After being observed sunbathing nude on a public but secluded beach, petitioner was arrested and convicted of indecent exposure, in violation of Cal. Penal Code § 314(1). The trial court fined him and sentenced him to probation. Petitioner was thereafter...

Appellant, a state prisoner, filed suit against appellee radio station for breach of an oral contract. Appellant's suit alleged that it was appellee's policy to regularly state that they played at least three songs in a row or the station would...

Plaintiff Leticia Easton, the purchaser of a home, brought a negligence action in California state court against defendant Valley of California, Inc., doing business as Valley Realty, the listing real estate broker and others after a massive earth movement...

Mr. McCarson was issued a group insurance policy by Metropolitan Life which covered employees of his paint and body shop, including his wife. The next year, Mrs. McCarson became incapacitated with Alzheimer's disease. Metropolitan stopped payment...

In 1953, a husband conveyed to a corporation wholly owned by his wife all of his interest in two parcels of real property in Marlboro Township and the Borough of Farmingdale, respectively. In 1955, the couple obtained a final judgment of divorce. The...

After suffering a stroke, Michael Borelli entered into an oral agreement with his wife, Hildegard L. Borelli, whereby he promised to leave her certain property in exchange for her agreement to care for him at home for the duration of his illness. Thus...

Alexis Torres Simon ("Simon") and two co-defendants plotted a robbery, but they never had the chance to complete their plan. They had agreed, along with a confidential informant, to abduct the driver of a delivery van and steal the drugs inside...

A patient sustained back injuries that resulted from a car accident. She submitted a personal injury claim through her insurance carrier, which required she have a medical examination. X-rays were taken of her lower back without inquiry as to whether...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) seized real property owned by petitioner (hereinafter Grable) to satisfy a federal tax delinquency, and gave Grable notice by certified mail before selling the property to respondent (hereinafter Darue). Grable subsequently...

Plaintiff patient originally sued defendant doctor, but later added defendant hospital as a party. In a second amended complaint that was filed after the statute of limitations ran, plaintiff added a new count against the hospital. The circuit court dismissed...