Author Question: Personal jurisdiction refers to: A) authority over parties involved. B) authority over questions at ... (Read 54 times)

ec501234 · **on:** Jul 12, 2018

Personal jurisdiction refers to:
A) authority over parties involved.
B) authority over questions at issue.
C) locations where trials are conducted.
D) locations where trial parties reside.

Question 2

List two elements of civil law.

leeeep · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 12, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

Both parties may be anybody, including governments, corporations and individual persons.
The loser in a civil case cannot be imprisoned, even if he or she cannot pay the damages assessed by the courts.
Civil law is established both through state and federal statutes and through court decisions.
In some state court systems, a majority vote of the jury is required to win a decision. Some state court systems require a unanimous jury decision.
The burden of proof is preponderance of the evidence, which is defined as more likely than not.
Either party may appeal in a civil case.
The plaintiff and the defendant may both be found partially right and partially at fault.