LAW 3220 CLEMSON EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
JurisprudenceE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-TheEscienceEandEphilosophyEofElawE
DefinesEvariousEapproachesEtoEtheEappropriateEfunctionEofElawEandEhowElegalEdoctrinesEshouldEbe
EdevelopedEandEapplied
DefineEequitableEmaximsE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
CommonElawErulesEthatEguideEcourtsEinEdecidingEcasesEandEcontroversiesEbeforeEthem.E
IntendedEtoEbeEbroadEstatementsEofErulesEthatEareEbasedEonEnotionsEofEfairnessEandEjusticeEinEappl
yingEtheElaw.
IdentifyEandEapplyEimportantEequitableEmaximsE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-1.EEquityEaidsEtheEvigilantE
2.ESubstanceEoverEform
3.ECleanEhandsEdoctrine
EquitableEmaxim:EEquityEaidsEtheEvigilantE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
Rule:ETheElawEfavorsEthoseEwhoEexerciseEvigilanceEinEpursuingEtheirEclaimsEandEdisfavorsEthoseEwh
oErestEonEtheirElegalErightsEbyEfailingEtoEactEtoEprotectEtheirErightsEinEaEreasonableEperiodEofEtime.
ExampleEofEEquityEaidsEtheEvigilantE(equitableEmaxim)E-ECORRECTEANSWERE-Example-
EStatuteEofElimitationsEimposesEaEdeadlineEonEwhenEanEaggrievedEpartyEmustEfileEaEclaim.EAfterEthe
EdeadlineEhasEpassed,EtheEpartyEisEbarredEfromErecoveringEanyElossesEorEdamages.
EquitableEmaxim:ESubstanceEoverEformE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
Rule:ECourtsElookEtoEtheEintentEofEpartiesEinvolvedEandEadhereEtoEaEstandardEofEgoodEfaithEandEfairE
playEinsteadEofEapplyingEtheEletterEofEtheElawEinEaEwayEthatEwouldEviolateEfundamentalEprinciplesEo
fEfairnessEandEconsistency.
, ExampleEofESubstanceEoverEformE(equitableEmaxim)E-ECORRECTEANSWERE-Example-
EBlackwellEsignsEanEagreementEthatEsheEisEaElimitedEpartner.EInEsubstance,EsheEactsElikeEaEgeneralEp
artner.ECourtsEwillEtreatEherEasEaEgeneralEpartnerEdespiteEwhatEtheEpartiesEcallEthemselves.
CleanEhandsEdoctrineE(equitableEmaxim)E-ECORRECTEANSWERE-Rule-
ECourtsEareEguidedEinEtheirEdecisionsEnotEonlyEbyEtheEletterEofEtheElawEbutEalsoEonEtheEbasisEthatEon
eEseekingEtheEaidEofEaEcourtEmustEcomeEtoEtheEcourtEwithEcleanEhandsEthatEareEunstainedEbyEbadEfa
ith,Emisrepresentations,EorEdeceit.
ExampleEofECleanEhandsEdoctrineE(equitableEmaxim)E-ECORRECTEANSWERE-Example-
EKauffmanEfraudulentlyEtransfersEstockEtoEhisEbrotherEtoEavoidEpayingEaElegalEjudgmentEenteredEag
ainstEhim.EWhenEaEdisputeEarisesEwithEhisEbrother,EKauffmanEsuesEtoEtryEandErecoverEtheEstock.EKa
uffmanEisEbarredEfromErecoveringEtheEstockEbecauseEheEcommittedEfraudEinEtransferringEitEtoEhisEb
rotherEinEtheEfirstEplace.
DefineE"StatuteEofElimitation"E-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
DeterminesEwhatEaEreasonableEamountEofEtimeEisEtoEfulfillEtheEequitableEdoctrineEofElaches.EOnceE
theEstatuteEofElimitationsEexpires,EnoElawsuitEcanEbeEbroughtEregardlessEofEhowEstrongEtheEoriginal
Ecase.ETheEtimeEwithinEwhichEaEcaseEmustEbeEcommenced.
RecognizeEandEexplainEsourcesEofEAmericanElawE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
TheEprimaryEsourcesEofElawEinEtheEUnitedEStatesEareEtheEUnitedEStatesEConstitution,EstateEconstitu
tions,EfederalEandEstateEstatutes,EcommonElaw,EcaseElaw,EandEadministrativeElaw.
UnderstandEtheElegalEdoctrineEofEStareEdecisisE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
OneEofEtheEmostEimportantEconceptsEinEAmericanElaw
TheEprincipleEthatEsimilarEcasesEwithEsimilarEfactsEandEissuesEshouldEhaveEsimilarEjudicialEoutcome
s.
AllowsEindividualsEandEbusinessesEtoEhaveEsomeEdegreeEofEconfidenceEthatEtheElawEwillEremainEre
asonablyEconstantEfromEyearEtoEyearEandEcourtEtoEcourt.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
JurisprudenceE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-TheEscienceEandEphilosophyEofElawE
DefinesEvariousEapproachesEtoEtheEappropriateEfunctionEofElawEandEhowElegalEdoctrinesEshouldEbe
EdevelopedEandEapplied
DefineEequitableEmaximsE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
CommonElawErulesEthatEguideEcourtsEinEdecidingEcasesEandEcontroversiesEbeforeEthem.E
IntendedEtoEbeEbroadEstatementsEofErulesEthatEareEbasedEonEnotionsEofEfairnessEandEjusticeEinEappl
yingEtheElaw.
IdentifyEandEapplyEimportantEequitableEmaximsE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-1.EEquityEaidsEtheEvigilantE
2.ESubstanceEoverEform
3.ECleanEhandsEdoctrine
EquitableEmaxim:EEquityEaidsEtheEvigilantE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
Rule:ETheElawEfavorsEthoseEwhoEexerciseEvigilanceEinEpursuingEtheirEclaimsEandEdisfavorsEthoseEwh
oErestEonEtheirElegalErightsEbyEfailingEtoEactEtoEprotectEtheirErightsEinEaEreasonableEperiodEofEtime.
ExampleEofEEquityEaidsEtheEvigilantE(equitableEmaxim)E-ECORRECTEANSWERE-Example-
EStatuteEofElimitationsEimposesEaEdeadlineEonEwhenEanEaggrievedEpartyEmustEfileEaEclaim.EAfterEthe
EdeadlineEhasEpassed,EtheEpartyEisEbarredEfromErecoveringEanyElossesEorEdamages.
EquitableEmaxim:ESubstanceEoverEformE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
Rule:ECourtsElookEtoEtheEintentEofEpartiesEinvolvedEandEadhereEtoEaEstandardEofEgoodEfaithEandEfairE
playEinsteadEofEapplyingEtheEletterEofEtheElawEinEaEwayEthatEwouldEviolateEfundamentalEprinciplesEo
fEfairnessEandEconsistency.
, ExampleEofESubstanceEoverEformE(equitableEmaxim)E-ECORRECTEANSWERE-Example-
EBlackwellEsignsEanEagreementEthatEsheEisEaElimitedEpartner.EInEsubstance,EsheEactsElikeEaEgeneralEp
artner.ECourtsEwillEtreatEherEasEaEgeneralEpartnerEdespiteEwhatEtheEpartiesEcallEthemselves.
CleanEhandsEdoctrineE(equitableEmaxim)E-ECORRECTEANSWERE-Rule-
ECourtsEareEguidedEinEtheirEdecisionsEnotEonlyEbyEtheEletterEofEtheElawEbutEalsoEonEtheEbasisEthatEon
eEseekingEtheEaidEofEaEcourtEmustEcomeEtoEtheEcourtEwithEcleanEhandsEthatEareEunstainedEbyEbadEfa
ith,Emisrepresentations,EorEdeceit.
ExampleEofECleanEhandsEdoctrineE(equitableEmaxim)E-ECORRECTEANSWERE-Example-
EKauffmanEfraudulentlyEtransfersEstockEtoEhisEbrotherEtoEavoidEpayingEaElegalEjudgmentEenteredEag
ainstEhim.EWhenEaEdisputeEarisesEwithEhisEbrother,EKauffmanEsuesEtoEtryEandErecoverEtheEstock.EKa
uffmanEisEbarredEfromErecoveringEtheEstockEbecauseEheEcommittedEfraudEinEtransferringEitEtoEhisEb
rotherEinEtheEfirstEplace.
DefineE"StatuteEofElimitation"E-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
DeterminesEwhatEaEreasonableEamountEofEtimeEisEtoEfulfillEtheEequitableEdoctrineEofElaches.EOnceE
theEstatuteEofElimitationsEexpires,EnoElawsuitEcanEbeEbroughtEregardlessEofEhowEstrongEtheEoriginal
Ecase.ETheEtimeEwithinEwhichEaEcaseEmustEbeEcommenced.
RecognizeEandEexplainEsourcesEofEAmericanElawE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
TheEprimaryEsourcesEofElawEinEtheEUnitedEStatesEareEtheEUnitedEStatesEConstitution,EstateEconstitu
tions,EfederalEandEstateEstatutes,EcommonElaw,EcaseElaw,EandEadministrativeElaw.
UnderstandEtheElegalEdoctrineEofEStareEdecisisE-ECORRECTEANSWERE-
OneEofEtheEmostEimportantEconceptsEinEAmericanElaw
TheEprincipleEthatEsimilarEcasesEwithEsimilarEfactsEandEissuesEshouldEhaveEsimilarEjudicialEoutcome
s.
AllowsEindividualsEandEbusinessesEtoEhaveEsomeEdegreeEofEconfidenceEthatEtheElawEwillEremainEre
asonablyEconstantEfromEyearEtoEyearEandEcourtEtoEcourt.
