In a contested election for one of two full-term seats on the municipal council, respondent Democratic candidate Mallon obtained a recount of the votes cast. After the recount, respondent instituted a suit challenging the election results and, in particular...

Appellant Martez Taylor was tried for robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following an altercation with his girlfriend's aunt, Danielle Brent. Brent claimed Taylor had attacked her suddenly and taken her phone, credit cards, and...

Beatrice Wong-Leong and Brian Sugimoto (Plaintiffs) appeal the circuit court's order granting Defendant Hawaiian Independent Refinery, Inc.'s (HIRI) motion to dismiss or in the alternative for summary judgment. Wong-Leong and Sugimoto brought...

Plaintiffs-appellants Stanley and Elka Diefenthal purchased first class tickets aboard a flight from New Orleans to Philadelphia on Eastern Airlines. They requested seats in the smoking section and confirmed that their request was granted prior to departure...

J.V. Intermediate, Ltd. and J.V. Industrial Companies, Ltd. (JVIC) are Texas-based companies which build, refurbish, expand and manage assets for industrial process plants worldwide. JVIC hired W. Clayton Rash to start and manage a Tulsa, Oklahoma division...

Appellee held a mining claim and patent to territory that was located upon a vein of silver and lead bearing ore; a portion of the vein was located under the surface of appellant's claim. In a dispute over the portion of the vein located on appellant's...

A police officer investigating a burglary, after being informed by the victim that she suspected defendant Carl Mathiason, who was then on parole, left his card at Mathiason's apartment with a note asking him to call the officer so that the officer...

The applicant forwarded a written application for life insurance to the home office of defendant insurer. The applicant died before the insurer first received the application, and the insurer's medical director approved the application without knowing...

An employer brought for an injunction and damages after former employees formed a competing house cleaning service using many of plaintiff's methods and persuaded several of plaintiff's customers to switch companies. The action was based on the...

The employee sued the employer for breach of an employment agreement. The employee alleged that he was discharged without sufficient cause or the rehabilitation requirements set forth in the personnel handbook and that he rejected other employment offers...