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A _________________ is when the attorneys for each party in a suit can ask a witness questions, under oath, prior to trial to discover what information the party has regarding the suit. A court reporter records the questions and answers and puts them in a booklet form.

Explain the difference between special damages and general damages.  Also, give me one example for each type of damage.

Our Business Law class formed a new country, the Republic of Deltaland. Our new legislature has been busy and only had time to enact two criminal laws. The second law is:  Do not drink Coca-Cola on Mondays. Madeline drinks a Diet Coke on Monday. If you are the Judge, is she guilty? Explain your answer.

Assume the same facts as in the previous question, except you saw the customer spill the Sprite and then stepped in the Sprite 10 seconds after the spill. Would your answer change? Explain why or why not.

To file a(n) ____________ is to file a request ordering the lower courts to deliver their records in a case so that the Supreme Court may review it and determine whether the Supreme Court will hear the case.  

A _________________ is when an attorney questions the opposing side’s witnesses during trial. 

A crime punishable by death or imprisonment with hard labor is a _____________.

List the two (2) ways to obtain federal court jurisdiction.

Still use the previous elevator incident to answer this question. Give me one (1) example of each of the following types of damages you have from the elevator accident and can claim in your lawsuit: Special damages General damages

The person against whom a civil suit or action is filed is called the  _____________.