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1、Howtoreadlegalcasereports(Howtowritecasebriefs)Titleofthecasee.g.,MaryCereghino,Appellantv.MartJ.Vershum,andJanetCoffyn,RespondentsSupremeCourtofOregon,InBanc“InRePayne”----noadversaryparties,onlyonepartyinthecase(2)“ExPartePayne”----thecourtprocedurewithonlyoneparty’sparticipation(
2、3)“UnitedStatesv.Stevens”----publicprosecution(OnepartyisStateorFederalGovernmentAgency.)(4)“UnitedStatesv.45BarrelsofWhisky”----actionbasedoninremorquasiinremjurisdiction2.FactsPartiesPriorproceedingsTheoriesofthepartiesTheobjectivesofpartiesLegallysignificantfactsandbackgroundfacts
3、Parties“Defendant-appellant-tortfeasor”“Plaintiff-respondent-victim”(2)Priorproceedings“Trialcourtfoundagainstthedefendant;Defendantappealed;Courtofappealsreversedthetrialcourt’sdecision;Andnowthisappealisbeforethesupremecourt.”(3)Theoriesoftheparties“Plaintiff’sclaim:breachofcontrac
4、t;falseimprisonmentDefendant’sdefense(contention):lackofconsideration;consent”(4)Theobjectivesofparties“gettingspecificperformance;gettingdamagesintheamountof$55,000;gettingacquitted”(5)Legallysignificantfactsandbackgroundfacts3.Legalissuesmorethanonelegalissues≠disputesofpartiesissu
5、esoffacts/issuesoflawrelevantrules4.ReasoningtheapplicationofthoserulestheconclusionthecourtreachedMacro-analysisMicro-analysisMacro-analysisAReasoningMethod:Syllogism--Allvoidcontractshavenolegalforce.(majorpremise)--Allcontractsagainstfairnessdoctrinearevoidcontracts.(minorpremise)
6、∴Allcontractsagainstfairnessdoctrinehavenolegalforce.(conclusion)e.g.,TarbertTradingLTDv.Cometal,IncTarbertTradingLTDv.Cometal,Incmajorpremise:Allillegalcontractsarevoidandunenforceable.minorpremise:ThecontractbetweenCometalandTarbetforsaleofredbeansisillegal(becauseanillegalcertific
7、ateoforiginisinvolved).Conclusion:ThecontractbetweenCometalandTarbetisillegalandvoid.Theircontractcannotbeenforced,andtheirdisputescan’tbesettledbythecourt.Micro-analysisparties’differentargumentationstowards“legalissue”judge’sattitudes/opinionstowardstheirargumentationsA.argumentati
8、onofparties:
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