A landowner constructed an apartment building on his property and installed a septic system without a permit and in violation of the health code. The landowner conveyed title to the property to the sellers who are the appellants in this case. The appellants...

Decedent was involved in a motor vehicle accident caused by defendant’s negligence. Decedent suffered a bruised chest and fractured ankle. It was revealed that decedent had a history of coronary disease and insulin-dependent diabetes and was at...

Respondent experienced skier was skiing too fast when he collided with the victim. Respondent's ski fractured the thickest part of the victim's skull. The victim died due to traumatic brain injuries. At a preliminary hearing, the county court...

The New York Legislature passed a Milk Control Law that established a Milk Control Board with the power to fix minimum and maximum retail prices charged by stores to consumers for milk. Defendant was a storekeeper who was found to have sold milk for less...

A mother filed for damages for emotional distress against the driver of an automobile who injured her child. The trial court held that a mother who did not witness an accident in which an automobile struck and injured her child could not recover damages...

Plaintiff, while shopping in defendant's store, inquired as to the price of an item and was insulted by defendant's employee. The insulting language allegedly caused plaintiff to suffer mental suffering or emotional distress, and an ensuing heart...

A client developed a computer program to facilitate securities trading. More than a year after he leased the system, he obtained a patent and sued a securities dealers' association and a stock market for patent infringement. After summary judgment...

Plaintiff sustained injuries after being bumped into by a blind man who failed to use a cane while walking to the restroom. Since the incident occurred in the lobby of a post office and the blind man operated a concession stand in the building, Plaintiff...

Plaintiff is a telephone service provider in select areas in northwest Kansas. State regulations require Plaintiff to publish and distribute an annual telephone directory. Aside from its white pages listings, Plaintiff’s directory contain yellow...

An agreement between corporate shareholders included provisions that were allegedly illegal. It also contained a stock purchase option. The trial court held that the stock purchase option was not invalidated by the initial inclusion of the illegal provisions...