Blaw 212 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BLAW 212 Final Exam Questions and Answers Graded A What is a tort and how is it different from a contract? - Answer-A tort is civil wrong, where the conduct of one person causes harm or invades the interests of another, other than a breach of contract or breach of trust, that for which a court will give a remedy How is a tort different from a crime? - Answer-Crimes are brought to the State to punish wrongdoing, torts involve the victim of wrongful conduct seeking compensation Who is a dut...

BLAW 212 Exam with A Grade Solutions Anna is 88 years old and under the legal guardianship of her daughter. One day Anna receives a telephone call from a health insurance salesman and purchases a $400-a- month Medigap insurance policy. a. This contract is valid. b. This contract is voidable. c. This contract is void. d. This contract is voidable only at the option of Anna. - Answer-This contract is void. Fay, age 17, ordered a pair of skis on the installment plan. She paid $20 every mon...

BLAW 212 Study Questions with Correct Answers What is a Tort - Answer-A civil wrong, other then a breach of contract or trust, that the court will give remedy Torts - Answer-Negligence Negligent Misstatement Nuisance Defamation Trespass What is Negligence - Answer-Obligation to take reasonable care not to harm other people and the liability you may have to compensate them for loss or damage you may cause Negligent Elements - Answer-Was there a duty of care Breach of duty of care loss...

BLAW 212 Laws and Tests Questions and Answers All Correct What are the four steps of contract formation? - Answer-1. Offer 2. Acceptance 3. Intention to be bound 4. Consideration What is an offer? - Answer-A clear and unambiguous undertaking or promise to be bound by specified terms which becomes binding on acceptance What are the three characteristics of offer? - Answer-1. Must be definite and clear in its terms (leaves nothing open for negotiations) 2. Can be expressed or implied from...

BLAW 212 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers All Correct what is ACC - Answer-it is an accident compensation scheme that focuses on Prevention, rehabilitation and compensation for damages for personal injury Key features of ACC - Answer-1) Personal injury (death, physical injuries, certain mental injuries) 2) Cause of personal injury (Personal injury by accidents Force or resistance external to the body Treatment injury Employment-related disease or infection Mental injury resulting fro...

BLAW 212 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ Cheryl, age 16, ordered a new dress to wear to the school prom. She has contracted to pay $500 when the dress arrives. Before the dress arrives, Cheryl decides that the dress is too expensive and now wishes to cancel the order. a. Cheryl must pay $500 for the dress because the dress was specially ordered for Cheryl. b. Cheryl must pay $500 for the dress because clothing is classified as a necessity. c. Cheryl may disaffirm ...

BLAW 212 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ALL UPDATED What is composition during bankruptcy? - Answer-A composite proposal given to creditors once the bankruptcy process has started, that has court approval and must be accepted by at least 75% of creditors both in number and value What is proposal prior to bankruptcy? - Answer-A proposal given to creditors before the bankruptcy process has started, that has court approval and must be accepted by at least 50% of creditors in number and by ...

BLAW 212 LAWS TEST QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS Test for Minors (Capacity) - Answer-- Minors have no capacity to contract - Contract unenforceable against minor unless the court considers the contract was fair and reasonable at the time the contract was entered into Test for Mentally Disordered People (Capacity) - Answer-1. The MDP proves that she/he did not understand what he/she was doing when entering into the contract because of the mental disorder; and 2. That the other party w...

BLAW 212 STUDY TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS Vicarious Liability (TEST) - Answer-Is the wrong-doer and employee (Vicarious liability) or independent contractor (Not Vicarious liability) is the wrong doing connected with the job Linking the tort with the Job - Answer-Employer vicariously liable only if tort committed within scope of employment. The Close Connection Test: Is the wrong so connected with the employment that the employer has introduced the risk of the wrong? H...

BLAW 212 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT Breach - Answer-has the defendant breached the duty by failing to exercise the degree of care Loss - Answer-Has the plaintiff suffered a loss. Physical damage, economic loss, or economical loss due to physical harm. Its about compensation and if there is no loss then there is nothing to compensate. Causation - Answer-Was the defendant's action a cause of the loss among the mix possible causes, was the defendants' actions signi...