A. Kim Young, a minor, decided to move out of her parents’ house and live on her own. She was employed full time, so she leased an apartment from Phillip Weaver. She moved in, paid the rent and security deposit, and lived in the apartment for almost three months. Young’s parents kept her room waiting for her and repeatedly asked her to return. Young moved back to her parents’ home eight months before the lease expired and stopped paying rent. Weaver sued her for the unpaid rent. Young argued that apartment was not a necessary so she was not bound by the lease. Was she?
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Kim Young’s argument of the apartment not been necessary since she was a minor is valid. A necessity for many state’s laws are defined as something, “necessary to the position and condition of the minor.” Ms. Young was not displaced out of her parent’s home, therefore she chose to move out on her own, and was not in a position or condition that force her to seek and rent housing. A minor contract is voidable at the minor’s choosing. Phillip Weaver had to have known that Kim Young was a minor, and should had contracted safely with her. The cosigning of one of Kim Young’s adult parents would
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Ada Caines is not in agreement with the wishes of her mother’s decision. Ada Caines is questioning her Mildred M.’s chose in the validity of a power of attorney and health care proxy on behalf of her and insinuating that her mother was incapacitated at the time of signing, because she wanted to be appointed her guardian. Ada has to prove that Mildred M. was a subject of undue influence by her physician, nurse practitioner and grandson at the time of signing a power of attorney and health care proxy. However, this appears to be fair and free from undue influence, because the testimony does not show that Mildred M. lacked sufficient
On appeal, ALC argued that the agreement bound Drury because his mother was a third-party beneficiary of
RESPONDENT’S ANSWER In response to the first issue, Marshard explains “my file notes state I met with Mr. Sylvia to explain that the Court would appoint him an attorney to explore his 5th Amendment right and to discuss with him whether he wished to waive or assert that right.” Marshard maintains that she wanted Silvia to know he was a victim in this matter and not a defendant. She states this was important because “(1) the pending clerk’s hearing where charges were being pursued by Mr. Petersen and (2) Mr. Sylvia had often been a defendant when the court appointed him an attorney.” Marshard claims Silvia “does not always appear to accurately grasp the situation.”
Crime Description This paper will analyze the murder of Vanessa Pham by Julio Miguel Blanco-Garcia. Around 3:30 in the afternoon on June 27, 2010, as Vanessa Pham was leaving a nail salon in Fairfax Plaza Shopping Center when Julio Blanco-Garcia approached her. Blanco-Garcia, high on PCP and carrying his infant daughter, told Pham that he was having a medical emergency and asked her to drive him to the hospital. Vanessa agreed and allowed the two into her car.
The appellant essential accommodation claim went to trial but court excluded evidence regarding to disability. The plaintiff’s is not estopped by her SSDI and long term disability claims. However the issue should have been decided by jury. The court foreclosed to grant the plaintiff was not a qualified individual.
T.B., 207 N.J. 294 at 301; J.L., 410 N.J. Super. 159 at 166. In T.B., a mother was under the assumption that her parents were home; mistakenly left her child at home alone, the Division of Youth and Family Services found that the mother was negligent. T.B., 207 N.J. 294 at 297. However, the court held that the defendant did not fail to "exercise a minimum degree of care" under N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21(c)(4)(b), therefore her conduct was not grossly negligent or reckless. Id. at 302.
The parent has been found guilty of physical abuse which has resulted in admittance to the hospital or death of a
A 16 year old is on trial for a murder and he could receive 25 years to life in prison. I could tell you that he is guilty or not guilty, but you have to decide whether he is guilty or innocent with the evidence I provide to you. A 16 year old African- American, Steve Harmon, is guilty of the murder of Mr. Nesbitt. Steve Harmon is on trial for the murder of 55 year old Aguinaldo Nesbitt and Steve could possibly receive 25 years to life in prison. Steve said he did not kill Mr. Nesbitt.
Annotated bibliography Childress, S. (2016, June 2). More States Consider Raising the Age for Juvenile Crime. Retrieved from PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/more-states-consider-raising-the-age-for-juvenile-crime/ More states are considering to raising the age for juvenile crimes before being tried as adult because young offender's mental capacity. The idea is to cut the cost of incarcerate young offender in adult prison and ensure offenders to receive proper education and specialized care to change their behavior. Putting children in adult prison does not deter crime.
Colin Newmark was diagnosed with cancer. The cancer was life threatening. His parents were Christian Scientists and refused to consent for chemotherapy for Colin. Their refusal was protected under State Law as it exempted parents from the neglect and abuse statutes if the refusal was supported by medical reasons. The plaintiff, Child Protective Services petitioned to continue treatment for Colin.
Every year, 2 million children come into contact with the child welfare system due to investigations of parental abuse or neglect (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2004). A recent policy implemented by Anytown’s Department of Job and Family Services pertains to the issue of child endangerment. It states that, “any household having one or more documented offenses of domestic violence, child abuse, or drug or alcohol related offenses committed by the mother, father, guardian, and/ or caregiver, will result in the removal of any child or children from the home.” The child will be placed in the care of the state until documentation can be provided on the offender, whereas they are “offense free” for a period of no less than six
The appellant, Sue Rodriguez, suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Under this condition, Sue will lose the ability to swallow, speak, walk, and move her body without assistance. As a result, she will eventually become confined to a bed. With a life expectancy between 2 and 14 months, Sue wishes to end her life on her own will when her condition becomes too painful to bear. This can be accomplished with the assistance of a qualified physician.
Principlism is an ethical theory applied particularly in relation to bioethics, divided in four prima facie: respect for autonomy, non maleficence, beneficence and justice. Respect for autonomy results in freedom to make choices without external control which is expected to be both accepted in binding in others (McLean, 2009). In this essay i am going to discuss the person’s autonomy and the role of the health care professional regarding the implementation of an advanced care directive including the features of a valid consent and how that relates to an advanced care directive, the importance of respecting a patients choices and the exceptions to this, when paternalism is ethically justified. These concepts will all be analysed from the perspective
The Hill v. Ohio County involves a wrongful death case in which the hospital refused to admit Juanita Monroe. She thought she was in labor. As a result, she delivered her child at home without medical attention and died shortly after giving birth. The plaintiff was Lorene Hill, administer of Monroe’s estate, against Ohio Country Hospital. The question arises whether there was a breach of duty by the hospital in accordance to the institution’s admission policy.
The plaintiff is not estopped by her SSDI and long term disability claims. However, the issue should have been decided by the jury. The court foreclosed to grant the plaintiff was not a qualified individual. The issue is whether the district court correctly granted summary judgment in the favor of the defendant because the shaker table rotation rule at issue was an essential function of the employee’s job.
Lastly, in some states; there are age of majority statutes which automatically prosecute sixteen and/or seventeen years old depending on the state as adults (Campaign for Youth