P entered into a binding gift agreement with her daughters under which P gave her daughters cash and securities and in exchange the daughters agreed to assume and to pay, among other things, any estate tax liability imposed as a result of the gifts in...

Plaintiffs-appellants Claude Swope and his wife brought suit against defendants-appellees, alleging that Mr. Swope was rendered totally and permanently disabled by lung damage caused through his inhalation of ozone during his employment as a maintenance...

A nonprofit unincorporated association which was dedicated to eliminating homelessness orally commissioned an artist to produce a statue to dramatize the plight of homelessness. After the sculpture was completed and a dispute arose over it, competing...

Gladys Cook and her sister-in-law Myrtle Newby had a longstanding informal agreement under which they jointly purchased Texas lottery tickets and shared the winnings. On July 8, 1995, Cook bought a winning ticket valued at $17 million, payable in 20 annual...

In the wake of allegations that student James Haidak assaulted a fellow student, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst first suspended him for five months and then subsequently expelled him. Seeking compensatory damages, declaratory relief, and an...

John Doe and Jane Roe were students at the University of Michigan. Halfway through Roe's freshman and Doe's junior year, the two crossed paths at a "Risky Business" themed fraternity party. While there, they had a drink, danced, and...

Mr. Breeden died in his home on March 19, 1996, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound two days after he was involved in a highly publicized hit-and-run accident that killed the driver of the other vehicle. Just prior to his suicide, decedent penned a holographic...

The grandparents were appointed guardians of their grandchild when the girl's mother and father had their parental rights terminated. The grandparents petitioned the probate court for termination of the guardianship in connection with an order for...

A buyer bought a truck. The buyer of a truck had the truck picked up by the dealership and returned to the dealership's lot within three days of purchase because the truck overheated each time it was driven. The buyer filed for breach of contract...

Parents of a deceased Tennessee university student filed a wrongful death action against the university's diving instructor alleging negligence resulting in the death of their son while scuba diving in an Arkansas rock quarry. The trial court held...