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  • Brown v. Weldon

    27 Mo. App. 251 · Missouri Court of Appeals · Feb 19, 1887

    South Boston Iron Co. v. Brown, 63 Me. 159 ; see, also, 1 Daniel on Negotiable Instruments, sect. 176, and notes. … Declarations made by Christ, subsequent to the sale, as to what Virgin and Brown would do in the premises, were clearly inadmissible, because Christ was not then the agent of the said firm. Scovill v.

    Cited 34 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Commonwealth

    212 Va. 515 · Supreme Court of Virginia · Nov 29, 1971

    Sherman Brown, th'e defendant, was convicted of first degree murder by a jury which fixed his punishment at death. He appeals from the conviction order which sentenced him in accordance with this verdict. … Bloodgood v. Commonwealth, 212 Va. 253, 183 S.E.2d 737 (1971).

    Vacated on other grounds by Evans v. Commonwealth, 215 Va. 609 (1975)Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Smith v. Brown

    296 F. Supp. 3d 648 · District Court, S.D. Illinois · Oct 27, 2017

    McHugh v. … In Sims v.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    58 Ga. 212 · Supreme Court of Georgia · Jan 15, 1877

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Commonwealth v. Brown

    550 Pa. 580 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Feb 17, 1998

    See Commonwealth v. … Commonwealth v.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Gabrilson v. Flynn

    554 N.W.2d 267 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Sep 18, 1996

    Hawk Eye v. … V.

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Palmer v. Brown

    242 Kan. 893 · Supreme Court of Kansas · Mar 25, 1988

    rather than state tort law. *898 In Kistler v. … Super. 153 , 443 A.2d 728 (1982) (pharmacist reported to State Board of Pharmacy employer’s plan to violate state pharmacy rules); Garibaldi v.

    Cited 161 timesPublished
  • Heintz v. Brown

    80 N.Y.2d 998 · New York Court of Appeals · Nov 19, 1992

    In this regard, the court’s scope of review is limited to an assessment of whether there is a rational basis for the administrative determination without disturbing underlying factual determinations (Matter of Pell v Board

    Cited 31 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    307 A.D.2d 759 · Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · Jul 3, 2003

    properly before us inasmuch as there is no notice of appeal from the original judgment in the record before us, nor is there otherwise any indication in the record that an appeal from that judgment was perfected (see People v … Reddy, 227 AD2d 961 [1996], lv denied 88 NY2d 1024 [1996]; People v Dabbs, 178 AD2d 848 [1991], lv denied 79 NY2d 946 [1992]).

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Yari v. Commissioner

    143 T.C. 157 · United States Tax Court · Sep 15, 2014

    See Callahan v. … We interpret statutes ‘‘ ‘in their context and with a view to their place in the overall statutory scheme.’ ’’ FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 529 U.S. 120, 133 (2000) (quoting Davis v. Mich.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Trent

    36 Okla. 239 · Supreme Court of Oklahoma · Nov 26, 1912

    Brown as guardian of Annie Borrowman and Catherine Brown. The petition further alleged that R. O. Trent is the nephew of the plaintiff Nannie E. Brown, .and that Roy D. Palmer is the nephew by marriage of Nannie E. … Brown; that Nannie E.

    Cited 65 timesPublished
  • State v. Brown

    155 N.H. 590 · Supreme Court of New Hampshire · Jun 22, 2007

    On December 21, 2005, the State charged Brown with a class A misdemeanor for giving false information to secure a firearm in violation of RSA 159:11. Brown attempted to plead guilty to the State’s charge. … See State v. Boulais, 150 N.H. 216, 218 (2003). When construing a statute, we first examine its language, ascribing the plain and ordinary meaning to the words used by the legislature. Id.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Harts v. Brown

    77 Ill. 226 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1875

    Cited 38 timesPublished
  • Justus v. Brown

    42 Ohio St. 2d 53 · Ohio Supreme Court · Apr 9, 1975

    In connection with these two sections, it was fittingly pointed out by Justice Stern as obiter dictum in his opinion for a unanimous court in the case of DeLong v. … Brown and P. Brown, JJ., concur. R. C. 3319.07 reads: “The board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district shall employ the teachers of the public schools of their respective districts.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Allen v. Brown

    5 Mo. 323 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Jun 15, 1838

    This was an action of assumpsit, commenced by Brown against Allen & Dougherty, in the St. Louis circuit court, to recover the value of a negro woman sold by them as auctioneers.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • State v. Brown

    2026 Ohio 1807 · Ohio Court of Appeals · May 18, 2026

    [Cite as State v. Brown, 2026-Ohio-1807.] … See State v. Addicott, 2025-Ohio-1785, ¶ 42 (11th Dist.), citing State v. Ricks at 2013- Ohio-3712, ¶ 20, citing State v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Spencer v. . Brown

    214 N.C. 114 · Supreme Court of North Carolina · Sep 21, 1938

    Williams v. Coach Co., 197 N. C., 12 , 147 S. E., 435 , and cases cited. … Williams v. Coach Co., supra; Comr. of Banks v. Mills, 202 N. C., 509 , 163 S. E., 598 ; S. v. Bryant, 213 N. C., 752 , 197 S. E., 530 .

    Cited 39 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Gaffney

    28 Ill. 149 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1862

    That by a parol agreement between them, when the assignment was made to Brown, the right of redemption by Gaffney was extinguished, and that Brown acquired not the right of a mortgagee, but the absolute title, as a purchaser … The evidence of these witnesses is irreconcilable with Brown’s testimony. They, so far as the record discloses, are disinterested. and their evidence overcomes, by a decided preponderance, that of Brown.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    223 Ga. 540 · Supreme Court of Georgia · Jul 14, 1967

    Charles Edwárd Brown, a minor aged 12% years, was charged with five cases of arson by local law enforcement officers. … A notice of appeal was filed on May 23, 1967, by Amos Brown, father of Charles Edward Brown.

    Cited 27 timesPublished
  • Hyre v. Brown

    102 W. Va. 505 · West Virginia Supreme Court · Nov 9, 1926

    Practically the same holding is in County Court v. Piedmont, 72 *510 W. Va. 296. In Krutili v. Board, 99 W. … MacDonald v. Ward, supra; Henderson v. Young, supra; Board v. City of Ft. Collins, 189 Pac. (Col.) 929; Milligan v. City of Miles et al., 153 Pac. (Mont.) 276; Colorado Springs v.

    Cited 33 timesPublished

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