The partnership consisted of (1) New York citizens and (2) U.S. citizens residing in France. Defendants were citizens of Delaware, New Zealand, and Australia. A question on jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship was raised.

A worker building a driveway for a landowner found gold coins buried in the earth. He initially shared the coins with his employer, eventually using his half to secure a loan from the employer. The employer eventually relinquished the coins to the landowner...

Defendant was convicted of attempt to commit murder. Defendant appealed his case and argued that it was impossible for him to have committed the act of murder because the gun was unloaded and, therefore, he was precluded from being convicted of the offense...

Lusardi v. Xerox Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit June 19, 1992, Argued ; September 16, 1992, Filed Nos. 91-5846, 91-5890 Opinion  [*966]  OPINION OF THE COURT POLLAK, District Judge. This appeal presents the question whether...

Kuduk v. BNSF Ry. Co. United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit June 12, 2014, Submitted; October 7, 2014, Filed No. 13-3326 Opinion  [*787]  LOKEN, Circuit Judge. ] The Federal Rail Safety Act ("FRSA") prohibits rail carriers from...

EASTWOOD PARK AMUSEMENT CO. v. MAYOR OF EAST DETROIT Supreme Court of Michigan Submitted April 13, 1949. Calendar No. 44,389. ; Decided May 18, 1949. Docket No. 83 Opinion  [*63]   [**78]  BUTZEL, J. Since 1927, Eastwood Park Amusement Company, a Michigan...

Coal River Mt. Watch v. United States DOI United States District Court for the District of Columbia November 25, 2015, Decided Civil Action No. 13-cv-1606 (KBJ) Opinion  [*18]  MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Coal River Mountain Watch ("Coal...

In two separate cases, the government charged defendant Joseph Anderson Evans, Sr., with being an alien in the United States after deportation, as well as misrepresenting his identity and citizenship to fraudulently obtain supplemental social security...

The original landowner transferred to third parties a 6.5 percent royalty of all oil and gas produced from the 160 acres. The property was then conveyed to new owners. Via two mineral deeds, the successor landowners conveyed a 40/320th interest in the...

Appellee mother filed a child in need of care petition in the Shawnee District Court (Kansas) to establish that appellant sperm donor had no parental rights under Kansas law. The donor sued for determination of his paternity, arguing that the requirement...