In a four-month period, defendant William MacPherson deposited a total of $258,100 in cash into three bank accounts by means of thirty-two transactions, structured so that no single transaction exceeded $10,000. Defendant was charged with structuring...

The decedent, Sidney Burns, gave his first wife three mortgages to settle the community formerly existing between them. The executor included the notes in his account, but the widow argued that the first wife had accepted property in full satisfaction...

The ERA 1996 s 1(4)(k) refers to the need for the statement of employment particulars to include certain details where the employee will be required to work outside the UK for periods of more than 1 month at a time. S.2(1) ERA 1996 says that if there...

Students in an Arkansas high school were expelled from school for violating a school regulation prohibiting the use or possession of intoxicating beverages at school or school activities. They instituted a suit in the United States District for the Western...

This appeal concerns the fair use defense to copyright infringement in the context of an advertisement claimed to be a parody of a copyrighted photograph. Annie Leibovitz appeals from the December 20, 1996, judgment of the district court granting summary...

This appeal arises from the dissolution of the marriage of Nicholas R. Innerbichler, appellant, and Carole Jean Innerbichler, appellee. After more than fourteen years of marriage, the parties were granted a divorce by the Circuit Court for Prince George's...

When police officers executing a warrant to search a house for narcotics encountered Summers descending the front steps, they requested his assistance in gaining entry and detained him while they searched the premises. After finding narcotics and ascertaining...

Appellee George Harris and appellant Carl A. Zajac agreed to go into business together to run a car salvage operation. They did not consult a lawyer or attempt to reduce their agreement to writing. Appellee subsequently brought an action against appellant...

Roy and Emogene Johnson purchased a home in Van Meter, Iowa in 1963. They were married and took title to the home as joint tenants with the right of survivorship. Emogene then suffered a severe stroke in 1998. Roy and the children felt Emogene would not...

Plaintiff Raymond Chandler ("Chandler") purchased from Southwest Jeep-Eagle, Inc. ("Southwest") a used Chrysler automobile to be used for personal, family and household purposes. At the time he purchased the car, Chandler signed Southwest's...