BL YBJ Case 8 - Holmes v. Lerner

Using the workbook "You Be the Judge" pages 57 - 60 Answer the following Questions.
Name: 


  1. Identify the Plaintiff(s) in the case


  1. Identify the Defendant(s) in the case


  1. How did the parties meet?


  1. What was Patricia Holmes' profession prior to Urban Decay?


  1. What business did Sandra Kruger Lerner own prior to Urban Decay? Was it financially successful?


  1. List specific facts that will help the jury undeerstand Lerner's wealth.


  1. What prior experience did the parties have in nail polish?


  1. Who came up with the name "Urban Decay"?


  1. Who came up with the idea of an "urban" theme for nail polish?


  1. Who created the original "purple" color in England, and what was it called? What information helped to name the "purple" color?


  1. What did the housekeeper overhear during the conversation in the kitchen between Lerner and Holmes?


  1. Do you think Sandra Kruger Lerner and Patricia Holmes intend to carry on as co-owners of a business for profit?


  1. Was the agreement between Lerner and Holmes sufficiently "definite" ? In other words, did the parties agree "upon the same thing, in the same sense"?


  1. Who should win the case?
    Holmes
    Lerner





Mrs. Chang
North Hunterdon Business Instructor
North Hunterdon High School
Annandale, NJ