LAW 600 Quiz 1

Courts never depart from precendents

False

Stare decisis is a doctrine obligating judges to help persons who have failed to protect their own rights

False

The amount in controversy in a diversity of citizenship case must be one million dollars before a federal court can take jurisdiction

False

The term common law refers to law that is common throughout the world

False

To have standing to sue, a party must be "standing" in the geographical jurisdiction of the court in which the suit is filed

False

Liz and Moss disagree over the amount due under their contract. To avoid involving any third party in the resolution of their dispute, Liz and Moss might prefer to use the alternative dispute resolution method of​

Negotiation

A court can exercise jurisdiction over property that is located within its boundaries

True

Cases arising between citizens of different states involve diversity of citizenship

True

International contracts often stipulate arbitration for resolving disputes

True

Remedies is equity include specific performance

True

The term venue refers to the location of a trial

True

Olivia, a citizen of Nebraska, wants to file a suit against Micah, a citizen of Kansas. Their diversity of citizenship may be a basis for​

a federal court to exercise original jurisdiction

In a suit against ian, jenna obtains an injunction. This is

an order to do or to refrain doing a particular act

If Cornel and Deanna resolve their dispute by having a neutral third party render a binding decision, they will have used the method of​

arbitration

The Kentucky Supreme court rules against Luther in a case against Motor Cars, Inc. Luther wants to appeal the case to the united states supreme court. Luther must ask the court to issue a writ of

certiorari

The branch of law dealing with the enforcement of private rights and duties between parties is

civil law

As a judge, Baxter applies common law rules. These rules develop from

decisions of the courts in legal disputes

All Bikes, Inc., a firm in Wisconsin, advertises on the Web. A court in Ohio would be most likely to exercise jurisdiction over All Bikes if the firm

did substantial business with Ohio residents over the internet

Kari and Lillian, who are citizens of Mississippi, are involved in a case related to the adoption of their child. Over this case, Mississippi courts have

exclusive jurisdiction

Hua, a resident of Illinois, owns a warehouse in Indiana. a dispute arises over the ownership of the warehouse with Jac, a resident of Kentucky. Jac files a suit against Hua in Indiana. Regarding this suit Indiana has

in rem jurisdiction

Delia files a suit against Eduardo in a Florida state court over the ownership of a boat docked in a Florida harbor. Both Delia and Eduardo are residents of Georgia. Eduardo could ask for a change of venue on the ground that Georgia

is a more convenient location to hold the trial

An Oklahoma state court can exercise jurisdiction over Petro Resources Inc., an out-of-state company, if the firm has

minimum contacts with the state

David, an Alabama resident, files a suit in an Alabama court against quick ads, an internet company based in Georgia that provides advertising services. Quick ads only contact with persons in Alabama has been through quick ads passive advertising. The Alabama court is

not likely to have jurisdiction over the case because quick ads is based in Georgia, and only passively advertises in Alabama

D'Antoni files a suit in a federal district court against Enya. D'Antoni loses the suit, appeals to the U.S court of appeals for the Ninth circuit and loses again. D'Antoni asks the United States supreme court to hear the case. The court is

not required to hear the case

Carol files a suit against Andy in a state trial court and loses. Carol

plead her case in front of an appellate court

There are no precedents on which the court deciding the case Standard Resource Co. v. Topline Inventory, Inc. can base its decision. The court can consider, among other things

public policies or social values

Tyler, a citizen of Utah, files a suit in a Utah state court against Veritas Sales Corporation, a Washington state company that does business in Utah. The court has original jurisdiction, which means that

the case is being heard for the first time

Hope wants to file a suit against Gerry. For a court to hear the case,

the court must have jurisdiction

Jack enters into a contract with Jill's farm to provide water for jill's irrigation needs, Jack fails to deliver. Jill initiates a suit against jack, asking the court to order jack to perform. Jill is

the plaintiff

Criminal law is concerned with

wrongs committed against the public as a whole