“United States vs. Falcone (1940)” In the 1940 case “Unites States vs. Falcone”, the question was whether or not the defendants that knowingly sold yeast and sugar to a man making illegal alcohol was guilty of conspiracy or not. Although there seemed to be evidence showing that the products were linked back to the defendants the Supreme Court decided that they were not guilty of conspiracy and reversed the case. Conspiracy is defined as an agreement between two or more persons to engage in unlawful
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Facts of the Case Around July 21, 2002 Plaintiffs were parents who were in a car accident while carrying their unborn child, by the defendant who was intoxicated after leaving a bar that was owned by defendant landlord. The parents proceeded to sue defendants for personal injury and wrongful death. The owner of the bar and landlord both lead to dismiss the wrongful death and the landlord dismissed all of the counts against it as well. When D drove his pickup truck, Madruga drove out of his lane
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Who were the parties to this case? Plaintiff: FRANK SNOWNEY on behalf of himself and other “persons who were cargo an energy surcharge as an overnight hotel guest in one of the defendant's hotels. Defendant: Harrah's Las Vegas, Inc., Harrah's Laughlin, Inc., Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. (HOC), Rio Properties, Inc., and Harveys Tahoe Management Company, Inc. What type of motion did the defendants bring in the trial court? Defendants a filed a motion to quash the summons for lack of
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1. Pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 190.1, CSB seeks to conduct discovery under Level 2, Rule 190.3. PARTIES 2. Plaintiff Collin Street Bakery, Inc. is a Texas corporation. 3. Defendant De Boulle Diamond & Jewelry, Inc. is a Texas Corporation with its principal place of business in Dallas County, Texas, and may be served by serving its registered agent, Denis J. Boulle, located at 6821 Preston Road, Dallas, Texas 75205, or wherever he may be found. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 4. This Court
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Summary of Facts The plaintiff, Willy Ferrucci, is suing the defendant, Dominique Douaola, for payment of studio and production time for his new album. Mr. Ferrucci commented he left a message on the defendant’s answering machine about the available dates and charges for the studio time. However, Mr. Douaola confirmed the dates with the plaintiff but never mentioned the charges. Additionally, the defendant continued by stating he had performed numerous times for the plaintiff for no charge and believed
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to meet the minimum threshold to establish a legal claim under the Illinois Dog Bite Statute. Element two (attack) is not disputed by either party. Lack of Provocation Provocation is the intentional or unintentional contact or attempted contact
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Caetano v. Massachusetts The name of the case I chose is Caetano v. Massachusetts, docket number 14-10078. The parties involved were the petitioner Jaime Caetano and the respondent was the State of Massachusetts. Jaime Caetano was in a very abusive relationship. Caetano obtained numerous restraining orders on her ex-boyfriend, but the restraining orders could not stop her abusive ex-boyfriend. When she was all out of options, a friend of Caetano’s gave her a stun gun. One night her ex-boyfriend was
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Adriana Chavira FACTS – Kevin Morton and Hung and Carol Nguyen had a contract for deed in which the Nguyens were supposed to give payments for thirty-five years and pay other fees to obtain Morton's property. Yet, Morton failed to provide the Nguyens with all the necessary information under subchapter D and the Nguyens notified Morton that they were exercising their statutory right to rescind the contract. Morton sued for breach of contract and the Nguyens counterclaimed asking Morton to reimburse
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Defendants, Stephen Blanca and Gayle Stuart Trucking, as follows: 1. The plaintiff, David M. Thompson, is an individual residing at 9873 Mulberry Lane in the city of Harrisburg, county of Dauphin, Pennsylvania. 2. The plaintiff’s parent and legal guardian is Albert Thompson, individual residing at 9873 mulberry Lane in the city of Harrisburg, Dauphin County of, Pennsylvania. 3. The defendant, Gayle Stuart Trucking hereafter GST, is a corporation organized and existing under the law of the
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An attorney is an individual who is a member of the profession. An attorney is qualified and licensed to represent a client in court. Basically an attorney may act on the client’s behalf and plead or defend a case in a legal proceeding. The most important part of a lawyer’s duties is to know the law. In law school, you will learn how to interpret the laws and apply them to a particular case. When considering this is a career, an individual should take into factor the education required, the time
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