If the Law Applied in a Court Opinion Is Different

question 14

Multiple Choice

If the law applied in a court opinion is different from the law that applies to the client's case,the opinion can be:

• A)Persuasive precedent
• B)Mandatory precedent
• C)Mandatory precedent only if the key facts are sufficiently similar
• D)Persuasive precedent only if the statutes are part of the same legislative act
• E)All of the above

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