Examples of common law are if someone was accused of causing damage to property or accused of breaking a contract. If earlier judges were asked to decide the case, they would attempt to find a earlier case that was similar or a precedent. The judge would see if anyone was guilty of a crime and what punishment was given if guilty.

Bankruptcy – According to the Cornell Law School, “Bankruptcy law provides for the reduction or elimination of certain debts, and can provide a timeline for the repayment of nondischargeable debts over time.” Social Security – This law provides old age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits to workers and their families. The benefits are paid to the individual or the family …

08/02/2022 · Federal courts do not write or pass laws. But they may establish individual “rights” under federal law. This happens through courts' interpretations of federal and state laws and the Constitution. An example is the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The court decided that state laws which segregated public school students by race …

14/08/2015 · But Brad Clark has argued, following William Fletcher, that states often were thought to have adopted the general law as the applicable law. Fletcher, for example, argues that in marine insurance cases both the federal and state courts thought …

In the United States, the term common law is also as an adjective to describe a union between a couple who has lived together for a long enough time that for some legal purposes, they are considered to be married even though they have never had an official ceremony or obtained a marriage license. States have different laws about common law marriages but an example of …

14/07/2015 · Examples of Common Law. Imagine that you bring a case to court based upon injuries you sustained from a car accident. You are suing the driver who was intoxicated when the accident happened.

Broad areas of the law, most notably relating to property, contracts and torts are traditionally part of the common law. These areas of the law are mostly within the jurisdiction of the states and thus state courts are the primary source of common law. Thus, 'common law' is used to fill in gaps. Common law changes over time, and at this time, each state has its own common law on …