• Stuart v. Laird

    On an action instituted by John Laird against Hugh Stuart, a judgment was entered in a court for the fourth circuit in the eastern district of Virginia, in December term 1801. On this judgment, an execution was issued, returnable to April term 1802, in...
  • Miller v. Schoene

    Acting under the Cedar Rust Act of Virginia, Va. Code Ann. §§ 885 to 893 (1924), state entomologist ordered tree owners to cut down a large number of ornamental red cedar trees growing on their property as a means of preventing the communication...
  • Glassboro v. Vallorosi

    Respondent homeowners purchased a home in a district limited by appellant borough's zoning ordinance to families or their functional equivalent. The home was occupied by ten college sophomores who shared housekeeping facilities, paid household expenses...
  • McCoy v. Am. Suzuki Motor Corp.

    Plaintiff saw a Suzuki Samurai swerve across the freeway and roll after hitting a patch of black ice. He stopped to help the occupants. He then helped a Washington State trooper by placing flares along the highway. Plaintiff was injured by a hit-and-run...
  • Break in the chain of executorship

    I have a rather taxing case and having received an rather unhelpful email response from the Probate Registry I am no further forward. The problem is as follows: Mother has a will naming daughter as sole executor and sole beneficiary. Mother dies and...
  • Thomas v. City of Auburn

    Rouse engaged in a physical altercation with plaintiffs and threatened to kill them. The bartender escorted Rouse from the bar and called the police. Two officers responded in marked police vehicles, interviewed the three men, and were told of the death...
  • Orrand v. Scassa Asphalt, Inc.

    Orrand v. Scassa Asphalt, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit April 22, 2015, Argued; July 21, 2015, Decided; July 21, 2015, Filed File Name: 15a0156p.06 No. 14-3954 Opinion  [*558]   [***2]  JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge. Raymond...
  • Blankenship v. Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.

    Blankenship v. Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit June 19, 2020, Submitted Under Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a); June 19, 2020, Filed No. 19-3374 Opinion  [*122]  OPINION 1 PORTER, Circuit Judge . Several...
  • Raphael v. Tesoro Ref. & Mktg. Co. LLC

    Raphael v. Tesoro Ref. & Mktg. Co. LLC United States District Court for the Central District of California September 25, 2015, Decided; September 25, 2015, Filed Case No. 2:15-cv-02862-ODW Opinion ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT...
  • Fowler v. Akzo Nobel Chems., Inc.

    Fowler v. Akzo Nobel Chems., Inc. Supreme Court of New Jersey January 19, 2022, Argued; June 30, 2022, Decided A-5 September Term 2021, 085939 Opinion JUSTICE ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court. Willis Edenfield died from mesothelioma due to exposure...