Case law

Brown v. Commonwealth

275 S.W.2d 928 · Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · Feb 25, 1955

Newton v. Commonwealth, 222 Ky. 817 , 2 S.W.2d 661 ; Pennington v. Commonwealth, Ky., 262 S.W.2d 689 . … Marcum v. Commonwealth, 305 Ky. 92 , 202 S.W.2d 1012 ; Thorpe v. Commonwealth, 301 Ky. 541 , 191 S.W.2d 572 ; Combs v. Commonwealth, 292 Ky. 1 , 165 S.W.2d 832 .

Brown v. Burke

22 Ga. 574 · Supreme Court of Georgia · Jun 15, 1857

State v. Brown

249 Kan. 698 · Supreme Court of Kansas · Dec 6, 1991

State v. … In support of his argument, Brown cites to State v. Lewis, 238 Kan. 94 , 708 P.2d 196 (1985). Brown contends that he suffered the same type of prejudice the Lewis defendant suffered.

Fishback v. Brown

16 Ill. 74 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1854

Fishback sued Brown upon an account for twenty-nine dollars and nine cents, which Brown admitted to be correct, but claimed as a set-off the amount of a fifty dollar counterfeit bill which he had received of Fishback, and … English, the plaintiff’s clerk, went to Brown and gave him the fifty dollar bill, and got a package of money in exchange, with directions from Brown to have Gibson count it.

Brown v. Cleveland

106 Haw. 101 · Hawaii Supreme Court · Dec 20, 2004

Commonwealth v. Brown

198 A.3d 1052 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Dec 5, 2018

Downing v. Brown

40 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 194 · Texas Supreme Court · Dec 13, 1996

City of Lancaster v. Chambers, 883 S.W.2d 650, 654 (Tex.1994). Ministerial actions require obedience to orders or the performance of a duty to which the actor has no choice. Chambers, 883 S.W.2d at 654 . … Educ.Code § 37.002; see also Burton v. Kirby, 775 S.W.2d 834, 836 (Tex.App.—Austin 1989, no writ). The court of appeals’ analysis of whether Herrera’s actions required discretion or judgment was too narrow.

Ford v. Brown

120 Cal. 551 · California Supreme Court · Apr 8, 1898

TJmhsen &' Co. were *552 employed by defendant, Margaret Brown, to sell certain real estate belonging to her. … Brown, defendant, gave the following writing to the brokers: “San Francisco, March, 10, 1891. I hereby ratify sale of my lot this day made by G-. H. Umbsen & Co., for the sum of $14,800 net to me.”

Brown v. Renshaw

57 Md. 67 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Jun 30, 1881

Brown v. Hook

810 S.E.2d 236 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Mar 19, 2018

People v. Brown

501 Mich. 1063 · Michigan Supreme Court · May 1, 2018

Jackson v. Brown

102 Ga. 87 · Supreme Court of Georgia · Jul 28, 1897

Brown by said R. B. Jackson to secure his certain promissory note for $112.50, dated May 3, 1895, and to become due January 1, 1896, with interest, said note being payable to the order of said R. W. … Brown, upon payment of said note, according to the tenor and effect thereof; said property being,” etc. (describing it).

Carey v. Brown

62 Cal. 373 · California Supreme Court · Dec 14, 1882

Brown having made default in the payment of the principal and interest of said note, and the holder of the same having made application to the parties of the first part, requiring them (the trustees) to sell the whole of

Brown v. People

124 Colo. 412 · Supreme Court of Colorado · Oct 29, 1951

Plaintiff in error will herein be designated as defendant or Brown. … Our further comments will be confined to the case of Brown.

Brown v. Roland

92 Tex. 54 · Texas Supreme Court · May 16, 1898

Hutchins v. Masterson, supra. … Latham v. Blakely, 70 N. C., 368 ; Bond v. Coke, 71 N. C., 97 ; Madigan v. McCarthy, 108 Mass., 376 ; Pierce v. George, 108 Mass., 78 ; Burnside v. Twitchell, 43 N. H., 390.

State v. Brown

319 So. 2d 409 · Supreme Court of Louisiana · Oct 1, 1975

319 So.2d 409 (1975) STATE of Louisiana v. Richard Lee BROWN. No. 56363. Supreme Court of Louisiana. October 1, 1975. *411 C. Alvin Tyler, C. Alvin Tyler & Associates, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant. William J. … See State v. Kaufman, 304 So.2d 300 (1974).

Brown v. Hardin

31 Idaho 112 · Idaho Supreme Court · Dec 11, 1917

Brown, an officer of said bank, agreed for the bank that such sale was to be with the approval of the bank, and that the bank accepted the proceeds of such sale in full settlement of the defendant’s notes and would render … (Holt v. Spokane & Palouse Ry. Co., 3 Ida. 203 , 35 Pac. 39 .) The judgment is reversed and a new trial is ordered. Costs are awarded to appellant. Budge, C. J., and Morgan, J., concur.

Commonwealth v. Brown

188 A.3d 1117 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jul 2, 2018

Shaw v. Brown

13 Iowa 508 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 28, 1862

was bound to convey the amount so sold, provided it did not exceed pro rata the sum paid; and if Brown failed, after notice and demand, to do so in a reasonable time, Shaw would be absolved from further performance of the … See the case of McCraney, Exr., v. Griffin et al. Again, much emphasis is laid upon the refusal of the court to give to the jury the fourteenth and sixteenth instructions asked by the defense.

State v. . Brown

218 N.C. 415 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Nov 7, 1940

S. v. Utley, supra; S. v. Blackwelder, 182 N. C., 899 .” S. v. Coal Co., 210 N. C., 742 (746). Defendant admitted that be shot bis wife, Bertha Brown, three times, either of which wounds could produce death. … S. v. Burney, 215 N. C., 598 (614). In S. v. Steele, 190 N.