A nurse lawyer explains to attendees at a legal conference that when judges decide cases that involve disputes between people in part based on laws determined in previous court cases, this creates or expands the area of law known as __________ law
a. common
b. contract
c. private
d. tort
A
Common law helps maintain order in a society and assists in settling disputes. Common law is applied through the use of previous court cases and expands each time a judge makes a ruling.
Contract law is a type of private law.
Private law regulates relationships between individuals.
Tort law is a specific type of private law.
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