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Coca-Cola Bottling Co., 24 Cal.2d 453, 150 P.2d 436 (1944) Important case in the development of the common law of product liability in the United States based on the concurring opinion of California Supreme Court justice Roger Traynor who stated "that a manufacturer incurs an absolute liability when an article that he has placed on the market ...
Case name Citation Summary Curry v United States: 314 U.S. 14 (1941) Ruled that a prime contractor to the federal government is an independent contractor and not an agent of the government. [1] Edwards v. California: 314 U.S. 160 (1941) Commerce Clause, privileges and immunities clause of the 14th Amendment: Lisenba v. People of State of California
This is a partial chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the tenures of Chief Justices John Jay (October 19, 1789 – June 29, 1795), John Rutledge (August 12, 1795 – December 28, 1795), and Oliver Ellsworth (March 8, 1796 – December 15, 1800), respectively the Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth Courts.
California did not violate the Due Process Clause when entering a binding judgment on a Texas corporation with "substantial connection[s]" to California Lambert v. California: 355 U.S. 225 (1957) mens rea and ignorance of the law: One, Inc. v. Olesen: 355 U.S. 371 (1958) pro-homosexual writings and the Comstock laws: Perez v. Brownell: 356 U.S ...
Shelley's Case (1581) early case setting rules for future interests in real property and trusts; Hext v Yeomans (1583) [25] [26] early defamation case wherein the Court found that slander do not lie upon inferences. Case of the Swans (1592) Exchequer of Pleas establishing wild animals, cannot be given by transfer. [27] [28] Eaton v Allen (1598 ...
Case name Citation Summary Lucas v. Earl: 281 U.S. 111 (1930) origin of Assignment of income doctrine, contract to divide income between husband and wife United States v. Sprague: 282 U.S. 716 (1931) Tenth Amendment: McBoyle v. United States: 283 U.S. 25 (1931) National Motor Vehicle Theft Act held not to apply to aircraft Stromberg v ...
This is a partial chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the Rehnquist Court, the tenure of Chief Justice William Rehnquist from September 26, 1986, through September 3, 2005. The cases are listed chronologically based on the date that the Supreme Court decided the case.
Early case on the patentability of the business method patent: Hills v. Gautreaux: 425 U.S. 284 (1976) Fifth Amendment and Civil Rights Act of 1964: United States v. Miller (1976) 425 U.S. 435 (1976) Fourth Amendment regarding financial information Hampton v. United States: 425 U.S. 484 (1976) Entrapment and drug distribution Estelle v ...