Defendant James Ronald Higgins was originally charged solely with the crime of robbery. There was some evidence at the trial, which if believed, showed that the victim was choked and pummeled by defendant during the robbery. The trial court instructed...

Plaintiffs Bluman and Asenath Steiman were neither U.S. citizens nor lawful permanent residents; rather, they were lawfully in the United States on temporary work visas. Plaintiffs wanted to participate in the U.S. campaign process by donating money to...

After sustaining injuries from a motorcycle collision with a vehicle operated by the driver, the injured son brought an action against defendants for negligence, and the parent filed a claim for medical expenses and loss of services, companionship, and...

Plaintiff trustee, Mount Prospect State Bank, owned a parcel of land on which it established a mobile home park that housed between 70 and 77 mobile homes. Defendant, the Village of Kirkland, contracted with a refuse collection company for garbage collection...

Plaintiff, a firm of lawyers practicing in New York City, brought the present action in the court’s diversity jurisdiction to recover the fair and reasonable value of legal services rendered to defendant by Trafford, a senior partner in the plaintiff...

The child, C.E., was born to Stephanie Garcia in 1995 at the age of sixteen. At the time the child was born, petitioner Christopher Ehrhardt was dating the mother. Shortly after the child's birth, the petitioner signed a birth certificate acknowledging...

In 1927, petitioner taxpayer declared a trust of his stock trading during 1928 for the benefit of his family upon certain terms and conditions. During 1928, the petitioner carried on the trading operation and determined his compensation at $ 10,000, which...

Defendant juvenile, D.B., was accused of sexually assaulting the complainant by putting his hand down her shirt and touching her breasts and by running his hand down to her ankle as they rode a school bus. The trial court found defendant delinquent. On...

Plaintiff, Saliba-Kringlen Corporation, a general contractor on a freeway construction project, filed suit against defendant, Allen Engineering Co., an electrical subcontractor, after defendant refused to perform the work on a bid it was awarded on the...

Petitioners were Jehovah's witnesses who "sold" religious books and pamphlets as part of their door-to-door religious canvassing by accepting donations for the publications. None of the Jehovah's witnesses had a license under the city's...