A man and his girlfriend got into an argument. During the argument, the boyfriend spilled gasoline on his girlfriend, and the gasoline on her body ignited. The boyfriend smothered the flames with a coat but his girlfriend had already obtained third degree...

The court reversed the lower court judgment and remanded for a consideration of restitution damages for appellant buyer because the lower court judgment allowed appellee sellers to be unjustly enriched. The court found that appellant defaulted on the...

Petitioner and respondent both requested certiorari before judgment was rendered to consider the constitutionality of the Sentencing Guidelines promulgated by the United States Sentencing Commission. The trial court rejected petitioner's contention...

The LA Supreme Court had 7 judges, each of whom were elected by the popular vote. The First District elected 2 judges, while the other five districts elected 1 judge each. Only one of the parishes in one of the district had a majority of black voters...

Plaintiff buyer brought an action against defendant sellers for common-law fraud and violations of Vermont's Consumer Fraud Act in connection with the sale of a bed-and-breakfast (B&B) business. The Windham Superior Court excluded punitive damages...

R espondents, under the name of Somerset Manufacturing Company, are engaged at Somerville, New Jersey, in the business of processing materials into various types of women's sports garments. They operate what is known as a "contract shop."...

Archie Dixon and Tim Hoffner murdered Chris Hammer in order to steal his car. Dixon and Hoffner beat Hammer, tied him up, and buried him alive, pushing the struggling Hammer down into his grave while they shoveled dirt on top of him. Dixon then used Hammer's...

A federally chartered and insured savings association in New Jersey went into receivership with the Resolution Trust Corporation, subsequently replaced by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as a receiver. Respondent's suit alleged that petitioners...

Pasqua Yaqui Tribe v. United States EPA United States District Court for the District of Arizona August 30, 2021, Decided; August 30, 2021, Filed No. CV-20-00266-TUC-RM Opinion  [*950]  WO ORDER Plaintiffs Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation, Fond...

McDonald v. Levinson Steel Co. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania October 7, 1930, Argued ; November 24, 1930 No. 203 Opinion  [*291]   [**425]  OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE KEPHART: The Levinson Company, hereinafter called Levinson, was erecting a steel crane shed...