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  • Brown v. Cowell

    116 Mass. 461 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 5, 1875

    Jackson v. Stevens, 108 Mass. 94 . … See Dyer v. Shurtleff, 112 Mass.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Nielsen v. Brown

    232 Or. 426 · Oregon Supreme Court · Sep 26, 1962

    This is a personal injury action based on charges of gross negligence in the operation of an automobile by the defendant Beverly Elizabeth Brown. … In Wilson v.

    Overruled in part, on other grounds by State v. Foster, 296 Or. 174 (1983)Cited 33 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Ferdon

    5 Cal. 2d 226 · California Supreme Court · Jan 28, 1936

    (Block v. Hirsh, 256 U. S. 135 [41 Sup. Ct. 458, 65 L. Ed. 865 , 16 A. L. R. 165] ; Marcus Brown Holding Co. v. Feldman, 256 U. S. 170 [41 Sup. Ct. 465, 65 L. Ed. 877 ]; Edgar A. Levy Leasing Co. v. Siegel, 258 U. … Assn. v.

    Cited 59 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Corey

    134 Mass. 249 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 28, 1883

    Guild v. Guild, 2 Met. 229 . … This case is governed by Brown v. Corey, supra. Taxable costs only allowed.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Isenhart v. Brown

    1 Edw. Ch. 411 · New York Court of Chancery · Oct 9, 1832

    In Blower v. Morret, 2 Ves. … In Loocock v.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    18 Fla. 472 · Supreme Court of Florida · Jun 15, 1881

    Brown, the accused, came in and seized a fire-dog and pursued his wife with it. -The mother of deceased took away the fire-dog from Brown on the piaza. … Taylor says Brown and Willis were disputing and went out on the piaza.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    367 So. 2d 616 · Supreme Court of Florida · Feb 1, 1979

    All three of them struck Goldstone several times with their fists and with boards, and both Brown and Benyard took turns shooting at Goldstone with Benyard's gun. … Brown acknowledged on the record that he was expected to testify against Benyard. [5] Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784, 794 , 89 S.Ct. 2056 , 23 L.Ed.2d 707 (1969). [6] Ray v. State, 231 So.2d 813 (Fla. 1969).

    Cited 58 timesPublished
  • State v. Brown

    15 Kan. 400 · Supreme Court of Kansas · Jul 15, 1875

    .: The defendant, Harvey Brown, was charged with killing and murdering one William H. Phillips. *401 The charge was murder in the first degree. The defendant was tried, and found guilty of murder in the second degree. … The question of the competency of jurors, as involved in this case, differs widely from the question concerning the same subject decided in the case of The State v. Medlicott, 9 Kas. 257 .

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    153 Tex. Crim. 1 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Nov 10, 1948

    .; Watson v. State, 148 Tex. Cr. R. 589 , 189 S. W. (2d) 1020 . The intended shooting of one with a pistol is sufficient to authorize the jury to find that the shooting was actuated by malice. Lovelady v. State, 198 S.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Pearson

    8 Mo. 159 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Jul 15, 1843

    Brown. On the trial in the Circuit Court, the defendant, Felix Brown, offered to read, and did read, an extract from *160 the docket certified by the justice, to the following purpose: “The aforesaid W. G. … Brown, if it be construed a nolle prosequi, did not operate to discharge the other defendant, Felix Brown. Judgment affirmed.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    186 Tenn. 378 · Tennessee Supreme Court · May 3, 1948

    McCummings v. State, 175 Tenn. 309 , 134 S. W. (2d) 151 ; State ex rel. Grandstaff v. Gore, 182 Tenn. 94 , 184 S. W. (2d) 366 . … In Tipton v. State, 160 Tenn. 664 , 28 S.

    Cited 30 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Joiner

    77 Ga. 232 · Supreme Court of Georgia · Feb 26, 1887

    twelve months’ support to the widow set aside, upon the ground that the widow was dead when the order appointing the appraisers, and the appraisement and setting apart of the same by the appraisers, were made, and gave Brown … A motion for new trial was made in the case by Brown, the administrator of the deceased widow, which was refused by the court, and this is excepted to.

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • State v. Brown

    289 S.C. 581 · Supreme Court of South Carolina · Jul 21, 1986

    Coolidge v. New Hampshire, 403 U. S. 443 , 91 S. Ct. 2022 , 29 L. Ed. (2d) 564, reh’g denied, 404 U. S. 874 , 92 S. Ct. 26 , 30 L. Ed. (2d) 120 (1971); Texas v. Brown, 460 U. S. 730 , 103 S. Ct. 1535 , 75 L. … I, § 14. (2) Brown had a right to confront the witnesses against him. See Pointer v. Texas, 380 U. S. 400 , 85 S. Ct. 1065 , 13 L. Ed. (2d) 923 (1965). (3) Brown had a right to “put the State to its proof.”

    Cited 35 timesPublished
  • State v. Brown

    360 Mont. 278 · Montana Supreme Court · May 4, 2011

    City of Helena v. Roan, 2010 MT 29, ¶ 9, 355 Mont. 172, 226 P.3d 601(citations omitted). ¶11 We explained in State v. … State v. Lacey, 2010 MT 6, ¶ 17, 355 Mont. 31, 224 P.3d 1247; State v. Ariegwe, 2007 MT 204, ¶¶ 64-65, 338 Mont. 442, 167 P.3d 815.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Gaffney v. Brown

    150 Mass. 479 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 2, 1890

    Carleton v. Franconia Iron & Steel Co. 99 Mass. 216 . Severy v. Nickerson, 120 Mass. 306 . … Chaffee v. Boston & Lowell Railroad, 104 Mass. 108 . Wheelock v. Boston & Albany Railroad, 105 Mass. 203 .

    Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    438 S.W.2d 926 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Mar 5, 1969

    See Burns v. State, 159 Tex.Cr.R. 183 , 262 S.W.2d 406 . Malice can be inferred from the use of a deadly weapon. Rodriguez v. State, 375 S.W.2d 289 . In Brown v. … Hill v. State, 403 S.W.2d 797 ; Johnson v. State, 379 S.W.2d 329 ; Boyett v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 368 S.W.2d 769 . See 13A Texas Digest Criminal Law @^1120 (3); 5 Tex.Jur.2d 354, Sec. 209. The judgment is affirmed.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    4 Mass. 580 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 15, 1808

    At the trial, I inclined very strongly to the opinion that Brown was to be considered merely as a servant, and not as a carrier. … Was Brown, then, to be considered as a car- *514 tier, does his case come within the rule ?

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Baker v. Brown

    146 Mass. 369 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 3, 1888

    It was decided in Broadway National Bank v. … Broadway National Bank v. Adams, ubi supra, and cases there cited. See also Thackara v. Mintzer, 100 Penn. St. 151; Steib v. Whitehead, 111 Ill. 247 ; Lampert v. Haydel, 20 Mo. App. 616 ; Chambers v. Smith, 3 App.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    166 Ind. 85 · Indiana Supreme Court · Feb 14, 1906

    Endorsed on back as follows: “Henry Lamping, Ered Brown.” … Ev., 465, et seq.; People v. Haynes [1834], 11 Wend. 557 ; People v. Haynes [1835], 14 Wend. 547 ; People v. Thomas [1842], 3 Hill 169 ; People v. Williams [1842], 4 Hill 9 ; Fenton v.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Skadal v. Brown

    351 S.W.2d 684 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Nov 13, 1961

    Skadal brought suit against Melvin Francis Brown for personal injuries (Count I) and property damage (Count II). Defendant filed a counterclaim for property damage. … Under the case of Stokes v. Wabash R. Co., supra, followed in Browne v.

    Cited 52 timesPublished

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