Plaintiff polio victim and husband appealed from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, which dismissed their complaint alleging liability of defendant United States and unknown employees of the Department of...

Respondent railroad employee filed an action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) 45 U.S.C.S. § 51 et seq., for injuries suffered while working for petitioner employer. The railroad employee was injured when he fell off of a railroad...

Defendant was arrested after confessing to shooting her husband. She filed a motion for continuance in order to locate an absent witness, which was denied by the trial court. After the court affirmed the denial, defendant filed a motion for rehearing...

Defendant vendee appealed from a judgment of the trial court (Michigan), which found in favor of plaintiff vendor in an action to recover the balance of the purchase price due on a land contract. The vendor sold a subdivision lot to vendee for a price...

Appellant, entertainment corporation, sought review of a decree in equity from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (Pennsylvania), which enjoined appellant from conducting a performance known as the International Festival of Matadors and...

In a 42 U.S.C.S. § 1983 action, plaintiff alleged that defendant police officer raped her during her arrest. Defendant counterclaimed that plaintiff defamed him by filing a fabricated complaint about her arrest and distributing it to the media. The...

Petitioners sought judicial review of an order by the Federal Power Commission issued without prior notice or opportunity for comment, as required by the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.S. § 551 et seq. Petitioners were customers of pipeline...

The district court found that appellant engineering company had committed an anticipatory breach and that appellee construction company was justified in cancelling their contract for dam hoists, and awarded appellee $46,823 on its counterclaim. Appellant...

Plaintiff injured party filed a negligence action against defendant Department of Transportation which sought loss of wages, future economic value, and pain and suffering. The injured party was a passenger in a vehicle that collided with the Department's...

Respondent widow filed a wrongful-death action against a power company. The power company filed a third-party complaint against petitioner equipment company. Summary judgment was granted for the power company, and the case went to trial between the widow...