MORTUARY LAW AND BUSINESS LAW 2

Customs

Common law is based on

Dividends

The profits of a corporation belong to the corporation until set aside by the directors for distribution as

Arraign

To read the charge of an indictment is to

Voidable

A contract in which undue influence was proven is considered

Valid

A contract made by a person who is intoxicated, but aware of the consequences of his/her actions is

Entity

A corporation has a distinct existence separate and apart from the existence of its individual members which is known as a/an

Trial court

A court of original general jurisdiction is a

Constitution

A document which defines the relationship of the government itself and of its citizens is a

Writ

A formal written command issued by a court of law is a

Injunction

A permanent order, issued by a court, forbidding activities which would be detrimental to others is a/an

Holographic Will

A will written entirely by the testator with his own hand is properly termed a

Tangible Personal Property

Personal property which can be seen and touched is

Stockholders

The owners of a corporation are known as

Board of Directors

The right to declare dividends depends upon the discretion of the

Ordinances

Laws passed by local governments are

Juvenile Court

Which of the following is not a type of inferior state court? Justice of the Peace Court; Juvenile Court; Magistrate Court; Small Claims Court

U.S. Constitution

The law of the land in the United States is the

Personal Property

All physical items that are not real property are classified as

Property

Anything that may be owned, possessed, used, or disposed of for a price is called

Intangible Personal Property

Property rights consisting merely of evidence of ownership of property, such as copyrights, checks, notes and stocks, are

Tort Law

The law whose purpose is to compensate the aggrieved, not to punish the wrongdoer is

Abatement

A proportional reduction of a legacy when the funds or assets out of which such legacy are payable are not sufficient to pay it in full is

Restraining Order

A temporary order forbidding a certain action is a

Slander

Defamation of character by spoken words or gestures is

Uniform Commercial Code

In the field of business law, the most important statute is the

Judge

In the state court, the chief officer is the

Real Property

Land, timber, minerals, buildings, and other man-made property permanently attached to land are called

Statutes

Laws enacted by legislative bodies are

Void

Mutual mistakes as to the existence of the subject matter renders a contract

Children of Legal Age

Of the following, under normal circumstances, the ones having the primary right to control final disposition of a deceased person is

Spoken Words

Parol Evidence is

False Testimony

Perjery is

Insolvent Estate

The condition of an estate of a deceased person which is unable to pay the debts of the decedent and/or the estate is referred to as being

Probate Court

The court having sole jurisdiction over estates is the

Equity

What is right and just refers to

Actual Custody

When a dead human body is in the mortuary, the funeral home is said to have

Tort

When the duty of care that a motorist owes other motorists and pedestrians is breached and results in injury or damage to another, that motorist has committed a

Case Law

The doctrine of stare decisis is concerned with

Ademption

The extinction or withdrawal of a legacy by an act equivalent to revocation is called

Concealment

The failure to volunteer or reveal information not requested is termed