Documents/Pleadings

Case Law Hall of Fame Addition: Denny v. Radar Industries

Here's one that's pretty darn concise: J.H. GILLIS, Judge. The appellant has attempted to distinguish the factual situation in this case from that in Renfroe v. Higgins Rack Coating and Manufacturing Co., Inc. (1969), 17 Mich.App. 259, 169 N.W.2d 326. …



“White Line Fevers From Mars”: Norman v. Reagan (1982)

In this opinion from 1982, a judge dismissed Kent © Norman's complaint against Ronald Reagan, then President of the United States.  (It wasn't clear whether he claimed a copyright in "Kent" or had changed his middle name to ©.) While…


Yet Another Comical Case Name

This one may take you a little while to get through, but it’s worth it: United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, AFL-CIO; Commission of La Cosa Nostra; Anthony Salerno, also known as Fat…


I Am Sorry

I am sorry that Mr. Murphrey had to go through what he describes in this letter. I am sorry that attorneys sometimes act unprofessionally and even childishly. I am sorry that I did not have a chance to post this…


“Seinfeld” Episode Used to Illustrate Duty of Good Faith

Admitting he was "perhaps an unlikely legal illustrator," the Maryland Court of Appeals recently cited Jerry Seinfeld to illustrate the contractual and fiduciary duty of "good faith." The case, Clancy v. King, is not especially notable otherwise, except maybe because…



Parties Ordered to Conduct Deposition at State Line

Here’s an order going directly to the Lowering the Bar Legal Document Archive.  Apparently, in a lawsuit pending in the Western District of Texas (at Austin), the parties were unable to agree on whether the deposition of a corporate representative…


Police Stop of Ax-Wielding Bike Rider Found Justified

In a classic opinion of which I have just learned, the California Court of Appeal ruled in 1998 that police were in fact justified in detaining a man they saw on a bicycle at 3:00 in the morning, primarily because…