Defendants appealed a judgment which held that the court had authority to issue a preliminary injunction for any civil action that related to or affected debtor's bankruptcy, that it had authority to fix venue in its district, and that it had authority to transfer...
The attorney was appointed the day before trial, and when his continuance request was denied, he refused to go to trial.
Appellees, family, sued appellants, carriers and driver, for negligence, and appellant manufacturer for design defect, over a crash.
The property owner bought a portion of his land from the farm owner. The farm owner had a business of raising and selling pigs. The property owner alleged that the odor from the pigs and the pig pens was a nuisance.
The trial court quashed an indictment charging defendants with murder, because a woman served on the grand jury, which found the bill. The appellant Commonwealth appealed from that order.
The defendant, a manager of a motion picture theater, was convicted on two counts of possessing and exhibiting an obscene film in violation of Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2905.34.
The minor was severely injured when he was struck in the head by a wheel that broke loose from a passing truck built by the vehicle manufacturer. The wheel was designed by the vehicle and the wheel manufacturer but was built by the wheel manufacturer.
The ex-wife moved with the children, making visitation much less convenient for the ex-husband. He filed a motion for a change in custody and a modification of support, and later filed a tort action for IIED.
The prisoner was convicted of violating the “Act Regulating the Hours of Employment in Underground Mines and in Smelters and Ore Reduction Works” (Act) by employing two men, one to work as a miner 10 hours each day and another to work in a mill 12 hours...
The baseball player signed a contract to play with the club, which he subsequently canceled by notification to the club. The player then signed to play with a rival club.
The Petitioner sued the respondent in an Illinois County Court for personal injuries he suffered while working on the respondent's ship. He did not request a jury trial. In anticipation of his suit, the respondent had filed a complaint for exoneration from...
The police brought a narcotics detection dog to sniff outside the defendant's apartment. Based on the dog's reaction and prior information, they obtained a warrant to search the apartment, leading to the seizure of large quantities of drugs.
The defendant appealed his conviction for second-degree murder. Cal. Penal Code § 187, which arose after the defendant, upon the victim's request, tied up the victim so that the victim could strangle himself.
The appellant insurer challenged an order that imposed monetary sanctions against it after the trial court determined that the insurer's claims adjuster and the lawyer it had provided to defend its policyholder in the underlying personal injury action had failed...
The plaintiff challenged an order that dismissed the plaintiff's complaint for failure to bring the action within a year of the date the injury was suffered. The plaintiff contested the applicability of English law to the case.
The district court dismissed the petitioner prisoner's Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against the respondent corrections officer, finding the prisoner's injuries were "de minimis."
Appellee subcontractor brought suit against appellant supplier after appellant failed to supply sliding glass doors at the price originally quoted in its bid. After a bench trial, the lower court awarded damages, attorneys' fees, and prejudgment interest.
Plaintiff brought suit against defendant newspapers under 42 U.S.C.S. § 3604(c). They sought a permanent injunction against defendants' practice of publishing advertisements that stated a preference for home buyers and apartment tenants who spoke certain...
A treaty was entered into between the United States and the Cherokee Nation in the aftermath of the Civil War. In that treaty, the Cherokee Nation promised that "never here-after shall either slavery or involuntary servitude exist in their nation".
The plaintiffs challenged a religious exercise at a local school board's meetings that included student attendees and participants.
Before the preliminary examination, the attorney met with his clients on several occasions, sometimes with and sometimes without an interpreter. The defendants pleaded guilty to an amended charge and later withdrew their pleas.
The house detective at a hotel was told that the defendant had "some stuff stashed" in a hotel room rented to the defendant's two aunts. The house detective reported the incident to the police, who entered the room without a warrant, searched it,...
The appellant professional basketball player sought a review of an order that enforced an arbitration award in favor of the appellee professional basketball team, requiring the appellant to honor his contract. The appellant argued that the arbitration award itself...
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