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After reviewing the chapter, how would you compare the business law topics governed by the common law versus those that are governed largely by statute? a. While some business law topics are governed by statutory law, most areas of commercial law have remained governed by common law. b. All matters of commercial law are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code. c. All matters of commercial law are governed by treaties in the United States. d. While some business law topics still are governed by common law, most areas of commercial law have become largely statutory. - ️️d) While some business law topics still are governed by common law, most areas of commercial law have become largely statutory. Alexandra has sued Wendy for failure to pay rent for their apartment. Which body of law will govern the lawsuit? a. Criminal law. b. Civil law. c. Supreme law. d. Administrative law. - ️️b) Civil law An example of criminal law is: a. a car crash lawsuit resulting in monetary damages. b. a divorce. c. a murder conviction. d. the probate of a will. - ️️c.) a murder conviction Andrew purchased an original oil painting, but the painter refused to deliver the work of art. If he seeks to get an order to have the painting delivered. He will request an order for: a. reformation. b. separation of powers. c. an injunction. d. specific performance. - ️️d) specific performance Curtis Williams was employed by Highway Construction Engineering Corporation (HCEC). HCEC was contracted to excavate a traffic tunnel for the State of New Jersey, and Curtis was assigned to work on this excavation project. While working on the excavation of the tunnel, Curtis breathed in very harmful debris resulting from the demolition of the tunnel for the excavation. By breathing in the debris, Curtis suffered a debilitating lung disorder. Williams sued HCEC for damages resulting for breathing in the debris. If HCEC asserts that it has no duty to protect Curtis's safety, will it be successful? a. No, because HCEC has a contractual duty with the State of New Jersey.b. No, because HCEC owes a duty of care to Curtis to take reasonable steps to protect Curtis from the foreseeable risk of harm to his health posed by the excavation of the tunnel. c. Yes, because HCEC owes no duty to Curtis d. Yes, because HCEC was n - ️️b) No, because HCEC owes a duty of care to Curtis to take reasonable steps to protect Curtis from the foreseeable risk of harm to his health posed by the excavation of the tunnel. Dylan believes that his neighbor, Nancy, is improperly erecting a fence on Dylan's property. Despite efforts to get Nancy to stop the construction of the fence, she refuses. Dylan then sues Nancy and seeks only an injunction from a court to stop the fence's construction. What type of judicial relief is Dylan seeking from the court? a. restatement of the law. b. equity. c. damages. d. criminal. - ️️b) equity Four sources of law in the U.S. legal system are: a. constitutional law, criminal law, civil law, and maritime law. b. federal law, state law, international law, and maritime law. c. statutory law, case law, equity, and common law. d. constitutional law, judicial law, legislative law, and administrative law. - ️️d) 1. Constitutional Law 2. Judicial Law 3. Legislative Law 4. Administrative Law If the case of Johnson vs. Texas decided by the United States Supreme Court, where would the opinion of the court be published? a. South Western Reporter b. Atlantic Reporter c. Pacific Reporter. d. U.S. Supreme Court Reports - ️️d) U.S. Supreme Court Reports

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BLAW 3201 Chapter 18
An injured party who rescinds a contract after having performed services may recover
the reasonable value of the performance rendered as: - ✔️✔️restitution.

When the damages sustained by the plaintiff can be measured in monetary terms,
specific performance will be: - ✔️✔️refused.

The breaching party is not liable for loss that was not __________ at the time of
entering into the contract. - ✔️✔️foreseeable

The amount that could reasonably have been avoided is deducted from the amount that
would otherwise be recoverable as damages. This is known as the doctrine of: -
✔️✔️mitigation of damages.

Courts of equity will not grant specific performance of contracts: - ✔️✔️for a personal
services contract.

When a judge enters a very small order for damages, when the plaintiff has not
sustained or cannot prove any injury or loss for a breach of contract action, she has
entered an order for: - ✔️✔️nominal damages.

A small sum of damages fixed without regard to the amount loss is known as: -
✔️✔️nominal damages.


The parties may stipulate in their contract that a certain amount of __________ should
be paid in case of a breach. - ✔️✔️liquidated damages

__________ damages are ordered in excess of actual loss and are imposed for the
purpose of punishing the defendant. - ✔️✔️Punitive

At time, a written contract does not correctly state the agreement already made by the
parties. When this occurs, either party may seek to have the court correct the writing to
state the agreement actually made. This rewriting is known as: - ✔️✔️reformation.

Compensatory damages are designed to place the injured party in a position as good as
the one he would have been in had the other party performed, and are known as: -
✔️✔️consequential damages.

A court of equity, at its discretion, may grant a(n) __________ to command the other
party to refrain from doing a specific act. - ✔️✔️injunction.
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