Hughes v. Potomac Ins. Co. Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division Two January 18, 1962 Civ. No. 19605 Opinion  [*242]   [**651]  This is an appeal by defendant The Potomac Insurance Company of the District of Columbia, from...

Whitney v. Robertson Supreme Court of the United States Argued December 13, 14, 1887. ; January 9, 1888, Decided No Number in Original Opinion  [*190]   [**456]   [***387]  MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court. The plaintiffs are merchants...

Gilbert Spence Waldron passed away, survived by his widow, Mrs. Katherine L. Waldron, and their only child, Mrs. Thelma Waldron Denn. The decedent's estate consisted solely of community property. He bequeathed to the widow the usufruct of his estate...

Weil v. Metal Techs., Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit January 18, 2019, Argued; May 29, 2019, Decided Nos. 18-2556 & 18-2440 Opinion  [*354]  BARRETT, Circuit Judge . Brian Weil and Melissa Fulk filed class and collective...

Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp. Supreme Court of the United States November 28, 1989, Argued ; March 5, 1990, Decided No. 87-1955 Opinion  [*474]   [***408]   [**1252]  JUSTICE SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court. This case involves an Illinois...

In order to maximise availability of BPR for IHT, is it always necessary to siphon off business assets into a separate discretionary trust? I have a matter where the testator has business assets which would qualify for BPR and he then wants to leave the...

The landowner inherited the land. The tenant asserted that, pursuant to his oral agreement with the landowner, the tenant could continue farming the land until he retired. Consequently, the tenant continued to improve the farm by performing work not typically...

During a ski lesson at Keystone Mountain Resort ("Keystone"), plaintiff appellant Dr. Teresa Brigance's ski boot became wedged between the ground and the chairlift. She was unable to unload but the chairlift kept moving, which caused her...

The inmate was convicted by the Oklahoma state of several crimes and was sentenced to 200 years’ imprisonment. His convictions and sentences were affirmed on appeal while his request for state post-conviction relief was denied. On the federal habeas...

In 1994, the defendant's predecessor, Central Bank, extended a car loan to the plaintiff Lorraine Turner. Central Bank was acquired by Mercantile Bank, which was in turn acquired by the defendant Firstar Bank, N.A. Soon after these mergers, a dispute...