Exercises: 1. Read Fisher v. Lowe, 333 N.W.2d 67 (Mich. App. 1983). Brief the case. Why do you suppose the court wrote the opinion in rhyme?
2. Read Helton v. State, 311 So.2d 381 (Fla. App. 1975). Brief this case.
3. Read Commonwealth v. Maritime Underwater Surveys, Inc., 531 N.E.2d 549 (Mass. 1988). List the key facts of the case. List the precedent the judge used to support his conclusion. Why did the court use a literary analogy?
4. Read Roe v. Rampton, 535 F.2d 1219 (10th Cir. 1976). Brief the case.
5. Why did the court quote from Benjamin Franklin's commentary on the benefits of saving a penny in Citibank v. Warner, 449 N.Y.S. 822 (1981)? Brief this case.
6. United States v. Satan and His Staff, 54 F.R.D. 282 (W.D. Pa. 1971) is a procedurally interesting case. What is the issue in this case? Which facts are needed to understand the opinion? Do you need to know about the particular obstacles that the plaintiff faced? Why or why not? Brief this case.
7. Write an issue for the following case:
In re Rosenkrans*1, 84 N.J. Eq. 232, 94 A. 42 (1915)