Reference no: EM132208936
1. Barber sues McDonalds, Wendys, Burger King and Kentucky Friend Chicken alleging they are the reason he is obese and suffers from other serious health problems. He said that he ate fast foods for decades, thinking it was good for him, until his doctor told him it was not. The fast food chains want to defeat his case as soon as possible before they receive too much negative publicity and spend too much money on lawyers. Their best procedural device for doing this is:
A. Request for production of documents
B. Motion for a directed verdict
C. The motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict
D. The motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted
2. State trial courts (district courts):
A. Always have subject-matter jurisdiction if the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000.00
B. Do not decide factual questions
C. Decide questions of fact and questions of law
D. Only hear criminal cases
3. Contract law is classified as:
A. Constitutional law
B. Civil law
C. Criminal law
D. Common law
4. Which of the following is true regarding equity?
A. Today, most states have done away with separate equity courts.
B. The rules of equity are very precise and technical and don't consider fairness to the parties.
C. The typical equitable remedy today is only money damages.
D. Equitable principles always defeat inconsistent statutory law.