Chapter 1: Assignment # 4 You are a researcher analyzing a problem involving the sale of goods on credit in State A. The following authority has been located concerning the problem: 1. State A's Uniform Commercial Code Act 2. State A's Consumer Credit Act 3. State B's Uniform Commercial Code Act 4. A federal statute - Consumer Credit Act 5. Iron v. Supply Co. - a decision of the highest court in State A 6. Milk v. Best Buy, Inc. - a decision of the highest court in State B 7. Control Co. v. Martin - a decision of an intermediary court of appeals in State A 8. Lesley v. Karl Co. - a decision of a trial court in State A 9. Irene v. City Co. - a federal case involving the federal Consumer Credit Act 10. Regulations adopted by State A's Corporation Commission that apply to consumer credit and sale of goods 11. Restatements of Law defining sales, consumer credit, and other terms related to the problem 12. An ALR reference that directly addresses the issues in the case Assume that all the cases are on point, that is, they are sufficiently similar to the facts and issues involved in the problem to apply as precedent. Questions: a. Which authority is primary and which is secondary and why? Define both terms. b. Which authority can be mandatory authority and why? What conditions are necessary for an authority to be mandatory? c. Which authority can be persuasive authority and why? d. Assuming that all the primary authority applies to the issues raised by the facts of the client's case, list the authority in hierarchal order of its value as precedent; that is, authority with the greatest authoritative value will be listed first