Law chapter 2

Question 1

Constructive Trust

Answer 1

When a defendant is required to keep property or money

Question 2

What are 2 examples of legal remedy?

Answer 2

Payment for damages

Transfer of property

Question 3

Subject-Matter Jurisdiction

Answer 3

The authority of a court to hear and decide a specific type of dispute

Question 4

Legal Remedy

Answer 4

Money, property and things that have value

Question 5

Attachment

Answer 5

A court designates specific property owned by the debtor to be transferred to the creditor

Question 6

Equitable Remedies

Answer 6

Remedies that don’t deal with money

Question 7

Contract Claims

Answer 7

Disagreements over a contract

Question 8

What are 4 examples of equitable remedies?

Answer 8

Contract rescission
Contract reformation
Constructive Trust
Injunction

Question 9

Jurisdiction

Answer 9

The authority of a court to hear and decide a specific action

Question 10

Contract Rescission

Answer 10

When a contract is cancelled

Question 11

What is the difference between injunction and damages

Answer 11

Damages- money

Injunction- order to stop doing something

Question 12

What are the three things to commencing the action?

Answer 12

Jurisdiction
Legal Theory
Remedies

Question 13

Injunction

Answer 13

Order to stop doing something

Question 14

Intentional Tort

Answer 14

A wrong doing someone did on purpose

Question 15

What is an example of Rem jurisdiction?

Answer 15

Court jurisdiction over a defendants property

Question 16

What are the 4 types of jurisdiction?

Answer 16

personam
Rem
Subject-matter
State or federal

Question 17

Remedy

Answer 17

The relief that you want

Question 18

Contract Reformation

Answer 18

When a contract is rewritten

Question 19

State or Federal Jurisdiction

Answer 19

Only deals with federal cases that contain disputes that involve the U.S. constitution, acts of Congress or treaties

Question 20

Personam Jurisdiction

Answer 20

Jurisdiction over any person or business involved in a legal activity

Question 21

Lien

Answer 21

A right to keep possession of property belonging to another person until a debt owned by that person is charged

Question 22

Damages

Answer 22

How much money you want based on the injury someone else did

Question 23

What does subject-matter jurisdiction go off of?

Answer 23

Specific statute or constitution

Question 24

Rem Jurisdiction

Answer 24

Jurisdiction over a thing

Question 25

Legal Theory

Answer 25

The same as the cause of action

Question 26

Commencing the action Definition

Answer 26

Starting the cause of action

Question 27

Tort

Answer 27

A wrong doing

Question 28

Slander

Answer 28

Damaging someone's reputation

Question 29

Product Liability

Answer 29

When the product does not meet the standards it says it will

Question 30

What are 6 examples of Tort?

Answer 30

``` Assault Battery Defamation / Slander Infliction of emotional distress Invasion of Privacy Trespassing ```

Question 31

Garnishment

Answer 31

Collecting a monetary judgment on behalf of a plaintiff from a defendant

Question 32

What are the 4 typical legal theories?

Answer 32

Tort Intentional Tort Contract Claims Product Liability

Question 33

Service of Process

Answer 33

Family notifying the defendant of the lawsuit

Question 34

What are the 4 ways of notifying a defendant of a lawsuit?

Answer 34

Go to their house Leave it at their house Give it to their agent By mail

Question 35

The Defendants side

Answer 35

The defendant must specifically admit or deny each allegation or complaint

Question 36

Discovery

Answer 36

The process of obtaining information from the opposing party prior to trial

Question 37

What are the 4 types of discovery tools?

Answer 37

Deposition Interrogatories Request for admission Request for documents

Question 38

Deposition

Answer 38

Sworn testimony of the parties that is recorded by a court reporter

Question 39

Interrogatories

Answer 39

Written questions that must be answered under oath

Question 40

Request for admissions

Answer 40

Questions to the opposing party that must be answered in an "admit" or deny format