HFT 3603 EXAM 1 VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
Law - Answers - Rules, enforceable in court, requiring people to meet standards of
conduct
Sources of Law - Answers - The constitution, statutes, common law, administrative law.
Early hospitality law - Answers - There was once a low opinion of innkeepers based on
unethical behavior (robbers and thieves). To counteract this, early laws were stringent
and usually favored the guests.
Constitutional Law - Answers - the law embodied in the federal constitution, prescribing
the organization and powers of the federal government, and defining rights of the
people
Delegated Powers - Answers - Those power expressly allocated to the federal
government in the constitution. All other authority is left to states.
Interstate Commerce - Answers - business affecting more than one state, as opposed to
business done between two parties in the same state
Statutory Law - Answers - Law passed by the U.S. Congress or state legislatures
(Typically signed off by executive)
Statute - Answers - law adopted by federal or state legislature
ordinance - Answers - A law adopted by a local government
Common Law - Answers - Legal rules that evolved in England from decisions of judges
and from customs and practices that were intended to be common or uniform for the
entire English kingdom.
case decision - Answers - an interpretation of the law applied by a judge to a set of facts
in a given case
precedent - Answers - A court decision that becomes a basis for deciding future cases
stare decisis - Answers - The principal that courts will follow precedents when they are
applicable.
Administrative Law - Answers - Regulations adopted by administrative agencies.
, Administrative Agency - Answers - a governmental subdivision charged with
administering legislation that applies to a particular industry (ex. Food and drug
administration)
Regulations - Answers - laws adopted by administrative agencies
The role of a judge - Answers - Makes the law in cases where no precedent or statute
exists and interprets the law in cases where a statute applies
Civil Law - Answers - Law applicable to legal wrongs other than crimes (Typically
compensation for injury)
Criminal Law - Answers - The law applicable to criminal case
Titles of cases - Answers - In civil cases, it would be the person who was injured vs the
person who caused wrongdoing.
In criminal cases, it would be "The people of the State of.... vs the defendant.
Contract - Answers - An agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable in
court
Tort - Answers - A violation of legal duty that causes injury to another person
Negligence - Answers - Breach of a legal duty to act reasonably that is the direct cause
of injury to another
Trademark Infringement - Answers - use of another company's business name or logo
without permission
fraud - Answers - The tort of intentionally misleading others resulting in financial loss for
those deceived.
Damages - Answers - the remedy sought by the injured party in a civil case
Compensatory Damages - Answers - Money awarded in a lawsuit to reimburse the
plaintiff for expenses incurred from an injury caused by defendant. (can include pain
and suffering, distress, etc)
Punitive Damages - Answers - Money awarded to a plaintiff over and above
compensatory damages to punish defendant for particularly reprehensible conduct
theft of services - Answers - A crime committed by using services, such as a hotel room,
with the intent of avoiding payment
Assault - Answers - The tort of intentionally putting someone in fear of harmful physical
contact, and the crime of intentionally causing physical injury.
Law - Answers - Rules, enforceable in court, requiring people to meet standards of
conduct
Sources of Law - Answers - The constitution, statutes, common law, administrative law.
Early hospitality law - Answers - There was once a low opinion of innkeepers based on
unethical behavior (robbers and thieves). To counteract this, early laws were stringent
and usually favored the guests.
Constitutional Law - Answers - the law embodied in the federal constitution, prescribing
the organization and powers of the federal government, and defining rights of the
people
Delegated Powers - Answers - Those power expressly allocated to the federal
government in the constitution. All other authority is left to states.
Interstate Commerce - Answers - business affecting more than one state, as opposed to
business done between two parties in the same state
Statutory Law - Answers - Law passed by the U.S. Congress or state legislatures
(Typically signed off by executive)
Statute - Answers - law adopted by federal or state legislature
ordinance - Answers - A law adopted by a local government
Common Law - Answers - Legal rules that evolved in England from decisions of judges
and from customs and practices that were intended to be common or uniform for the
entire English kingdom.
case decision - Answers - an interpretation of the law applied by a judge to a set of facts
in a given case
precedent - Answers - A court decision that becomes a basis for deciding future cases
stare decisis - Answers - The principal that courts will follow precedents when they are
applicable.
Administrative Law - Answers - Regulations adopted by administrative agencies.
, Administrative Agency - Answers - a governmental subdivision charged with
administering legislation that applies to a particular industry (ex. Food and drug
administration)
Regulations - Answers - laws adopted by administrative agencies
The role of a judge - Answers - Makes the law in cases where no precedent or statute
exists and interprets the law in cases where a statute applies
Civil Law - Answers - Law applicable to legal wrongs other than crimes (Typically
compensation for injury)
Criminal Law - Answers - The law applicable to criminal case
Titles of cases - Answers - In civil cases, it would be the person who was injured vs the
person who caused wrongdoing.
In criminal cases, it would be "The people of the State of.... vs the defendant.
Contract - Answers - An agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable in
court
Tort - Answers - A violation of legal duty that causes injury to another person
Negligence - Answers - Breach of a legal duty to act reasonably that is the direct cause
of injury to another
Trademark Infringement - Answers - use of another company's business name or logo
without permission
fraud - Answers - The tort of intentionally misleading others resulting in financial loss for
those deceived.
Damages - Answers - the remedy sought by the injured party in a civil case
Compensatory Damages - Answers - Money awarded in a lawsuit to reimburse the
plaintiff for expenses incurred from an injury caused by defendant. (can include pain
and suffering, distress, etc)
Punitive Damages - Answers - Money awarded to a plaintiff over and above
compensatory damages to punish defendant for particularly reprehensible conduct
theft of services - Answers - A crime committed by using services, such as a hotel room,
with the intent of avoiding payment
Assault - Answers - The tort of intentionally putting someone in fear of harmful physical
contact, and the crime of intentionally causing physical injury.
