Case law

Allen v. Brown

5 Mo. 323 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Jun 15, 1838

This was an action of assumpsit, commenced by Brown against Allen & Dougherty, in the St. Louis circuit court, to recover the value of a negro woman sold by them as auctioneers.

Brown v. People

29 Mich. 232 · Michigan Supreme Court · Apr 28, 1874

In the information against Brown the charge is, for that the defendant did “feloniously steal, take and carry away, of the personal property, goods and chattels of Henry Rode, from the possession of him, the said Henry Rode … the larceny of money would not have been good according to the general current of authority in an indictment at common law, without alleging the inability of the grand jury to give a more specific description: — Merwin v.

Mattocks v. Brown

103 Pa. 16 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Apr 23, 1883

Justice Paxsoit delivered the opinions of the court, Mattocks v. Brown. … S. 9; Eckman v. Eckman, 18 Id. 460. Judgment affirmed. Brown v. Mattocks. This writ of error was taken to the same judgment as Mattocks v. Brown just decided.

Brown v. Firestone

382 So. 2d 654 · Supreme Court of Florida · Mar 13, 1980

Hyatt BROWN, Etc., et al., Petitioners, v. George FIRESTONE, etc., et al., Respondents. No. 57959. Supreme Court of Florida. March 13, 1980. *657 Talbot D'Alemberte and Donald M. … Hyatt Brown, Herbert F. Morgan, S. Curtis Kiser, and Ralph H.

Hyre v. Brown

102 W. Va. 505 · West Virginia Supreme Court · Nov 9, 1926

Practically the same holding is in County Court v. Piedmont, 72 *510 W. Va. 296. In Krutili v. Board, 99 W. … MacDonald v. Ward, supra; Henderson v. Young, supra; Board v. City of Ft. Collins, 189 Pac. (Col.) 929; Milligan v. City of Miles et al., 153 Pac. (Mont.) 276; Colorado Springs v.

Brown v. Frachiseur

247 Ga. 463 · Supreme Court of Georgia · Apr 15, 1981

See, e.g., Tanis v. Tanis, 240 Ga. 718 ( 242 SE2d 71 ) (1978); Buford v. Buford, 234 Ga. 700 ( 217 SE2d 160 ) (1975). … See Frost v. Gasaway, 229 Ga. 354 ( 190 SE2d 902 ) (1972); Anderson v. Columbus, Ga., 152 Ga. App. 772 ( 264 SE2d 251 ) (1979); Fristoe v. Reynolds Metals Co., 615 F2d 1209 (9th Cir. 1980).

Brown v. O'Connell

36 Conn. 432 · Supreme Court of Connecticut · Feb 15, 1870

The general rule is well expressed by Judge Storrs in Plymouth v. … McInstry v. Tanner, 9 Johns., 135 . So also where a judge was appointed by vote of the legislature, void for want of a constitutional quorum. Morris v. The People, 3 Denio, 381 .

Hough v. . Brown

19 N.Y. 111 · New York Court of Appeals · Mar 5, 1859

BROWN, Esq., Buffalo: "We accept of your proposition for our entire freight from Chicago to New York and Boston. We include some nine or ten thousand hides. … You will acknowledge the acceptance of the above, and direct your communication to Andrew Brown, Monson, Mass. "ANDREW BROWN Co., "R.M. O.S. HOUGH."

Zukowsky v. Brown

79 Wash. 2d 586 · Washington Supreme Court · Sep 2, 1971

Zukowsky v. Brown, 1 Wn. App. 94 , 459 P.2d 964 (1969). We granted defendants’ petition for review which challenges' two of the conclusions of the Court of Appeals. … Ct. 406 (1959): We hold that the owner of a ship in navigable waters owes to all who are on board for purposes not inimical to his legitimate interests the duty of exercising reasonable care under the circumstances of each

Brown v. Wheeler

17 Conn. 345 · Supreme Court of Connecticut · Jul 15, 1845

The parties both claim under the frill of Thatcher Brown ; the plaintiff directly, the defendant derivatively. Brown died in 1815. … to assist him *354 in certain work upon the boards, before his title should foe complete.

People v. Brown

273 Ill. 169 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 20, 1916

Maguire v. People, 219 Ill. 16 ; McCann v. People, 226 id. 562. … There was a large number of these receipts for beer shipped to Moses Brown, M. Brown, the Moses Brown Express Company, or Moses Brown, care of Moses Brown Express Company.

State v. Brown

443 S.W.2d 805 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Jul 21, 1969

Nichols v. Ramsel, (1677) 2 Mod. 280, 86 Eng.Reprint 1072; Nelson v. Sandkamp, 227 Minn. 177 , 34 N.W.2d 640 , 5 A.L.R.2d 1136 ; Commonwealth v. Howe, 35 Pa.Super. 554 ; and Lenhart v. … The robber, identified by Rodgers, Levin and Fiehler as Kerry Brown, then reached over the counter and shot Simpkins in the neck.

Brown v. State

523 S.W.2d 238 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · May 21, 1975

Brown.” It is observed that none of these witnesses were ever asked if they had been among those who had been excused from the Rule by the court. … Banks v. State, supra; Williams v. State, 521 S.W.2d 250 (Tex.Cr.App.1975).

Brown v. State

105 Ind. 385 · Indiana Supreme Court · Mar 30, 1886

Jarrell v. State, 58 Ind. 293 ; Stout v. State, 90 Ind. 1 . The instruction is subject to criticism in other particulars. … Epps v. State, 102 Ind. 539 . On behalf of the defendant, ten instructions were presented and refused by the court.

People v. Brown

76 Cal. 573 · California Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1888

Objection was made to this question, the objection was overruled, and the defendant answered, “ No, sir; I did not.” ' Conceding that the last question was improperly allowed, under the authority of People v.

People v. Brown

45 Cal. 2d 640 · California Supreme Court · Nov 29, 1955

United States, 285 F. 1, 2 ; State v. Wills, 91 W.Va. 659 [ 114 S.E. 261, 264 , 24 A.L.R. 1398 ]; Haynes v. State, 110 Tex.Crim. 553 [ 9 S.W.2d 1043 ]; State v. Jokosh, 181 Wis. 160 [ 193 N.W. 976, 977 ]; see Taylor v. … (Johnson v. United States, supra, 333 U.S. 10, 16-17 ; United States v. Di Re, supra, 332 U.S. 581, 595 ; Lustig v. United States, 338 U.S. 74, 80 [ 69 S.Ct. 1372 , 93 L.Ed. 1819 ] ; Byars v.

Tuckerman v. . Brown

33 N.Y. 297 · New York Court of Appeals · Sep 5, 1865

In Brown, Receiver, v. Appleby (1 Sandf. S. … C., 629), it was held that a note of that description cannot be given up to the maker without consid *308 oration, even by the board of trustees of the company, and if so given up, a receiver of the company’s effects may

Davison v. Brown

93 Wis. 85 · Wisconsin Supreme Court · Apr 14, 1896

Ibid.; Nash v. Wetmore, 33 Barb. 155 ; Barnes v. Roberts, 5 Bosw. 73 ; Gurney v. Smithson, 7 Bosw. 396 ; Anderson v. Dickie, 17 Abb. Pr. 83 ; Whitney v. Karner, 44 Wis. 566 . … Dillon v. Linder, 36 Wis. 344 ; Farrell v. Drees, 41 Wis. 186 ; Rood v. C., M. & St. P. R. Co. 43 Wis. 146 ; Freiberg v. Singer, 90 Wis. 608 ; Ex parte McCardle, 7 Wall. 506 .

Brown v. State

216 Ind. 106 · Indiana Supreme Court · Nov 6, 1939

The First National Bank of Cambridge City et al. v. Colter (1878), 61 Ind. 153, 159 ; Greer v. State (1929), 201 Ind. 386 , *109 388, 168 N. E. 581 ; Eva v. State (1932), 203 Ind. 340, 344 , 180 N. … Co. v. Maurer (1903), 160 Ind. 25, 30 , 66 N. E. 156 .

Brown v. Clark

80 Conn. 419 · Supreme Court of Connecticut · Mar 5, 1908

Haussman v. Burnham, 59 Conn. 117, 133 , 22 Atl. 1065 ; Belden v. Sedgwick, 68 Conn. 560, 564 , 37 Atl. 417 . … Fuller v. Metropolitan L. I. Co., 68 Conn. 55, 65 , 35 Atl. 766 . The report of commissioners upon an intestate insolvent estate is not such a final judgment. Bailey v.