Which of the Following Was the Ruling of the Court

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the ruling of the court in the Case Opener regarding the gambler who wrote bad checks to a casino to purchase markers and then tried to avoid payment on the basis of an oral agreement by which a casino host told the gambler that he already had sufficient remaining casino credit to receive the markers?

• A)The oral agreement established breach of contract;therefore,while another type of instrument would have been negotiable,the checks involved were not.
• B)The oral agreement was relevant to the negotiability of the checks,and acted to excuse the gambler from liability on the checks.
• C)The oral agreement established that the checks were not negotiable instruments.
• D)The potential oral agreement as to the markers was irrelevant to the negotiability of the checks.
• E)The oral agreement was relevant to the negotiability of the checks,but it did not affect the gambler's liability on the checks.

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Definitions:

Continuous Conduction

The propagation of an electrical impulse along an unmyelinated axon without interruption.

Action Potentials

Rapid, temporary changes in the electrical membrane potential of a cell, which allow for the transmission of signals along neurons.

Local Currents

Electrical currents that flow in the neuronal membrane due to the movement of ions in and out of the neuron, vital for the propagation of action potentials.

Absolute Refractory Period

A time period during which a neuron cannot fire another action potential, no matter how strong the stimulus.