While Charles McFarland was incarcerated in a state prison, two officers questioned him about his connection to a handgun that had been used to shoot two other offi cers. McFarland was advised of his rights but was not asked whether he was willing to waive those rights. Instead, to induce McFarland
A famous New York City hotel, Hotel Lux, is noted for its food as well as its luxury accommodations.Hotel Lux contracts with a famous chef, Chef Perlee, to become its head chef at $10,000 per month. The contract states that should Perlee leave the employment of Hotel Lux for any reason, he will not
Jason Lhotka was thirty-seven years old when he died of an altitude-related illness while on a GeoEx [Geographic Expeditions, Inc.] expedition up Mount Kilimanjaro with his mother, plaintiff Sandra Menefee. GeoEx’s limitation of liability and release form, which both Lhotka and Menefee signed as
On December 16, 2005, James M. Eaton, Jr., and Marguerite Eaton [his mother] * * * fi led a complaint against [Bobby Joe] Waldrop alleging, among other things, that Waldrop had fraudulently induced James to deed certain property situated in Jefferson County (“the property”) to Waldrop and
Mohammad Salim bought * * * a convenience store and gas station * * * . He made some improvements to the property and then offered it for sale. Talat Solaiman and Sabina Chowdhury approached Salim about buying the property in December 2006. After negotiating a purchase price of$975,000, the parties
Allan and [Aslan] Koraev both owned units in the Boardwalk on the Parkway Condominiums.Allan’s unit was directly beneath Koraev’s.* * * Between March 2005 and July 2007, Allan’s unit suffered eight incidents of water and sewage incursion as a result of plumbing problems and misuse of
The plaintiff built a country residence for the defendant at a cost of upwards of $77,000, and now sues to recover a balance of$3,483.46, remaining unpaid. The work of construction ceased in June, 1914, and the defendant then began to occupy the dwelling. There was no complaint of defective
Plaintiff [B-Sharp Musical Productions, Inc.,] and defendant James Haber entered into a contract pursuant to which plaintiff agreed to provide a designated 16-piece band on a specified date to perform at Mr.Haber’s son’s bar mitzvah. Mr. Haber was to pay approximately $30,000 for the band’s
On August 31, 1965 the plaintiffs, who are welfare recipients, agreed to purchase a home freezer unit for $$900$ as the result of a visit from a salesman representing Your Shop At Home Service, Inc. With the addition of the time credit charges, credit life insurance, credit property insurance,
Plaintiff Spray-Tek, Inc., is engaged in the business of commercial dehydration of food fl avor, pharmaceutical and soft chemical products. In 2003 plaintiff entered into a contract with Niro, Inc.(hereinafter Niro) in which Niro was to design and manufacture a fourteen-foot diameter cone-bottom
Jessie Romero went to the Scoggin-Dickey Chevrolet-Buick, Inc., dealership in Lubbock, Texas, and sought to purchase a 2006 Silverado pickup from Fred Morales.Romero proposed to purchase the pickup by assigning the dealership the factory rebates, supplying two trade-in vehicles (a 2003 Mitsubishi
If lost property is found on a table in a restaurant, it is considered to be misplaced rather than lost. True/False
Under the kiddie tax, a child’s unearned income over $1,500 is taxable at the parent’s in come tax rate if the child has not reached age 14 years. True/False
An innocent purchaser who buys stolen goods from a thief acquires good title to the stolen goods. True/False
A bailment is the transfer of possession and control of personal property to another with the intent that the same property will be returned later. True/False
An innkeeper is the operator of a hotel, motel, or inn that holds itself out to the public as being ready to entertain travelers, strangers, and transient guests. True/False
If a carrier holds itself out to the general public to provide transportation for compensation, it is called a common carrier. True/False
What are some examples of tangible and intangible personal property?
What are the methods of owning property with others?
What are the differences among lost property, misplaced property, and abandoned property?
What are the requirements of a completed gift?
How does the law apply to stolen property?
When does a bailment occur?
What are the principal types of bailments ?
What is the burden of proof as it relates to bailments ?
What is an innkeeper’s duty in relation to accepting guests?
What are innkeepers’ duties of care to their guests and their guests’ property?
Susan Lacroix’s Yerf -Dog go-kart was stolen from her driveway one evening when she went inside to have dinner. The thief placed an advertisement in the newspaper and sold it to Ronald Casey for half what it was worth. Later, Lacroix recognized the kart in Casey’s yard and identified it as hers
David Bess rented three outdoor booth spaces at the Traders World flea market to display his inventory of Beanie Babies for sale. He stored his inventory in a locked trailer, which he left parked at the flea market overnight. When he returned the next morning, he discovered that the padlock on his
Schaeffer boarded a 30-passenger, single-aisle turboprop airplane carrying two pieces of baggage.When asked by a flight attendant to surrender one carry-on for proper storage, he refused and became verbally abusive. The captain of the plane decided not to depart with the disruptive passenger on
Pollard found a valuable first edition that someone had dropped on the street. She took the book home, placing it with others in a collection of first editions. The owner’s name could not be found in the lost book, and Pollard made no effort to locate the owner. Did she thus have title to the
Vincent Hartwell admired a valuable book collection on his uncle’s bookshelf. To Har t well’s surprise, his uncle said that he planned to give the books to Hartwell as a gift and that he could have them at that moment. Hartwell replied that he was living in a dormitory and had no place to keep
Torczyner , a diamond salesman, registered as a guest at the Hilton Hotel in Denver, Colorado. He placed his diamonds in the hotel safe when he did not need them for business purposes. On the last day of his visit, he removed the gems from the safe, left the hotel to make some business calls, and
In his will, Gavegnano left all his tangible personal property to his daughter, Caroline. At the time of his death, he owned 19 thoroughbred horses. In addition, a cashier’s check made pa y able to him for $33,000 was found among his belongings. The lower court judge held that the horses and the
Joe Scott left his automobile with Purser Truck Sales, Inc., to be repaired. Purser Truck Sales turned the automobile over to Lonz Radford to make the repairs. The car was demolished while in the possession of Radford. In a suit brought by Scott against Purser, the trial court held in favor of
Often the best intentions and the most well-laid plans are not enough to prevent misfortune. Sometimes chance intervenes and sometimes people just fail to see the significance of their actions (or nonaction as the case may be). Psychologists and sociologists have a name for this phenomenon. They
Real property and real estate mean exactly the same thing. True/False
In medieval England, landowners owned the airspace above their property to “as high as the heavens.” True/False
When personal property is attached to real property, it is known as a fixture and becomes part of the real property. True/False

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