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Hill v. Hillpublic domain
Sherri Diane Hill and her husband C. David Hill separated in 1996. After the separation, the husband rented a house that the couple owned in Alabaster to Donna Martin, in November 1996, pursuant to an oral agreement. The husband and Martin signed a written lease agreement on August 1, 1997. The husband agreed to rent the house to Martin for $50 per month. The agreement further provided in an addendum that "Tenant may make improvements to property and submit receipts for materials/labo
In Re Osyka Corp.public domain
426 B.R. 653 (2010) In re OSYKA CORPORATION and Osyka Permian, LLC, Debtor(s). No. 08-31467. United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division. March 18, 2010. *656 Andrew E. Jillson, Hunton & Williams LLP, Daniel P. Winikka, Robert J. Jud, Jones Day et al., Dallas, TX, H. Rey Stroube, III, Attorney at Law, Houston, TX, fo
Exelon Wind 1, L.L.C. v. Donna Nelson, et apublic domain
EDWARD C. PRADO, Circuit Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part: I concur in the majority’s carefully reasoned jurisdictional analysis. But I have serious reservations about the majority’s arguments on the merits, and I must therefore respectfully dissent. The effect of the majority’s opinion is to undermine an important federal program that promotes renewable energy
Alexander v. Governor of St of Okpublic domain
F I L E D United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit PUBLISH DEC 13 2004 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS PATRICK FISHER Clerk
United States v. Frank Hinsley Nunezpublic domain
OPINION JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge: Appellant Frank Hinsley Nunez was charged and convicted in Count 1 of conspiring between December 1, 1971, and February 22, 1972, to import marijuana from Mexico to the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 960(a) and (b), and 952(a). In Counts 2, 4, 6 and 8 he was
Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabamapublic domain
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judge: The Alabama Legislature faced a difficult task in 2012. The Fourteenth Amendment requires state legislative districts of roughly equal population and prohibits racial gerrymandering. But the Voting Rights Act required Alabama to avoid retrogressing the ability of black voters to elect candidates of their choice. In other words, the legislature
Coleman v. Statepublic domain
I agree with the majority's unpublished memorandum as to all issues except Issue IV. As to Issue IV, I dissent, based on Judge Shaw's special writing in Poole v. State, [Ms. CR-99-1200, Aug. 31, 2001] ___ So.2d ___ (Ala.Crim.App. 2001). As to those points of law on which I disagree with Judge Shaw, see my special writing in Poole, supra. *Page 167 DECISIONS OF THE ALABAMA COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPIN
City of Indianapolis v. Ingrampublic domain
377 N.E.2d 877 (1978) CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. William INGRAM, Appellee (Plaintiff below). No. 2-476A128. Court of Appeals of Indiana, Second District. June 15, 1978. *878 David R. Frick, Corp. Counsel, Indianapolis, for appellant. William L. Soards, Soards & Carroll, Paul G. Roland, Rex P.
Hunt Oil Co. v. Ohio Oil Co.public domain
BEN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge. This cause duly came on for trial on the pleadings and the Order for Separate Trial of Claims under Rule 42(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. entered by the Court herein on April 24, 1959, and the Court, having heard the evidence and considered the stipulation of the parties, and having considered carefully the extensive briefs and oral arguments, finds the facts and st
McGowan v. Statepublic domain
990 So.2d 931 (2003) James William McGOWAN v. STATE. CR-95-1775. Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama. Opinion Affirming on Return to Remand July 8, 2005. December 12, 2003. Rehearing Denied November 23, 2005. Certiorari Denied February 22, 2008 Alabama Supreme Court 1050293. *942
Alexander v. Oklahomapublic domain
LUCERO, Circuit Judge, dissenting, with whom SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge, joins. No case in my tenure on the court could be more compellingly described as meeting the Rule 35 en banc standard of presenting a “question of exceptional importance” deserving the attention of the entire court than this. In one of the more shameful events in our nation’s history, over two hundred African-Americans were slaughtered and a
Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Markeepublic domain
COLEMAN, J. This is an action, under the- Employers’ Liability Act, to recover damages sustained by the death of plaintiff’s ib testate, averred to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant railroad company. The case was tried upon two counts. The first count charges, that the engineer in charge of the engine, ‘ ‘ran said engine without due care and negligently through said cut and around said curve and on the said John
United States v. Dallas County Commissionpublic domain
548 F.Supp. 875 (1982) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. DALLAS COUNTY COMMISSION, et al., Defendants. Civ. A. No. 78-578-H. United States District Court, S. D. Alabama, N. D. September 10, 1982. *876 W. A. Kimbrough, Jr., U. S. Atty., Mobile, Ala., J. Gerald Hebert and Ellen M. Weber, Voting Section, Civ. Rights Div., Dept
215 F.Supp.2d 795 (2002) In re NORPLANT CONTRACEPTIVE PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. MDL No. 1038. United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Beaumont Division. August 14, 2002. *796 *797 Christopher Matthew Parks, Parker & Parks, Port Arthur, TX, for Plaintiffs. F. Lane Heard III, Williams
Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Fosheepublic domain
McCLELLAN, C. J. That it is the duty of a person approaching the track of a railway for the purpose of crossing it to stop, and to look, and to listen if need be, that is if the exercise of the sense of sight does not suffice to fully disclose the situation for approaching trains, and that the omission of this duty followed by injury in collision with a train, locomotive, or car while attempting thus heedlessly to cross over the t
United States v. Dallas County Commissionpublic domain
548 F.Supp. 794 (1982) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. DALLAS COUNTY COMMISSION, et al., Defendants. Civ. A. No. 78-578-H. United States District Court, S. D. Alabama, S. D. September 3, 1982. *795 W. A. Kimbrough, Jr., U. S. Atty., Mobile, Ala., J. Gerald Hebert and Ellen M. Weber, Voting Section, Civ. Rights Div., Dept.
Pegram v. Stortzpublic domain
Green, Judge: This action was brought by the plaintiff, Nancy A. Pegram, against John G. Stortz^ a saloon-keeper, for selling intoxicating liquor to her husband after he had been served by her with a written notice not to do so, whereby he became intoxicated, and by reason thereof injured her in her means of support. The action is given by a statute passed in 1877. See chapter 107, § 16, which is as follows :