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  • Wright v. Brown

    167 Conn. 464 · Supreme Court of Connecticut · Jan 14, 1975

    Wright, against the defendants, William Brown, the town of Plainville and Gail Litke, its dog warden. The dog warden and the town of Plainville demurred to the last four counts *466 of the five-count complaint. … Kellems v. Brown, 163 Conn. 478, 515 , 313 A.2d 53 ; United Aircraft Corporation v. Fusari, 163 Conn. 401, 410 , 311 A.2d 65 .

    Cited 124 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Johnson

    45 Cal. 76 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1872

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Williams v. Brown

    14 Ill. 200 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1852

    The bill avers that the complainant advanced to the defendant Brown fifty dollars, with which to purchase the premises in question for him, and that Brown undertook the trust. … Such were the cases of Boyd v. McLean, 1 Johns. C. R. 582; and Coats v. Wood-worth, 13 Illinois, 654.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    40 Fla. 459 · Supreme Court of Florida · Jun 15, 1898

    Brown had been on one of his sprees, and was drunk the night before?” … Coker and Scheiffer v. Hayes, 16 Fla. 368 ; Burroughs v. State, 17 Fla. 643 ; Ortiz v. State, 30 Fla. 256 , text 271, 11 South. Rep. 611 ; Brown v. Burrus, 8 Mo. 26 ; Freleigh v. State, Ibid, 606.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    2020 IL 125203 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 19, 2020

    People v. Artis, 232 Ill. 2d 156, 164 (2009). … People v. McKown, 236 Ill. 2d 278, 310 (2010).

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    358 So. 2d 16 · Supreme Court of Florida · Apr 5, 1978

    358 So.2d 16 (1978) Mark BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 50559. Supreme Court of Florida. April 5, 1978. Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, Robert H. Grizzard, II, Chief Asst. … See State v. Saunders, 339 So.2d 641 (Fla. 1976). In Chaplinsky v.

    Cited 43 timesPublished
  • Blackwood v. Brown

    32 Mich. 104 · Michigan Supreme Court · Jun 8, 1875

    In Hovey v. … To do so would be but usurping the proper province of the jury.— Perrott v. Shearer, 17 Mich., 48 ; Abell v. Munson, 18 *108 Mich., 310; Watkins v. Wallace, 19 Mich., 76 ; Knowles v. The People, 15 Mich., 412 .

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • State v. Brown

    247 Mo. 715 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Feb 19, 1913

    [State v. Taylor, 134 Mo. l. c. 155.] … [Brown v. People, 17 Mich. l. c. 435.]

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Carey v. Brown

    58 Cal. 180 · California Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1881

    (Newcomb v. Horton, 18 Wisc. 566.) … (Bonds v. Hickman, 29 Cal. 460 .)

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Davis v. Brown

    46 W. Va. 716 · West Virginia Supreme Court · Nov 11, 1899

    Banking Co, v. Board of Comers of Finney Co. (C. … Howland v. Board, 109 Cal. 152 , ( 41 Pac. 864 ). In Gillespie v.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • State v. Brown

    16 Conn. 54 · Supreme Court of Connecticut · Jul 15, 1843

    The King v. Bear, 2 Salk. 646. The King v. Davis, 1 Show. 336. The King v. Bowden, 1 Levinz, 9. Hannibal v. Spaulding, 1 Root, 86 . … Calcraft v. Gibbs, 5 Term Rep. 19. The King v. Francis, 2 Term Rep. 484. Lord Selsea v. Powell, 6 Taun. 297.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Wilson v. Brown

    269 Pa. 225 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 31, 1920

    Railroad, 195 Pa. 91 ; Glenn v. Kittanning Brewing Co., 259 Pa. 510 ; Passmore v. Allentown & Reading Traction Co., 267 Pa. 356 ; Kelly v. Thomas, 234 Pa. 419 . … It is admitted that if this complainant went before the board of directors, they would refuse to act.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Pfeiffer v. Brown

    165 Pa. 267 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jan 7, 1895

    Coal Co. v. … But this, as was shown in Collins v. Chartiers Valley Gas Co., 131 Pa. 143 , does not go beyond proper use and unavoidable damage.

    Cited 36 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Bowman

    119 Ga. 153 · Supreme Court of Georgia · Dec 10, 1903

    Sivell v. Hogan, post, and cit. Counsel for defendant in error cite Peacock v. Deweese, 73 Ga. 570 ; Grizzle v. Gaddis, 75 Ga. 350 ; Lindsay v. Warnock, 93 Ga. 619 ; Morrow v. … Justice Cobb in Perry v. Paschal, 103 Ga. 139 . The facts in Lindsay v.

    Cited 50 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Girard

    4 Yeates 115 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 15, 1804

    *This was objected to, on the authority of Wright v. Bernard, Park 436, that a return of survey is no evidence ^ 11 to prove the vessel not to have been seaworthy, but merely to shew a condemnation thereon.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Fraley

    222 Md. 480 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Jun 29, 1960

    The following cases support this statement of the law: Tichnor Bros. v. Evans, 92 Vt. 278, 102 A. 1031 ; Mark v. Stuart-Howland Co., 226 Mass. 35 , 115 N. E. 42 ; Springfield Seed Co. v. Walt, 94 Mo. App. 76 , 67 S. … Slice v. Carozza, 215 Md. 357 , 137 A. 2d 687 . The contract of sale and the bill of sale together constituted one agreement and should be construed together. Ahern v. White, 39 Md. 409 ; Ray v.

    Cited 59 timesPublished
  • Brown v. West

    70 Ga. 201 · Supreme Court of Georgia · Apr 17, 1883

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Mitchell

    87 Tex. 140 · Texas Supreme Court · Jun 7, 1894

    BROWN, Associate Justice. The following questions are certified in this case: “ 1. … Brown v. Mitchell, 75 Texas, 15 . If the evidence showed that the witnesses were cognizant of the facts upon which the opinions were based, the evidence was admissible. Delivered June 7, 1894.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Anderson

    90 Ind. 93 · Indiana Supreme Court · May 15, 1883

    Brownfield v. Weicht, 9 Ind. 394 ; Ragan v. Haynes, 10 Ind. 348 ; Godfrey v. Godfrey, 17 Ind. 6 ; Houk v. Barthold, 73 Ind. 21 ; Wilcox v. Moudy, 82 Ind.219. … Eggleston v. Castle, 42 Ind. 531 ; Kirkland v. State, 43 Ind. 146 (13 Am. R. 386); Brooks v. Allen, 62 Ind. 401 .

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • Snowden v. Brown

    60 Fla. 212 · Supreme Court of Florida · Jun 15, 1910

    Harper v. Galloway, 58 Fla., 255 , 51 South. Rep., 226 , 26 L. R. A. (N. S.) 794. At the same session that chapter 5973 was passed but at a subsequent day chapter 5920 was enacted as follows: “Chapter 5920.

    Cited 26 timesPublished

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