• Malouf v. Dall. Ath. Country Club

    Harry Hollander and C.M. Presley bought houses which abut the number six hole of the "Gold" golf course owned and managed by DAC. Each appellant complains of damage to his car and home caused by errant golf balls from unidentified golfers. Although...
  • BP P.L.C. v. Mayor of Baltimore

    BP P.L.C. v. Mayor of Baltimore Supreme Court of the United States January 19, 2021, Argued; May 17, 2021, Decided No. 19-1189. Opinion Justice Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court. This case began when Baltimore’s mayor and city council sued various...
  • In re Estate of Alburn

    Ottilie L. Alburn, a resident of the city of Fort Atkinson, Jefferson county, died on November 13, 1960, at the age of eighty-five years. On December 5, 1960, Adele Ruedisili, a sister of deceased, filed a petition for appointment of an administrator...
  • Taylor v. City of Saginaw

    The City of Saginaw (Saginaw) was using a common parking enforcement practice known as "chalking," whereby Saginaw parking enforcement officers use chalk to mark the tires of parked vehicles to track how long they have been parked. Parking enforcement...
  • Trahan-Laroche v. Lockheed Sanders

    Plaintiffs Rita Trahan-Laroche and Lucien Laroche were injured when a flatbed trailer separated from the pickup truck towing it and collided with their vehicle. Patrick J. Maimone, who was employed by defendant Lockheed Sanders, Inc. ("Lockheed"...
  • Keck, Mahin & Cate v. Billauer (In re Keck, Mahin & Cate)

    Jacob Brandzel's filed an adversary complaint seeking a determination of defendants' liability under the Illinois Uniform Partnership Act (IUPA), 805 ILCS 205/1 et seq. (West 1993). Brandzel is the plan administrator for the debtor Keck, Mahin...
  • State v. Stewart

    On Aug. 31, 1988 defendant Tracy Stewart, who was 20 years old, gave birth to a son, T.Y. T.Y.'s father was Edward Young, Sr. Stewart and Young, who had two other children together, were not married at the time of T.Y.'s birth. T.Y. lived for...
  • DK Arena, Inc. v. EB Acquisitions I, LLC

    The property belonged to petitioner DK Arena, Inc., a Delaware corporation wholly owned by celebrity boxing promoter, Don King. King originally acquired the property in 1999 with the intent of converting it into a boxing arena. When that use was found...
  • Brown v. Texas

    In Texas, although juries were required to assess a capital defendant's "future dangerousness" before sentencing him to death, a capital defendant was prohibited from presenting truthful information to his jury about when he would be eligible...
  • Dickhut v. Norton

    Defendant tenant allegedly complained to health authorities of housing code sanitary violation. Plaintiff landlord sued defendant tenant for eviction. Defendant tenant contended that he had federal constitutional right to make such complaints and public...