Appellant, Darlynn Gilbert Ware, the decedent’s daughter, sought to disqualify appellee executor and nullify her mother's last will and testament, alleging that the executor, with whom the decedent had a close relationship, unduly influenced...

Respondents Janice Madrid and Richard Williamson, officers with the New Mexico State Police, arrived at an Albuquerque apartment complex to execute an arrest warrant and approached petitioner Roxanne Torres, then standing near a Toyota FJ Cruiser. The...

This is an appeal from the district court's order granting partial summary judgment in favor of the defendant-appellee Continental Illinois Bank (the Bank) in an action alleging that the Bank breached its agreement with the plaintiff-appellant's...

The deceased, Wendy Marie McCourt, was treated by the doctors for a pulled muscle. Her condition worsened and she was treated for a pulled chest muscle and a puncture wound in her finger. She was given prescriptions. The following day her condition was...

Two bar applicants filed petitions in the state District of Columbia Court of Appeals asking for waivers of that court's District of Columbia bar admission rule requiring applicants to have graduated from an American Bar Association approved law school...

Appellee, Amber Realty Company (Amber Realty), was the owner of a tract of land containing 68 acres, situated in the westerly end of the village, abutting on Euclid Avenue to the south and the Nickel Plate railroad to the north. On November 13, 1922,...

On July 13, 2001, Gary Dean Finchum was shot during a robbery of his antique store. He later died from his injuries. For her role in the crimes, defendant Sabrina Renee Lewis, who was originally charged with felony murder and especially aggravated robbery...

In 1995, the defendant, Papa John's International Inc., adopted the slogan "Better Ingredients. Better Pizza." In 1996, Papa John's filed for a federal trademark registration for this slogan with the United States Patent & Trademark...

Plaintiff, a landowner, filed a trespass on the case against defendant, a canal company, after the company built a dam across a river, which caused the permanent flooding of the landowner's property. Defendant argued that it was not liable to the...

At its March sales meeting, the brokerage firm announced a bonus program, which covered the period from January 1 to December 31 of that year, with bonuses immediately payable upon reaching certain sales levels. After achieving the first bonus level,...