In which one of the cases listed below did the court in ruling that a party to an illegal contract cannot ask a court of law to help carry out an illegal objective state that “no court should be required to serve as a paymaster of the wages of crime. . .”?
A / Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Carbon County Coal Co.
B / Cochran v. Dellfava
C / Troutman v. Southern Railway Co.
D / T.F. v. B.L.
In which one of the cases listed below did the court in deciding the defendant entered an implied contract with the plaintiff rely in part on the principle that the “defendant’s subjective intent is irrelevant when she knows or has reason to know that her objective actions manifest the existence of an agreement?”
A / Troutman v. Southern Railway Co.
B / Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Carbon County Coal Co.
C / Cochran v. Dellfava
D / T.F. v. B.L
Which one of the following statements regarding the illegality of attorney contracts is not correct?
A / “Champerty” is splitting the fruits of litigation.
B / The Restatement authorizes lawyers to advance litigation expenses on behalf of a client.
C / Lawyers may acquire a proprietary interest in the client’s cause of action.
D / The Restatement treats the client’s grant to the lawyer of literary or media rights with respect to the representation as a forbidden financial arrangement.
In which case did the court find that the most challenging aspect was deciphering the basis for the plaintiff’s claim?
A / T.F. v. B.L.
B / Maizitis v. TUV America, Inc.
C / Cochran v. Dellfava
D / Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Carbon County Coal Co.
In which one of the following cases did the court decide that a contract for an attorney to use his influence to obtain an audience with the President was enforceable?
A / Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Carbon County Coal Co.
B / Maizitis v. TUV America, Inc.
C / Troutman v. Southern Railway Co.
D / Cochran v. Dellfava
In which one of the following cases did the court state that its authority to enforce the lawful portion of an otherwise illegal contract depends on whether the lawful portion is severable from the larger agreement?
A / Troutman v. Southern Railway Co.
B / Maizitis v. TUV America, Inc.
C / Cochran v. Dellfava
D / T.F. v. B.L.
In which one of the following cases did the court have to consider the “reciprocal dangers of deterrence and underdeterrence” in determining whether there should be a judge-made remedy in addition to statutory remedies?
A / Cochran v. Dellfava
B / Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Carbon County Coal Co.
C / Troutman v. Southern Railway Co.
D / T.F. v. B.L.
Which one of the following statements regarding purposeful interpretation and reformation of illegal executor bilateral contracts is not correct?
A / Reformation is not available for mistake of law.
B / De facto reformation often occurs under the doctrines of severance and divisibility.
C / There are cases where the court rewrites the contract to conform to the law relying on no particular doctrine.
D / If either a legal or illegal meaning can be attributed to an agreement, courts will prefer the interpretation giving the agreement a legal meaning.
In which one of the cases listed below did the court state that courts have allowed recovery by a plaintiff in an illegal contract provided the plaintiff’s conduct was malumproibitum and not malum in se?
A / Cochran v. Dellfava
B / Maizitis v. TUV America
C / T.F. v. B.L.
D / Troutman v. Southern Railway Co

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