MARVIN V. MARVIN Citation. 18 Cal. 3d 660‚557 P.2d 106‚134 Cal. Rptr. 815‚1976 Cal. Brief Fact Summary. Plaintiff and defendant lived in a nonmarital relationship‚ with an oral agreement to share equally all property accumulated. Upon dissolution of their relationship‚ plaintiff brought suit to enforce the oral agreement. Synopsis of Rule of Law. The California court found that partners in nonmarital relationships may bring claims for property division based on both express and implied contracts
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Korematsu v. United States Japanese Internment‚ Equal Protection (1944) When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941‚ the American military became concerned about the security of the United States‚ particularly along the West Coast. At the time‚ about 112‚000 people of Japanese descent lived on the West Coast; about 70‚000 of these were American citizens. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War or any designated
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Case Title: Regina v. G and another (Appellants) (On Appeal form the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)) Citation: [2003] UKHL 50 Procedural History (PH): The appellants were charged on 22nd August 2000; without lawful excuse damaged by fire; commercial premises and being reckless as to whether such property would be damaged. The appellants stood trial before Judge Maher in March 2001. The appellants’ case at trial was that they expected the fire to extinguish itself on the concrete
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McCulloch v. Maryland Brief Fact Summary. The state of Maryland enacted a tax that would force the United States Bank in Maryland to pay taxes to the state. McCulloch‚ a cashier for the Baltimore‚ Maryland Bank‚ was sued for not complying with the Maryland state tax. Synopsis of Rule of Law. Congress may enact laws that are necessary and proper to carry out their enumerated powers. The United States Constitution (Constitution) is the supreme law of the land and state laws cannot interfere with
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The People of the State of New York V. Donald L. McCray Nature of the Case: Appeal upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of assault on a police officer and criminal use of a firearm in the 2nd degree. Concise Rule of Law: Mental Hygiene Law § 9.41 which permits persons who appear to be mentally ill and acting in a manner that threatens safety of self or others to be taken into custody. The Penal Law § 120.08 imposes strict liability with respect to the serious injury aspect
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Cravens 09/10/2013 CRJ 251 METZGER BRIEF STATE V. METZGER 319 N.W.2d 459 (Neb. 1982) FACTS: Defendant was seen naked with his arms at his sides from the thighs on up at his apartment window by another resident. Resident notified police on the act. The officers testified that they observed Metzger standing within a foot the window eating a bowl of cereal and that they also‚ seen that his body was nude from the mid-thigh on up. The defendant’s case was dismissed. LEGAL ISSUE: Was the
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Name of Case in Proper Legal Citation Format Jones v. Star Credit Corp 59 Misc.2d 189 (1969) Who is/are the plaintiff(s) (i.e. consumer‚ company‚ employee‚ government) and what type of legal relief is/are the plaintiff(s) seeking? Plaintiffs who are welfare recipients agreed to purchase a freezer for $900‚ and purchase price came out to be $1234.80 with all the other added taxes. So far the plaintiffs have paid $619.88‚ however the freezer is only worth about $300. What legal question
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Ermina Dedic Legal Brief 1 Name of Case: Dow Chemical Co. v United States. Court: U.S. Supreme Court Citation: 476 U.S. 227 (1986) Parties and their roles: Dow Chemical (Plaintiffs/Petitioner) and United States (Defendants/ Respondents) Facts: Dow Chemical operates a two-thousand-acre chemical plant at Midland‚ Michigan. The facility‚ with numerous buildings‚ conduits‚ and pipes‚ are visible from the air. Dow has maintained ground security at the
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Holmes v. South Carolina United States Supreme Court 547 U.S. 319 (2006) : Facts: Holmes was charged with first degree murder‚ first degree burglary and robbery in connection with an incident involving an 86 year old woman‚ Mary Stewart. Holmes was also charged for the rape and murder of Stewart. At the trial court‚ Holmes was convicted by the South Carolina Supreme Court. The United States Supreme Court denied certiorari. The petitioner had appealed and the court granted a new trail. During
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Hudson v. Michigan‚ 547 U.S. 586 (2006) Facts- Detroit police obtained a warrant authorizing a search for drugs and firearms at the home of Booker Hudson. When police arrived to execute the warrant‚ they announced their presence but waited “three to five seconds” before turning the knob of the unlocked front door and entering Hudson’s home. Police discovered large quantities of drugs‚ including cocaine rocks in Hudson’s pocket and a loaded gun placed in between the cushion and armrest of a chair
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