Plaintiffs Rita Trahan-Laroche and Lucien Laroche were injured when a flatbed trailer separated from the pickup truck towing it and collided with their vehicle. Patrick J. Maimone, who was employed by defendant Lockheed Sanders, Inc. ("Lockheed"...

Plaintiff Roland Siemen had owned and operated a sawmill since 1961. In 1968, he decided to purchase a multi-rip saw to increase his production of decking pallets. Upon the suggestion of a customer, Siemen contacted Lloyd G. Alden, manufacturer of the...

In these consolidated cases, the parents of two minor boys appeal from juvenile court orders requiring them to pay the State for support furnished the two boys after they were adjudicated as within the juvenile court's jurisdiction and while they...

Plaintiff Opera Company of Boston, Inc. filed a breach of contract suit to recover the agreed payment from the defendant The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts for four operatic performances at the Filene Center in The Wolf Trap Park. Plaintiff...

Robert and Velma Wright owned the surface estate of a large ranch in Campbell County, Wyoming. Mr. Wright's sister, Alice Spielman, owned some of the minerals underlying the ranch. In May of 1957, Ms. Spielman and the Wrights entered into a "Cross...

This appeal concerns a caveat proceeding regarding the purported will of Leyla K. Baitschora (decedent). Propounder decedent's nephew, Ismail Abayhan, appealed from a judgment and order from the trial court, which set aside decedent's purported...

Jacob Brandzel's filed an adversary complaint seeking a determination of defendants' liability under the Illinois Uniform Partnership Act (IUPA), 805 ILCS 205/1 et seq. (West 1993). Brandzel is the plan administrator for the debtor Keck, Mahin...

On Dec. 22, 1973, Michael Geller, 25 years old, was found shot to death in the bedroom of his apartment. The body, which had literally been riddled by bullets, was found lying faceup on the floor. An autopsy revealed that Geller had been shot in the face...

In a District Court in Fayette County, North Carolina, the petitioner was tried for carrying a concealed weapon. Prior to trial, the petitioner moved for a continuance because his attorney had another trial engagement in a different city, but the trial...

Under the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, the United States had originally pledged that the Great Sioux Reservation, including the Black Hills, would be set aside for the absolute and undisturbed use and occupation of the Sioux Indian Nation. The treaty...