McWilliams V Dunn Supreme Court of the United States Introduction The Dunn v. McWilliams case is a famous court case that was heard before the supreme court of United States in April 24‚ 2017. The case involved James McWilliams as the petitioner against Jefferson Dunn was the commissioner and was representing the Alabama department of corrections. The focus of the case was the sixth amendment of the US constitution was useful in providing for the right to the assistance of an attorney to represent
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Abstract In the case of White v. Gibbs‚ the plaintiff‚ Mrs. Debbie White‚ sued O’Malley’s Tavern alongside Patrick Gibbs. Gibbs served as bartender at the tavern during the night in question. Mrs. White seeks settlement under the state of Indiana’s Dram Shop Act. Under the Dram Shop Act‚ a bartender assumes liability to any persons injured who were served alcohol while exhibiting obvious signs of intoxication (Todd‚ 1986). Since the two parties reside in different states‚ the case was brought to the
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of the Motor Vehicle to the Seller A distinction between voluntary delivery and involuntary delivery of the motor vehicle is essential to further clarify the context of unlawful deprivation in this thesis. The case of Aznar v. Yapdiangco[ G.R. No. L-18536‚ March 31‚ 1965] elucidates a case wherein the delivery of the movable property is involuntary‚ and is therefore considered as stolen
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Wisconsin v. Yoder‚ 406 U.S. 205 (1972) In the year 1971‚ two parents whose names were Jonas Yoder and Wallace Miller who were of the Old Order Amish religion and one parent whose name was Adin Yutzy who was of the member of the Conservative Amish Mennonite Church were accused under a Wisconsin law that stated all students under sixteen should go to school. The Parents all believed it was against their religious beliefs for their children to go to high school and they refused to send their children
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Safford v Redding (2009) (Student rights regarding personal searches) • Facts of the case ¬ Savana Redding‚ a thirteen-year-old at Safford Middle School‚ was accompanied to the Assistant Principal Wilson’s office to be questioned about a day planner that contained knives and other illegal items‚ including four prescription-strength‚ and one over-the-counter‚ pain relief pills. ¬ Redding told the principal that she owned the planner but she knew nothing about the medication. Mr. Wilson explained
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I. Summary The V-22 Osprey is an aircraft that is currently used in the military. Its unique design of a tilt rotor system has proven to be useful in different mission in the military. However‚ the Congressional Research Service (2009) in their study has said that this helicopter has multiple aerodynamic issues. During the service of this aircraft demonstrated mechanical issues that affected the elements of aerodynamic flight and emergencies situations that caused the V-22 program in constant upgrades
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CLAW1001: Commercial Transactions A Case Analysis Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd [2001] HCA 44 Submitted by: Sindhuja Shankar SID: 305 127 950 3/10/2007 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Case Summary 3 Facts 3 Issues 3 Ratio 3 Decision 4 Critical Analysis 4 Commercial Implications 5 Legal Implications 6 Conclusion 6 Bibliography 7 Appendix † Research Plan 8 Introduction The case Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd[1] confirms the long held doctrine that employers are vicariously
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Introduction There is no section or legal principle can state the definition for consideration in a contractual element clearly before the case of Currie v Misa in 1875. The case of Currie v Misa (1875) All ER 686has play an important role in consideration. In the year of 1875‚ there was a company named Lizardi & Co sold four bills of exchanges to Misa. However‚ Lizardi & Co. was a debtor to a bank firm which owned by Mr. Currie and the company was being pressed for the payment. Then‚ Misa knew that
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people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances” (http://www.law.cornell.edu). Over the years there have been many court cases that try to help decipher what is mean by the 1st amendment. In 1942 commercial speech was introduced by the Supreme Court with the Valentine V. Chrestensen case. Commercial Speech is speech done on behalf of a company or individual for the intent of making a profit. It is economic in nature and usually has the intent of convincing
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at hazing incidents as a tradition or big joke‚ it is dangerous and unacceptable behavior. There is a lot that can be done to prevent hazing. Raising awareness that it is wrong is crucial in preventing such incidents as the one in the Seamons v. Snow case. Coaches who consider potential issues before they occur will be better prepared to meet their legal duties (Gaskin‚ L.‚ 1993). Background On October 11‚ 1993 Brian Seamons‚ a high school football player for Sky View High School in Utah‚ was
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