29. Introduction 30. The decision of the House of Lords in Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd [1] evinces the accuracy of Gooley’s observation that the separate legal entity doctrine was a "two-edged sword".[2] At a general level‚ it was a good decision. By establishing that corporations are separate legal entities‚ Salomon’s case endowed the company with all the requisite attributes with which to become the powerhouse of capitalism. At a particular level‚ however‚ it was a bad decision. By extending the
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Case Name: Missouri v. Jenkins 491 U.S. 274 (1989) United States Supreme Court Facts: The attorneys and associates for plaintiff‚ Kansas City Missouri School District‚ had been litigating a school district segregation case since 1979 and NAACP had been litigating the case since 1982. Attorneys asked and received reasonable attorney fees under Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976‚ 42 U.S.C. §1988. All fees were given at current market rates. A Court of Appeals affirmed this
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New Home‚ New Life At a young age growing up and being on my own was all I dreamed of until that day arrived. Growing up and moving away‚ I thought I had reached the ultimate marking point in my life. In reality it was just the beginning to the life I controlled. My emotions were rolling in realization that freedom was soon going to be in my grasp as I packed up my room ‚ started the route to my future‚ and began the slow process of settling into my new home which was the most exciting and frightening
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Tennessee v. Reeves. 917 S.W.2d 825 (Supreme Court of Tennessee‚ 1996) On January 5‚ 1993‚ Tracie Reeves and Molly Coffman‚ spoke on the telephone and decided to kill their homeroom teacher‚ Janice Geiger. Reeves and Coffman were both twelve years old and were students at West Carroll Middle School. They planned that Coffman would bring rat poison to school the following days and it would be put in Geiger’s drink. After that‚ the two would steal Geiger’s vehicle and drive to the Smoky Mountains
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saw some of the most important cases in the history of the United States and many are still in effect today. The Warren court heavily believed in improving the civil liberties of the people. His ruling on Gideon v. Wainwright is no different. In 1963‚ the monumental case of Gideon v. Wainwright was taken to the Supreme Court. This case involved the 6th amendment of the constitution. The case began as a simple accusation of Gideon of a burglary in Panama City‚ Florida. After being accused‚ Mr
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NOTES OF CASES THECASEOF THE SLIPPERY EQUITY IN Re Vandervell’s Trusts (No. 2)‚’ Lord Denning M.R. said: “ (‘ Hard cases make bad law ’) is a maxim which is quite misleading. It should be deleted from our vocabulary. It comes to this: ‘Unjust decisions make good law’: whereas they do nothing of the kind. Every unjust decision is a reproach to the law or to the judge who administers it.”a Now that it has been decided that there is to be no appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal‚ it is worth
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MBA560 COUGHLIN v TAILHOOK 112 F.3d 1052 (1997) United States Court of Appeals‚ Ninth Circuit Facts: During a convention at the Las Vegas Hilton in September 1991‚ Navy Lieutenant Paula Coughlin was attacked by a group of men in a hotel hallway. The resulting post-traumatic stress disorder and other problems related to the attack eventually hampered her ability to perform her duties. Ultimately‚ she resigned from the US Navy. Coughlin brought action against the Hilton Hotels Corporation
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The V-Chip What is a V-chip? This term has become a buzz word for any discussion evolving telecommunications regulation and television ratings‚ but not too many reports define the new technology in its fullest form. A basic definition of the V-chip; is a microprocessor that can decipher information sent in the vertical blanking of the NTSC signal‚ purposefully for the control of violent or controversial subject matter. Yet‚ the span of the new chip is much greater than any working definition can
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Legal Brief Case: Right to Confront: Coy V Iowa. Date: August 2‚1985. Principals:(main characters) *Kathy Brown (13) *Linda Thompson (friend) (13) *girls names were changed to protect identities. -intruder believed to be John Avery Coy‚ (34). Facts of the Case: Kathy Brown invited her friend Linda to come and sleep over. Kathy made a makeshift tent out in her backyard. Girls fell asleep between 10:30 and 11:00 pm. In the middle of the night Kathy saw a hand pull back one of the blankets
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Henry and Prince Hal’s discussion on what makes a great king. Like a comet‚ the less is seen of the king‚ the more of a sovereign‚ enigmatic figure he becomes and the more respect he gains when he makes such seldom appearances.) Henry V (In the final act of Henry V‚ Henry approaches Princess Catherine of France to try and woo her. He makes it seem as if he is a lovestruck‚ simple man that isn’t very good with words (even though the reader know that this is certainly not the case). The reader knows
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