Case law

Opinions from 1658 to today.

10,000+ results

5.45s

  • Brown v. Wood

    19 Mo. 475 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Mar 15, 1854

    Brown sued Wood for labor and materials, before a justice of the peace in attachment. The suit was .commenced on the 2d December, 1852, and the account was dated 11th September, 1852.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Sims

    22 Ind. App. 317 · Indiana Court of Appeals · May 10, 1899

    Kahl v. Love, 37 N. J. L. 5. In Zweigardt v. Birdseye, 57 Mo. … In Day v.

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Brown v. . Turner

    70 N.C. 93 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Jan 5, 1874

    A judgment in mandamus , does not decide the title, for if the plaintiff obtained judgment against Howerton, it would not estop Turner from bringing his action against the plaintiff, Brown. … *Page 95 The right sought to be tried, is not one between Brown and Howerton, but between Turner and Brown, yet the mandamus is against Howerton, a third party, who has no interest in the controversy, except to know who is

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • State v. Barnes

    58 Haw. 333 · Hawaii Supreme Court · Sep 13, 1977

    Here, there was absolutely no justification for the seizure and search of the brown paper bag following the initial stop. … Compare, State v. Goudy, supra. The record shows that in no way could the arresting officer have known of the marijuana in the brown paper bag without first seizing it and examining its contents.

    Cited 64 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    88 So. 3d 726 · Mississippi Supreme Court · Mar 22, 2012

    The following statement of facts is taken from this Court’s opinion in Brown v. … Strickland v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Brown v. . Foster

    108 N.Y. 387 · New York Court of Appeals · Feb 28, 1888

    (Reed v. Randall, 29 N. Y. 358 ; Beck v. Sheldon, 48 id. 365 ; Dutchess Co. v. Harding, 49 id. 321.) *392 The cases cited by the learned counsel for the appellant have been examined. … (Lillywhite v. Devereux, 15 M. & W. 285.)

    Cited 56 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    1 Morr. St. Cas. 974 · Mississippi Supreme Court · Jul 1, 1872

    The obligation thus created is regarded by the law as equal to that imposed by a positive oath *982 in a court of justice. 1 Bex v. Woodcock, 2 Leach Cr. Cases, 567. … was a dispute arose between them, standing face to face, some eight or nine feet apart; after some conversation, Brown gave to Tatum the damned lie repeatedly; the said Brown then said, he intended shooting of him ; after

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    100 Cal. Rptr. 2d 211 · California Court of Appeal · Sep 25, 2000

    Introduction Defendant, Linda Catherine Brown, appeals from her conviction for attempted voluntary manslaughter. (Pen. Code, 1 §§ 664, 192, subd. (a).) … (People v.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Franklin v. . Brown

    118 N.Y. 110 · New York Court of Appeals · Dec 20, 1889

    (Witty v. Matthews, 52 N. Y. 512 ; Jaffe v. Harteau, 56 N. Y. 398 ; Edwands v. N. Y. & H. R. R. Co. 98 N. Y. 245 ; Cleves v. Willoughby, 7 Hill, 83 ; Mumford v. Brown, 6 Cow. 475 ; Westlake v. … (Edwards v. N. Y. & H. R. R. Co. 98 N. Y. 248 ; Howard v. Doolittle, 3 Duer, 475 ; Carson v. Godley, 26 Penn. St. 117; Dutton v. Gerrish, 9 Cush. 89 ; Chadwick v. Woodward, 13 Abb. [N. C.] 441; Coulson v.

    Questioned by Stein v. Rice, 23 Misc. 348 (1898)Cited 52 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    478 S.W.2d 550 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Mar 1, 1972

    BROWN: Yes, sir.” “THE COURT: You are not doing this [pleading guilty] because anyone promised you anything? “MR. BROWN: No, sir.” … Trautschold v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 466 S.W.2d 586 ; Martin v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 452 S.W.2d 481 , and the cases cited therein. Article 42.12, Sec. 4, Vernon’s Ann.

    Cited 66 timesPublished
  • Davis v. Brown

    67 Mo. 313 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Apr 15, 1878

    The most recent cases on this subject are Eyerman v. Mt. Sinai Cemetery Association, 61 Mo. 490 ; Yeats v. Ballentine. 56 Mo. 530 . This instruction was consequently erroneous.

    Cited 29 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Kingsley

    38 Iowa 220 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Apr 22, 1874

    Way v. The Ill. Cent. R'y Co., 35 Iowa, 585 , and cases cited. ____“ mayrefuseto answer. III. … This instruction expresses the law as held by this court in' Smith v. Milburn, 17 Iowa, 30 , and Delvee v. Boardman, 20 Id., 446. 6 _„___. instruction, V.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    473 Pa. 562 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Jul 8, 1977

    Appellant Melvin Douglas Brown was indicted on charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter arising out of the October 13, 1973 killing of Mary Lee Walters. … In Commonwealth v.

    Cited 67 timesPublished
  • Morris v. . Brown

    111 N.Y. 318 · New York Court of Appeals · Nov 27, 1888

    (M'Kenzie v. … In Gillshannon v.

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Dobbins v. . Brown

    119 N.Y. 188 · New York Court of Appeals · Jan 28, 1890

    (Corcoran v. Holbrook, 59 N. Y. 517 ; Pantzar v. Tilly Foster Iron Mining *193 Go., 99 id. 368.) … (Curtis v. R. & S. R. R. Co., 18 N. Y. 534 .)

    Cited 57 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Rosenbaum

    287 N.Y. 510 · New York Court of Appeals · Mar 5, 1942

    (See Broderick v. Aaron [Kornberg], 268 N. Y. 260 ; State ex rel. Squire v. Harris, 59 Ohio App. 165 ; affd., 135 Ohio St. 449 ; Willing v. Jensen, 17 Fed. Supp. 596; Willing v. Pennsylvania Co., 21 Fed. Supp. 233.) … (Broderick v. Aaron [Rice], 264 N.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • Ellis v. Brown

    6 Barb. 282 · New York Supreme Court · May 1, 1849

    The indorsement of Brown was inoperative, as such, until Newell, Daniels &• Co. had indorsed their names upon it. In the language of Chief Justice Spencer, in Herrick v. … (Manrow v. Durham, 3 Hill, 584 . Luqueer v. Prosser, 1 Id. 256 ; S.. C. in error, 4 Id. 420. Miller v. Gaston, 2 Id. 188. Hunt v. Brown, 5 Id. 145. Hough v. Gray, 19 Wend. 202. Ketchell v. Burns, 24 Id. 456. 26 Id. 430.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    67 N.Y.2d 555 · New York Court of Appeals · Jul 1, 1986

    41, 68 , cert denied — US —, 105 S Ct 1226 ; compare, People v Geaslen, 54 NY2d 510 ). … The weight to be accorded such testimony lies within the province of the trier of fact (People v Thomas, 53 NY2d 983 ).

    Cited 110 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    72 Miss. 997 · Mississippi Supreme Court · Mar 15, 1895

    In State v. … See the note to Smith v. State, 80 Am.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Hughes v. Brown

    8 L.R.A. 480 · Tennessee Supreme Court · Feb 27, 1890

    Virginia Brown and her chil *581 dren, remainder, at death of Mrs. Brown, to her children then living and the representatives of such as are dead. … Elmendorf v. Taylor, 10 Wheat., 168 ; Smith v. Clay, 3 Brown, C. C., 640; Hovenden v. Annesley, 2 Sch. & Lef., 632; Porter's Lessee v. Cocke, Peck, 43; Shelby’s Heirs v. Shelby, Cooke, 184 ; Armstrong v.

    Cited 38 timesPublished

Ask Donna

Ask Donna

A word about cookies

We need a few to keep you signed in and the library working. The rest help us see which pages people use and where they get stuck. They stay off unless you say yes.