Questions from Business Law


Q: Samson Industries ceased doing business and is in bankruptcy proceedings. Among

Samson Industries ceased doing business and is in bankruptcy proceedings. Among the creditors are five employees seeking unpaid wages. Three of the employees are owed $3,500 each, and two are owed $1,...

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Q: Steven and Teresa Hornsby are married and have three young children.

Steven and Teresa Hornsby are married and have three young children. On May 25, 1993, the Hornsbys filed a voluntary Chapter 7 petition. They had by that date accumulated more than $30,000 in debt, st...

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Q: TLC was an Atlanta rhythm, blues, and hip-hop

TLC was an Atlanta rhythm, blues, and hip-hop band that performed at clubs in 1991. The three- woman group signed a recording contract with LaFace Records. The group ’ s first album that LaFace produc...

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Q: When Harriet went away for the summer, Landry, a house

When Harriet went away for the summer, Landry, a house painter, painted her house. He had a contract to paint a neighbor’s house but painted Harriet’s house by mistake. When Harriet returned from vaca...

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Q: Mr. Keyes was injured on April 30, 2010, when

Mr. Keyes was injured on April 30, 2010, when he fell off Ms. Thibodeaux ’ s roof. Mr. Keyes was cleaning and measuring the roof in preparation for painting when, unbeknownst to him, Ms. Thibodeaux sp...

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Q: Spector owned a small automobile repair garage in rural Kansas that was

Spector owned a small automobile repair garage in rural Kansas that was valued at $80,000. He purchased fire insurance coverage against loss to the extent of $48,000. The policy contained an 80 per- c...

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Q: Northwest Harvest Products, Inc., fell behind on its trade account

Northwest Harvest Products, Inc., fell behind on its trade account with Major Products Company, Inc., and Major requested a note for the debt. Northwest sent a $79,000 corporate note. The balance on t...

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Q: Anderson Development Co. (ADC) manufactures organic materials at its

Anderson Development Co. (ADC) manufactures organic materials at its plant in Adrian, Michigan. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent ADC a formal notification that it was considered a “ pote...

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Q: Cecil Usher owned Belize NY, Inc. (Belize), a

Cecil Usher owned Belize NY, Inc. (Belize), a small construction company doing business in New York City. Belize purchased a commercial general liability insurance policy from Mount Vernon Fire Insura...

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Q: Gerhard Schillers was assisting his friend J.L. Loethen in

Gerhard Schillers was assisting his friend J.L. Loethen in removing a transmission from the bed of the Loethens ’ truck on the Loethens ’ property. While Schillers was carrying the transmission down t...

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