• Phillips v. Mazyck

    The injured party, Sidney E. Phillips, filed a motion for judgment against the driver, Simona Mazyck, seeking damages for personal injuries he allegedly sustained in an automobile accident involving Mazyck. In response, Mazyck filed a plea in bar, requesting...
  • Tinnerholm v. Parke Davis & Co.

    Tinnerholm v. Parke Davis & Co. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York May 15, 1968 No. 62 Civ. 4006 Opinion  [*436]  TENNEY, District Judge. This product liability case, which was tried to this Court without a jury, involves...
  • Lidow v. Superior Court

    The superior court granted summary adjudication in favor of a Delaware corporation on a former officer's claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. The officer left his position pursuant to a negotiated separation agreement following...
  • United States v. Sineneng-Smith

    United States v. Sineneng-Smith Supreme Court of the United States February 25, 2020, Argued; May 7, 2020, Decided No. 19-67. Opinion Justice Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court. ] This case concerns 8 U. S. C. §1324 , which makes it a federal...
  • In re Redpath Computer Servs.

    In re Redpath Computer Servs. United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona May 15, 1995, Decided ; May 15, 1995, FILED Chapter 11 No. B-94-10160-PHX-GBN, No. B-94-10161-PHX-GBN (Jointly Administered) Opinion  [*976]  ORDER Redpath Computer...
  • Skinner v. Oklahoma

    Defendant, Skinner, was convicted of more than two felonies and, under the Habitual Criminal Sterilization Act (Act), was ordered to be rendered sterile. Skinner claimed that the Act violated the Fourteenth Amendment. On appeal, the Oklahoma Supreme Court...
  • Primeco Pers. Communs. v. City of Mequon

    Appellee telephone service provider applied for a conditional use permit with Appellant city's Planning Commission (Commission) to construct a flagpole antenna at a church . The Church was a nine acre property, which was zoned institutional. Early...
  • Burton v. Wilmington Parking Auth.

    A restaurant refused to serve appellant food or drink solely because he was African-American. The restaurant leased space in a building owned by respondent city parking authority. The parking authority was created by the state legislature and given broad...
  • Romer v. Evans

    In Colorado, various ordinances that afforded protection to persons discriminated against by reason of sexual orientation gave rise to a statewide controversy. In a statewide referendum, voters passed what was known as Amendment 2 (Colo. Const. art. II...
  • Pinkerton v. U.S

    Defendants were convicted of conspiracy to violate the Internal Revenue Code and of several substantive violations of the Code. Each of the substantive offenses found was committed pursuant to the conspiracy. Therefore, defendants contended that the substantive...