In Determining Whether or Not the Defendant Can Escape Liability

question 66

True/False

In determining whether or not the defendant can escape liability on the basis of the defence of illegality,a court is most influenced by the extent to which the plaintiff's illegal act involved violence or the threat of violence.

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Definitions:

Operating Leases

Leases in which the lessee obtains the right to use an asset for a short period of time, without assuming the risks and rewards of ownership.

Initial Direct Costs

Expenses that are directly attributable to negotiating and arranging a lease, which are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset or deducted from the leasing income.

Residual Value

is the estimated amount that an entity would currently obtain from disposing of the asset, after deducting the estimated costs of disposal, at the end of its useful life.

Asset's Economic Life

The period over which an asset is expected to be economically useful to the owner.