Case law

People v. Brown

78 N.Y.2d 874 · New York Court of Appeals · Jun 4, 1991

Brown v. Sikes

188 S.C. 288 · Supreme Court of South Carolina · Sep 27, 1938

State v. Brown, 154 S. C., 55, 151 S. E., 218 . The Court will ascertain the intent of the Legislature, and “give it effect so far as possible within constitutional limitations.” Gregg Dyeing Co. v. Query, 166 S. … Winn v. Harby, 166 S. C., 99, 164 S. E., 434 . *292 The “Court must ascertain Legislature’s meaning from words used in statute and from subject-matter.”' Lytle v. Southern Ry., 171 S. C., 221, 171 S. E., 42 , 90 A. L.

Drake v. Brown

68 Pa. 223 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Mar 30, 1871

Madeira, 1 Rawle 329 ; Humphreys v. Humphreys, 1 Yeates 427 ; Hunt v. Lithgow, Id. 24; De Haas v. Bunn, 2 Barr 337. The fact, therefore, that Daniel Y. … He must yield up the possession to Brown, the purchaser at sheriff’s sale. Judgment is therefore affirmed.

Brown v. Costen

176 N.C. 63 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 18, 1918

Britt v. Canvassing Board, 172 N. C., 797 ; In re Sawyer, 124 U. S., 200 ; Hunt v. Hoffman, 125 Minn., 249 ; U. S. Voting Machine Co. v. Hobson, 132 Iowa, 38 ; Shoemaker v. City of Des Moines, 129 Iowa, 244 ; Walls v. … Brundidge, 109 Ark., 250; Fletcher v. Tuttle, 151 Ill., 41 ; City of Dallas v. Street Ry., 105 Texas, 337 ; Greene v. Mills, 69 Fed., 852 . As said by Associate Justice Phillips in City of Dallas v.

Brown v. State

87 Wash. 44 · Washington Supreme Court · Aug 20, 1915

In Reese v. Hawthorne, 10 Gratt. … See, also, Dockum v. Robinson, 26 N. H. (6 Foster) 372; Stamper v. Hooks, 22 Ga. 603 , 68 Am. Dec. 511 ; Scales v. Thornton’s Heirs, 118 Ga. 93 , 44 S. E. 857 ; Male’s Case, 49 N. J.

Brown v. Read

33 Tex. 629 · Texas Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1871

Brown, the defendant below, pleaded in abatement of tbe plaintiff’s action, alleging that at tbe time of the filing of the plaintiff’s petition he was a resident citizen of the county of Hardin, and not subject to be sued

Brown v. State

98 Fla. 871 · Supreme Court of Florida · Nov 13, 1929

The objection of the defendants to the introduction of the tools in evidence should have been sustained under authority of opinion in the case of Hartt v. State, 89 Fla. 203 , 103 So. R. 633; Gilerie v. … J., and Ellis and Brown, J. J., concur in the opinion and judgment.

Brown v. Crawford

296 Ky. 249 · Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · Nov 30, 1943

Reed v. Ford, 129 Ky. 471 , 112 S. W. 600 , 19 L. R. A., N. S. 225; Morgan v. Hightower’s Adm’r, 291 Ky. 58 , 163 S. W. (2d) 21 . … The question of admissibility of such evidence in a case like this was decided adversely to appellant’s contention in Brown v. Simpson, 293 Ky. 755 , 170 S. W. (2d) 345 .

Brown v. Bishop

105 Me. 272 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 9, 1909

Brown (ls) in presence of R. W. Brown, J. C. Bishop (ls)” *275 The specified consideration of $350 was paid within the time provided therefor. … Pease v. Gibson, 6 Maine, 81; Pierce v. Banton, 98 Maine, 553; Emerson v. Shores, 95 Maine, 237; Banton v. Shorey, 77 Maine, 48; Claflin v. Carpenter, 4 Met. 580 ; Drake v. Wells, 11 Allen, 141 ; White v.

Hawaii Electric Light Co. v. Department of Land & Natural Resources

102 Haw. 257 · Hawaii Supreme Court · Aug 25, 2003

V. DHHL argues that the recusal of one of the Board members can be likened to a temporary resignation, thus reducing the total number of Board members. In Lymer v. … Id. at 174-75 , 952 P.2d at 1237 -38 (quoting Manchin v. Browning, 170 W.Va. 779 , 296 S.E.2d 909, 920-21 (1982) (brackets omitted)).

Brown v. Hughes

94 S.C. 140 · Supreme Court of South Carolina · Mar 25, 1913

State v. Powell, 91 S. C. 5, 73 S. E. 1017 ; Matthews v. Industrial Lum. Co., 91 S. C. 568, 75 S. E. 171 . There is such testimony here. Plaintiff had the oldest mortgage over Hughes’ crop. … There is no- doubt but that the cotton delivered to Nimmons was- part of the cotton raised by Hughes on the Hopkins place and covered by the mortgage- of Brown. It was held in Bingham v. Harby, 91 S. C. 121, 74 S.

Brown v. Keller

40 Ill. 81 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1864

Brown v. Ransey

74 Ga. 210 · Supreme Court of Georgia · Jan 6, 1885

Brown, at a valuation of some $7,000. … Brown, leaving her husband surviving, passed to her children.” 1.

Brown v. Jordan

723 A.2d 799 · Supreme Court of Rhode Island · Oct 28, 1998

The plaintiff, David A Brown (Brown), has appealed from an order denying his motion to adjudge the defendant, Cathy L. Jordan (Jordan), in contempt. … Oduyingbo v. Oduyingbo, 685 A.2d 280, 280 (R.I.1996) (mem.) (citing Duke v. Duke, 510 A.2d 430 (R.I.1986)).

Brown v. State

746 N.W.2d 640 · Supreme Court of Minnesota · Jan 31, 2008

In 1988, Brown pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of Carmen Larson and the attempted first-degree murder of Michelle Raisch. Broum v. … Brown subsequently filed a postconviction petition alleging that he lacked the requisite mental capacity to enter a guilty plea; that petition was denied by the district court after an evidentiary hearing. Brown v.

Brown v. State

335 So. 2d 801 · Supreme Court of Florida · Jul 21, 1976

Brown v. Curtin

330 Mo. 1156 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Aug 5, 1932

They did not know anything about the Brown note or the alleged joint adventure with Curtin. … Manning v. Smith, 188 Mo. 167, 180 , 86 S. W. 867, 870 ; Albers Com. Co. v. Spencer, 245 Mo. 368, 375 , 150 S. W. 712, 713 ; Joplin Gas Co. v. Joplin, 182 Mo. App. 422, 432 , 167 S. W. 660, 662 .]

Harris v. Brown

11 La. 90 · Supreme Court of Louisiana · May 15, 1837

Burk v. State

848 P.2d 225 · Wyoming Supreme Court · Mar 10, 1993

State, 806 P.2d 822 (Wyo.1991); Griffin v. State, 749 P.2d 246 (Wyo.1988); Best; Frias; Cheatham v. State, 719 P.2d 612 (Wyo.1986); Daniel v. State, 644 P.2d 172 (Wyo.1982); Mayer v. … State, 618 P.2d 127 (Wyo.1980); Raigosa v. State, 562 P.2d 1009 (Wyo.1977); Dodge v. State, 562 P.2d 303 (Wyo.1977); Jarrett v. State, 500 P.2d 1027 (Wyo.1972); Conquest v.

People v. Brown

86 N.Y.2d 728 · New York Court of Appeals · Jun 29, 1995

One of the officers pursued that person, who was wearing a brown sheepskin jacket and black baseball hat, on foot and followed him into an apartment building. … Dixon, 85 NY2d, at 223-224 , supra; People v Wharton, 74 NY2d 921, 922 ; People v Gissendanner, 48 NY2d 543, 552 ).