I have way more bills than cash, and my creditors are coming after me. Let's let the court sort this out by filing a...

A ___________ is the person who files the complaint in a civil action.

Mad Max held a sword over Lana's head and declared he would drop it if she did not sign the contract. Lana signed, but she can get out of the deal based on this defense.

Caleb sneaks up behind Ben and hits Ben over the head with his guitar, causing a concussion. Caleb is liable to pay Ben's medical bills when Ben sues Caleb for this.

Dan leases land where he runs a machine shop. He builds a shed on the land. The shed is this kind of property.

Carrie Creditor has a lien on Dave Debtor's lawnmower. That lawnmower is the _______ for the lien.

In a prom-posal gone awry, Jeff served a summons and complaint on Vanessa that said: "Claim 1: You look too good in that dress to be legal. You owe me damages." To get rid of the lawsuit (and Jeff) right away, before even answering the complaint, Carrie filed this.

Drew agreed to rake the leaves in Joel's yard for $10. Joel noticed four leaves remaining on the yard, so he refused to pay any of the $10. Drew said that was not fair because the four leaves were not this.

Ben takes Caleb's guitar, without asking, and sells it on ebay for pizza money. Caleb sues Ben for this.

Leah puts her shoes into a cubby at the gym and changes into bike shoes for spin class. She forgets she has the bike shoes on and walks home. Becca finds Leah's shoes in the cubby the next morning and wonders whether she can keep them. The shoes are ________ property.

I was going to repossess the debtor's car, but then I received his notice of bankruptcy. Now I can't repossess because of the...

Harry, from Honolulu, sues Mindy, from Minnesota, for a $20,000 breach of contract -- in federal court. Mindy removes the action to state court because the federal court lacks this.

The ad said "used BLAW textbooks on sale for $20/each," but the owner said there were none left in stock when I tried to by one. I have no breach of contract case because the ad is not this.

To sell more plastic rain ponchos, Emma photoshops a plastic rain poncho onto a photo of Kim Kardashian and prints it on an ad for the ponchos -- without Kim's permission. Emma may be liable to Kim for this.

Loretta tells Wynona that she will give her diamond belt buckle to Wynona in a year. Wynona says "great, thanks!" Three years later, Wynona says she owns the belt buckle, which Loretta never actually sent to Wynona. Wynona does not own the belt buckle because there was never ________.

Dave Debtor owes me $5,000. I have a lien on his $250 lawnmower. I am a(n) _____________ creditor.

While on vacation in Nevada, Dudley (a Kansan) ran a stoplight and caused an accident. Now Dudley has to defend the suit in Nevada, because the Nevada court has ____________ over him.

A sentence buried on page 32 of the app's terms of use contract said that the "user will pay $1billion dollars to CorpCo if the sun rises in the east tomorrow." The judge let the user out of the deal because the contract was ___________.

Frank tells his employees that they can park in the empty lot next to the store, which is owned by his neighbor. His neighbor did not give permission for this, and the cars cause damage to the grass. The neighbor has a good claim against Frank for this.

I have been closely guarding my secret recipe for Final Exam Cookies. I give Sally Student a cookie, and she goes home, tastes the cookie, and tries out different ingredients until she figures out the recipe on her own. Sally is not liable for trade secret misappropriation because of this.

The debtor gave me an interest in his equipment to secure the loan I gave to him. I want to make sure that I have first dibs on that equipment if he doesn't pay, so I will perfect the loan by filing a...

Judge Jen really felt bad for the plaintiff and wanted the plaintiff to win. But Judge Jen had to rule for the Defendant after reading a similar case where the Defendant's argument prevailed, because Judge Jen was bound by this.

Dora regretted agreeing to sell her prized original Picasso painting for only $50. But the court would not let her out of the deal because the court will not consider _____.

Neil runs a cleaning service. He leaves the door unlocked after cleaning a client's home. A cat runs into the home, followed by a dog, followed by a pack of coyotes, followed by a deranged coyote hunter who shoots holes into the walls of the home. Neil says he's not liable for the damage because his act was not the _________ of the damage.

Albert invents the SuperWidget in 2015. Betsy invents the same thing, on her own, in 2017. Betsy files for a patent in 2017. Albert files for a patent in 2018. To decide who gets the patent, the court applies this rule.