SOLUTION MANUAL ii
The Legal Environment of Business, 14th
ii ii ii ii ii
Edition
ii
by Roger E. Meiners, Chapters 1 -
ii hhii hhii ii
h ii ii
22, Complete
ii ii
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS ii
h ii
Chapterh 1.h Today’sh Businessh Environment:h Lawh andh Ethics
Chapterh 2.h Theh Courth Systems
Chapterh 3.h Trialsh andh Resolvingh Disputes
Chapterh 4.h Theh Constitution:h Focush onh Applicationh toh Business
Chapterh 5.h Criminalh Lawh andh Business
Chapterh 6.h Elementsh ofh Torts
Chapterh 7.h Businessh Tortsh andh Producth Liability
Chapterh 8.h Realh andh Personalh Property
Chapterh 9.h Intellectualh Property
Chapterh 10.h Contracts
Chapterh 11.h Domestich andh Internationalh Sales
Chapterh 12.h Businessh Organizations
Chapterh 13.h Negotiableh Instruments,h Credit,h andh Bankruptcy
Chapterh 14.h Agencyh andh theh Employmenth Relationship
Chapterh 15.h Employmenth andh Laborh Regulations
Chapterh 16.h Employmenth Discrimination
Chapterh 17.h Theh Regulatoryh Process
Chapterh 18.h Securitiesh Regulation
Chapterh 19.h Consumerh Protection
Chapterh 20.h Antitrusth Law
Chapterh 21.h Environmentalh Law
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, Chapterh 22.h Theh Internationalh Legalh Environmenth ofh Business
CHAPTER 1 h
Table of Contents
h h
Answerh toh Discussionh Question............................................................................................................ 1
Answersh toh Caseh Questions ................................................................................................................... 1
Answersh toh Ethicsh andh Socialh Questions ........................................................................................... 3
Answer to Discussion Question
h h h
Shouldhthehcommonhlawhmaximh“Ignorancehofh theh lawh ish noh excuse”h applyh toh anh immigranth whoh speakshlittl
ehEnglishhandhwashnotheducatedhinhthehUnitedh States?hHowhabouth forh ah touristh whoh doesh noth speakhEnglish?h E
veryonehknowshcriminalh actsh arehprohibited,hbuthwhath abouth subtlerh rulesh thath differh acrosshcountrieshandh soh m
ayh behmisunderstoodh byhforeigners?
Answer:h Ith ish generallyh trueh thath ignoranceh ofh theh lawh ish noh excuse.h Citizensh areh deemedh tohh
aveh constructiveh knowledgeh ofh theh law.hhhYet,h ashhhwellh knownhhhash thish ruleh is,h ithhhishsurpris
ingh howh oftenh ith ish profferedh ash anh excuse.h (Ah Westlawh searchh casesh findsh hundredshofh ex
amples).h Examplesh include:h Delucoh v.h Dezih (Conn.h Super)h (lackh ofh knowledgeh regardinghtheh s
tate‘sh usuryh lawsh ish noh excuseh forh theh inclusionh ofh anh illegalh interesth rateh inh ah saleshcontract);
h andh Plumleeh v.h Paddockh (ignoranceh of h theiifacth thath theh subjecth matterh ofh thehcontracth wash
illegalh wash noth excuse).h Theh courtsh haveh providedh ah smallh exceptionh toh thehrulehwhenh ith c
omesh tohpeoplehinh lackh ofh Englishh languageh skills.h Considerh Flaneryh v.h Kuska,h(defendanth didh noth
speakh Englishh wash advisedh byh ah friendh thath anh answerh toh ah complainthwashnoth required);
h Ramonh v.h Dept.h ofh Transportation,h (noh Englishh andh anh inabilityh tohunderstand h theh lawh requir
edh forh anhexcuse);h Yurechkohv.h Countyh ofh Allegheny,h (Ignoranceh andhwithh theh facth thath theh mun
icipalityh sufferedh noh hardshiph inh lateh lawsuith filingh wash anhexcuse).
Answers to Case Questions
h h h
1. Factsh fromh anh Englishh judge’sh decisionh inh 1884:h “Theh crewh ofh anh Englishh yacht......hwereh casth awayh inh
ah stormh onh theh highh seash .h .h .h andh wereh compelledh toh puth intoh anh openh boat.....hTheyh hadh noh supplyh
ofh waterh andh noh supplyhofhfood.h.h .h .h Thath onh theh eighteenthh dayh.h.h.h they.hsuggestedh thath one
shouldh beh sacrificedh toh saveh theh rest.h .h .h .h Thath nexth dayhh.h .h .h theyh .h .h .h wenth toh theh boy puth ah knife
intohhishthroathandh killedh himh .h .h .h theh threeh menh fedh uponh theh bodyh.hofh theh boyh forh fourh days;h [then]h
theh boath wash pickedh uphbyh ah passinghvessel,h andh[they]h werehrescued.h .h .h .h andh committedh forhtrial.h .h .
.
ifhthehmenhhadhnoth fedh uponh theh bodyh ofh theh boyh theyh wouldh probablyh noth haveh survivedh toh behsoiipic
kedhuphandh rescued,h buth wouldh...haveh diedh ofh famine.h Theh boy,h beingh inh ah muchh weakerhcondition,h w
ash likelyhtoh haveh diedh beforeh them.........Thehrealh questionh inhthish caseh [is]h whetherh killinghunderhthehcondit
ionshsethforthh.......hbehorhbehnothmurder.”hDoh youhconsiderh theh actsh toh beh immoral?h[Reginah v.h Dudleyh a
ndh Stephens,h 14h QueenshBenchhDivisionh 273h (1884)]
h
, Answer:h Thish pointsh outh thath thehlegalh systemh hash limits.h Itsh acceptabilityhish dictatedh byhlegalhculture--
whichdeterminesh whetherh lawh willh behenforced,h obeyed,h avoided,h orh abused.h Ith ishlimitedh byh th
eh informalh rulesh ofh theh society--
itsh customsh andh values.h Oneh limith ish theh extenthtoh whichhsocietyh willh allowh theh formalh rulesh
toh beh imposedh whenh ah crimeh ish committedh inhoddh circumstances.h Hereh thereh wash anh intenti
onalh murder.h Doesh theh motiveh forh theh murder,htheh efforth toh saveh severalh livesh byh sacrificingh on
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The Legal Environment of Business, 14th
ii ii ii ii ii
Edition
ii
by Roger E. Meiners, Chapters 1 -
ii hhii hhii ii
h ii ii
22, Complete
ii ii
h
,TABLE OF CONTENTS ii
h ii
Chapterh 1.h Today’sh Businessh Environment:h Lawh andh Ethics
Chapterh 2.h Theh Courth Systems
Chapterh 3.h Trialsh andh Resolvingh Disputes
Chapterh 4.h Theh Constitution:h Focush onh Applicationh toh Business
Chapterh 5.h Criminalh Lawh andh Business
Chapterh 6.h Elementsh ofh Torts
Chapterh 7.h Businessh Tortsh andh Producth Liability
Chapterh 8.h Realh andh Personalh Property
Chapterh 9.h Intellectualh Property
Chapterh 10.h Contracts
Chapterh 11.h Domestich andh Internationalh Sales
Chapterh 12.h Businessh Organizations
Chapterh 13.h Negotiableh Instruments,h Credit,h andh Bankruptcy
Chapterh 14.h Agencyh andh theh Employmenth Relationship
Chapterh 15.h Employmenth andh Laborh Regulations
Chapterh 16.h Employmenth Discrimination
Chapterh 17.h Theh Regulatoryh Process
Chapterh 18.h Securitiesh Regulation
Chapterh 19.h Consumerh Protection
Chapterh 20.h Antitrusth Law
Chapterh 21.h Environmentalh Law
h
, Chapterh 22.h Theh Internationalh Legalh Environmenth ofh Business
CHAPTER 1 h
Table of Contents
h h
Answerh toh Discussionh Question............................................................................................................ 1
Answersh toh Caseh Questions ................................................................................................................... 1
Answersh toh Ethicsh andh Socialh Questions ........................................................................................... 3
Answer to Discussion Question
h h h
Shouldhthehcommonhlawhmaximh“Ignorancehofh theh lawh ish noh excuse”h applyh toh anh immigranth whoh speakshlittl
ehEnglishhandhwashnotheducatedhinhthehUnitedh States?hHowhabouth forh ah touristh whoh doesh noth speakhEnglish?h E
veryonehknowshcriminalh actsh arehprohibited,hbuthwhath abouth subtlerh rulesh thath differh acrosshcountrieshandh soh m
ayh behmisunderstoodh byhforeigners?
Answer:h Ith ish generallyh trueh thath ignoranceh ofh theh lawh ish noh excuse.h Citizensh areh deemedh tohh
aveh constructiveh knowledgeh ofh theh law.hhhYet,h ashhhwellh knownhhhash thish ruleh is,h ithhhishsurpris
ingh howh oftenh ith ish profferedh ash anh excuse.h (Ah Westlawh searchh casesh findsh hundredshofh ex
amples).h Examplesh include:h Delucoh v.h Dezih (Conn.h Super)h (lackh ofh knowledgeh regardinghtheh s
tate‘sh usuryh lawsh ish noh excuseh forh theh inclusionh ofh anh illegalh interesth rateh inh ah saleshcontract);
h andh Plumleeh v.h Paddockh (ignoranceh of h theiifacth thath theh subjecth matterh ofh thehcontracth wash
illegalh wash noth excuse).h Theh courtsh haveh providedh ah smallh exceptionh toh thehrulehwhenh ith c
omesh tohpeoplehinh lackh ofh Englishh languageh skills.h Considerh Flaneryh v.h Kuska,h(defendanth didh noth
speakh Englishh wash advisedh byh ah friendh thath anh answerh toh ah complainthwashnoth required);
h Ramonh v.h Dept.h ofh Transportation,h (noh Englishh andh anh inabilityh tohunderstand h theh lawh requir
edh forh anhexcuse);h Yurechkohv.h Countyh ofh Allegheny,h (Ignoranceh andhwithh theh facth thath theh mun
icipalityh sufferedh noh hardshiph inh lateh lawsuith filingh wash anhexcuse).
Answers to Case Questions
h h h
1. Factsh fromh anh Englishh judge’sh decisionh inh 1884:h “Theh crewh ofh anh Englishh yacht......hwereh casth awayh inh
ah stormh onh theh highh seash .h .h .h andh wereh compelledh toh puth intoh anh openh boat.....hTheyh hadh noh supplyh
ofh waterh andh noh supplyhofhfood.h.h .h .h Thath onh theh eighteenthh dayh.h.h.h they.hsuggestedh thath one
shouldh beh sacrificedh toh saveh theh rest.h .h .h .h Thath nexth dayhh.h .h .h theyh .h .h .h wenth toh theh boy puth ah knife
intohhishthroathandh killedh himh .h .h .h theh threeh menh fedh uponh theh bodyh.hofh theh boyh forh fourh days;h [then]h
theh boath wash pickedh uphbyh ah passinghvessel,h andh[they]h werehrescued.h .h .h .h andh committedh forhtrial.h .h .
.
ifhthehmenhhadhnoth fedh uponh theh bodyh ofh theh boyh theyh wouldh probablyh noth haveh survivedh toh behsoiipic
kedhuphandh rescued,h buth wouldh...haveh diedh ofh famine.h Theh boy,h beingh inh ah muchh weakerhcondition,h w
ash likelyhtoh haveh diedh beforeh them.........Thehrealh questionh inhthish caseh [is]h whetherh killinghunderhthehcondit
ionshsethforthh.......hbehorhbehnothmurder.”hDoh youhconsiderh theh actsh toh beh immoral?h[Reginah v.h Dudleyh a
ndh Stephens,h 14h QueenshBenchhDivisionh 273h (1884)]
h
, Answer:h Thish pointsh outh thath thehlegalh systemh hash limits.h Itsh acceptabilityhish dictatedh byhlegalhculture--
whichdeterminesh whetherh lawh willh behenforced,h obeyed,h avoided,h orh abused.h Ith ishlimitedh byh th
eh informalh rulesh ofh theh society--
itsh customsh andh values.h Oneh limith ish theh extenthtoh whichhsocietyh willh allowh theh formalh rulesh
toh beh imposedh whenh ah crimeh ish committedh inhoddh circumstances.h Hereh thereh wash anh intenti
onalh murder.h Doesh theh motiveh forh theh murder,htheh efforth toh saveh severalh livesh byh sacrificingh on
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