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Ogborn Assignment
Ogborn Assignment
McDonaldsCorporation DueNovember8,2011atclasstime
AfterreviewingthevideoandotherpertinentinformationthatappearsinthisANGEL folder,yourgroupistoprepareamemorandumwhereinyouargueforthePlaintiffLouise OgbornortheDefendantMcDonalds(asassigned).YouwillbearguingtotheJudge/Court (me)whetherornotMcDonaldsisliabletoLouiseOgbornforwhatoccurredonthenight describedinthevideo.Youmayreferotherinformationgleanedfromtheinternetorother sources,butyoumustprovidecitethosesources. YoumayonlyrelyonTexaslaw(seestatutes)orChapter20inourtextbook. Thisishowyourmemorandumshouldappear:
[describetherelevantfactsofthecasethatyoubelievethecourtshould considergiventhelawthatapplies.] ISSUE: [statetheissue(s)whichthecourtneedstodetermine.] RULEOFLAW: [statetheapplicablelawasyouunderstandit,andwhichisrelevanttothis case.] CONCLUSION: [howdoyouwantthecourttorule] REASONS: [hereisthemainpartofyourmemodescribehowdoesthelawapplytothe factsandwhyshouldthecourtrulethewayyouarearguing.HINT:your statementofthelawandargumentmustincludeadiscussionofthemeaningof scopeofemploymentandwhetherornotwhathappenedhereiswithinthe scopeofemploymentofaMcDonaldsemployee. Iexpectthesewillbeatleastacoupleofpages.Beconcise,butbesureto completelyexplainyourreasoning.Includedinyourgradeiswhetherornotyouhaveused properEnglishandfollowedbasicwritingconventions.
BEPREPAREDTOARGUEYOURCASEIN CLASSONNOVEMBER8,2011