• McGee v. S-L Snacks Nat'l

    McGee v. S-L Snacks Nat'l United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 5, 2018, Argued and Submitted, Pasadena, California; December 4, 2020, Filed No. 17-55577 Opinion  [*702]  TASHIMA, Circuit Judge: Plaintiff Jacquelyn McGee purchased...
  • Baker v. Carr

    Baker v. Carr Supreme Court of the United States April 19-20, 1961, Argued ; March 26, 1962, Decided No. 6 Opinion  [*187]   [***668]   [**694]  MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court. This civil action was brought under 42 U. S. C. §...
  • Rayfield Inv. Co. v. Kreps

    Appellant lender had a perfected security interest in a series of loans on a debtor's art gallery. When the debtor defaulted, the lender obtained a judgment and a writ of replevin for the gallery's inventory. Appellee consignor intervened in the...
  • Forest Park Pictures v. Universal TV Network, Inc.

    Forest Park Pictures v. Universal TV Network, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit November 14, 2011, Argued; June 26, 2012, Decided Docket No. 11-2011-cv Opinion  [***1123]   [*427]  JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Circuit Judge : This dispute...
  • United States v. Jones

    United States v. Jones Supreme Court of the United States November 8, 2011, Argued; January 23, 2012, Decided No. 10-1259 Opinion  [*402]   [**948]  Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court. We decide whether the attachment of a Global-Positioning...
  • Polaris Innovations Ltd. v. Kingston Tech. Co.

    Polaris Innovations Ltd. v. Kingston Tech. Co. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit January 31, 2020, Decided 2018-1831 Opinion  [*820]  Per Curiam. In its opening brief, Polaris Innovations Limited argues that the final written decision...
  • Wolf v. Ford

    Plaintiff Wolf invested her money in defendant investment firm where defendant Ford was employed as a stockbroker. Plaintiff signed a Discretionary Agreement authorizing the defendant to buy, sell and trade securities on her behalf. Years later, plaintiff...
  • Penthouse Int'l, Ltd. v. Dominion Fed. Sav. & Loan Asso

    Plaintiff Penthouse International, Ltd., a developer, brought suit against defendant Virginia bank, Dominion Federal Savings & Loan Assoc., for anticipatory breach of contract. anPlaintiff had arranged for an Ohio bank to finance a casino project...
  • Fermino v. Fedco, Inc.

    Appellant employee was interrogated in a windowless room by the respondent employer's personnel manager and security guards, and confined there against her will for over an hour. Alleging that an employee subject to false imprisonment at the hands...
  • State v. Prolow

    The evidence showed that defendant Henry Prolow, while in a saloon, became involved in a controversy with others. He and the others were told to leave the saloon if they were going to fight. Defendant left the saloon, found a revolver, returned to the...