Attorney Candy represents plaintiff Ann who is suing her neighbor for nuisance claiming that the neighbor plays music too late at night. Candy puts Ann on the stand and asks her questions. Candy is involved in which of the following?
A defendant who believes that he or she has a claim against the plaintiff would include a counterclaim with the answer. A reply is an answer to a counterclaim. A party only has a limited number of challenges for cause in jury selection. Peremptory challenges in jury selection may not be racially based.
Quasi in rem jurisdiction. Adult siblings, John, Sam, and Andy, are in disagreement over how to split the proceeds of a piece of land left to them by a rich uncle who recently died. The uncle was a resident of Georgia, and the land is in Georgia; but neither John, Sam, nor Andy live there. Which of the following is true regarding jurisdiction ...
Subject-matter jurisdiction is a court's power to hear certain kinds of cases. State courts have the power to hear all cases not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal court system. Concurrent federal jurisdiction means that both state and federal courts have jurisdiction over a case.
Concurrent federal jurisdiction means that both state and federal courts have jurisdiction over a case. Once a case is in the proper court system, venue determines which trial court in the system will hear the case. In some cases, the U.S. Supreme Court functions as a trial court of limited jurisdiction.