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| The employer is responsible for all acts of employees during course of work |
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| 1. Opinion of the whole court |
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| Deliverance of a person from illegal confinement. Not necessarily innocent or guilty |
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| Transferring of property to another |
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| Delivery of personal property for some particular purpose to be returned |
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| punishment without conviction. (illegal) |
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| Written authority of a debtor for judgement against him on default |
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| when the defendant doesn's show up to the trial |
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| Transferring authority from one person to another |
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| A right of use of the property of another |
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| Property goes to the state when noone is competent to inherit |
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| new laws cant be enforced for things done in the past |
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| a provision that purports to relieve one from liability |
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| getting caught "red handed" |
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| goods identical to others in nature |
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| Payment of expenses incurred in litigation or by fines |
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| Judgement in favor of the party that lost the case at trial (judge overrules the judgeent and sends it to an appeals court) |
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| Subject matter within the power of a court to hear |
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| A sum which a party agrees to pay in the event of default |
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| substitution of one party's contract for another |
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| Providing notice of what is to be expected at trial |
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| a person acting as his own lawyer |
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| Obligation created by law in the absence of any contract |
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| Procedural process by which an excessive verdict of the jury is reduced. |
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| the right to repossess goods |
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| a case based on circumstantial evidence |
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| intent to deceive, guilty knowledge |
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| Substitution of one party for another with reference to a lawful claim |
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| there is no factual dispute, only a question of the law involved |
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| charging an illegal rate of interest |
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| geographical location in which a court can hear a case |
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| court order to a gov't agency to perform |
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