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by a vet. Sally’s flat-mate Jane sued her for $1000 in damages to compensate for the
vet’s fee. Jane argued that Sally had driven without due care and attention because
she knew that the dog would often sleep on the drive and could not hear the car
because he was deaf.
Should Sally be ordered to pay compensation?
7 In New York in the l970s, a young woman whose surname was Cooperman went to
court to have her name changed to Cooperperson. She was an active member of the
Women’s Rights Movement and because of this, she wanted to have a name which
reflected human equality.
Should Ms Cooperman be allowed to change her name?
8 Diana consulted a plastic surgeon who told her that he could make her nose smaller
and ‘more harmonious with her other features’. After three operations, it looked
much worse than before. Diana sued the surgeon.
Should the surgeon be ordered to pay compensation?
9 A male teacher who wore a small earring to work was sacked from his job. He
claimed that he had been sacked because the school administration thought it was
inappropriate for a male teacher to wear an earring and he accused the school of
sexual discrimination.
Was the school GUILTY or NOT GUILTY of sexual discrimination?
10 During local government elections, a newspaper printed profiles of all the party
candidates, but the profile of the Green Party candidate was completely unintelligible.
Margaret, a member the Green Party, thought that the newspaper had done it on
purpose and so she wrote an angry letter to the editor. In order to make sure it was
printed, she paid for it to be published as an advertisement. The newspaper printed it
and then sued Margaret for libel.
Was Margaret GUILTY or NOT GUILTY of libel?
51. Now read the court’s verdict for each case.
1 The court found Joe guilty, stating that there was no evidence that television was
responsible for his inability to distinguish between right and wrong.
2 The court found Harry not guilty because Max should have checked the air
conditioning for himself.
3 The court found James guilty of committing forgery.
4 The court found the police not guilty and stated that they pay for information all the
time.
5 The court found the shop manager guilty and ordered him to pay the woman
damages.
6 Yes, the court found Sally guilty of negligence.
7 No, the court ruled against a change of name, saying that they would have to accept
all requests of this nature. For example, Jackson would become. Jackchild and
Manning would become Peopling.
8 Yes, the court ruled that the surgeon had broken his contract to improve Diana’s
appearance.

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