TIU V. MIDDLETON IMPT: Pre-trial is an essential device for the speedy disposition of disputes. Hence‚ parties cannot brush it aside as a mere technicality. Where the pre-trial brief does not contain the names of witnesses and the synopses of their testimonies as required by the Rules of Court‚ the trial court‚ through its pre-trial order‚ may bar the witnesses from testifying. However‚ an order allowing the presentation of unnamed witnesses may no longer be modified during the trial‚ without
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Hyde v Wrench [1840] Facts Wrench offered to sell his farm in Luddenham to Hyde for $1200‚ an offer which Hyde declined.On 6 June 1840 Wrench wrote to Hyde’s agent offering to sell the farm for $1000‚stating that it was the final offer and that he would not alter from it. Hyde offered &950 ‚and after examining the offer Wrench refused to accept‚ and informed Hyde of this on 27 June.On the 29th Hyde agreed to buy the farm for $1000 without any additional agreement from Wrench ‚and after Wrench refused
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Wyoming v. Houghton 526 U.S. 295 (1999) FACTS: After a routine traffic stop‚ a police officer noticed a hypodermic syringe in the shirt pocket of the car’s driver‚ which the driver soon admitted was for using drugs. The officer searched the passenger compartment for contraband and came upon a purse‚ which the respondent‚ a passenger in the car‚ claimed was hers. There was drug paraphernalia inside‚ and the respondent was arrested on drug charges. The evidence was admitted at trial and respondent
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As a result of Plessy v. Ferguson‚ in1896‚ where the US Supreme Court upholds the “separate but equal doctrine‚” (Day & Schiele‚ 2013) Dr. King had to attend an all-black college‚ Morehouse College. This was the same college where his father and grandfather attended making Dr. King the third generation in his family to attend college. Dr. King would graduate from Morehouse College in 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. As well as attending college‚ Dr. King also follows in his father’s
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Supreme Court‚ and asked for an appeal‚ saying that she was in fact‚ entitled to monetary restitution from the school district. The U.S Supreme Court ruled‚ that Franklin was right. They also referenced similar cases like “Cannon V. University of Chicago” and “Marbury V. Madison”. In both cases‚ Title IX was enforceable‚ and further used to expand the limitations and boundaries on what all your entitled to under Title IX. But this case also raised another question. Why did the school board not
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Snyder V. Phelps Everyone is entitled to practice their religion. Everyone has the right to voice their opinion. The bill of rights states that this right could never be taken away‚ but does it make it right for a person to use this right to attack a person? On March 3rd‚ 2006 a Marine‚ Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder‚ died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident in Anbar province‚ Iraq. A week later a funeral service was held in honor of this fallen soldier in his hometown
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Citation: KILARJIAN v. VASTOLA‚ 877 A.2d 372 (2004)‚ Superior Court of New Jersey‚ Chancery Division‚ Somerset County. Decided December 17‚ 2004. Facts: On March 18‚ 2004‚ plaintiff’s‚ Carol Kilarjian and Dave de Castro‚ and defendants‚ John Vastola and Joan Vastola‚ entered into a contract for the sale of 136 East Cliff St.‚ Somerville. The final date was scheduled for June 15‚ 2004. On June 14‚ 2004‚ defendant’s real estate attorney wrote plaintiff’s attorney stating that defendants had elected
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Pierson v. Post Deciding Court: Supreme Court of New York Parties: Pierson v. Post Procedural History: Appellate Court ruled in favor of Post Facts: Post was in pursuit of a fox on a beach with his dogs and hound. Pierson having well known the fox was being chased by Post and his hounds‚ caught up to the fox‚ caught it‚ killed it‚ and carried it off. Post is defendant even though he was the one in original pursuit. Post first sued Pierson but Pierson appealed when the court ruled in Post’s
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Marijuana v. Alcohol Grass. Ganja. Kush. Weed. Pot. Mary Jane. Marijuana. Marijuana is an illegal substance in America‚ used by people to get “high.” It has become a recent debate over whether it is right to legalize marijuana or to keep it as an illegal substance. Many people believe that marijuana is a dangerous substance that should never be legalized in America. These people focus on marijuana which is harmless in comparison to alcohol‚ which is a legal and widely used substance in America
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On October 31‚ 1963‚ Detective Martin McFadden was in plain clothes‚ patrolling his downtown beat in Cleveland‚ Ohio‚ an area that he had been patrolling for shoplifters and pick-pocketing the last 30 years. At 2:30 PM‚ he noticed two unknown individuals‚ John Terry and Richard Chilton acting suspiciously‚ standing on a street corner. One of the men walked away and stopped to look in a nearby store window‚ continued walking‚ and on the way back stopped to look in the same store window before rejoining
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