In December 1993, the decedent, Sandra Murray, and her then-husband, respondent Jerome Murray, executed a joint will which bequeathed to the survivor all property of which the first to die had the power of disposal, whether owned jointly or severally...

Defendant-appellant Reo Construction Inc. was hired as a general contractor to construct a new funeral home. At the request of the architect for the project, plaintiff Holmes Brick & Salvage Co. Inc. examined the property and gave an estimate setting...

This litigation was the result of the construction of a chain link fence along a portion of the common boundary line between owners of commercial property. The plaintiffs-appellants Morris Glen and Jack Edward Parman were the owners of appellant corporation...

Plaintiff George C. Bangham claimed that on or about October 3rd, 1924, he purchased from the defendant Herschede Motor Car Company a Star Roadster automobile and gave in trade a used Oldsmobile, on which the defendant allowed him a credit of $ 50. He...

This was a derivative action begun by plaintiff as a member and policyholder of defendant Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company. Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for the Eastern District of New York, of which he was a citizen. The defendants...

In 1936, respondents W. L. Hopkins and his wife, Gertrude Ann Hopkins, leased certain real property to appellant-lessees Hancock Oil Company of California and R. R. Bush Oil Company. The landowner's royalties had accrued. The complaint also alleged...

Plaintiff customer Lyndon Silva was a hairstylist. While working at his place of employment, he received three shirts as a gift from a customer who has since returned to her native country. The customer also gave the receipt in case he wanted to exchange...

Petitioner Dr. Charles Dahl and respondent Ms. Kim Dahl were married for nearly eighteen years. In 2006, petitioner filed for divorce and the decree of divorce was entered in 2010. The divorce proceedings were extremely contentious. The parties fiercely...

Plaintiff various film studios namely Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Disney Enterprises Inc., and Paramount Pictures Corporation et al., alleged that the services offered and websites maintained by defendants Gary Fung and his company, isoHunt Web...

In 1984, General Motors announced a plan to issue a second class of common stock with one-half vote per share. However, the proposal collided with a longstanding rule of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that required listed companies to provide one...