January 2010

The petitioner brings a civil suit against the respondent seeking child support for her son, alleging that the respondent was the child’s father. The respondent calls a fertility specialist to testify about a fertility test she had recently performed on the petitioner’s acquaintance, who is presently vacationing in Rome. The respondent calls the specialist to [...]

A long-standing controversial religious group had several disputes with local politicians. An inspection of its church building by the county fire marshal determined that it failed to meet code because of insufficient fire exits, and proceedings were initiated to revoke the church’s certificate of occupancy. The group requested that the county make an exemption from [...]

Daryl knew that the brakes on his car were in poor shape. They had been squeaking for months and over the past few weeks, it had become harder and harder to stop the car. Nevertheless, Daryl continued driving it. One day, as he was driving with proper attention and within the speed limit down Maple [...]

A mechanic at a gas station was in charge of the carbon monoxide emissions inspections, as required annually by state law. The test was performed by machines which produced a computer printout of the car’s performance after a sensor monitored the automobile’s exhaust. When the gas station owner obtained a new machine which performed the [...]