Mortuary Law Compend- Multiple Choice Flashcards
When a funeral director has a dead human body in his care, he is properly termed a:
- Bailee
- Bailor
- Custodian
- Consignor
Custodian
When a funeral director has the personal effects of a dead human body in his possession, he is proberly termed a:
- Bailee
- Bailor
- Custodian
- Consignee
Bailee
A person appointed by the court to oversee the estate of an intestate is called:
- Heir
- Executor
- Legatee
- Administrator
Administrator
A personal represetative of the decedent appointed in the will to carry out the provisions of the will is called:
- Devisee
- Administrator
- Executor
- Surrogate
Executor
The right to sue the federal government is derived from:
- The Clayton act
- The Robinson-Patman act
- The Federal Claims act
- The Federal Trade Commission act
The Federal Claims Act
A written disposition of property, real or personal, to take effect at the death of an individual.
- Will
- Lease
- Deed
- Promissory Note
Will
When a person dies without a will, he is said to die:
- Testate
- Intestate
- Executor
- Administrator
Intestate
A person who dies leaving a valid will is called a:
- Testator
- Intestate
- Administrator
- Donor
Testator
An addition or modification of a will is known as a:
- Gift
- Letters testamentary
- Deed
- Codicil
Codicil
The filing and proving of the will following death.
- Lawsuit
- Accounting
- Probate
- Specific Performance
Probate
A contract that is of no legal effect.
- Voidable
- Formal
- Valid
- Void
Void
A contract that may be set aside by at least one of the parties.
- Voidable
- Formal
- Valid
- Void
Voidable
A contract which is enforceable by the courts.
- Voidable
- Formal
- Valid
- Void
Valid
You receive an offer in the mail containing no stipulations as to the acceptance, and you decide to return your acceptance by mail. The agreement is complete when the acceptance is:
- Received by the offeror
- Placed in the mail by the offeree
- Received by the offeree
- Never complete, must be an oral acceptance
Placed in the Mail by the Offeree
One who induces another to enter into a contract as a result of an intentionally or recklessly false statement of material fact is guilty of:
- Fraud
- Duress
- Unjust enrichment
- Undue influence
Fraud
A private or civil wrong, either intentional or caused by negligence, for which there may be action for damages is:
- Fraud
- Tort
- Unjust enrichment
- Undue influence
Tort
A term involving a relation of trust or confidence is:
- Fiduciary
- Fraud
- Bailment
- Usury
Fiduciary
A breach of the duty or care one individual has towards others.
- Criminal
- Negligence
- Civil law
- Promissory estoppel
Negligence
The maximum amount of interest that may be charged.
- Capital rate
- Legal rate
- Prime rate
- Contract rate
Contract Rate
Any rate of interest above the maixmum rate allowable by law.
- Fiduciary
- Usurious
- Undulant
- Duress
Usurious
A contract in which the terms have not been fully performed by all the parties.
- Executory
- Executed
- Void
- Voidable
Executory
A contract in which undue influence was proven.
- Valid
- Void
- Voidable
- Express
Voidable
The laws of city councils.
- Statutes
- Ordinances
- Torts
- Constitutions
Ordinances
The power or authority which each court has to hear cases.
- Forbearance
- Disaffirmance
- Jurisdiction
- Judicial power
Jurisdiction