Questions from Business Law

Q: On January 21, 2003, Robbins filed an application for site

On January 21, 2003, Robbins filed an application for site plan approval to construct an asphalt plant within the town limits of Hillsborough. Robbins had entered into a contract to purchase the prope...

Q: When might a principal be liable for torts committed by an agent

When might a principal be liable for torts committed by an agent?

Q: William Roberts operated a McDonald’s restaurant under a franchise agreement with McDonald’s

William Roberts operated a McDonald’s restaurant under a franchise agreement with McDonald’s Corporation. Roberts hired 23-year-old David Mabin, who was just released from jail for robbery, drug use,...

Q: Tracy Allen rented a home in which she had been residing since

Tracy Allen rented a home in which she had been residing since the summer of 1998. The landlord owner of the house later failed to pay taxes on the property, and on March 16, 2000, Hard Assets LLC acq...

Q: The Meehans entered into a franchise agreement with Consumers Club. However

The Meehans entered into a franchise agreement with Consumers Club. However, the Meehans’ franchise failed. The Meehans alleged that, just before they entered into the franchise agreement, Consumers C...

Q: Mike Karimi has been in the hotel management business since the 1980s

Mike Karimi has been in the hotel management business since the 1980s. The name of Karimi’s company is MAK, LLC, which manages and operates several hotels in the United States. In 2004, two brothers,...

Q: Brothers Aurelio and Hugo V. Garcia founded a trash removal business

Brothers Aurelio and Hugo V. Garcia founded a trash removal business called Garcia’s, Inc., in the early 2000s. Hugo served as president and director. Garcia’s decided to lease trucks and equipment to...

Q: Milburn Pierce was the sole proprietor of the Pierce Painting Company,

Milburn Pierce was the sole proprietor of the Pierce Painting Company, a painting contracting company with two employees in addition to Pierce. Pierce bought workers’ compensation insurance for his bu...

Q: Name at least three characteristics that distinguish corporations from other forms of

Name at least three characteristics that distinguish corporations from other forms of business organization.

Q: H&R Block is one of the largest providers of incometax

H&R Block is one of the largest providers of incometax preparations and the second largest of online do-it-yourself software in the United States. In 2010, the tax preparer sought to buy out its rival...