You Be the Judge Case Study #9: Property: Subtracting the Addition

Complete You Be the Judge Case Study #9: “Property: Subtracting the Addition.”

Once you have completed the case study, you will need to write a two-page paper on the module as follows:

IRAC Analysis (2 pages, described below)

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Do you believe the judge came to the correct conclusion?

Are there any missing facts which would help sway someone to your position?

IRAC stands for Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion, and it's a method for organizing legal analysis so that the reader can follow your argument. You should organize your IRAC analysis into four labeled sections as follows:

Issue

State the question or problem that you are trying to answer (what might bring the parties into court). This can be in the form of a question or a statement depending on what your reader prefers.

Rule

State the rule or legal principle. This may take the form of stating the elements required for a prima facie case.

Analysis

State your evidence and explain how you will arrive at your conclusion. You should cite to the case law presented in the module, discuss policy implications, and discuss any cases that run counter to your conclusion.

Make sure that you weigh both sides and make counterarguments where appropriate.

Use case law, analogizing and distinguishing, and policy (for example, the goals of tort law) to work your way to a conclusion.

Conclusion

State your conclusion as a result of the analysis.

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Criteria Ratings 7 Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Issue

Issues are unresolved questions that arise when there is factual or legal ambiguity in a case.

Student should identify the legal questions that are to be answered based on the scenario.

Student meets all of the Criteria elements.

Rule

The student must provide a statement regarding the particular rule or rules that pertain to the issue or issues in the case. This section should be a legal summary of all of the rules used in the analysis section that comes after.

Analysis

Student's must analyze the case by discussing the issue and rule, and using the facts of the case to explain how they reached their ultimate conclusion regarding the case.

Conclusion

Student's conclusion restates the issue, rule, and analysis, provides an engaging "wrap up" of the paper, and explains the student's ultimate conclusion regarding the outcome of the case. The conclusion should flow naturally from the analysis.

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Reaction

Student discusses their impression and opinion as to whether the Judge came to the right conclusion. Student supports their reaction by citing to specific facts and situations in the case and ensuring that their reaction is well reasoned and supported.

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Professional Writing

Student demonstrates mastery of professional writing standards by ensuring they do not have substantial grammar, usage, syntax, or other writing errors in their submitted product.