Petitioner, a county drainage district, defaulted on bonds it had issued, 14 of which were being held by respondents. Pursuant to the Act of May 24 (Act), 1934, 48 Stat. 798, which provided for municipal debt readjustments, petitioner obtained a decree...

Plaintiff was a supplier of natural gas. Defendant purchased natural gas from plaintiff for his business. Plaintiff alleged that it entered into an agreement with defendant to supply natural gas for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 winters and that, in June 2014...

Defendants (mother and eldest daughter) and the daughter's boyfriend (not party to the appeal) were convicted of child abuse and murder in connection with the death of the youngest daughter and abuse of the middle daughter. They argued on appeal that...

The patient was admitted to a hospital emergency room with pregnancy-related complications. The attending physician recommended that the patient be transported by medivac to a different facility. The patient and her husband informed the physician that...

Plaintiff and defendant lived together for sixteen years. When the two split apart, plaintiff filed an action for divorce against the defendant, in which she alleged that a common-law marriage had existed between them for more than ten years. The trial...

Due to declining advertising sales, defendant offered its older salesmen an early retirement package. Plaintiffs accepted the package, and later initiated suit alleging that defendant violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C...

A small medical facility sought an injunction preventing abortion protesters from entering the property or from interfering with access. The trial court granted the injunction. The protesters appealed, arguing that the preliminary injunction was unconstitutionally...

Appellant bank made a mortgage loan to debtor and had agreed to refinance the loan and, at that time, secured another mortgage on the same property. However, the second mortgage was never recorded although the first mortgage was marked satisfied. After...

The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against petitioner and his companies, alleging deceptive payday lending practices in violation of §5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act. The District Court granted the Commission's request pursuant...

Respondent tenant sought to rent a room from the appellant roommates. The roommates declined to rent the tenant a room based on her sexual orientation. The Madison Equal Opportunity Commission (MEOC), and the trial court found that the roommates violated...