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College Business Law

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. This is when a promise is reasonably relied upon - to the substantial detriment of the relying party.






2. Tenant






3. Duty of care - breach of duty - prximate cause - actualy harm






4. Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances






5. Something that produces result - without it the result wouldnt of occured






6. Transfers a sellers intrest in property but does not warrant that sellers owns any interst






7. Intermediate courts have authority to hear appeals and review cases from lower courts - they have appeleate jurisdiction






8. Actions involving more than 50000 between citizens of different states






9. Takes place when a person leaves his/her property in anothers possession






10. Something that produces result - without it the result wouldnt of occured






11. Unlawful and violent taking of personal property






12. Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances






13. Tenancy that automatically continues for a successive amount of time






14. Part of the plaintiff that asisted in causing his/hr injuries






15. Pay or give anything of value to public officials in order to inlufence their official activity






16. False rep of fact - rep known to be false - info relied upon - false rep resulted in a loss






17. Owner of property






18. Right to use water from waterway on property






19. Fraud






20. Tom ake consumers aware of borrowing money the federal gov passed this






21. Right of a bailee to hold goods until charges are paid






22. Tom ake consumers aware of borrowing money the federal gov passed this






23. Interfearane with anothers enjoyment of life or property






24. Made any agreement made on Sunday void.






25. People who are engaged in extremly dangerous activity may be held liable even if there was no negligence






26. Unlawful resetraint of a person wheather in proision or otherwise (must use good judgement when obtaining shop lifters)






27. False statement made orally to a 3rd party






28. Stops one party from lying to anotherabout a promise






29. Selecting a jury - opening statements - intro of evidence - closing arguments - instructions to the jury - verdict - judgement






30. False statements in written or printed form that injures anothers rep






31. Man who makes a will






32. False statements in written or printed form that injures anothers rep






33. Decide wheather a person on trial is guilty or innocent






34. Handle estates of the deceased






35. Taking of another's property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted






36. Tenancy that automatically continues for a successive amount of time






37. Contributory negligence - comparative - assumption of risk






38. If someone is already under a legal duty to do something promise is not needed






39. Leagal doc containing a short and plain statement against the defendaant the clerk of courts issue a summons notice to the defendant that a lawsuit has begun






40. Revocation - rejection - counter offer - experation of time






41. Intermediate courts have authority to hear appeals and review cases from lower courts - they have appeleate jurisdiction






42. Landlord






43. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government






44. Attempt to commit a battery (pointing a gun) a threat






45. One which both the bailor and the bailee recieve some benefit






46. Landlord






47. Handles suits against federal gov and disputes over taxes






48. Occurs when a person can no lonnger function normally without regularly consuming alcohol






49. So one sided that it unfairly oppresses one party and unreasonably favors the other






50. Interfeerence with a persons right to be left alonne