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  • Church v. . Brown

    21 N.Y. 315 · New York Court of Appeals · Mar 5, 1860

    This case follows that of Brown v. … That the defendants were neither makers nor indorsers of a promissory note, but that their contract was one of guaranty, had been settled before. ( Spies v. Gilmore, 1 Comst., 321; Brown v. Curtis, 2 Comst., 225.)

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Hurley v. Brown

    98 Mass. 545 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 15, 1868

    Brown, being a married woman, was incapable of binding herself personally by a common contract. … Farwell v.

    Cited 89 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    85 Tenn. 439 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 19, 1887

    Notwithstanding, then, his affidavit in reference to this testimony, “it does not appear,” to use the language of this Court in Rexford v. … Many other facts and circumstances might be detailed which show the guilt of defendant, and which establish it independently of the testimony *446 .of Bill Brown, who describes the killing and Ben Brown’s participation in

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Ristich

    36 N.Y.2d 183 · New York Court of Appeals · Feb 25, 1975

    Church v. Walsh, 244 N. Y. 280, 287 .) … (Matter of Smart v. Francis, 43 A D 2d 623, revd. 35 N Y 2d 872; Matter of Merchant v. New York State Dept. of Mental Hygiene, 41 A D 2d 588; Matter of Reid v. Greenberg, 40 A D 2d 1078; Matter of Traber v.

    Cited 47 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Griffin

    71 Tex. 654 · Texas Supreme Court · Nov 2, 1883

    Cited 51 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Wuskoff

    118 Ind. 569 · Indiana Supreme Court · Jan 10, 1889

    Brown, defendant "William R. Fry, and one Aaron H. … In the case of Martin v. Prather, 82 Ind. 535 , this court says: “ True, the filing of a transcript after the ten years had expired would not make the judgment a lien upon real estate.”

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Russell

    32 L.R.A. 253 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 25, 1896

    of a certain class to office in preference to all other persons, whether they are or are not thought to be qualified for the office by the appointing power, or by some public officer or some impartial and disinterested board … The meaning of this article was somewhat considered in Hewitt v. Charier, 16 Pick. 353 , and it was held that St. 1818, c. 113, was not in violation of the article.

    Cited 81 timesPublished
  • Brown v. . Foster

    108 N.Y. 387 · New York Court of Appeals · Feb 28, 1888

    (Reed v. Randall, 29 N. Y. 358 ; Beck v. Sheldon, 48 id. 365 ; Dutchess Co. v. Harding, 49 id. 321.) *392 The cases cited by the learned counsel for the appellant have been examined. … (Lillywhite v. Devereux, 15 M. & W. 285.)

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • Brown v. . Turner

    70 N.C. 93 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jan 5, 1874

    A judgment in mandamus , does not decide the title, for if the plaintiff obtained judgment against Howerton, it would not estop Turner from bringing his action against the plaintiff, Brown. … *Page 95 The right sought to be tried, is not one between Brown and Howerton, but between Turner and Brown, yet the mandamus is against Howerton, a third party, who has no interest in the controversy, except to know who is

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    719 So. 2d 882 · Supreme Court of Florida · Oct 15, 1998

    Brown, 700 So.2d at 448 . In so doing, the district court declined to apply the Supreme Court's recent opinion in Old Chief v. … Brown, 700 So.2d at 448 . LAW AND ANALYSIS In Old Chief v.

    Cited 89 timesPublished
  • Spurlock v. Brown

    91 Tenn. 241 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 27, 1892

    In Hayes v. … Sparks v. White, 7 Hum., 87 . In Wheeler v.

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Darden

    121 Tex. 495 · Texas Supreme Court · May 25, 1932

    There is no necessity for any determination as to whether this statute is void under the reasoning in the opinions in cases like Newberry v. United States, 256 U. … Love v. Buckner, ante, 49 S. W. (2d) 425 .

    Cited 49 timesPublished
  • Davis v. Brown

    67 Mo. 313 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Apr 15, 1878

    The most recent cases on this subject are Eyerman v. Mt. Sinai Cemetery Association, 61 Mo. 490 ; Yeats v. Ballentine. 56 Mo. 530 . This instruction was consequently erroneous.

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Poritzky

    30 N.Y.2d 289 · New York Court of Appeals · May 3, 1972

    The Appellate Division reversed on the law holding that Arkawy’s negligence should not be imputed to Brown so as to bar Brown’s recovery in an action against the defendant and ordered a new trial. … As stated earlier, Brown sold his insurance business to Poritzky and as a condition of the sale, Poritzky was to be the exclusive insurance broker for Brown’s real estate holdings.

    Overruled on other grounds by Lusenskas v. Axelrod, 81 N.Y.2d 300 (1993)Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Kingsley

    38 Iowa 220 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Apr 22, 1874

    Way v. The Ill. Cent. R'y Co., 35 Iowa, 585 , and cases cited. ____“ mayrefuseto answer. III. … This instruction expresses the law as held by this court in' Smith v. Milburn, 17 Iowa, 30 , and Delvee v. Boardman, 20 Id., 446. 6 _„___. instruction, V.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    473 Pa. 562 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jul 8, 1977

    Appellant Melvin Douglas Brown was indicted on charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter arising out of the October 13, 1973 killing of Mary Lee Walters. … In Commonwealth v.

    Cited 67 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Marshall

    47 Mich. 576 · Michigan Supreme Court · Jan 25, 1882

    Marshall sued Brown in case to recover damages for a negligent injury. … Weaver v. Ward Hob. 134; Bizzell v. Booker 16 Ark. 308 ; Losee v. Buchanan 51 N. Y. 476 ; Morris v. Platt 32 Conn. 75 ; Gault v. Humes 20 Md. 297 ; Burton v. Davis 15 La. Ann. 448 .

    Cited 39 timesPublished
  • Board of Liquor License Commissioners v. Hollywood Productions, Inc.

    344 Md. 2 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Nov 13, 1996

    The licensee asserts that, pursuant to the *7 decision of this Court in Liquor License Board v. … Board of Pharmacy v.

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    Supreme Court of Delaware · Feb 7, 2023

    BROWN, § § No. 414, 2022 Defendant Below, § Appellant, § … Brown, 2022 WL 14781911, at *3 (Del. Super. Ct. Oct. 26, 2022) (quoting Yelardy v. State, 2022 WL 9632128, at *3 (Del. Oct. 14, 2022)).

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Mieher v. Brown

    54 Ill. 2d 539 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 4, 1973

    Brown, the driver of the truck. … (See Williams v. Brown Manufacturing Co., 45 Ill.2d 418, 432 .)

    Cited 156 timesPublished

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