Rule utilitarians offer a similar analysis of the case of keeping promises. They explain that we generally want people to keep their promises, even in some cases where it may result in fewer benefits than breaking the promise. The reason is that the practice of keeping one`s promises is very valuable. This allows people […]

Business crime is a common law offense in Massachusetts that is not found in our criminal laws. Affray has been defined by our courts as follows: An «affray» is the struggle of people in a public place to terrorize people there. An altercation with another person is a crime under Commonwealth law. Note that […]

The time spent by a worker travelling as part of his main activity, for example during the working day from one site to another, is working time and should be counted as hours worked. For insured and non-exempt workers, the RSA requires overtime pay of at least one and a half times an employee`s […]

«In the final provisions of statutes and other writings, `include` is often, if not usually, used as an extension or extension word [meaning `in addition to`] rather than as a word of limitation or enumeration. Fraser v. Bentel, 161 Cal. 390, 394, 119 p. 509, Ann. Cas. 1913B, 1062; Menschen ex rel. Estate of […]

Civil law systems differ from common law systems in another important way: in a common law jurisdiction, in most cases, appellate courts can only review findings of law. However, civil appellate courts may consider both findings of fact and findings of law. This allows a Louisiana appeals court to declare a jury`s decision erroneous, […]