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  • Brown v. Luehrs

    79 Ill. 575 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 15, 1875

    Moeller & Busch testified that the money left their office the next morning, was sent to Brown, but could not say that it reached' him. Brown testified that he never received the money. … and pay it to Brown, and take his receipt; that witness took the blank receipt book of the firm of Moeller.-& Busch, filled out the receipt ready for signing, and took the money and receipt book to Brown,' gave the money

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • Meyer v. Brown

    130 Mich. 449 · Michigan Supreme Court · May 8, 1902

    This testimony was given for the purpose of showing that the wood was dry at the time it was put on board the car at Mantón. … Ev. 16th Ed. § 120a, and cases cited; Lassone v. Boston & Lowell Railroad, 66 N. H. 345 ( 24 Atl. 902 , 17 L. R. A. 525). Other questions are raised, but we consider them unimportant. The judgment is affirmed.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Knight v. Brown

    25 W. Va. 808 · West Virginia Supreme Court · Apr 25, 1885

    Knight against William Brown in the circuit court of Mason county. There was a trial by jury, and on September 19, 1882, a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff from which the defendant obtained this writ of error. … referred to, the declaration must be regarded as containing this averment, and therefore sufficient; But if this inference is not correct, the declaration must be held sufficient under the decision of this Court in Gillison v.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Pillsbury v. Brown

    9 L.R.A. 94 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 3, 1890

    Thus, in Gribbs v. … Nutting, 5 Maine, 140; Moore v. Philbrick, 32 Maine, 102; Machias Hotel Co. v. Fisher, 56 Maine, 321.)

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Brown v. State

    88 Tex. Crim. 60 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Oct 27, 1920

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Jackson v. Brown

    209 Ga. 78 · Supreme Court of Georgia · May 12, 1952

    Morrison v. Colquitt County, 176 Ga. 104 ( 167 S. E. 321 ); Hardin v. Baynes, 198 Ga. 683, 684 (2 d) ( 32 S. E. 2d, 384 ). See also Castleberry v. Scandrett, 20 Ga. 242 ; Arthur v. Brawner, 174 Ga. 477 ( 163 S. … S. 231, § 11; Hoover v. Mobley, 198 Ga. 68 ( 31 S. E. 2d, 9 ); Rogers v. Sinclair Refining Co., 49 Ga. App. 72 ( 174 S. E. 207 ); Monroe v. Goldberg, 80 Ga. App. 770, 775 ( 57 S. E. 2d, 448 ). 3.

    Cited 37 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Woodbury

    183 Mass. 279 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 21, 1903

    Fitzgerald v. Allen, 128 Mass. 232 . Cook v. Gray, 133 Mass. 106, 111 . Connolly v. Sullivan, 173 Mass. 1 . … Part payment in money would not bar the plaintiff from the action on quantum meruit, Cook v. Gray and Connolly v. Sullivan, ubi supra, and in principle part payment in board can have no different effect.

    Cited 22 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    27 N.Y.2d 499 · New York Court of Appeals · May 14, 1970

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • State v. Brown

    63 Mo. 439 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Oct 15, 1876

    Rose, stated “I saw Brown that morning come into town ; I think he had a gun ; saw him with Sam King and the Ray boys ; heard nothing said by them ; they went towards the court house ; saw Brown at Derge’s drug store, and … They were further instructed, that" if defendant (Brown) had reasonable cause to apprehend a design on the part of deceased to kill him, and that there was reasonable cause to apprehend danger of the immediate accomplishment

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Hill v. Brown

    225 S.W. 780 · Court of Appeals of Texas · Nov 6, 1920

    V. Brown, joined by her husband, M. V. Brown, brought this suit against the appellants, Mrs. J. H. Hill and her husband, J. H. Hill, alleging, in substance, that the appellee Mrs. M. V. … V. Brown, in which Mrs. Brown verbally agreed that she, Mrs.

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    53 N.Y.2d 979 · New York Court of Appeals · Jun 2, 1981

    While it is true, as both the majority and dissent below agreed, that driving while impaired is a lesser included offense of driving while intoxicated (see People v Hoag, 51 NY2d 632 ), this defendant was not prejudiced by … A lesser included offense is one which must by definition be concomitantly committed in the commission of the greater offense (CPL 1.20, subd 37; see People v Cruz, 48 NY2d 419 ).

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Kesterson v. Brown

    94 W. Va. 447 · West Virginia Supreme Court · Sep 25, 1923

    Black v. Crouch, 85 W. Va. 22 , 100 S. E. 749; Conrad v. Crouch, 68 W. Va. 378, 385 ; Simmons et al. v. Yoho et al., 92 W. Va. 703 , 115 S. E. 851 . … In tbe case of Woodbridge v. Woodbridge, 88 W.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Andrews v. Brown

    1 Iowa 154 · Supreme Court of Iowa · Jun 15, 1855

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    115 A.D.3d 38 · Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · Jan 16, 2014

    Brown engaged in fraudulent accosting in that area,” and reasoned that “someone knowing of Mr. Brown and his prior criminal activities [would] believe that he had engaged in some sort of scam, and was fleeing a scene.” … People v Teasley, 88 AD3d 490 [1st Dept 2011] [officer recognized defendant from wanted poster], lv denied 19 NY3d 977 [2012]; People v Lynah, 56 AD3d 375 [1st Dept 2008] [defendant, whom officer recognized from recent drug

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Thomas

    127 Wis. 2d 318 · Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · Nov 11, 1985

    In September, 1983, Brown and Thomas became engaged to be married and Brown gave Thomas an engagement ring. … Gikas v.

    Cited 32 timesPublished
  • Brown v. Godfrey

    33 Vt. 120 · Supreme Court of Vermont · Aug 15, 1860

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Silver v. Brown

    63 Cal. 2d 270 · California Supreme Court · Sep 1, 1965

    Rptr. 308 PHILL SILVER et al., Petitioners, v. EDMUND G. BROWN, as Governor, etc., et al., Respondents; THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Interveners. PHILIP ADAMS et al., Petitioners, v. EDMUND G. … Co. v. State Board of Equal., ante, p. 222 [ 45 Cal. Rptr. 869 , 404 P.2d 477 ]; County of Los Angeles v. Jessup, 11 Cal.2d 273, 279 [ 78 P.2d 1131 ].)

    Cited 41 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    110 A.D.3d 730 · Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · Oct 2, 2013

    supervision did not subject him to double jeopardy or violate his right to due process of law, since, at the time he was resentenced, he had not yet completed the sentence of imprisonment originally imposed upon him (see People v … Lingle, 16 NY3d 621, 630 [2011]; People v Quinones, 103 AD3d 756 [2013]; People v Lovett, 102 AD3d 812 [2013]; People v Harris, 86 AD3d 543 [2011]).

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Mills v. Brown

    303 Or. 223 · Oregon Supreme Court · Apr 14, 1987

    Mills v. Brown, 81 Or App 458, 46 , 762 P2d 384 (1986). We disagree with the Court of Appeals’ interpretation of ORS 18.470. … Wisconsin’s approach to tort recovery has been followed in some other states (see, e.g., Pocatello Industrial Park Co. v. Steel West, Inc., 101 Idaho 783 , 621 P2d 399 (1980); Brown v.

    Questioned by Davis v. O'Brien, 128 Or. App. 428 (1994)Cited 7 timesPublished
  • People v. Brown

    92 Ill. 2d 248 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 17, 1982

    (See People v. Donalson (1976), 64 Ill. 2d 536, 540 ; People v. Zuniga (1973), 53 Ill. 2d 550, 553 ; People v. Lee (1969), 44 Ill. 2d 161, 166 .) … (City of East Peoria v. Group Five Development Co. (1981), 87 Ill. 2d 42, 46 ; Franzese v. Trinko (1977), 66 Ill. 2d 136, 139 . See People v. Dednam (1973), 55 Ill. 2d 565, 568 .)

    Cited 29 timesPublished

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