Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. Supreme Court of California January 24, 1963 L. A. No. 26976 Opinion  [*59]   [**898]   [***698]  Plaintiff brought this action for damages against the retailer and the manufacturer of a Shopsmith, a combination power...

Pinter-Brown v. Regents of University of California Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Eight April 23, 2020, Opinion Filed B290086 Opinion STRATTON, J. — INTRODUCTION Dr. Lauren Pinter-Brown sued the Regents of the University...

Phillips Puerto Rico Core, Inc. v. Tradax Petroleum, Ltd. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit April 8, 1985, Argued ; September 16, 1985, Decided No. 84-7789 Opinion  [*315]  MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge: Phillips Puerto Rico Core, Inc....

Plaintiff criminal was injured during his arrest by the defendant police officers. He filed a complaint two years later and the defendants moved to dismiss the complaint on statute of limitations grounds and for a failure to state a claim for relief....

Plaintiff filed an action to recover damages for injuries sustained as a result of the alleged negligence of defendant, its agents, servants, and/or employees in maintaining the premises of a franchised restaurant. Defendant moved for summary judgment...

Petitioner law school applicant filed an action for mandamus against respondent school officials to compel his admission to a state law school from which he had been excluded on the basis of his race. The appellate court denied a writ of error and upheld...

American General, which had publicly announced a proposal to merge with Unitrin for $ 2.6 billion at $ 50-3/8 per share, and certain Unitrin shareholder plaintiffs, filed suit in the Court of Chancery to enjoin Unitrin from repurchasing up to 10 million...

Defendant appealed his conviction of two counts of selling heroin. Defendant argued that the lower court erred in giving the Allen charge to the jury and failed in instructing the jury on the defense of entrapment. The state supreme court reversed defendant's...

A dispute arose between cross-appellant city and appellant landowner over the ownership and use of three areas of property adjoining appellant’s beachfront motel and residence. The master-in-equity found appellant held "record title" to...

A worker building a driveway for a landowner found gold coins buried in the earth. He initially shared the coins with his employer, eventually using his half to secure a loan from the employer. The employer eventually relinquished the coins to the landowner...