ASSIGNMENT #2 ANSWER SHEET (Dodson v. Shrader)
Student Name: [Last, First]
1. Identifying information:
o Citation for the case: [Typically found in the header or on the first page.]
o Parties: [Plaintiffs and Defendants]
o Court: [This is the opinion of WHICH Court?]
o Procedural history: [What happened in the lower courts that brought us to this appeal?]
o Date of the decision: [Date this opinion was published]
2. Issue: [What is at issue in this case? Look for the word “whether”]
3. Rule: [In this case the Supremes create a new rule for Tennessee. These questions guide you through the opinion to show how they arrived at the new rule.]
• Case of first impression in Tennessee and when was it decided? What rule did they apply?
• Evolution of the case law
o Evolution of the law in Tennessee:
o Evolution of the law in other states (“infancy doctrine”):
1. The Benefit Rule, including the states using this rule:
2. The other minority rule, including the states using this rule:
3. Changes in society which influenced the Tennessee Supreme Court:
4. The Oregon rule and case cited for this rule:
o The rule that the Tennessee Supreme Court adopted (cut and paste the paragraph from the opinion):
o Court justification for using this rule in terms of public policy:
4. Analysis: Once the Tennessee Supreme Court adopts the rule, they analyze the facts in this case. Copy and paste the paragraph which was their analysis of this case?
5. Conclusion and decision of the court [from a legal standpoint, where does this case go next and what is supposed to happen in that court]?
