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Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court for King County, No. 739401, James ,W. Mifflin, J., entered October 17, 1972. Affirmed by unpublished opinion per James, J., concurred in by Swanson, C. J., and Horowitz, J.

APPEL, Justice. In this case, we must determine the tax consequences of a general verdict under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (2006). A railroad employee filed a negligence action against a railroad and obtained a favorable general jury verdict. The employer withheld a portion of the subsequent award to pay taxes allegedly due under the Railroad

OPINION ROGERS, Circuit Judge When the finances of a Michigan municipality or public school system are in jeopardy, a state law allows for the temporary appointment of an emergency manager to right the ship. An emergency manager’s powers in pursuing this end are extensive and arguably displace all of those of the local governmental officials. Plaintiffs, voters in areas with emergency managers and local e

Melton, Justice. Following the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to James G. Phillips and Larry Wyman Phillips in their capacity as co-executors of the estate of Opal Anderson Phillips (Opal), Mary Elizabeth Oravec appeals, contending that the trial court erred in its determination that Opal’s 2007 will should be admitted to probate. Specifically, Oravec contends that the

922 A.2d 1100 (2007) 101 Conn.App. 65 Lorraine M. PHILLIPS v. Russell B. PHILLIPS. No. 27306. Appellate Court of Connecticut. Argued January 8, 2007. Decided May 8, 2007. *1102 Edward Muska, Stafford Springs, for the appellant (defendant). Kevin M. O'Brien, Manchester, for the appel

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SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc STATE OF MISSOURI, ) Opinion issued April 30, 2024 ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC100247 ) LORANDIS M. PHILLIPS, )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 13–0729 Filed June 27, 2014 Amended November 13, 2014 RUSSELL PHILLIPS, Appellant, vs. CHICAGO CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, Appellee. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, Mark Eveloff, Judge. A railroad employee appeals a district court order finding an employer satisfied the judg

OPINION STUMBO, Judge: Heather Leamon and Tom Crisp appeal from a Memorandum Opinion and Final Judgment of the Boyd Circuit Court in favor of Cathy Phillips, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Elizabeth Adkins and Melinda Leamon. Appellants argue that the circuit court improperly determined that the Appellees were entitled to absolute or qualified immunity for their roles in reporting suspect

216 P.2d 424 (1950) 121 Colo. 342 RUSSELL v. PHILLIPS. No. 16226. Supreme Court of Colorado, en Banc. February 27, 1950. Hession & O'Neill, Denver, William A. Sackmann, Denver, for plaintiff in error. January & Yegge, Margaret R. Bates, Denver, for defendant in error. ALTER, Justice. Charles J. Phillips, plaintiff

Ronayne Krause, J. (dissenting). I respectfully dissent from the majority’s conclusion that the trial court abused its discretion by granting defendant’s motion for a new trial.1 I would therefore affirm the trial court’s order and remand for further proceedings consistent with that order. To demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show that his or her attorne

Justice BOYD delivered the opinion of the Court. When the life cycle of a judgment extends beyond an initial appeal, courts often face unique or unsettled jurisdictional and procedural issues. This case presents three of those issues; namely, (1) whether the court of appeals had jurisdiction to review the judgment that the trial court entered after this Court remanded the case to the trial court for entry of

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STEELMAN, Judge. ' The provisions of the restrictive covenants prohibiting the use of real property for commercial or business purposes do not prohibit short term vacation rentals. The trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of defendants. *703I. Factual and Procedural History Plaintiffs and the defendants, other th

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: MOTIONS FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS WILLIAM B. SHUBB, District Judge. Charles H. Lewis and Jane W. Lewis (the “Lewises”) brought this action pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675, for recovery of costs incurred removing hazardous substances from a piece of real property located in Davis

MEMORANDUM & ORDER DEBORAH A. BATTS, United States District Judge. The instant action was filed by Grant Phillips and Scott Phillips (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) on May 9, 2016, against Citibank N.A. (“Citibank”), Neal Dorman, individually and in his representative capacity (“Dornpan”), Ira Schapiro, in his representative capacity (“Schapiro”), Lightstone Acquisitions III, LLC, LSG 365 Bond Street LLC,

359 S.W.3d 304 (2012) Dale BRAMLETT, Individually and as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Vicki Bramlett, Deceased; Shane Fuller and Michael Fuller, Appellants, v. Benny P. PHILLIPS, M.D., Appellee. No. 07-10-0061-CV. Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo, Panel D. January 4, 2012. Opinion Denying Rehearing February 17, 2012.

James P. Jones, United States District Judge Bobby Gobble was an elementary school custodian who over time sexually abused several young boys who were students at the school, including John Doe, the pseudonymously-named plaintiff in this case. Following discovery of his abuse, Gobble pled guilty to state criminal charges and is currently serving a lengthy prison term. As a result of Gobble's abuse, Doe now sues Gobble, as well as th

322 S.W.3d 443 (2010) Dale BRAMLETT, Individually And as Independent Administrator of The Estate of Vicki Bramlett, Deceased; Shane Fuller and Michael Fuller, Appellants, v. Benny P. PHILLIPS, M.D., Appellee. No. 07-10-0061-CV. Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo, Panel D. September 2, 2010. *444 John Smithee, Templeton, Smithee,