Question:

Unit 2 Case Study

Direction:

Read Chapter 5 prior to completing this assignment. Many case studies are included in your textbook. This exercise will help you to learn vocabulary and how to analyze the case studies.

Brief Boyle v. United States. Use Chapter One, Appendix, Reading and Briefing Cases for reference. In your brief, you should include the following information: 

• the Parties(Who is the plaintiff?  The defendant?  The appellant?  The appellee?)
•  theHistory of the case(Who won at trial court?  Who won at the lower appellate level?  Who won in this decision?)
• theFacts(What happened that caused the plaintiff to sue?)
• thePlaintiff's Theory(Why he thinks he is right)
• theDefendant's Theory(Why she thinks she is right)
• theLegal Issue(a yes or no question)
• theHolding of the Court(Yes or no--answers the legal issue). 
• TheReasoning of the Court(i.e.:what facts and laws did the court rely on to decide the case; why the case was decided in the winner's favor; why did the other side lose)

What do you think? Was this case decided correctly? Why or why not? (Study tip: For the mid-term, remember that the issue is the question the court answered; the holding is the answer to that question.)