Franklin v. Massachusetts Supreme Court of the United States April 21, 1992, Argued ; June 26, 1992, Decided No. 91-1502 Opinion  [*790]   [***644]   [**2770]  JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Part III. As one season...

Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit November 14, 2014, Argued; August 7, 2015, Decided Docket No. 14-299-cv Opinion  [*200]  POOLER, Circuit Judge : Dorian Cheeks appeals, pursuant to 28 U.S.C....

Cavanaugh v. Stryker Corp. Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District October 7, 2020, Decided No. 4D19-523 Opinion  [*150]  Per Curiam. The Plaintiff, Lisa Cavanaugh, as personal representative of the Estate of William Cavanaugh, appeals a final judgment...

Steigler v. Insurance Co. of North America Supreme Court of Delaware December 19, 1977, Submitted ; February 27, 1978, Decided No Number in Original Opinion  [*398]  In this action on a fire insurance contract brought by Herbert F. Steigler and Arlene...

FTC v. Morton Salt Co. Supreme Court of the United States March 10, 1948, Argued ; May 3, 1948, Decided No. 464 Opinion  [*39]   [**825]   [***1200]  MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court. The Federal Trade Commission, after a hearing,...

The landowners' property was next to land converted into a hog feeding and hog confinement facility. The smell from the hog waste caused physical illnesses in the landowners and their guests. About a year after beginning the hog business, the facility...

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On April 17, 1975, two amateur hockey teams played each other. After the game ended, a fight broke out between defendant Steven Kadella and a member of the opposing team. The fight soon became general, with players leaving the benches to join the melee...

Plaintiff Patricia Holmes, who was a party to a partnership agreement with defendants Sandra Kruger Lerner and David Soward, brought an action in California state court against defendants, alleging that defendants breached an oral partnership agreement...

An information was filed against defendant Joseph Hurtado, charging him with murder. Without any previous investigation of the cause by a grand jury, Hurtado was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. Subsequently, Hurtado was found guilty by a verdict of...