D.K.H. v. L.R.G. |
D.K.H. (Husband) and L.R.G. (Wife) appeal the trial court's judgment dissolving their marriage. In his points on appeal, Husband alleges the trial court erred in identifying Wife's interest in a contract for deed as Wife's separate, non-marital property; overvaluing Husband's interest in his medical practice; and dividing the marital property, in light of the errors the court made in identifyin... More... $157975 (04-15-2003 - MO) |
United States of America v. One-Sixth Share of James J. Bulger in All Present and Future Proceeds of Mass Million Lottery Ticket No. M246233, etc. |
Three individuals moved to intervene in a long-closed civil forfeiture action. They sought to assert claims to a one-sixth share of a $14.3 million winning state lottery ticket, still in payout, which had belonged to James "Whitey" Bulger. Two of the claimants, Olga Davis and Marion Hussey, are mothers of young women whom Whitey Bulger allegedly murdered in the 1980s; the other is one of his broth... More... $14300000 (04-15-2003 - MA) |
Swire Pacific Holdings, Inc. v. Zurich Insurance Company |
Swire Pacific Holdings ("Swire") is the owner and developer of a high-rise condominium building in Miami, Florida, while Zurich American Insurance Company ("Zurich") is the successor in interest to Zurich Insurance Company. See Swire Pacific Holdings, Inc. v. Zurich Ins. Co., 284 F.3d 1228, 1229 (11th Cir. 2002). The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in its opinion certifying three ... More... $0 (04-10-2003 - FL) |
Carolyn Kenney v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
Carolyn Kenney is the grandmother of Lauren Kenney, a minor child, and the mother of Lauren's father, Christopher. Chris Kenney and Lauren's mother, Angela Miles (now Angela Mueller), were never married and had not sought a formal declaration of visitation rights. Chris had regular visitation with Lauren "at least every other weekend" and sometimes during the week. When keeping Lauren, Chris wo... More... $0 (04-01-2003 - MO) |
Union Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Joerg |
1. Plaintiff, Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company, appeals from the decision of the superior court granting defendants' motion to dismiss in its subrogation action against tenants of its insured and their guest. On appeal, plaintiff argues that the court erred by: (1) determining that defendants, Elmer and Jacqueline Joerg (tenants), were implied coinsureds under their land... More... $0 (03-21-2003 - VT) |
Anthony Conselice v. Borough of Seaside Park, et al. |
This is a zoning case. The narrow issue is whether a proposed expansion to the conforming use, a residence, of a preexisting nonconforming integrated mixed use, residence and real estate office, requires a use variance, N.J.S.A. 40:55D- 70(d). The trial judge answered this question in the affirmative. We agree and affirm. These are the relevant and undisputed facts. Plaintiff Anthony Con... More... $0 (03-18-2003 - NJ) |
Taylor v. Winsted Memorial Hospital |
The named defendant,1 Winsted Memorial Hospital (hospital), appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying the hospital's postverdict motions to set aside the jury's verdict in favor of the named plaintiff, William Taylor. The hospital claims that the trial court improperly concluded that General Statutes § 52-5843 does not impose on a plaintiff a duty to investigate a potential cla... More... $0 (03-18-2003 - CT) |
Borough of Haledon v. Borough of North Haledon, et al |
Plaintiff Borough of Haledon appeals from summary judgment orders entered in favor of the Boroughs of North Haledon and Hawthorne, and certain developers, the intervenors K. Hovnanian North Central Acquisitions, LLC (Hovnanian), and Summit Point Developers, LLC (Summit), requesting enforcement of claimed exclusive water supply rights with North Haledon for three development projects and allegin... More... $0 (03-17-2003 - NJ) |
Pinetree Associates d.b.a. Pinetree Condominiums v. Ephraim City, a municipal corporation |
BACKGROUND 2 Pinetree Condominiums consists of thirty condominium units ("condominiums") in one structure located in Ephraim City. The members of Pinetree are the owners of those thirty units. 3 Ephraim City maintains a public utility system that provides water and electricity to residents in dwelling units in Ephraim City, including the condominiums. 4 When the condominiums w... More... $0 (03-14-2003 - UT) |
Bankers Trust Company v. Dan Bregant |
The Woodlands Condominium Homeowner's Association, Inc., f/k/a North Meadows Homes Association, Inc. (Woodlands) appeals from an order confirming the sale of a foreclosed residential condominium unit. Woodlands contends that the trial court erred as a matter of law in confirming the foreclosure sale because the confirmation violated a duly recorded ownership use limitation. Because Wis. Stat. §... More... $0 (03-11-2003 - WI) |
Court House Plaza Company v. Dores Goodenough, et al. |
On March 2, 1992, lessors entered into a 10-year commercial lease with Mercer Processing, Inc., and James Mercer (Mercer or lessee) through February 28, 2002, for warehouse property at 195 Page Mill Road in Palo Alto (the premises). The premises were to be used and occupied only for food processing and related operations. The lease gave Mercer the option to extend the term of the lease for f... More... $0 (02-28-2003 - CA) |
Friends of the Park, et al. v. The City Chicago Park District, et al. |
Plaintiffs, Friends of the Parks, together with 11 individual members of that organization and the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, sued the Chicago Park District (Park District), the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority (Authority), the Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc. (Bears), the Chicago Bears Stadium L.L.C. (Stadium), and the City of Chicago (City) seeking a declaratory judgment... More... $0 (02-21-2003 - IL) |
Garden Lakes Community Association, Inc. v. William E. Madigan, et al. |
Homeowners in the Garden Lakes subdivision in Avondale, Arizona are members of the homeowners association known as the Garden Lakes Community Association, Inc. ("Association"). The Association issued architectural restrictions governing the construction and appearance of solar energy devices on homes within the subdivision. The appellee homeowners claimed that the restrictions were unenforce... More... $0 (02-21-2003 - AZ) |
Katherine M. Milliken Vs. William J. Skepnek, Stevens, Brand, Golden, Winter & Skepnek, and Steven M. Smoot |
In 1991, Milliken, a social worker, began providing mental health counseling services to Michael Grigson and his family following a 1989 explosion at the Phillips 66 refinery in Pasadena, Texas, where Grigson had been employed. Milliken also provided counseling to Carol Griffin, another worker present at the time of the explosion. The Grigsons later sued Phillips and were represent... More... $0 (02-20-2003 - TX) |
Sheoah Highlands, Inc., et al. v. Vernon Daugherty, et al. |
Vernon Daugherty, the owner of a unit at the Sheoah Highlands condominium, brought suit against Sheoah Highlands, Inc., the condominium’s governing association (Association), and its board of directors, alleging that the Association failed to enforce the declaration of condominium. Specifically, Daugherty alleged that the Association allowed certain unit owners to erect screened enclosur... More... $0 (02-18-2003 - FL) |
Rosalind Cazares et al. v. Robert C. Cosby et al. |
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 2 Cazares, in her capacity as the personal representative of the estate of Rosemary Cosby (the "decedent"), sued the various defendants in this case for their roles in an alleged conspiracy to fraudulently obtain title to four parcels of real property owned by the decedent. The properties are all in Salt Lake County and are located on Deer Hollow Drive ("Deer Ho... More... $0 (02-14-2003 - UT) |
Lois Gilbert v. Nina Plaza Condo Association |
Lois Gilbert appeals the dismissal of two cases that she filed against the Nina Plaza Condominium Association and condominium owner Steven Simonka. The superior court dismissed Gilbert's first case for failing to comply with the pretrial scheduling order. The court dismissed her second case, and subsequently refused to reopen it, for failing to properly serve the defendants. Because the superi... More... $0 (02-14-2003 - AK) |
Han Mutlu v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company |
The plaintiff, Han Mutlu, filed a three-count complaint against the defendant, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, alleging a breach of contract (count I), a violation of section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code (215 ILCS 5/155 (West 2000)) (count II) and a breach of the common law duty of good faith and fair dealing (count III). The plaintiff voluntarily dismissed count III. The circuit court... More... $0 (02-11-2003 - IL) |
Kinsmith Financial Corporation v. J. Robert Gilroy |
Defendant J. Robert Gilroy, a judgment debtor, claims that a 1992 deficiency judgment is unenforceable because more than 10 years passed since issuance of the original foreclosure decree. Gilroy contends that the time for renewing the judgment ran from the date of the foreclosure decree and not from the entry of the deficiency judgment. But the one action rule of Code of Civil Procedure sectio... More... $3016728 (01-16-2003 - CA) |
Roxbury Condominium Association, Inc. v. Anthony S. Cupo, et al. |
Appellant Selective Insurance Company ("Selective") appeals an order requiring it to reimburse $13,135.50 in attorneys' fees of Appellee Roxbury Condominium Association, Inc. ("Roxbury"). Under the circumstances of this case, that award was an abuse of discretion. I. Background In 1997, Roxbury approached the Anthony S. Cupo Agency ("Agency") to obtain condominium flood insu... More... $0 (01-14-2003 - NJ) |
Fred O. Dickinson, III and Jacqueline Gipson v. Marla E. Gonzalez |
This is an appeal from a damages judgment entered against the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and a Highway Patrol Trooper, Jacqueline Gipson, for violation of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, negligence, and false arrest. As the Department is not subject to suit under section 1983, we reverse that claim entirely. We reverse the judgment on the remaining clai... More... $0 (01-10-2003 - FL) |
Linda C. Hanley, Trustee, Hanley Family Trust v. John H. Pearson |
In July 1997, World Savings and Loan Association loaned money to Aaron Pearson ("Aaron"), who secured this obligation by executing and recording a first deed of trust in favor of World Savings and against his condominium. Golden West Savings Association Service Company served as trustee for the deed of trust. Among other obligations, the deed of trust required Aaron to pay taxes assessed aga... More... $0 (12-30-2002 - AZ) |
M. Robert QUELER & others vs. John F. SKOWRON & others, individually & as trustees, & others. |
Bishops Forest Condominium (BFC) and Bishops Forest II Condominium (BF II) are adjoining condominiums located in Waltham that were built as part of a "phased" development plan. The plaintiffs are various unit owners and mortgagees of BF II; the defendants are trustees and unit owners of BFC, as well as the original developers of BFC and BF II. Following disputes over cost-sharing arrangements betw... More... $0 (12-24-2002 - MA) |
Joleen MORRISON & another vs. NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE. |
Two female athletes, claiming to have been harassed by their basketball coach, Marshall Hess, while they were students attending Northern Essex Community College (college), brought a complaint on October 9, 1996, for monetary damages in Superior Court asserting that the college [FN2] violated G.L. c. 151C, §§ 1(e ), 2(g ), inserted by St.1986, c. 588, §§ 4, 5, by committing an unfair educational p... More... $0 (12-24-2002 - MA) |
Barnaby Pedge and Uplink Computing Solutions, Inc. v. RM Holdings, Inc. and Vantage Point Office Park Association |
In this personal injury action, defendants, R.M. Holdings, Inc. and Vantage Point Office Park Association, appeal the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs, Barnaby Pedge and Uplink Computing Solutions, Inc. (collectively Pedge). The primary issue in this appeal is whether unidentified or unknown persons may be designated as nonparties pursuant to Colorado's pro rata apportionm... More... $0 (12-24-2002 - CO) |
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