When, in a battery case, the court has to decide whether the nasty names Joe called James justified James hitting Joe, this is an example of a question of fact.

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This scenario involves a question of law because it requires the court to interpret and apply legal principles (e.g., whether verbal provocation can justify physical retaliation) rather than determine what actually happened.

When, in a Battery Case, the Court Has to Decide