Essays on Common Law Page 7

U.S. Supreme Court TEXAS v. JOHNSON, 491 U.S. 397 (1989) 491 U.S. 397Citation:Johnson was convicted of desecration of a venerated object in violation of a Texas statute. Date Decided:June 21, 1989Facts of case:At the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, Johnson decided to burn an American flag in protest of some policies made by…

Question: When do offensive words addressed by one person to another in a public place exceed the limits of free speech guarantee of the First Amendment to U. S. Constitution and incur criminal liability for one who speaks them? Words become offensive when it is addressed to a person by another person when other people…

The husband of the plaintiff file a petition to the court that his wife[plaintiff] is mentally ill and needs to have a court order directing the admission of her to the mental health hospital. The petition initiated by plaintiff’s husband is the order of the Wayne County probate court, and it is also appropriately certified…

What were the material facts of the case? The respondent is a married man who had recently been made redundant after 22 years of employment in June 1999. The respondent had a large family in which 8 kids were dependant on him and the other 3 were at university. The respondent occupied 11a Gallagher Road…

This paper will explain what agency of necessity is and how this agency arises. Agency is the work done by an agent. An agent is a person that has a contractual obligation with a principal to bind the principal to a third party without the agent being party to the contract. The contract then becomes…

Mesopotamia, known as “the Land between Rivers,” was a highly significant civilization in world history. Its prosperity began around 3000 B.C. in the fertile region now called Iraq, situated between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. In 1790 B.C.E., King Hammurabi gained dominance over Mesopotamia’s ancient city-states, leading to the establishment of a Babylonian empire. Under…

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…

Nature and Effect of Obligations 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. Specific/Determinate thing vs. Generic Thing A thing is said…

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….

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…