Defendants were charged with gambling and other offenses in a Georgia trial court. They unsuccessfully moved to suppress evidence obtained from wiretaps. The suppression hearing was closed to the public over their objections. The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed...
The plaintiff passenger fell in the bathtub of her cabin on defendant cruise ship operators' vessel. Seeking to recover for her injuries, plaintiff brought a negligence action against defendants. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants...
The appellant rabbi filed a defamation action against the appellee foreign priest. The appellant attempted to serve the appellee by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint on a windowsill. The appellant failed to answer the complaint, and the appellant moved...
The magistrate recommended that the court deny the Georgia corporation summary judgment on the patent claims and grant the Oregon corporation summary judgment on the "on-sale bar" defense that the Georgia corporation offered the claimed invention for...
Plaintiff Livingston sued on a promissory note for $250 issued by John Roberts to Mrs. E. G. McGruder on December 29, 1876. The defendant argued that the note was given without consideration, claiming that the payee extorted it from Roberts during his final illness...
The two plaintiffs sought damages against a medical center for wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED), the jury awarded the first plaintiff $175,000 and the second plaintiff $200,000 on their NIED claims.
The defendant was a 24-year-old first offender. He was convicted of dealing marijuana. He was also convicted of three firearms offenses. Two of those offenses occurred when defendant carried a handgun to two $350 marijuana deals; the third occurred when police...
The lessor, an elderly woman, occasionally claimed to have legal representation but also indicated she did not. She signed the documents to amend the lease without counsel. The trial court found that she had significant mental weakness, a confidential relationship...
The prisoner was a British subject who was of African American decent. He was employed on a vessel that docked in South Carolina and, pursuant to the statute at issue, was confined until such vessel departed and the captain paid the expenses of the prisoner's...
In one case, a citizen sued the city after tripping on uneven sidewalk pavers. In another, a visitor fell into a hole in a homeowner's decking. The trial court in the first case applied comparative negligence for damages, while the second court granted summary...
Petitioner, the master of a vessel and the bailee and consignee of its cargo, challenged a decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit which reversed the district court and held that respondent United States could collect a penalty assessed under...
An airline employee searched a package in which cocaine was found, so Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents were summoned. When one defendant arrived to get the package, she was arrested, and more evidence was seized from her purse and car. The other defendant...
The appellant filed a lawsuit based on a promissory note issued by the defendant to Saunders, who then endorsed it to the appellant. In his response, the defendant raised several defenses, claiming the plaintiff had prior notice of the issues.
A Delaware corporation with offices in New Jersey bought a cabin cruiser in North Carolina for business use. The president, a New Jersey resident who leased an apartment in New York and wasn't a shareholder, used the boat in New York waters. The state tax department...
The copyright owner developed software for completing federal housing forms. The copyright owner alleged that the competitors, two affiliated companies, obtained his copyrighted program by falsely representing an interest in licensing it and copying the program...
The prosecutor made extrajudicial statements in connection with the prosecution of various well-publicized crimes. The hearing judge found the prosecutor violated Md. R. Prof. Conduct 3.6 by making extrajudicial statements about a decision to offer a plea agreement...
The plaintiff former employer sued, among others, the defendant corporation, alleging that the corporation tortiously interfered with the employment contract of one of its employees and had engaged in a conspiracy to injure the former employer's business in...
The buyer, who had leased a property for 30 years, wanted to purchase it for $54,000 based on the seller's belief about its value. The seller, who had mental health challenges, felt the price was unfair and did not attend the closing. She later conveyed half...
Officers found guns and $1,000,300 in cash in the defendant's Honda Civic, along with marijuana plants and related items. The defendant's motions to suppress evidence and dismiss the forfeiture were denied by the court. The Court of Criminal Appeals held...
The decedent was transported to a hospital after being struck by a piece of paneling while at the retailer's premises. The ambulance driver had a heart attack causing the ambulance to strike a tree, and the decedent was later pronounced dead. An expert determined...
The Environmental Appeals Board upheld an administrative law judge’s decision finding the company liable under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (RCRA). The company filed a complaint in the United...
After plaintiff seller contracted to supply defendant purchaser with heating oil, defendant refused delivery of a portion of the oil, and plaintiff identified the oil to the breached contract pursuant to N.Y. U.C.C. Law § 2-706 and sold it to a third party...
Plaintiff patient received a blood transfusion during a medical procedure. The blood was contaminated, and plaintiff was infected with the AIDS virus. The plaintiff and spouse filed an action against the defendant Blood Blank for negligence, and the trial court...
Defendants sought review of a decision of the Supreme Court of California, which affirmed their convictions and death sentences for first-degree murder.
Defendant Accime appealed his disorderly conduct conviction under G.L. c. 272, § 53, claiming insufficient evidence. The charge stemmed from his behavior as a psychiatric patient in a Boston hospital's emergency department. The defendant argued that the...