Don Slips and Falls on a Patch of Ice on Ella's

question 59

Multiple Choice

Don slips and falls on a patch of ice on Ella's property. Ella offers Don $10,000 if he promises not to pursue any slip-and-fall legal claim against her. Don agrees, but later discovers that it will cost $40,000 in medical expenses for a latent injury. In Don's suit against Ella, Don will most likely recover

• A)$30,000 to pay the costs over what Ella already paid Don.
• B)nothing.
• C)the estimated amount to pay the costs and any other liability.
• D)the exact amount to pay the costs and no more.

Grasp the importance of objective and factual presentation in legal documents.

Understand the roles and restrictions of paralegals in preparing legal letters.

Recognize the importance of including specific elements (date, address, salutation) in legal correspondence for its validity.

Learn the format and essential inclusions in an internal legal memorandum.

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Definitions:

Hypothetical Proposition

A statement that presents a supposition or conditional situation and its possible outcomes.

Consequent

The outcome or result in a conditional statement that logically follows from the antecedent, given the antecedent is true.

Hypothetical Proposition

A statement or proposition based on hypothesis rather than firm evidence, used in logical and philosophical arguments.

Converse

In logic and mathematics, the converse of a statement is formed by reversing its terms and predicate, often producing a different statement.