• St. Paul Title Ins. Corp. v. Owen

    On February 18, 1976, Albert M. Owen, an unmarried man, executed a warranty deed purporting to convey certain real property in Baldwin County to his brother and sister-in-law, James R. Owen, Jr., and Cheryl C. Owen. The deed contained the following covenants...
  • Newton v. Magill

    In the summer of 1988, Darline Newton moved from Idaho to Petersburg to join her husband, Stan, who had moved to Alaska a few months earlier. In Petersburg, Stan Newton had leased a house in a trailer park owned by Enid and Fred Magill. The front door...
  • Plixer Int’l, Inc. v. Scrutinizer GmbH

    Defendant Scrutinizer GmBH, a German company, has no physical presence in the United States, but it offers cloud-based services from an interactive website that attracts customers from around the world, including the United States (and two customers from...
  • Dziokonski v. Babineau

    On October 24, 1973, Norma Dziokonski, a minor, alighted from a motor vehicle, used as a school bus, on Route 117 in Lancaster. That motor vehicle was owned by the defendant Pelletier and operated by the defendant Kroll. A motor vehicle owned and operated...
  • Flomerfelt v. Cardiello

    Plaintiff Wendy Flomerfelt attended a Saturday evening party hosted by defendant Matthew Cardiello. She conceded she may have ingested marijuana prior to arriving, but cannot recall what she ingested at the party. She alleged that Cardiello provided her...
  • Palmtag v. Gartner Constr. Co.

    Plaintiff Janet and her husband, John Palmtag, hired Gartner Construction Co. to remodel their newly purchased home under an oral arrangement whereunder Gartner was to be paid for time and materials. Gartner was given the keys to the house, and Janet...
  • Consolidation Coal Co. v. Bucyrus-Erie Co.

    Plaintiff, Consolidation Coal Company (Consolidation), brought this action in the circuit court of Cook County on January 18, 1977, to recover damages allegedly sustained on August 7, 1973, when its wheel excavator collapsed at its Pinckneyville, Illinois...
  • United States v. Cruz

    Several years ago, a team of DEA agents worked with a paid informant to investigate the activities of Carlos Medina. Eventually, Brian Fleming, the case agent assigned by the DEA to manage the operation, directed the informant, Enrique Ramos, to meet...
  • State v. Anthony

    Virginia Anthony was indicted on a class B felony charge of accomplice to cruelty to animals for allegedly assisting her husband, Michael Anthony, in binding a colt's four legs together with the purpose of leaving the colt on the ground, which caused...
  • Casitas Mun. Water. Dist. V. United States

    Plaintiff Casitas Municipal Water District ("Casitas"), operates the Ventura River Project, a water project that provides water to residential, industrial, and agricultural customers in Ventura County, California. Casitas operates the Robles...