An agent of appellee store publicly accused appellant customer of stealing and called the police. Appellant remained in the store until the police arrived, for fear of being labeled a fugitive from justice if he left. Thereafter, appellant brought suit...

In 1941, Appellant developer subjected the lots in a 40-acre development to covenants restricting them to single family dwellings and prohibiting business of any kind. Respondent homeowners brought an action to enjoin the appellant from constructing a...

The Brady Act amended a detailed federal scheme that governed distribution of firearms established by the Gun Control Act of 1968. Interim provisions directed state law enforcement officers to participate in administration of a federally enacted regulatory...

On the eve of a strike against certain steel companies, an executive order was issued directing the Secretary of Commerce to take possession of most of the nation's steel mills. The steel companies obeyed the orders but brought proceedings against...

Appellant employee sought review of the the district court's judgment for appellee employer after a jury found that appellant employee was entitled to compensation and moving expenses. The court reversed the district court's decision, holding...

A restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama refused to serve black patrons. It sued to enjoin to city from enforcing Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Commerce Clause) against the restaurant. The district court held that the Commerce Clause did not apply...

Two Presa Canario dogs owned by a woman and her husband attacked and killed a female victim in the hallway of an apartment building. The wife was bringing them out for a walk when the incident happened. A case was filed against the wife for second degree...

Plaintiffs filed an action for damages due to emotional distress they suffered when their infant child was abducted in Jamaica Hospital, on a day where the hospital had received two bomb threats. The hospital field a Motion to Dismiss, which was denied...

Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, operates a retail furniture store in the District of Columbia. During the period from 1957 to 1962 each appellant in these cases purchased a number of household items from Walker-Thomas, for which payment was to be made...

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