Case law

Brown v. Loftin

154 Fla. 621 · Supreme Court of Florida · Jun 20, 1944

.: This is a railway accident case in which Miss Nancy Virginia Brown lost her life. … The trial court Held that the declaration failed to state a cause of action and bottomed his conclusions on cases viz: Kimball v. Atlantic Coast Line Ry. Co. 132 Fla. 235 , 181 So. 533 ; Cline v.

Commonwealth v. Brown

170 A.3d 1052 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Sep 19, 2017

State v. Brown

9 A.3d 1232 · Supreme Court of Rhode Island · Dec 14, 2010

Brown, 549 A.2d 1373, 1377 (R.I.1988). A “taking” occurs “[w]hen a defendant takes possession of another’s property.” State v. Holley, 604 A.2d 772, 774 (R.I.1992). … State v. Brown, 619 A.2d 828, 831 (R.I.1993). We previously have held that even prejudicial remarks do not necessarily require the granting of a motion to pass. State v. Gautier, 950 A.2d 400, 417 (R.I.2008).

Brown v. Clarke

211 Ga. 61 · Supreme Court of Georgia · Sep 13, 1954

Brown v. Dennis

136 Ga. 300 · Supreme Court of Georgia · May 11, 1911

Brown v. Dennis, 133 Ga. 791 ( 66 S. E. 1080 ). … The petition, which contained allegations in substance as disclosed in the former decision of the case, was not open to general demurrer; nor, under the ruling in the case of Nally v. Nally, 74 Ga. 669 (58 Am.

Campbell v. Brown

86 N.C. 376 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 15, 1882

Brown, because of his having departed from the state before the bond sued on had matured, and his being continuously absent since. The proviso, contained in Rev. … In Lane v. Richardson, 79 N.

Brown v. Beckwith

58 W. Va. 140 · West Virginia Supreme Court · Oct 24, 1905

Burt v. Allen, 48 W. … The language in Burt v.

State v. Brown

239 Mont. 453 · Montana Supreme Court · Oct 24, 1989

On March 7, 1988, Kathy Brown, the wife of defendant Warren Brown, had asked the defendant to watch their two children---Amber, age 3, and Crystal, age I--- for the day. … State v. Tracy (Mont. 1988), 761 P.2d 398, 400, 45 St.Rep. 1705, 1707; State v. Cox (Mont. 1987), 733 P.2d 1307, 1309, 44 St.Rep. 496, 498.

Brown v. Hardcastle

63 Md. 484 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · May 15, 1885

Brown, compound interest has been allowed, to that extent, as against Lapham, a subsequent mortgagee, without either actual or constructive notice of such settlement and allowance, Brown’s claim should be abated. … But if the property shall sell for enough to pay Brown and Lapham both, with the compound interest included, then Brown will not be abated; and he will only be abated on account thereof to such extent as such computation

Brown v. Hilleary

133 Or. 26 · Oregon Supreme Court · Mar 6, 1930

We are not unmindful of the decision in Sappingfield v. … In Daniel v. Tolon, 53 Okla. 666 ( 157 P. 756 , 4 A. L.

Wright v. . Brown

116 N.C. 26 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Feb 5, 1895

It has been held, as far back as McDonald v. McDonald, 5 Jones Eq., 211 , followed by the cases of Masten v. Marlow, 65 N. C., 695 , Bodenhamer v. Welch, 89 N. … The second taker is fixed by the will, which makes this ease stronger for the defendant Brown than that case was for the defendant Hackett. Tbe case of Starnes v. Hill, 112 N.

State v. Brown

212 Ariz. 225 · Arizona Supreme Court · Mar 16, 2006

State v. Brown (McMullen) (“McMullen I”), 205 Ariz. 325, 326 ¶ 2, 70 P.3d 454, 455 (App. 2003). The court of appeals held that the “statutory maximum” for purposes of Apprendi and Blakely v. … State v. Brown (McMullen) (“McMullen III”), 210 Ariz. 534, 536 ¶ 1, 115 P.3d 128, 130 (App. 2005).

People v. Brown

312 Ill. 63 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 14, 1924

Justice Dunn delivered the opinion of the court: At the March term, 1922, of the circuit court of Hardin county the grand jury returned an indictment against William Brown, charging that he “feloniously, willfully and maliciously … Klawanski v. People, 218 Ill. 481 .

McGuire v. Brown

106 Cal. 660 · California Supreme Court · Apr 2, 1895

(Sturr v. Beck, 133 U. S. 547 -49, citing Chotard v. Pope, 12 Wheat. 588 ; Hastings etc. R. R. Co. v. Whitney, 132 U. S. 357 .) … Brown’s claims as a homestead settler were subordinate to those interests and his land was subject to a servitude for the support of the same. (De Necochea v. Curtis, 80 Cal. 397 ; Wells v. Mantes, 99 Cal. 583 .)

Brown v. Driggers

60 Ga. 114 · Supreme Court of Georgia · Jan 15, 1878

Driggers and children, to set aside a deed made by Mark Driggers and wife to Brown, for a tract of land alleged to be the homestead of the family. … The jury, under charge of the court, found for complainants ; a decree was entered accordingly, and Brown moved for a new trial. The motion was overruled and he excepted. The case turns on a single point.

Brown v. Crockett

8 La. Ann. 30 · Supreme Court of Louisiana · Jan 15, 1853

In Burbeehaux v. … See DeKerlegand v. Robins, 1 Annual, 227. Parker v. Moore, 2 Annual, 1017. Judgment affirmed with costs.

Brown v. Commonwealth

98 Va. 366 · Supreme Court of Virginia · Jun 21, 1900

Brown is a merchant in the county of Branklin, and has -the license required by law for the privilege of doing business as a merchant in that county. … Supervisors v. Tallent, 96 Va. 723 .

Litson v. Brown

26 Ind. 489 · Indiana Supreme Court · May 15, 1866

Brown, the appellee, sued Litson, the appellant, for board, clothing, washing and care furnished by him to Ann Litson, the wife of the appellant, from the 1st of November, 1864, to the 16th of October, 1865. … See Chitty on Con., p. 171, et seq.; 1 Parsons on Con., title “Married Women,” § 3, p. 345; Liddlow v. Willmot, 2 Stark. R. 86; Dixon v. Hurrell, 8 Car. & P. 717. Walker and Matthews, for appellant.

Orr v. Brown

5 Ga. 400 · Supreme Court of Georgia · Aug 15, 1848

The only charge which implicates Brown, the purchaser at sheriff’s sale, is that he “ threw doubts upon the title of the defendant in execution.” What did he do at the sale? … There is no issuable fact, charged by the complainant, in relation to the conduct of Brown at the sale.

Brown v. Mailhot

89 N.H. 240 · Supreme Court of New Hampshire · Jan 4, 1938

Fraser v. Railway, 84 N. H. 107; Niemi v. Railroad, 87 N. H. 1. … Dando v. Brobst, 318 Pa. St. 325. As in Fraser v. Railway, supra, the plaintiff “gave an impossible account of his conduct. ...