The Case: McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co 427 U.S. 273 (1976)
The written Legal CaseResearch Paper will consist of two assignments. (1) A six(6) page (minimum)written Legal Case of aSupreme Court adjudicated/decided landmark legal safety issue such as an OSHA issue, an aviation accident, or a civil lawcase, approved by instructor, written by a group (2 students) presenting both sides of the case (9%), (emphasis on majority opinion and cannot be unanimous), and (2) a one (1) pageLegal Case Outline (1%) of your Case (Example is shown on page 3).
Each Legal Case Outline andLegal CaseResearch Paper must contain at least five references used to develop the Case. The LegalCase Outline "topic" must be submitted for approval prior to writing the outline.
The Research paper will be written utilizing the APA (American Psychological Association) style with citations, and must use the FIRAC format.
The paper must be submitted electronically to the instructor free of errors in spelling and punctuation, and of sufficient length to adequately cover the subject, but not fewer than 6 full pages, excluding the title page, the resource page, and any blank pages.
Both group members will participate in the writing of the paper.
However, one student will defend the majority decision and support that opinion, and one student will defend the dissenting decision and support that opinion in the paper.