Civil Law | Senioritis

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Civil Law

Understanding Payroll Journal Entry: Recording Employee Payments and Deductions

In the journal entry for a payroll, the amount debited to Salary Expense is the total of the Net Pay column of the payroll register. True The...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Civil Law

Understanding the Role of Intent in Tort Law: Exploring Negligence, Strict Liability, and More

in tort law intent does not need to have… a harmful or evil motive In tort law, intent does not need to have a malicious or harmful...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Civil Law

Understanding Legal Rights: Situations Where a Landlord May Discriminate Against Tenants and How to Take Action

In which situations may a landlord discriminate The only exception to New Jersey’s law applies to rentals it allows rooms apartments or flats in certain types of...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Civil Law

Understanding Income Tax: Calculation, Tax Returns, Deductions, and Common Scams

Income Tax Taxes paid by employees to federal and state government. Collected or withheld from one’s paycheck. 1. What is income tax? Income tax is a tax...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Civil Law

Is a Pet Restriction in a Condominium Complex Reasonable? Supreme Court of Canada’s Take on it

Is a restriction in a condominium complex’s rules which prohibits dogs or cats unreasonable? (Narhrstedt v. Lakeside Village Condominium Association) No. California law provides that common interest...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Civil Law

Understanding the Preseault v. United States Ruling: Implications for Easement Use and Termination

Is an easement terminated if the easement is used in a way that is inconsistent with the easement’s original use and that was not reasonably foreseeable at...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Civil Law

Understanding Actionable Misuse of Easements: An Analysis of Brown v. Voss

Is it an actionable misuse of an easement, intended to grant access to one plot of land, to access a second adjoining plot of land? (Brown v....

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Civil Law

Lead in Water and Paint: Understanding its Status as a Recognized Environmental Condition

Lead has been proven to be a hazardous substance! Why then is lead in drinking water and lead-based paint not considered a recognized environmental condition as defined...