Cengage Advantage Books: Essentials of Business Law 5th Edition by Jeffrey Beatty,Susan Samuelson

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ETHICS You want to lease your automobile to a friend for the summer but do not want to pay a lawyer to draw up the lease. Joanna, a neighbor, is in law school. She is not licensed to practice law. She offers to draft a lease for you for $100, and you unwisely accept. Later, you refuse to pay her fee, and she sues to collect. Who will win the lawsuit, and why Apart from the law, was it morally right for the law student to try to help you by drafting the lease Was she acting helpfully, or foolishly, or fraudulently Is it just for you to agree to her fee and then refuse to pay it What is society's interest in this dispute Should a court be more concerned with the ethical issue raised by the conduct of the two parties or with the social consequences of this agreement