Response to the following :
What element of the contract was in dispute? How could this conflict have been avoided? What other elements could have caused the contract to be illegitimate. Consider that the plaintiff won the case. What were other ways in which the plaintiff could have been remedied in court? What sort of contracts must be in writing before they are considered enforceable?
Facts :
This section includes four or five sentences providing the key facts for the legal issue in the case. Discuss the name of case, the name of the court hearing the case, and the parties involved (plaintiff and defendant). The case brief should include just enough facts to recall the case and explain why the rule was applied.
Issue :
This section includes one sentence that very precisely sets out the legal issue before the court. It is the question placed before the court that must be answered. It is the fact or facts of law that are in dispute between two parties. We cannot understand the opinion fully if we do not know the issues.
Ruling:
This section includes one sentence providing the ultimate decision by the court, applying a rule of law to the facts. The ruling may tell which party prevailed and why.
Analysis :
This section includes a paragraph or two providing the court's reasoning for reaching the decision that it did. Every case requires some analysis.
Minority Rationale(s) :
This section includes a sentence or two providing the basic objections of any minority (concurring, dissenting, or concurring in part/dissenting in part) opinions.
Comments:
Every case is important to the parties; it tells what the decision of the court was and why. Cases also set precedents and explain the law. At the end of each brief, the writer should note the significance of the case.