Answer to Question #205926 in History for Kayla

Question

2. For each of the following five cases, please state 1) whether the case is criminal or civil in nature, and 2) which court has jurisdiction in the case

2.1 Obakeng, the founder of a social media network heads the unlawful operation of releasing the users' data to third party

companies for profit. The users decided to sue the social media network company as a result of this. The claim was to the

value of R850 000.

2.2 Anna has been married to Tom for 15 years and they have 3 children together. They decide to get a divorce as a result of Anna committing adultery. Tom issues summons and Anna disputes the settlement agreement.

23 Cindy attended a soccer match one day and met up with a class mate John after to have some lunch, John had too much to drink and attempted to sexually assault Cindy against her consent

2.4 Neo got accepted into the chess team and Arnold did not. Arnold was jealous of Neo and punched him in the face outside

the school property.

Answer 1

2.1: the first case is a criminal case. It is heard by the state courts

2.2: it is a civil case since it involve breach of contracts and agreement. It is heard in the federal courts

2.3: It is a criminal case because it involves sexual harassment. It is dealt with in the state courts

2.4: is a criminal case since it involve assault due to jealousy. It is dealt with in the state courts