Exercise #14: INTERVIEWING 1. Please explain how the seating arrangement for an interview may affect the person being interviewed, and when the different arrangements may be productive. 2. Please explain how the appearance (dress) of the interviewer may affect the person being interviewed, and when different styles of dress may be productive.. 3. Please detail how you would handle an interview with a person who is angry and hostile. 4. Please detail how you would handle an interview a person who is being obviousiJ dishonest. Exercise #15: INVESTIGATION Please consider the following hypothetical situations and list any issues of fact and issues of law that you can identify. What general information would be beneficial in resolving the issues of fact. Note: there may be more than one in each scenario. Issues of Fact Investigation Issues of Points Law 1. Mr. Jones began chopping down a large elm tree that was situated close to the fence between his yard and the yard of Mrs. Smith. While chopping down the tree, a large limb fell into Mrs. Smith's yard, injuring her dog. 2. Mrs. Brown purchased a - lot near a lake, planning to build her retirement cabin on it in the future. As her 64 retirement grew nearer, she looked at the deed to her lot and discovered that the deed of sale did not bear a date or a notary stamp. 3. Mr. Able owns a grocery store. One day he watched a patron throw himself off of a cart corral. The patron then filed suit against the grocer claiming a slip and fall. 4. Mr. Tinker took his radio-controlled, gas engine, model airplane to the park one day. The plane was flying in the park when the rudder suddenly failed and the plane crashed through the window of a home across the street from the park. The home owner insists that the uncontrolled flight of model airplanes is not allowed at the park, and hasn' t been for many years. Tliis is not the fust time her property has been damaged by errant model airplanes. 5. Mrs. Hulah owns several parrots. She often takes the parrots to the beach and charges tourists $5.00 to have their pictures taken with an exotic bird. One day, her favorite Macaw bit a small child on the face, when he began screaming and throwing his arms in the air, as the bird was placed on his shoulder by his parents for the photo session. The parents are suing for the injury to their child. 65