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QUIZ #16: THE LETTER "R"

1. In a state with a "race recording statute," which of the following is true?

I don't know

Eminem always sells the most rap albums

Wire tapping is allowed so long as the suspect is of Middle Eastern descent

The first person to record his interest has the better claim despite notice of prior unrecorded

interests

The first person to record his interest has the better claim so long as he didn't have notice of

prior unrecorded interests

2. "Rectification" is the process by which:

I don't know

Elected officials are sworn into office

Something is made right

Something is made wrong

Black suspects are interrogated in NYC

3. A corporation releases a "red herring" when it wishes to:

I don't know

Lie to the shareholders

Issue securities

Celebrate the opening of a new port

"Swim with the sharks without being eaten"

4. "Redhibition" is used to void a sale when:

I don't know

The salesperson was a redhead

The transaction would leave the buyer "in the red"

One of the parties is Native American

The item is so defective that it is utterly useless (i.e., it was manufactured in America)

5. The "red lights ahead doctrine" allows which of the following to avoid liability:

I don't know

Third parties obtaining securities

Motorists who show reasonable prudence when approaching stop lights

Scantily clad women who distract male drivers on street corners

Police officers in slow speed car chases

6. An action "in replevin" is a lawsuit filed to:

I don't know

Get Kevin Federline to take some damn responsibility for all his kids

Establish the right to levy the accounts of a debtor

Recover possession of goods or chattel

None of the above

7. "Res ipsa loquitor" is Latin for:

I don't know

"That's where I work at"

"Whatever happened to Tone Loc?"

"The judgment is final"

"The thing speaks for itself"

8. The "rescue doctrine" is a testament to why:

I don't know

You shouldn't throw momma from the train

No good deed goes unpunished

Doctors no longer make house calls

White men can't jump

9. The principle of "respondeat superior" is used to establish:

I don't know

That the man wears the pants in the family

That I'm a dead man if my wife reads the previous choice

Dominatrix liability for injury to clients

Employer liability for certain actions of employees

10. Most courts will strike down a "restraint of alienation" because:

I don't know

They can't stand the thought of mowing their own lawns or watching their own children

They have a secret believe in UFOs

Restricting transfers of property is against public policy

It violates the due process clause of the Constitution

11. In general, "restitution" is sought by:

I don't know

Overworked prostitutes

Retirees

Litigants seeking specific performance on contractual obligations

Litigants seeking to be made whole for their losses

12. The "Rhodian laws" were the earliest code of laws governing:

I don't know

Maritime rules

The code of conduct at a rodeo

The number of lines Rhoda got on the Mary Tyler Moore Show

Agricultural rights

13. In a "riparian" rights case, the litigants are fighting over:

I don't know

Why Kelly Ripa gets to have two TV shows without one ounce of talent

The suitability of produce for human consumption

Water rights

Air rights

14. The "Rule of 78" applies when:

I don't know

Ashton Kutcher attempts to determine if a woman is too old for him

Sorting through your old record collection

Calculating damages in a personal injury case

Computing refunds of unearned finance charges

15. In many states, it is unethical for a lawyer to employ a "runner" to:

I don't know

Get her coffee and pick up her dry cleaning

Solicit cases from accident victims

Chase down the assets of a stubborn debtor

Chase down her "baby daddy" for child support

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