LGLS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Osama Bin Laden, Judicial Watch, Attack Dog
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If you find that the law protects certain groups of people when you look at a case, the court will find a way to come out and protect that group. Attack dog: life vs. property status and process. Law with dog: you are liable for a dog that you know has a vicious propensity or propensity to cause harm: ex: liable for dog jumping up on a woman and pushing her over. Home alone example: kevin mccalister would not be liable because it is life vs. life. Stare decisis laws based on precedent; to stand by things decided: makes our legal system a common law system, as times change, so can the law. Doctrine a principal or instruction that does not necessarily have to be followed. Case of first impression a court case where there is no precedent. State v. greenman: facts of the case:
