This court already established the background facts relevant to this case
in Brouse’s prior appeal:
In 2007 the Iowa legislature enacted the Iowa Film, Television, and Video Project Promotion Program (Film Program). The Film Program was created to bring filmmakers and television producers from other locations to Iowa with the hope they would spend money in Iowa and grow the economy. T... More...   $0 (12-21-2016 - IA)

On November 30, 2012, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of
information charging defendant, Michael Reason, with two counts of filing false
public records in violation of La. R.S. 14:133.1 Defendant pled not guilty to the
charges against him and waived his right to a trial by jury. Following a bench trial,
the trial judge found defendant guilty as charged as ... More...   $0 (12-11-2016 - LA)

Toledo, OH - Toledo trio convicted at trial of forging will to steal $2.2 million

Three Toledo residents were convicted for forging a will to fraudulently gain control of an estate worth approximately $2.2 million.

Susan M. Pioch, 60, Margaret L. McKnight, 42, and Kurt L. Mallory, 53 are convicted on all counts following a weeklong jury trial.

All three were convicted on... More...   $0 (11-21-2016 - OH)

On August 19, 2013, Washington was charged by trial information with murder in the first degree in the death of Justina Smith. Washington entered a plea of not guilty and gave notice he would claim self-defense. The trial was initially set to begin on May 12, 2015. On May 5, 2015, Washington filed a motion to strike the jury panel, arguing there was “a material departure from the statutory... More...   $0 (10-27-2016 - IA)

Lawrenceville, GA - Defendant For Threatening To Mutilate His Wife

The State of Georgia charged Richard Luedee with kidnapping, terroristic threats, aggravated assault, family violence/battery and influencing a witness. The State charged by the Defendant struck his wife multiple times, took her to a hotel against her will, and threatened to mutilate her face or engage in murder suicide.<... More...   $0 (10-22-2016 - GA)

On an otherwise quiet Sunday afternoon in May 2007, Kansas Highway Patrol Master Trooper Michael Gruber observed a speeding car and began what ordinarily would be a routine traffic stop. But the driver, Charles Barker, sped away, which resulted in a high-speed chase on I-635 and K-32 (Kansas Avenue) in Wyandotte County. The chase ended when Barker drove into traffic coming from the other direction... More...   $1100000 (10-11-2016 - KS)

Given the issue on appeal, we dispense with a detailed account of the underlying crimes and summarize those facts and the procedural history. Williams-Salmeron, then 19 years old, had sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl multiple times while they were "dating" for several months. The girl became pregnant. After being charged with the felony sex offenses, Williams-Salmeron repeatedly violated a... More...   $0 (10-01-2016 - KS)

Montgomery, AL - The Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission charged Roy S. Moore, chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, with violating judicial ethics by issuing an order in January 2016 stating that probate judges in Alabama had "a ministerial duty not to issue" marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Judge Moore was removed from office in 2003 over his refusal to obey judicial ruling ... More...   $0 (10-01-2016 - )

These cases stem from two unrelated, nonfatal
shootings in the Roxbury section of Boston in June, 2015, and
July, 2015. Angelo Teixeira was arrested for the first
shooting, and Christopher Meade for the second. Meade and
Teixeira each were charged by complaint in the Boston Municipal
Court (BMC) with a number of felonies, including some that are
outside the final ju... More...   $0 (09-18-2016 - MA)

Shannon Young appeals his convictions following his guilty pleas to
possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance—cocaine salt
hydrochloride—in violation of Iowa Code section 124.401(1)(c)(2)(b) (2015), and
forgery, in violation of Iowa Code sections 715A.2(2)(a)(3). He claims his
attorney improperly pressured him to plead guilty in order to avoid drug charges
... More...   $0 (08-12-2016 - IA)

During a break in their on-again-off-again relationship, defendant Dunn and Tracy Shaw, who had obtained a protection order against Dunn, encountered one another at a bank in Parsons. Shaw visited the bank daily as part of her job as a courier. According to bank employees, Dunn had been wandering around outside the bank before Shaw's arrival, and he eventually entered the bank, inquired about open... More...   $0 (07-17-2016 - KS)

Los Angeles, CA - Michael Skidmore, a trustee for the songs of Randy Wolfe, a member of the band Spirit, sued Led Zeppelin, James Patrick Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Anthony Plant and others on copyright violation theories claiming that the defendants stole the opening riff of "Stairway to Heaven."

The defendants denied wrongdoing.

Some Court Docket Entries:

Date File... More...   $0 (06-24-2016 - CA)

This appeal arises out of Appellant's administration of the Estate of Marion Milam Kay who passed away on May 3, 2007. In her last will and testament, Kay appointed Appellant to serve as her personal representative (PR). As PR for the Estate, Appellant was charged with the responsibility of distributing Kay's assets, and in turn, Kay's will granted Appellant "reasonable compensation for the ser... More...   $0 (06-22-2016 - SC)

The appellate process in New Mexico has evolved in tandem with our court
17 system, and an overview of the historical development of our courts provides helpful
18 background for understanding the issues in this case. The structure of New Mexico’s
19 judicial system can be traced back to prestatehood laws. See State v. Ball, 1986
2
1 NMSC-030, ¶¶ 17-21, 104 N.M. 176, 718 P.2d ... More...   $0 (06-14-2016 - NM)

¶1 (Plaintiffs in error will be designated plaintiffs, and defendants in error, defendants.) The plaintiffs are minor children of A. P. Cash, suing through their legal guardian, A. F. Pyeatt, the purpose of which suit is to have canceled certain conveyances to the lands involved, which comprise the allotments of said minors and their deceased mother. Briefly stated, the grounds of recovery alleged... More...   $0 (06-06-2016 - OK)

The Clarke Circuit Court dismissed both the claims asserted by St. Union Baptist Church, Inc. ("the corporation"), against Reverend James M. Howard, Sr., and the counterclaims asserted by Howard against the corporation and its directors after concluding that their dispute was ecclesiastical in nature and outside the jurisdiction of the court. We affirm the trial court's dismissal of the corporatio... More...   $0 (05-13-2016 - AL)

Caton Jones and Salena Anderson were Detroit, Michigan, residents with
a get-rich-quick plan. The plan involved driving to Lexington, Kentucky, and
employing homeless men to sign up for two-year cell-phone service contracts
with no intent to make payments in order to obtain high-end international
smartphones at discounted rates. A particular Blackberry phone with
internati... More...   $0 (05-06-2016 - KY)

Appellant worked as contract labor for Jimmi Barclay, whose business, Barclay Leasing
Service, provided landman services to various companies. Those services included locating
mineral owners by running the title to properties to determine the current owners, and then
contacting the owners and securing mineral leases on the property. Barclay had entered into a
partnership with... More...   $0 (05-01-2016 - TX)

Teresa Novotny, Mark Novotny, and Paul Novotny (collectively,
“Conservators”) were appointed guardians and conservators of Mary Novotny on
July 12, 2012. After an inventory of Mary’s assets, a certified public accountant
recommended gifting some of Mary’s assets in order to reduce them for federal
estate-tax purposes. In response, the Conservators gifted assets to the heirs More...   $0 (04-25-2016 - SD)

On January 11, 2011, Respondent, Mae Ruth Davis Thompson (Daughter), and her brother, Andrew Phillip Davis (Son), had their mother, Eula Mae Davis (Mother), transferred from Piedmont Medical Center to a nearby nursing home facility owned or operated by Appellant UniHealth Post Acute Care-Rock Hill (UniHealth). A UniHealth employee presented an Admission Agreement, an Arbitration Agreement (AA), a... More...   $0 (03-06-2016 - SC)

Developers desire to build a dairy on Owner’s property in Brookings
County. Developers have an agreement to purchase Owner’s property contingent on
approval of the dairy by government authorities. Developers obtained a conditional
use permit for the dairy from Brookings County. City then filed a petition for a writ
of certiorari in circuit court challenging the permit. The ... More...   $0 (03-05-2016 - SD)

Shriners Hospitals for Children (Shriners) sought a declaratory judgment against First
United Methodist Church of Ozark (FUMC) regarding the transfer of property, a house,
to the church without authority. Shriners’ complaint asked that the deed conveying the
residence to FUMC be declared invalid because the attorney-in-fact was not authorized to
gift the residence to the church... More...   $0 (02-20-2016 - AR)

The defendant, Greenfield Investors Property
Development LLC4 (developer), seeks to build a retail development
of not more than 135,000 square feet of commercial space in
Greenfield (project). On May 17, 2011, the planning board of
Greenfield (planning board) granted a special permit in favor of
the developer to construct the project, subject to various
conditions. ... More...   $0 (02-11-2016 - MA)

Tulsa, OK - Jacque Vavrinak sued Village Health Care Center on a medical negligence (medical malpractice) theory claiming:

1. Jacque Vavrinak is a resident of, Wagoner County, State of Oklahoma. She is the Personal Representative of the Estate of Mary Ruddle.
2. The Estate of Mary Ruddle is a Probate action, File number PB- 2014-00002 filed in Delaware County, State of Oklahoma.
3... More...   $0 (01-25-2016 - OK)

¶1 At issue in this cause is whether the estate of a deceased grantor of mortgaged properties conveyed by transfer-on-death deed is liable for the underlying debt, when the grantor's will contained express instructions for the payment of all debts secured by mortgages. We determine that it is.

I.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2 Carol Jean Carlson (Decedent) learned she was te... More...   $0 (01-20-2016 - OK)