Appellant county had an at-large system for electing members of its governing Board of Commissioners. Appellee African-American citizens filed a class action, alleging that the system of elections violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights. The court...

Plaintiffs, husband and wife, were staying as guests in the defendant hotel. An agent of the hotel roused the husband and wife by rapping the door and acting in a rude and insulting manner. As a result, plaintiffs felt compelled to leave the hotel at...

The archeologist alleged that he obtained the permission of a person, who he believed was the owner of the land, to survey the property with a metal detector for possible burial locations. The archeologist located and excavated about 30 to 40 burial plots...

There are significant advantages to fundraising for higher education, whether it be for a distinguished university or a small, rural college. These institutions have an extensive network of prospective donors who already have a relationship with the school...

The employer, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC, hired plaintiff, Rajesh Gupta, as a financial advisor in 2013, Upon joining the company, plaintiff signed an employment agreement containing an arbitration clause agreeing to arbitrate any dispute, claim...

Mac Prop. Grp. LLC v. Selective Fire & Cas. Ins. Co. Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division May 9, 2022, Argued and Submitted; June 20, 2022, Decided DOCKET NOS. A-0714-20, A-0962-20, A-1034-20, A-1110-20, A-1111-20, A-1148-20 Opinion The...

Matter of Oberlander Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department September 11, 2019, Decided 2019-00958 Opinion [EDITOR'S NOTE: This document reflects the format of the Official New York Appellate Division Reports.]  [*73]   ...

FTC v. Raladam Co. Supreme Court of the United States April 24, 1931, Argued ; May 25, 1931, Decided No. 484 Opinion  [*644]   [**588]   [***1327]  MR. JUSTICE SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court. Under § 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act...

My client wishes to leave his estate on discretionary trusts under his Will for a class including his wife (from whom he is separated) in order to maintain flexibility between his children and future grandchildren, and also to provide for his wife (who...

Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. United States Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 12, 1923. ; April 9, 1923, Decided No. 305. Opinion  [*593]   [**425]  MR. JUSTICE SANFORD delivered the opinion of the Court. The Railway Company filed its petition...