Business Law Cochran
Exam 1 2026 | Study Guide
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, Ford has been building new models of cars 10 years prior. Facilitating Planning
They did this with stockholders. This is an example of
what?
According to Mr. Cochran, American society should aim FALSE
to be equal.
Business people should let lawyers worry about the law. FALSE
(non-monetary relief) based on "notions of justice and Courts of Equity
fair dealing"
(monetary relief) Courts of Law
Merchants all around Europe handled their own affairs. The Law Merchant
They developed a system of laws to govern business
activities.
"Stand on decided cases" The Doctrine of Stare Decisis
________ __________ is a judge made law. It holds case Stare Decisis
precedents and reporters. Each decision and
interpretation becomes a legal precedent.
Two reasons why the Stare Decisis could be overruled: 1. The precedent is wrong.
2. Times have changed and a new precedent is needed.
Court decisions under the common law: Affect future cases in many circumstances
A court decision from England in 1709: May be the law in some states but not others
________________ is the philosophy of law. Jurisprudence
_________ school- assumes law, rights, and ethics are based Natural School
on universal moral principles inherent in nature
discoverable through human reason --> every culture has
some rule against murder, the oldest view of
jurisprudence dating back to Aristotle, and The
Declaration assumes natural law.
___________ School- common law contains wisdom of the Historical School
ages --> Generations of judges and legal scholars have
created our laws based on observation and needs of
people, we should not change the law until we
understand why the law became the common law, and it
emphasizes the evolutionary process of law, and
concentrates.
Exam 1 2026 | Study Guide
& Practice Questions
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
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, Ford has been building new models of cars 10 years prior. Facilitating Planning
They did this with stockholders. This is an example of
what?
According to Mr. Cochran, American society should aim FALSE
to be equal.
Business people should let lawyers worry about the law. FALSE
(non-monetary relief) based on "notions of justice and Courts of Equity
fair dealing"
(monetary relief) Courts of Law
Merchants all around Europe handled their own affairs. The Law Merchant
They developed a system of laws to govern business
activities.
"Stand on decided cases" The Doctrine of Stare Decisis
________ __________ is a judge made law. It holds case Stare Decisis
precedents and reporters. Each decision and
interpretation becomes a legal precedent.
Two reasons why the Stare Decisis could be overruled: 1. The precedent is wrong.
2. Times have changed and a new precedent is needed.
Court decisions under the common law: Affect future cases in many circumstances
A court decision from England in 1709: May be the law in some states but not others
________________ is the philosophy of law. Jurisprudence
_________ school- assumes law, rights, and ethics are based Natural School
on universal moral principles inherent in nature
discoverable through human reason --> every culture has
some rule against murder, the oldest view of
jurisprudence dating back to Aristotle, and The
Declaration assumes natural law.
___________ School- common law contains wisdom of the Historical School
ages --> Generations of judges and legal scholars have
created our laws based on observation and needs of
people, we should not change the law until we
understand why the law became the common law, and it
emphasizes the evolutionary process of law, and
concentrates.
