Questions from Business Law

Q: Jack Tallas came to the United States from Greece in 1914.

Jack Tallas came to the United States from Greece in 1914. He lived in Salt Lake City for nearly 70 years, achieving great success in insurance and real estate. During the last 14 years of his life, h...

Q: Melnick built a house for Gintzler, but the foundation was defective

Melnick built a house for Gintzler, but the foundation was defective. Gintzler agreed to accept the foundation if Melnick guaranteed to make future repairs caused by the defects. Melnick agreed but la...

Q: Guyan Machinery, a West Virginia manufacturing corporation, hired Albert Voorhees

Guyan Machinery, a West Virginia manufacturing corporation, hired Albert Voorhees as a salesman and required him to sign a contract stating that if he left Guyan he would not work for a competing corp...

Q: Lou DiBella was an executive responsible for programming boxing shows on HBO

Lou DiBella was an executive responsible for programming boxing shows on HBO cable network. DiBella signed Bernard Hopkins, the then–middleweight world boxing champion, to participate in a fight telev...

Q: 810 Associates owned a 42-story skyscraper in midtown Manhattan.

810 Associates owned a 42-story skyscraper in midtown Manhattan. The building had a central station fire alarm system, which was monitored by Holmes Protection. A fire broke out and Holmes received th...

Q: Oasis Waterpark, located in Palm Springs, California, sought out

Oasis Waterpark, located in Palm Springs, California, sought out Hydrotech Systems, Inc., a New York corporation, to design and construct a surfing pool. Hydrotech replied that it could design the poo...

Q: While conducting a valid search of a computer for evidence of a

While conducting a valid search of a computer for evidence of a murder, a police officer discovered child pornography. Is that evidence admissible, even though the warrant was limited to a search rela...

Q: For 20 years, Art’s Flower Shop relied almost exclusively on advertising

For 20 years, Art’s Flower Shop relied almost exclusively on advertising in the yellow pages to bring business to its shop in a small West Virginia town. One year the yellow pages printer accidentally...

Q: Brockwell left his boat to be repaired at Lake Gaston Sales.

Brockwell left his boat to be repaired at Lake Gaston Sales. The boat contained electronic equipment and other personal items. Brockwell signed a form stating that Lake Gaston had no responsibility fo...

Q: Jerome Schneider wrote several books on how to avoid taxes. These

Jerome Schneider wrote several books on how to avoid taxes. These books were sold on Amazon.com. Amazon permits visitors to post comments about items for sale. Amazon’s policy suggests that these comm...