Which of the Following Was the Ruling of the Court

question 39

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

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Definitions:

Episodic Memory

A type of long-term memory that involves recollection of specific events, situations, and experiences.

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The cognitive process of identifying a previously encountered stimulus, distinguishing it from new stimuli.

Recall

The ability to access and retrieve information from memory without the assistance of cues, distinguishing it from recognition.