Questions from Business Law


Q: Which works are copyrightable?

Which works are copyrightable?

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Q: Al’s Retail Store is a sole proprietorship. Smith & Jones is

Al’s Retail Store is a sole proprietorship. Smith & Jones is an advertising partnership. Roth & Associates, Inc., is a professional corporation. First State Savings & Loan is a savings and loan associ...

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Q: Tanner borrows $150,000 from Southeast Credit Union to buy

Tanner borrows $150,000 from Southeast Credit Union to buy a home, which secures the loan. Two years into the term, Tanner stops making payments on the loan. After six months without payments, Southea...

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Q: Neal applies to Farm Insurance Company for a life insurance policy.

Neal applies to Farm Insurance Company for a life insurance policy. On the application, Neal understates his age. Neal obtains the policy, bur for a lower premium than he would have had to pay had he...

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Q: Al is divorced and owns a house. Al has no reasonable

Al is divorced and owns a house. Al has no reasonable expectation of benefit from the life of Bea, his ex-spouse, but applies for insurance on her life anyway. Al obtains a fire insurance policy on th...

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Q: Dave and Paul share rights in a multimedia computer. When they

Dave and Paul share rights in a multimedia computer. When they acquired the computer, they agreed in writing that if one dies, the other inherits his interest. Are Dave and Paul tenants in common? Exp...

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Q: Evelyn works in the commercial loan department of Founders Bank. In

Evelyn works in the commercial loan department of Founders Bank. In the bank’s parking lot, she finds an envelope that contains $10,000 in cash. The envelope is addressed to Geo Properties LLC, an inv...

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Q: Bob leaves his clothes with Corner Dry Cleaners to be cleaned.

Bob leaves his clothes with Corner Dry Cleaners to be cleaned. When the clothes are returned, some are missing and others are greasy and smell bad. Is Corner liable? Why or why not?

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Q: Rosa de la Mar Corporation ships a load of goods via Southeast

Rosa de la Mar Corporation ships a load of goods via Southeast Delivery Company. The load of goods is lost in a hurricane in Florida. Who suffers the loss? Explain.

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Q: Eve and Frank own twenty acres of land on which there is

Eve and Frank own twenty acres of land on which there is a warehouse surrounded by a fence. What is the most important factor in determining whether the fence is a fixture?

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