What is an automobile consent statute?

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These statutes make the owner vicariously liable for negligent acts committed by anyone using the car with the owner's permission. If the borrower (bailee) of the car exceeds the scope of the owner's consent, the owner (bailor) is generally not vicariously liable unless the deviation is a relatively minor one. If the bailee in turn lends the car to a third person, the courts are divided in terms of the owner's liability. In one case a rental agency explicitly forbade customers from allowing anyone else to drive the car.

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Which of the following is a trial court?

a. U.S. district courts b. U.S. tax courts c. U.S. claims court d. U.S. court of international trade e. All of the above

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Hearsay testimony by a co-conspirator is allowed because co-conspirators are considered agents of each other.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a.  common law b.   Uniform Commercial Code c.   precedent d.   restatements e.   black letter law f.    Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act g.   Uniform Electronic Transaction Act (UETA) h.   Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign) i.    legal treatise j.    formbook ? Commercial law that contains articles.?

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The citizens in Athens, Greece had one of the first known juries in history. 2. In the contemporary American judicial system, trial by jury is a guaranteed option for anyone accused of a crime that is punishable by over one year in prison. 3. Every state crime requires a jury trial. 4. A defendant facing charges that are punishable by more than six months has no alternatives to a trial by jury. 5. A jury that hears evidence and decides if the accused should be indicted and tried for the crime is called the "grand jury" in most jurisdictions.

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