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Sample Final Exam Questions

The document contains sample exam questions testing legal knowledge. The first question contains 10 true/false statements about various legal topics to be identified as true or false with a short explanation. The second question contains two scenario-based problems to be answered in one page discussing legal issues around a lost dog reward and workplace injury negligence.

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Sample Final Exam Questions

The document contains sample exam questions testing legal knowledge. The first question contains 10 true/false statements about various legal topics to be identified as true or false with a short explanation. The second question contains two scenario-based problems to be answered in one page discussing legal issues around a lost dog reward and workplace injury negligence.

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Sample Final Exam Questions

QUESTION 1 (50 POINTS) – TRUE or FALSE, explain your choices shortly

1. Under U.S. patent law, the first person who file an application for a patent obtain the
patent rights.
2. Mere words are generally not enough to create an assault.
3. Owners of a domestic animal may be strictly liable if the owner knows of the animal's
dangerous propensities.
4. Owners of a domestic animal may be strictly liable for damage caused by an animal on a
public road.
5. There are three (3) types of performance of a contract: (1) incomplete performance; (2)
inconsequential performance; and (3) superior performance.
6. To be patented, an invention must be novel, useful, and obvious.
7. A counteroffer by the offeree simultaneously serves as acceptance of the offeror's offer,
and creates a new offer.
8. The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that no person "shall
be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself."
9. The article of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) prescribes a set of uniform rules for
the creation and enforcement of contracts for the sale of goods is 2A.
10. Assault is unauthorized and harmful or offensive physical contact with another person.

QUESTION 2 (50 POINTS) – answer each Problem-solving question below within 1 page.

1. Lola puts a poster, with a photo of her dog, on utility poles around her
neighborhood: “$50 reward for the return of my lost dog.” Amanda doesn’t see the poster,
but she finds the dog and, after looking at the tag on its collar, returns the dog to Lola. As
Amanda leaves Lola's house, she reads the posters, and returns to claim the reward.
However, Lola declines to pay anything. Explain why Amanda has no legal right to the
reward? (20 points)

2. Apolo Ltd is a window cleaning service company. Apolo Ltd employed Paul as a team
leader of one of its cleaning teams. He has been working for Apolo Ltd for the past five
years. As part of his employment agreement with Apolo, he supplies the equipments, and
cares for his team members in outdoor cleaning service contract assigned by Apolo.
Specifically, Paul is responsible for providing and inspecting safety measures for his team
members when working outdoors.
The CEO of Apolo, Mike, directed that Paul should use his 20-year-old nephew,
David, in one of his coming contract. Mike assure that David are well aware of workplace
safety policy of Apolo. Paul was a bit worried because he had heard about David being
careless at work before. In addition, David has repeatedly ignored labor regulations while at
work.
In a contract to clean outdoor glasses, Paul, for the first time, allowed David to join
his team and assigned David to clean the windows outside of the second floor of the
building without providing safety instructions. However, during the job, David fell and
suffered serious knee injuries and several fractured ribs. David would not have fallen if Paul
had provided him with a safety bell. He was unconscious when he was rushed by ambulance
to the nearby hospital. After admission to the hospital, David underwent a major surgery of
knee replacement. During this surgery the surgeon caused significant damage to his nerves,
which rendered him unable to walk.
David has approached you for advice as to whom he can sue in these circumstances
(Apolo Ltd, Paul or Mike?). Advise David fully and explain the likelihood of success if he sues
in the tort of negligence only. (30 points).

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