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ACCEPTED 04-15-00118-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEAL

McGehee, C. J. The appellant, Willie Mae Garner, was convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill and murder one Dock Jefferson, and sentenced to serve a term of four years in the state penitentiary. On this appeal she assigns as error that (1) certain remarks of the district attorney in his closing argument to the jury amounted to a comment upon the failure of the defendant to testify

Amos Holman and his wife, Willie Mae Holman, appeal from a summary judgment entered by the Blount Circuit Court ("the trial court") in favor of Woodroe Sims and his wife, Julia Sims, who is Willie Mae's sister. Facts and Procedural History On September 10, 2007, the Simses sued the Holmans and other fictitiously named defendants, asserting separate claims of breach of contract, negligence, fraud, willful misrepresentation, willful deceit, and wantonne

227 B.R. 918 (1998) In re Thomas SCOTT Jr. and Willie Mae Scott, Debtors. James E. BUCHANAN, Personal Representative of the Estate of Norris Buchanan, Plaintiff, v. Willie Mae SCOTT, Defendant. Bankruptcy No. 97-33837, Adversary No. 97-1200. United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. December 17, 1998. *919 C.K. Stuart, Jr

PER CURIAM. By petition for Writ of Certiorari we have for review an order of the Florida Industrial Commission dated July 23, 1968. Our consideration of the record, briefs and arguments leads us to the conclusion that the order of the Judge of Industrial Claims is supported by competent substantial evidence and comports with the essential requirements of law. United States Casualty Co. v. Maryland Casual

673 F.2d 798 28 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1212,28 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,647Willie Mae PAYNE, et al., etc., Plaintiffs-Appellees Cross-Appellants,v.TRAVENOL LABORATORIES, INC. and Baxter Laboratories, Inc.,Defendants- Appellants Cross-Appellees. No. 80-3764. United States Court of Appeals,Fifth Circuit. April 22, 1982.

951 F.Supp. 575 (1997) Willie Mae THORNTON, as personal representative of the Estate of Paul L. Thornton, deceased, Plaintiff, v. CATERPILLAR, INC., Balderson, Inc., and Blanchard Investments, Inc., d/b/a Blanchard Machinery Company, Defendants. Civil Action No. 6:95-0314-3. United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Greenville Division. January 21, 1997.

OPINION VIGIL, Chief Justice. This case presents another example of the ongoing confusion created by our child abuse jury instructions. Breandra Pena (Baby Breandra), age seventeen months, died while in the care of Nathan Montoya (Defendant). Defendant was convicted of intentional child abuse resulting in the death of a child under twelve contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30

BOGGS, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff-Appellant Watermark Senior Living Retirement Communities, Inc. appeals the district court's judgment dismissing its claims for contractual indemnification and breach of contract. In a prior lawsuit in Michigan state court, a jury determined that Watermark was liable for negligently causing the death of a patient at one of its nursing homes. After the tria

142 B.R. 1011 (1992) In re Henry L. BUTTS and Willie Mae Butts, Debtors. CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Henry L. BUTTS and Willie Mae Butts, Defendants. Bankruptcy No. 90-2926-BKC-3P7, Adv. No. 90-267. United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida, Jacksonville Division. July 21, 1992. Elizabeth A. Green, Orlando, Fla., for plaintiff. Burke Ch

218 B.R. 254 (1997) In the Matter of Dale SMITH, Debtor. Annie Mae SMITH, Plaintiff, v. Dale SMITH, Defendant. Bankruptcy No. 96-42099, Adversary No. 96-4181. United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia, Savannah Division. October 15, 1997. *255 *256 Christian J. Steinmetz, Savannah, GA,

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER BECHTLE, District Judge. Presently before the court are cross-motions for summary judgment, both raising the issue of whether the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”) that plaintiff was not entitled to disability insurance benefits, supplemental security income or widow’s insurance benefits is supported by substantial evidence. For the reasons stated be

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND STAY ACTION MICHAEL M. ANELLO, District Judge. Plaintiffs Elsie Cayanan, Kimberly Baker, and Jesse McKay bring this putative class action for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. §§ 227 et seq. Defendants Citibank, N.A.; Citigroup, Inc.; and CitiFinancial Services, Inc., move to compel arbitr

DAUKSCH, Judge. Appellant was indicted for murder in the First Degree and convicted of murder in the Second Degree after a jury trial. As tenuous as it might have been the appellant had a defense of justifiable homicide to present to the jury. She testified as to her acting in self defense, which, if sufficiently established, can permit the jury to acquit under the definition of justifiable homicide.

Finkle, U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judge. *413The debtor Audrey Eve Schatz (hereinafter "Schatz" or the "Debtor") appeals from the bankruptcy court's May 2, 2018 Memorandum of Decision and Judgment (collectively, the "Order") excepting her student loan obligations from discharge under § 523(a)(8).1 The bankru

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY APPELLATE PANEL FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT _______________________________ BAP NO. MS 18-016 _______________________________ Bankruptcy Case No. 14-30835-EDK Adversary Proceeding No. 15-03001-EDK _______________________________

COOPER, J. This action was brought by the complainants seeking a decree of the Chancery Court that the defendant acquired no interest in real estate located at *640number 105 B. Rear Lawn Street, in the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, under the provisions of the holographic will of Zana Traylor Taylor, deceased. The complainants also prayed, in the alternative, that if th

ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge. Five adult residents of Port Wayne, Indiana, brought the instant class action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the Board of Trustees of the Fort Wayne Community School System discriminated against African-Americans in the Board’s search to hire a superintendent of schools. The plaintiffs amended their complaint to include as named plaintiffs students in the Fort Wayne Community School Syst

HUNTER, Judge. Davidson County appeals from the trial court’s judgment declaring the rezoning of certain property owned or subject to an option to purchase by George Sowers (hereinafter “Sowers’ property”) void. On appeal, the primary issue for this Court to determine is whether Davidson County’s amendment of its Zoning Ordinance, which in essence rezoned Sowers’ property, is in fact void. After a careful review of the recor

ORDER AMY TOTENBERG, District Judge. Frederick J. Hanna & Associates, P.C. (the “Firm”) is a self-proclaimed creditors’ rights law firm. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “Bureau”), from 2009 through 2013; the Firm’s small group of lawyers filed tens of thousands of lawsuits in Georgia each year to recover on allegedly defaulted debt. The Bureau alleges, however, th