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PA Bar Exam

Subject : law
Instructions:
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1. The tenancy is severable by the action of either joint tenant - and in PA the mortgage on the property by one of the joint tenants operates to sever the joint tenancy w/ right of survivorship (becomes tenancy in common).






2. Where a contract for the sale of goods presupposes the continued existence of identified goods and the goods are totally destroyed throgh no fault of the parties while the risk of loss remained with the seller - the contract is avoided.






3. Requires physical presence together with an intent to establish.






4. Contingent fee agreements are prohibited in most domestic relations matters and in criminal matters.






5. Generally - a promise to answer for the debts of another must be in writing to be enforceable. If the main object of the promisor is to serve his own pecuniary or business purpose - then SOF does not apply.






6. A joint tenant can convey his interest or less than his entire interest in property held as joint tenancy with right of survivorship. A conveyance of joint tenant's interest to a third party severs the joint tenancy. Upon severance - joint tenancy wi






7. Restitution made is generally deductible in the year made.






8. Govt employees have reasonable expectation of privacy in desk - file cabinets absent any contrary practices. Warrant not required for workplace search by Govt employer- search must be reasonable. Search must be reasonable at inception - related to in






9. Buyer must hold the goods and await instructions from the Seller. If no instructions are forthcoming - Buyer must sell the goods for the benefit of the Seller - withholding reasonable expenses and a commission.

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10. Work product doctrine protects work performed by an attorney in anticipation of litigation from disclosure. Attorney work product may be discovered if the party seeking discovery has a substantial need for the materials to prepare their case and is u






11. (a) A lawyer shall keep a client informed about the status of a matter and promptly comply wth reasonable requests for information. (b) A lawyer shall explain a matter to the extent necessary to permit the client to make informed decisions regarding






12. Once P establishes prima facie case of discrimination - the burden shifts to D to produce a legit nondiscriminatory reason for the action.






13. (a) After the relevant pleadings are closed but within such time as not to unreasonably delay the trial - any party may move for judgment on the pleadings. (b) The Court shall enter such judgment or order as shall be proper on the pleadings. The Moti






14. Alleged prior bad acts are not relevant and are inadmissible for impeachment. Convictions for robbery (w/i 10 years) are admissible to impeach (crime of dishonesty).






15. Offense occurs if a person without license or privilege by force enters an occupied structure of another.






16. Gain on sale or transfer of a home is generally a taxable event for seller. The gain equals the amount realized on sale less the adjusted basis of the property. The adjusted basis includes the original cost plus the cost of any improvements. The amou






17. Police conduct is examined to determine if their conduct created a substantial risk that the offense will be committed by one who is innocently disposed.






18. Intentionally obtaining property from another person by deception. Deception occurs when a person intentionally creates or reinforces a false impression regarding the value of property - or fails to correct a previously created false impression that






19. Embezzeled funds and property are considered income in the year taken without permission into exclusive control and with no agreement with the victim to make any restitution.






20. Offense occurs when a person receives - retains and/or disposes of another's property - with knowledge that the property is stolen.






21. Requires only proof that a product was sold in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous to the user or consumer - and that the defect was the proximate cause of P's injury. Defective condition includes the lack of adequate warnings or instruction






22. The interference with the right of consortium by a tortfesor to one spouse affords the other spouse with a legal cause of action to recover damages for that interference. Consortium refers to the loss of a spouse's services after injury. A loss of so






23. Liabilities of the disappearing corporation flow to the surviving corporation.






24. A document which is not admissible to probate as a document incorporated by reference because it was not in existence at the time of the execution of the will in question may nevertheless be admissible to probate as a codicil if in fact it was execut






25. Warranty of habitability or reasonable workmanship is implied by law in every contract where a builder-vendor sells a new home to a residential purchaser.






26. Hearsay exception allowed when declarant believes his death is imminent and the statement pertains to the cause or circumstances of what the declarant believed to be impending death.






27. One-sided - oppressive provisions are unconscionable. Court can refuse to enforce contract - enforce the clause - or limit the clause.






28. SOF prevents the enforcement of oral contracts for sale of real property. An oral contract can be enforced by the partial performance of the buyer.






29. In the absence of valid service of process - a court lacks personal jurisdiction over the party invalidly served - and is powerlessto enter judgment against that party.






30. Computation of actual damages is speculative or difficult to estimate or ascertain and amount of damages is a reasonable forecast of expected loss. Liquidated damages are an unenforceable penalty if the damages fixed in advance are highly disproporti






31. When a complaint is filed after the expiration of the 2 yr. SOL - the SOL should be raised as an affirmative defense in a responsive pleading under a heading of 'New Matter'.






32. Stock restrictions are enforceable as to transferees if noted on the stock certificate or known to the transferee.






33. Restricts states from imposing differential treatment of in-state and out-of-state economic interests. A local regulation which discriminates on its face is invalid unless it advances a legitimate local purpose that cannot be served by reasonable non






34. Landlord has a duty to maintain stairwell which is a common area in an apartment building. Landlord must have actual knowledge of a dangerous condition and a reasonable time to repair it.






35. A payment by an intestate decedent to his beneficiary accompanied by a writing that the payment is an advancement will be considered as partial payment of that beneficiary's inheritance.






36. Occurs when one attempts by physical menace to put another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury.






37. Cash basis taxpayers report income when received or under the dominion and control of the taxpayer. Dividends are included in gross income. Receipt of a gift is not income.






38. Exception exists for specially manufactured goods if the manufacturer has substantially performed and the goods are not saleable by the manufacturer.






39. Exists where uncertainty arises from extrinsic facts or circumstances in relation to the legatees named in the will. Where a latent ambiguity exists - extrinsic evidence is admissible to explainor clarify the ambiguity.






40. A privilege available to a newspaper for publication of accurate accounts of proceedings that may contain defamatory communications.






41. To unlawfully (accomplished by force) remove another a substantial distance under the circumstances from the place where his is found - or if he unlawfully confines another for substantial period in a place of isolation - with the intention to commit






42. Directors generally serve at the will of the shareholders and can be removed by the shareholders with or without cause. Directors may only be removed by the direcors for cause under limited circumstances.






43. Majority shareholders owe fiduciary duty to minority shareholders not to freeze them out of the benefits that would normally accrue to them from the operations of the corporation.






44. An express warranty may be enforced by a third party beneficiary who was injured while a guest at the home of the purchaser of the goods to which the warranty applies.






45. Constitutes gross income for the taxable year in which it is reduced to undisputed possession (to the extent of its value in US currency).






46. Agreement to commit a criminal act accompanied by an overt act toward commission of the crime.






47. A homicide constitutes 1st degree murder when it is committed by an intentional (willful - deliberate and premeditated) killing.






48. A deed containing the phrase 'will warrant specially the property hereby conveyed' will be construed to be a special warranty deed. A deed of special warranty obligates a grantor to defend title only against those claiming superior title by - under o






49. The Supreme Court has recognized certain zones of privacy are created by the Constitution. Personal medical information has been deemed within the ambit of the zone of privacy by judicial decision. A balancing test is applied to determine whether a p






50. A 3rd party may enforce a contract if the recognition of a right to performance in the beneficiary will effectuate the intention of the parties and the performance will either (a) satisfy an obligation to pay money to the beneficiary; or (b) the circ