Chapter 6, Essay Case Question 2.

Keep in mind that I am asking you to explain your reasoning – in other words, show your work! So, do not just say, “State” or “Federal” and think that’s enough for full credit. In fact, if that’s all you say I WILL mark the answer as incorrect and you will get no credit for it. The explanation does not have to be long and involved. In fact, it should be fairly short. So, if I who had jurisdiction in the employment law example I used in class that involved the Red Cross, you would answer, “Federal. The Red Cross operates under a federal charter which makes it a creation of federal law and so the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.” That’s all there is to it.

Which court(s) have jurisdiction over each of these lawsuits—state or federal? Explain your reasoning for each answer.

1. Pat wants to sue his next-door neighbor, Dorothy, claiming that Dorothy promised to sell him the house next door.
2. Paula, who lives in New York City, wants to sue Dizzy Movie Theatres, whose principal place of business is Dallas. She claims that while she was in Texas on holiday, she was injured by their negligent maintenance of a stairway. She claims damages of $30,000.
3. Phil lives in Tennessee. He wants to sue Dick, who lives in Ohio. Phil claims that Dick agreed to sell him 3,000 acres of farmland in Ohio, worth more than $2 million.
4. Pete, incarcerated in a federal prison in Kansas, wants to sue the United States government. He claims that his treatment by prison authorities violates three federal statutes

for example that about red cross Who happened to have a Red Cross employee using the credit card followed the organization and say he used it by mistake and I talked with the organization that it happened and the amount was refunded but what happened he received a letter to attend the court was converted to a federal court because he had discovered he was using for lab dance