• Drexel Furniture Co. v. Bailey

    The question of the constitutionality of the statute challenged in this suit has heretofore been considered by this court, and it is deemed sufficient now to refer to the opinion rendered in the case of George v. Bailey, Collector, 274 Fed. 639. The opinion...
  • Allen v. Hyatt Regency-Nashville Hotel

    The vehicle owner parked his vehicle in a garage owned and operated by the hotel. The vehicle was stolen and he filed suit against the hotel, alleging negligence. The trial court found in favor of the vehicle owner. The hotel appealed, and the court affirmed...
  • Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles

    In April 2011 respondent, Greg Knowles, filed this proposed class action in an Arkansas state court against petitioner, the Standard Fire Insurance Company. Knowles claimed that, when the company had made certain homeowner's insurance loss payments...
  • Rengifo v. Erevos Enterprises, Inc.

    Plaintiff former employee brought an action against defendant former employers to recover unpaid overtime wages under the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York Labor Law. The employee requested that the court issue a protective order pursuant...
  • United States v. Arango-Correa

    Defendants, convicted of importing, possessing with intent to distribute, and conspiring to possess with intent to distribute over 500 pounds of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C.S. §§ 952(a) , 841(a) , 846 , challenged the admission of a tape...
  • United States v. Fuentes

    Defendants were convicted by a jury of violations of federal narcotics laws and challenged their convictions on the basis the trial court erred when it admitted into evidence tape recordings, it failed to declare a mistrial when informant was not at trial...
  • Peck v. Counseling Serv.

    Property owners brought suit against the mental health agency to recover damages for a property loss, which occurred when their son set fire to their barn. The property owners claimed that the damage resulted from the mental health agency's negligence...
  • Pavlik v. Consolidation Coal Co.

    Appellant landowner received title to land in which the predecessor in title had granted an easement to appellee coal company. The easement provided for a pipeline to be used for the transportation of coal slurry. The easement contained a defeasance clause...
  • Pavan v. Smith

    The petitioners here are two married same-sex couples who conceived children through anonymous sperm donation. Leigh and Jana Jacobs were married in Iowa in 2010, and Terrah and Marisa Pavan were married in New Hampshire in 2011. Leigh and Terrah each...
  • Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco, Inc.

    Appellant company obtained a state court judgment for actual and punitive damages against appellee company, alleging that appellee tortiously induced a third party to breach a contract for sale of stock to appellant. Because it lacked resources to post...