A joint venture existed in which two partners pooled their money in order to lease a building for shops and offices. Salmon (defendant) was more business savvy and, in an effort to increase his wealth, he entered into an agreement with another businessperson...

Plaintiff customer appealed an order from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois that granted judgment as a matter of law to defendant restaurant owner in a slip and fall suit. Plaintiff customer slipped on a wet bathroom...

The husband and wife separated after having been married for over 30 years. The wife filed an action against defendant, asserting that her husband had abandoned her because defendant had caused the alienation of his affection. Defendant failed to appear...

United States v. Michael United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit January 31, 2018, Argued; February 20, 2018, Decided; February 20, 2018, Filed File Name: 18a0033p.06 No. 17-5626 Opinion  [*625]   [***1]  SUTTON, Circuit Judge. What does...

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Lindley Supreme Court of Ohio June 16, 1982 81-1575 Opinion  [**221]  Two issues are involved in this appeal. First, whether the value of property owned by the taxpayer and rented to a lessee which uses the property in its...

Biden v. Knight First Amendment Inst. at Columbia Univ. Supreme Court of the United States April 5, 2021, Decided No. 20-197. Opinion  [*1220]   [**519]  Petition for writ of certiorari granted. Judgment vacated, and  [*1221]  case remanded to the United...

In June 1995, Jack Jordan went to Chequers, a bar and restaurant owned by appellant Fay-Ray Corporation, and drank alcoholic beverages there. He left the bar alone in his one-ton truck. Proceeding south on FM 2322, he crossed the yellow center line and...

Under Pennsylvania law, a foreign corporation may not do business in this Commonwealth until it registers with the Department of State of the Commonwealth. Further, qualification as a foreign corporation under the laws of this Commonwealth constituted...

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United States ex rel. Thayer v. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit November 20, 2013, Submitted; August 29, 2014, Filed No. 13-1654 Opinion  [*915]  WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge. Susan Thayer brought this...