POS 282 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LAW
In class today, Tuesday 4/30, the class first decided that our exam next Tuesday 5/7 will be from 8:00 until 9:15. If you are missing any handouts, email with your requests by 8:00 pm on Monday 5/6. I also reminded the class to fill out the online class evaluations.
We then turned to conflict of law rules. In Hubbard v. Greeson, we discussed the difference in Illinois versus Indiana law; which state (applying its own conflict of law rules) would apply Illinois law; ans how it all went wrong when the Indiana Supreme Court changed its rules. In Land v. Yamaha, we saw how the federal court was required to apply the Indiana Hubbard v. Greeson conflict of law rule, and how that basically ended the case against Yamaha. Along the way, we discussed Statutes of Repose versus Statutes of Limitation, and also the two bases of federal trial court jurisdiction. Finally, I went over the Maine 1995 Supreme Court decision in Collins v. Trius, which involved the choice between applying Canadian versus Maine law.
The assignment for Thursday 5/2 is to read in the text through p. 129 of the text, including Finstuen v. Crutcher (full faith and credit) and Cheap Escape v. Haddox (subject matter jurisdiction).
POS 359 THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT TERM
In class today, Tuesday 4/30, the class took Exam #2. I will return and go over that exam on Thursday.
The assignment for Thursday 5/2 is to show up for class, and to make sure that you have filled out the online class evaluation.
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