NYLE EXAM SCRIPT 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔Unless the court sets a specific date, the expiration of the time period for which a
party may file a motion for summary judgment is measured from the date:
a)The action was commenced.
b)The defendant served an answer to the complaint.
c) The note of issue was filed.
d)The request for judicial intervention was served - ✔✔c) The note of issue was filed.
✔✔May an attorney serve a trial subpoena for the production of documents for the trial
of a civil action?
a) Yes, and the responsive documents must be delivered in all cases to the court.
b) Yes, and the attorney may direct that the responsive documents are served directly
on the attorney, as long as they give notice to the opposing party.
c) No, because a trial subpoena may only be issued by the court.
d) No, because documents may not be subpoenaed after discovery is complete. - ✔✔b)
Yes, and the attorney may direct that the responsive documents are served directly on
the attorney, as long as they give notice to the opposing party.
✔✔If a party serves an order that is signed by the judge but has not been entered by
the clerk, the time to file an appeal from that order:
a) Has not begun to run.
b) Will run from the date the order was entered.
c) Will run from the date the order was served.
d) Will begin to run once the adverse party receives the order. - ✔✔a) Has not begun to
run.
✔✔A New York court applying a conflict of law analysis in an action brought in New
York by a New York resident against a nonresident must first determine:
a) Whether the nonresident is domiciled in a jurisdiction located outside of the United
States.
b) Whether the action has been timely brought under New York law.
c) Whether there is an actual conflict between the laws of New York and the other
jurisdiction that governs the parties' dispute.
d) Whether there is a law in New York relevant to the dispute that protects New York
residents. - ✔✔c) Whether there is an actual conflict between the laws of New York and
the other jurisdiction that governs the parties' dispute.
✔✔In a breach of contract action commenced in New York, concerning a contract
executed in State X and performed in State Y, if there exists a conflict among the laws
of the three states, the New York court should apply the substantive law of:
a) New York, because it is the forum state.
b) State X, because the contract was executed there.
c) State Y, because the contract was performed there.
, d) The jurisdiction which has the most significant contacts with the transaction and the
parties. - ✔✔d) The jurisdiction which has the most significant contacts with the
transaction and the parties.
✔✔A husband and wife, both of whom turned 18 last month, entered into a contract to
borrow money from a bank to purchase a home when they were 17. May they disaffirm
the contract now that they have turned 18?
a) Yes, because an infant may disaffirm any contract that the infant entered into prior to
reaching the age of 18.
b) Yes, because a contract entered into by an infant to borrow money to purchase a
home may always be disaffirmed
c) No, because there is no right to disaffirm a contract entered into at age 17. d) No,
because a married couple may not disaffirm a contract they entered into as infants to
borrow money to purchase a home. - ✔✔d) No, because a married couple may not
disaffirm a contract they entered into as infants to borrow money to purchase a home.
✔✔In order to be enforced, a contract which is subject to the statute of frauds:
a) Must be a paper document signed by the party to be charged.
b) May be in an email signed by the party to be charged.
c) Must be a paper document signed by all of the parties to the contract.
d) May be in a series of emails, but only if there are emails signed by all of the parties to
the contract. - ✔✔b) May be in an email signed by the party to be charged.
✔✔Which one of the following statements is not true regarding a constructive trust?
a) It is an equitable remedy for purpose of preventing unjust enrichment.
b) It generally requires a promise to hold property in trust for another.
c) It generally requires a wrongful act.
d) It generally requires a confidential or fiduciary relationship. - ✔✔c) It generally
requires a wrongful act.
✔✔Ignorance of the law:
a) Is never a defense to any criminal charge.
b) Is an absolute defense to any criminal charge.
c) Can only be used as a defense to a charge that involves the element of recklessness.
d) Can only be used as a defense to a charge that involves the element of negligence. -
✔✔a) Is never a defense to any criminal charge.
✔✔Which of the following is not considered an affirmative defense to a criminal charge:
a) Renunciation.
b) Duress.
c) Entrapment.
d) Justification. - ✔✔d) Justification.
✔✔If, while a case is being presented in a town court the defendant is indicted, the
case:
RATED A+
✔✔Unless the court sets a specific date, the expiration of the time period for which a
party may file a motion for summary judgment is measured from the date:
a)The action was commenced.
b)The defendant served an answer to the complaint.
c) The note of issue was filed.
d)The request for judicial intervention was served - ✔✔c) The note of issue was filed.
✔✔May an attorney serve a trial subpoena for the production of documents for the trial
of a civil action?
a) Yes, and the responsive documents must be delivered in all cases to the court.
b) Yes, and the attorney may direct that the responsive documents are served directly
on the attorney, as long as they give notice to the opposing party.
c) No, because a trial subpoena may only be issued by the court.
d) No, because documents may not be subpoenaed after discovery is complete. - ✔✔b)
Yes, and the attorney may direct that the responsive documents are served directly on
the attorney, as long as they give notice to the opposing party.
✔✔If a party serves an order that is signed by the judge but has not been entered by
the clerk, the time to file an appeal from that order:
a) Has not begun to run.
b) Will run from the date the order was entered.
c) Will run from the date the order was served.
d) Will begin to run once the adverse party receives the order. - ✔✔a) Has not begun to
run.
✔✔A New York court applying a conflict of law analysis in an action brought in New
York by a New York resident against a nonresident must first determine:
a) Whether the nonresident is domiciled in a jurisdiction located outside of the United
States.
b) Whether the action has been timely brought under New York law.
c) Whether there is an actual conflict between the laws of New York and the other
jurisdiction that governs the parties' dispute.
d) Whether there is a law in New York relevant to the dispute that protects New York
residents. - ✔✔c) Whether there is an actual conflict between the laws of New York and
the other jurisdiction that governs the parties' dispute.
✔✔In a breach of contract action commenced in New York, concerning a contract
executed in State X and performed in State Y, if there exists a conflict among the laws
of the three states, the New York court should apply the substantive law of:
a) New York, because it is the forum state.
b) State X, because the contract was executed there.
c) State Y, because the contract was performed there.
, d) The jurisdiction which has the most significant contacts with the transaction and the
parties. - ✔✔d) The jurisdiction which has the most significant contacts with the
transaction and the parties.
✔✔A husband and wife, both of whom turned 18 last month, entered into a contract to
borrow money from a bank to purchase a home when they were 17. May they disaffirm
the contract now that they have turned 18?
a) Yes, because an infant may disaffirm any contract that the infant entered into prior to
reaching the age of 18.
b) Yes, because a contract entered into by an infant to borrow money to purchase a
home may always be disaffirmed
c) No, because there is no right to disaffirm a contract entered into at age 17. d) No,
because a married couple may not disaffirm a contract they entered into as infants to
borrow money to purchase a home. - ✔✔d) No, because a married couple may not
disaffirm a contract they entered into as infants to borrow money to purchase a home.
✔✔In order to be enforced, a contract which is subject to the statute of frauds:
a) Must be a paper document signed by the party to be charged.
b) May be in an email signed by the party to be charged.
c) Must be a paper document signed by all of the parties to the contract.
d) May be in a series of emails, but only if there are emails signed by all of the parties to
the contract. - ✔✔b) May be in an email signed by the party to be charged.
✔✔Which one of the following statements is not true regarding a constructive trust?
a) It is an equitable remedy for purpose of preventing unjust enrichment.
b) It generally requires a promise to hold property in trust for another.
c) It generally requires a wrongful act.
d) It generally requires a confidential or fiduciary relationship. - ✔✔c) It generally
requires a wrongful act.
✔✔Ignorance of the law:
a) Is never a defense to any criminal charge.
b) Is an absolute defense to any criminal charge.
c) Can only be used as a defense to a charge that involves the element of recklessness.
d) Can only be used as a defense to a charge that involves the element of negligence. -
✔✔a) Is never a defense to any criminal charge.
✔✔Which of the following is not considered an affirmative defense to a criminal charge:
a) Renunciation.
b) Duress.
c) Entrapment.
d) Justification. - ✔✔d) Justification.
✔✔If, while a case is being presented in a town court the defendant is indicted, the
case:
