Questions from Business Law


Q: Suppose two people are living together: the suspect and a tenant

Suppose two people are living together: the suspect and a tenant. If the tenant consents to a police search of the premises, then the police are not required to first obtain a warrant. What if the sus...

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Q: Carter was an employee of the Sheriff’s office in Hampton, Virginia

Carter was an employee of the Sheriff’s office in Hampton, Virginia. When his boss, Sheriff Roberts, was up for reelection against Adams, Carter “liked” the Adams campaign’s Facebook page. Upon winn...

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Q: The federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) defined marriage as

The federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman. As a result, same-sex couples were not eligible for the federal marriage benefits given to heterosexu...

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Q: Burglar Bob breaks into Vince Victim’s house. Bob steals a flat

Burglar Bob breaks into Vince Victim’s house. Bob steals a flat screen TV and laptop and does a significant amount of damage to the property before he leaves. Fortunately, Vince has a state of the a...

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Q: Jacob Deutsch owned commercial property. He orally agreed to rent it

Jacob Deutsch owned commercial property. He orally agreed to rent it for six years to Budget Rent-A-Car. Budget took possession, began paying monthly rent, and over a period of several months expended...

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Q: Mast Industries and Bazak International were two textile firms. Mast orally

Mast Industries and Bazak International were two textile firms. Mast orally offered to sell certain textiles to Bazak for $103,000. Mast promised to send documents confirming the agreement, but never...

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Q: A disc jockey named Z-Trip made a remix of a

A disc jockey named Z-Trip made a remix of a Beastie Boys song with the hip-hop group’s permission. Monster Energy (ME), an energy drink company, wanted to use the remix as part of a video promotion....

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Q: Loehmann’s clothing stores, a nationwide chain with headquarters in New York

Loehmann’s clothing stores, a nationwide chain with headquarters in New York, was the anchor tenant in the Lincoln View Plaza Shopping Center in Phoenix, Arizona, with a 20-year lease from the landlor...

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Q: Kuhn Farm Machinery, a European company, signed an agreement with

Kuhn Farm Machinery, a European company, signed an agreement with Scottsdale Plaza Resort, of Arizona, to use the resort for its North American dealers’ convention during March 1991. Kuhn agreed to re...

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Q: Ken Ward was an Illinois farmer who worked land owned by his

Ken Ward was an Illinois farmer who worked land owned by his father-in-law, Frank Ruda. To finance his operation, he frequently borrowed money from Watseka First National Bank, paying back the loans w...

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