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ELLIS, Judge. This is a suit in which plaintiff is claiming damages as a result of personal injuries and property damage suffered in an automobile collision in which his automobile ran into the rear end of the defendant’s truck which was parked in the right hand lane of traffic going south on Highway 51 about 6 A.M. on December 16, 1946. The defendant denied any negligence on his part and plead contributory negligence on the

227 Md. 267 (1961) 176 A.2d 340 A.S. ABELL COMPANY v. KIRBY [No. 42, September Term, 1961.] Court of Appeals of Maryland. Decided December 22, 1961. Motion for rehearing filed January 19, 1962. Denied and opinion modified January 30, 1962. The cause was argued before HENDERSON, HAMMOND, PRESCOTT, HORNEY, and

MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge. hThe Southern Regional Opera Endowment Fund f/k/a New Orleans Opera Association Endowment Fund (hereinafter “Fund”) appeals the granting of Summary Judgment in favor of the New Orleans Opera Association (hereinafter “Opera Association”). This matter dictates that we analyze the cause, as defined by La. Civil Code art. 1967, of the Articles of Incorporation of the Fund. HISTOR

| DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge. In this appeal, the defendants, AMR-BRD, Inc. and Nova Chemicals, Inc., seek review of a trial court judgment, which granted the plaintiffs’ order amending the previous case management order. For the following reasons, we affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY The instant case arises out of a mass tort class action proceeding, In Re: New Orleans Tank Car

LEON A. CANNIZZARO, JR., Judge. |,The plaintiff, Cox Communications (“Cox”), appeals a district court judgment rendered in its favor against the defendants, Tommy Bowman Roofing, L.L.C. (“Bowman Roofing”), and its insurer, Colony Insurance Company. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Cox entered into a contract with Bowman Roofing to replace the roof of its office building located at 2120 Canal

h KIRBY, Judge. Plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their lawsuits on the basis of forum non conve-niens, more than six years after the filing of said lawsuit. STATEMENT OF THE CASE The MW MARIKA, a bulk carrier measuring 919 feet in length loaded with 140,-000 tons of pelletized iron ore, sank in international waters on January 1, 1994 in a North Atlantic winter storm.

JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Chief Judge. | T Defendants/appellants, Larry Jones, Gulf States Intermodal, Inc. (“Gulf States”), Boasso America Corp. (“Boasso”), TIG Insurance Company (“TIG”), Reliance National Indemnity Co. (In Receivership) (“Reliance”), and the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (“LIGA”), appeal the May 8, 2006, granting of a summary judgment in favor of Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (“Lumbermens”

] .TERRI F. LOVE, Judge. Plaintiff, Assessor Erroll ,G. Williams, appeals the trial court’s judgment granting defendant’s, Belle of Orleans, L.L.C., peremptory exception of no right of action. Assessor Erroll G. Williams filed a petition *672in the district court seeking review of the Louisiana Tax Commission’s decision to reduce the 2002 tax year valuation of the riv

|, KIRBY, Judge. Plaintiffs, Gaylon and Gloria Simmons, appeal the trial court judgment maintaining the exceptions of no cause of action and no right of action filed by defendant, BDO Seidman.1 The record in this appeal only contains pleadings and a transcript relating to the exceptions of no cause of action and no right of action filed by BDO Seidman, and by other defendants

This case involves an appeal and cross-appeal from the trial court's order granting the City of Gadsden a new trial, conditioned upon the plaintiff's refusal to accept a remittitur of damages. Prior to 1980, employees of the City of Gadsden were insured for hospitalization, major medical, short-term disability, and life insurance coverage through General American Life Insurance Company. The plan provided conversion privileges for employees to continue participation in the progr

WIENER, Circuit Judge: Resolution of the principal issues presented by this appeal requires the construction and application of reimbursement and subro-gation provisions of the Plaintiff-Appellant Sunbeam-Oster Company, Inc. Group Benefits Plan for Salaried and Non Bargaining Hourly Employees (the Plan), a self-funded welfare benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income S

OPINION HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., and JOHN EVERETT WILLIAMS, SP. J., joined. This interlocutory appeal involves ex parte communications between defense counsel for a defendant medical entity and non-party physicians who

MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge. 1 TThis appeal involves the dismissal of a claim for death benefits under the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Law. The plaintiffs in this case are Christopher Doyle, Jr. and Jeanne Labat, the parents of deceased New Orleans Police Officer Christopher Doyle, III. For reasons that follow, we affirm. On November 19, 2005, Officer Doyle died after undergoing surgery to repair a perfor

04/16/2021 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE November 4, 2020 Session1 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MICHAEL RIMMER Automatic Appeal from the Court of Criminal Appeals Criminal Court for Shelby County Nos. 98-01033, 98-01034 Chris Craft, Judge ______

04/16/2021 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE November 4, 2020 Session1 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MICHAEL RIMMER Automatic Appeal from the Court of Criminal Appeals Criminal Court for Shelby County Nos. 98-01033, 98-01034 Chris Craft, Judge ______

PER CURIAM: In this decades-old school desegregation case, Defendant Tangipahoa Parish School Board (the Board) appeals the district court’s order doubling the compensation of Donald Massey, the part-time Court Compliance Officer (CCO) tasked with monitoring the "integration efforts' of the Tangi-pahoa Parish School System. Massey, in addition to arguing that we should affirm on

307 Ga. 618 FINAL COPY S19A1151. FLOWERS v. THE STATE. ELLINGTON, Justice. Following a jury trial, Jasento Flowers (“the appellant”) was convicted of the malice murder of his ex-wife, Bridgette Flowers (“Flowers”), by shooting her with a handgun, and of the aggravated assaults of Tearro Moore, Ranoda Hammonds, Jamesia Williams, and Onterio Smith, by shooting at them with a handgun.1 He appeals, contending that the trial court erred in admitting evidence

222 Md. 508 (1960) 161 A.2d 696 RAHE, JR. ET AL. v. STATE (Two Appeals In One Record) [No. 224, September Term, 1959.] Court of Appeals of Maryland. Decided June 9, 1960. The cause was argued before BRUNE, C.J., and HENDERSON, HAMMOND, PRESCOTT and HORNEY, JJ. Morris Lee Kaplan, with whom was Nathan Stern on the brief, fo

GREGG COSTA, Circuit Judge: David S. Maurer served a contentious seven months as fire chief in Independence, Louisiana, before he was fired. He contends he was entitled to -notice and an opportunity to respond before that termination. Whether the Due Process Clause affords him that right turns on whether he had a property interest in his employment. And that depends on whether h

MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge. hThe plaintiff, Arthur Dumaine (“Mr.Dumaine”) appeals the trial court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Gulf Group, Inc. (“Gulf’). For the reasons ascribed below, we reverse and remand. STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY: Mr. Dumaine alleges injury as a result of a fall that occurred outside his home on July 26, 2002. Mr.