Our Legal System Contains Various Types of Laws

question 17

Multiple Choice

Our legal system contains various types of laws. It occasionally is necessary to consider the relationship between two or more areas of law. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) Because they involve obligations that arise from different sources, it is impossible for tort law and contract law to ever apply to the same set of facts.
• B) The relationship between an employer and an employee is governed entirely by the law of contract.
• C) A lawyer who provides careless services sometimes may be sued in both tort and contract.
• D) Because they deal with different types of rules, it is impossible for criminal law and tort law to ever apply to the same set of facts.
• E) "White collar crime" is a misleading phrase because the relevant concepts arise in tort law rather than criminal law.

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