Kirksey v. Kirksey and Feinberg v. Pfeiffer Co (Rules for Legal Writing in ACLS)

Exercise 1: Fact statement for each case as you would for a legal brief of the case, making sure to include a chronological summary of all relevant facts. Make sure you answer the question, "Who is suing whom for what remedy on what basis?" Also, make sure to describe the legal procedure below: What happened in the lower court? Who won? Result on Appeal: Was the trial court reversed or affirmed?

Exercise 2: Make arguments that the facts of the two cases are the same

Exercise 3: Make arguments distinguishing the two cases

Exercise 4: Make arguments on WHY the similarities or differences you have identified are important (this requires some rule and theory building).