The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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ISBN: 9781337535878
Author: Frank B. Cross; Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 3, Problem 1IS
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Case Summary: At a trial, the peson S calls her witnesses, provides the evidence and represents her case. The person T, on the other hand, calls his witnesses first.
To Explain: The other choice of the person T.
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