appellate department of the Superior Court? Why or why not? DURE VIII. Chapter Problems should rule? 1. Mr. and Mrs. Ferlito attended a Halloween party with Mrs. Ferlito dressed as Mary and Mr. Ferlito manufactured by Johnson & Johnson products to a suit of long underwear. The lamb costume covered dressed as her little lamb. Mrs. Ferlito had constructed a lamb costume by gluing cotton batting Mr. Ferlito from his head to his ankles, except for his face and hands, which were blackened with Halloween paint. At the party, Mr. Ferlito attempted to light his cigarette by using a butane lighter. The flames passed close to his left arm and the cotton batting on his sleeve ignited. Mr. and Mrs. Ferlito sued Johnson & Johnson products for injuries they suffered from burns that covered approximately one-third of Mr. Ferlito's body. The Ferlitos claimed that Johnson & Johnson failed to warn purchasers of this cotton batting that it was flammable. The jury returned a verdict of $555,000 for Mr. Ferlito and $70,000 for Mrs. Ferlito. Johnson & Johnson moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. What will Johnson & Johnson argue? What will Mr. and Mrs. Ferlito argue? How do you think the court When finished, Marcus picked up the automobile, expressed satisfaction with the work, and gave Tom a check for $432.50. Shortly thereafter Marcus stopped payment on the check. Tom sued Marcus for $432.50 in small claims court. The small claims court judge concluded that, under California law Marcus has to give a written authorization for the changes in the amount and entered a judgment for Marcus that he pay Tom nothing. Tom appealed the court's decision because, in fact, California law does not require the written authorization for such a change and the judge in small claims court mistakenly applied that law in deciding the case for Marcus. Is Tom entitled to a new trial in the 2 Shirley Jones, a professional entertainer who lives in California, sued Lain Calder and John South in the California Superior Court claiming she had been libeled in an article written and edited by the defendants in Florida, and published in the National Enquirer, a national magazine with a large circulation in California. Defendant South is a resident of Florida who frequently travels to California. He did most of his research for the article in Florida, relying on phone calls to sources in California. Defendant Calder is also a Florida resident who has been to California only twice, once on a pleasure trip and once to testify in another trial. Calder is also the president and editor of the EnquirerJones claims that California has jurisdiction over the defendants because they had maintained certain minimum contact with California. The National Enquirer, who was also named as a defendant, did not contest jurisdiction in California. Do you think the California court had jurisdiction over Calder and South? Why or why not? 3. Marcus takes his automobile into Tom's Auto Service for repairs. Tom gives Marcus a written estimate for $544.12 for the repairs. Marcus concludes that the amount is more than he can afford, and asks that Tom omit the paint refinishing work. Tom agrees to do the lesser amount of work for a sum of 5432.50 and made appropriate notations on the written estimate showing the work that was to be done on the automobile . Marcus gave his approval to the change and gave his verbal authorization for Tom to start the repairs. appellate department of the Superior Court? Why or why not? DURE VIII. Chapter Problems should rule? 1. Mr. and Mrs. Ferlito attended a Halloween party with Mrs. Ferlito dressed as Mary and Mr. Ferlito manufactured by Johnson & Johnson products to a suit of long underwear. The lamb costume covered dressed as her little lamb. Mrs. Ferlito had constructed a lamb costume by gluing cotton batting Mr. Ferlito from his head to his ankles, except for his face and hands, which were blackened with Halloween paint. At the party, Mr. Ferlito attempted to light his cigarette by using a butane lighter. The flames passed close to his left arm and the cotton batting on his sleeve ignited. Mr. and Mrs. Ferlito sued Johnson & Johnson products for injuries they suffered from burns that covered approximately one-third of Mr. Ferlito's body. The Ferlitos claimed that Johnson & Johnson failed to warn purchasers of this cotton batting that it was flammable. The jury returned a verdict of $555,000 for Mr. Ferlito and $70,000 for Mrs. Ferlito. Johnson & Johnson moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. What will Johnson & Johnson argue? What will Mr. and Mrs. Ferlito argue? How do you think the court When finished, Marcus picked up the automobile, expressed satisfaction with the work, and gave Tom a check for $432.50. Shortly thereafter Marcus stopped payment on the check. Tom sued Marcus for $432.50 in small claims court. The small claims court judge concluded that, under California law Marcus has to give a written authorization for the changes in the amount and entered a judgment for Marcus that he pay Tom nothing. Tom appealed the court's decision because, in fact, California law does not require the written authorization for such a change and the judge in small claims court mistakenly applied that law in deciding the case for Marcus. Is Tom entitled to a new trial in the 2 Shirley Jones, a professional entertainer who lives in California, sued Lain Calder and John South in the California Superior Court claiming she had been libeled in an article written and edited by the defendants in Florida, and published in the National Enquirer, a national magazine with a large circulation in California. Defendant South is a resident of Florida who frequently travels to California. He did most of his research for the article in Florida, relying on phone calls to sources in California. Defendant Calder is also a Florida resident who has been to California only twice, once on a pleasure trip and once to testify in another trial. Calder is also the president and editor of the EnquirerJones claims that California has jurisdiction over the defendants because they had maintained certain minimum contact with California. The National Enquirer, who was also named as a defendant, did not contest jurisdiction in California. Do you think the California court had jurisdiction over Calder and South? Why or why not? 3. Marcus takes his automobile into Tom's Auto Service for repairs. Tom gives Marcus a written estimate for $544.12 for the repairs. Marcus concludes that the amount is more than he can afford, and asks that Tom omit the paint refinishing work. Tom agrees to do the lesser amount of work for a sum of 5432.50 and made appropriate notations on the written estimate showing the work that was to be done on the automobile . Marcus gave his approval to the change and gave his verbal authorization for Tom to start the repairs