The artist, who was the employee of a sheet metal fabricator, created a sculpture on his free time over the course of several years. The city granted the artist a permit to display the sculpture on the employer's property. The city subsequently acquired...

After negotiations with the prosecutor, petitioner withdrew his previous not-guilty plea to two felony counts and pleaded guilty to a lesser-included offense, the prosecutor having agreed to make no recommendation as to sentence. At petitioner's appearance...

Petitioner Northwest, Inc., terminated respondent's membership in its frequent flyer program, apparently based on a provision in the frequent flyer agreement that gave Northwest sole discretion to determine whether a participant had abused the program...

In two consolidated cases, petitioners, members of the Church of Scientology, sought to deduct on their federal income tax returns payments to a branch church for auditing or training sessions as charitable contributions under 26 U.S.C.S. § 170....

The decedent hanged herself while she was in the care of a Commonwealth hospital and under the direct supervision of the psychiatrist. After a jury trial in the family's negligence suit, which asserted claims against the Commonwealth and the psychiatrist...

Plaintiff sued defendant, a former employee, for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets, seeking preliminary injunctions to enjoin defendant from pursuing employment with plaintiff's competitor and from disclosing trade secrets to...

Appellant injured person sued for malpractice after misdiagnosis of injuries following an automobile accident. Appellees, hospital and county hospital, conceded there was sufficient evidence to establish malpractice as to each of them. The trial court...

At an Iowa criminal trial in which the defendant was eventually convicted on two counts of lascivious acts with a child, the trial court, pursuant to an Iowa statute which had been passed less than a year before trial, approved the use of a large screen...

Plaintiff landowner applied for a permit to construct an apartment building, which the city denied. The landowner sought review, and the trial court remanded the case to the city for factual findings, and the city issued a conditional use permit. The...

Before his employment with the city, the officer had been diagnosed with a personality disorder, fired from his deputy's job, and required to undergo a psychological evaluation while working at another police department. After exhibiting unusually...