The wife moved out of the matrimonial domicile, and she had no plans to return. The wife alleged in her petition and testified at trial that the cause of the physical separation and divorce was the husband's excessive drinking, which she said led...

Department of Envtl. Resources v. Conroy United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit January 10, 1994, Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) ; May 19, 1994, Filed No. 93-3284 Opinion  [*569]  OPINION OF THE COURT ALITO, Circuit Judge : Frank...

Owens v. Barnes United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit March 8, 1983, Argued ; June 30, 1983, Decided No. 82-3207 Opinion  [*25]  OPINION OF THE COURT SLOVITER, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff, convicted of a third-degree felony under Pennsylvania...

Am. Employers' Ins. Co. v. Swiss Reinsurance Am. Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit June 27, 2005, Decided No. 04-2635 Opinion  [*130]  BOUDIN, Chief Judge . This case is a companion to our decision today in Commercial Union...

On January 15, 2001, appellant Michael Serge shot his wife and killed her. He was sentenced to life imprisonment following his conviction for first-degree murder. On appeal, Serge argued that the trial court erred in admitting a computer-generated animation...

The suit was based on the assumption that the Act of Congress approved November 23, 1921, and otherwise known as the Maternity Bill, was an unwarranted exercise of power by Congress. An injunction was sought to restrain appellee government from enforcing...

Academy, a publishing company, approached the widow of famous author, John Cheever, about publishing an anthology of some of his short stories. Mrs. Cheever signed a contract that was prepared by Academy, and Academy began compiling the stories and delivering...

A jury of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, California, found defendant guilty of the first degree murder of a 12-year-old girl. At defendant's penalty trial, the jury returned a verdict of death. The trial court's pretrial ruling excluded...

A flagman was sent out to watch for trains and warn them of construction on a bridge ahead. While on the job, he was struck by a train coming midway through a curve. Decedent’s estate sued the railway that owned the freight train. The lower court...

Defendant Murdock paid $13.50 per share to acquire all of the common stock of Dole Food Company, Inc. that he did not already own. Before the transaction, Murdock owned approximately 40% of Dole's common stock, served as its Chairman and CEO, and...