Case Review and Summary #4
Choose one (1) of the cases listed and complete a case brief following the format listed below. There is no length requirement, but the assignment requires you to be thorough and complete.
Leroy Ross v Texas One
The People v Virginia Alvinia Zelinski
Barry Walker v May Department Stores
Please include the five elements listed below in your briefing:
Please present the essentials of the case under headings as those listed below.
1 . Citation-
Give the full citation for the case, including the name of the case, the date it was decided, and the court that decided it.
2 . Facts-
Briefly indicate (a) the reasons for the lawsuit; (b) the identity and arguments of the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s), respectively; and (c) the lower court’s decision—if appropriate.
3 . Issue-
Concisely phrase, in the form of a question, the essential issue before the court. (If more than one issue is involved, you may have two—or even more—questions here.)
4 . Decision-
Indicate here—with a “yes” or “no,” if possible—the court’s answer to the question (or questions) in the Issue
section above.
5 . Reason-
Summarize as briefly as possible the reasons given by the court for its decision (or decisions) and the case or statutory law relied on by the court in arriving at its decision.
