Essays on Common Law

Brenton Lenard Butler was charged with murder and armed robbery in the death of MaryAnn Stephens, of Toccoa, GA. At age 15 Brenton Butler, Could have faced life in prison without Parole if he was convicted of first -degree murder. In Florida nobody the age of sixteen or younger can face the death penalty. MaryAnn…

Uriah Heep is an accountant for the City of Boca Grande. He has been employed for a full seven years and has an excellent record. Two months ago, Mr. Heep’s supervisor learned from some of Uriah’s employees that Uriah works weekends as an exotic dancer at a local nightclub. Unfortunately Mr. Heep, he was fired…

The element of contract law known as Pinnel’s case, Penny v. Cole, was decided in English law in 1602. It set a precedent in determining what constitutes “consideration” under contract law, and the necessity for consideration to be present for a contract to be valid. The precedent set, however, is both vague, and ill defined….

Hammurabi’s Code: Just or Unjust? Mesopotamia, “the Land between Rivers,” was one of the greatest civilizations of the world. It flourished around 3000 B.C. on the piece of fertile land, now Iraq, between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. In 1790 B.C.E., King Hammurabi conquered the neighboring city-states of ancient Mesopotamia, creating a Babylonian empire. During…

Obligations and Contracts C. Nature and Effect of Obligations 1. Article 1163 – Every person obliged to give something is also obliged to take care of it with proper diligence of a good father of a family, unless the law or the stipulation of the parties requires another standard of care. 2. Specific/Determinate thing vs….

The purpose of this document is to clarify the benefits of codified law in a legal system. The article reveals historical secrets about the origin of the codification of laws. codification is a process that sets out laws in code. laws that are codified are contained in codes and they are easily distributed among people,…

CH- 25/9, 9/10, 16/10, 23/10, 30/10, 18/12 The media-led telecom investigation into the 2G spectrum scam was wrapped up nice and clean between May 2007 and 2008. Now, after two years of inertia, the CAG’s corroboration of facts and the intervention of the courts have ensured that telecom minister A Raja – the poster boy…

14) What torts, if any, have been committed in the following situation: a) Just as Alice is sitting down on a chair, Nathan creeps up from behind and whips the chair from under her. Alice falls to the ground and fractures her arm. TRESPASS TO PERSON BATTERY DEFINITION: The intentional and direct application of force…

They could have seen the auto as it was riding off after the shooting. They additionally could have seen the individual that shot him. Likewise the gentleman in the front could have seen something since he was sitting in the front seat. Individuals that could be on the guard side would be individuals from the…

FACTS: In 1801 President John Adams in his last few weeks of Presidency appointed John Marshall as third chief justice of the United States to replace Oliver Ellsworth whom had resigned. The Senate confirmed Marshall but he also continued as secretary of state. Because of the Organic Act passed by the Federalist Congress, Adams had…