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Authors: Dana L. Blatt
ISBN-13: 9780314163509, ISBN-10: 0314163506
Format: Paperback
Publisher: West Group
Date Published: July 2005
Edition: 1st Edition
The High Court Case Summaries Series provide comprehensive student briefs, with thorough analyses on a wide range of legal issues. The series features overview outlines, memory graphics, "party lines," and case vocabulary.
Chapter 1 | An Overview of Procedure | 1 |
Hawkins v. Masters Farms, Inc. | 3 | |
Bridges v. Diesel Service, Inc. | 5 | |
Bell v. Novick Transfer Co. | 7 | |
Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. 11C Music | 9 | |
Butler v. Rigsby | 11 | |
Houchens v. American Home Assurance Co. | 13 | |
Norton v. Snapper Power Equipment | 15 | |
Rush v. City of Maple Heights | 17 | |
Apex Hosiery Co. v. Leader | 19 | |
Chapter 2 | Personal Jurisdiction | 21 |
Pennoyer v. Neff | 25 | |
International Shoe Co. v. Washington | 29 | |
McGee v. International Life Insurance Co. | 31 | |
Hanson v. Denckla | 33 | |
Shaffer v. Heitner | 35 | |
World-Wide Volkswagen v. Woodson | 39 | |
Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court | 43 | |
Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz | 47 | |
Pavlovich v. Superior Court | 49 | |
Coastal Video Communications Corp. v. The Staywell Corp | 51 | |
Burnham v. Superior Court | 53 | |
Carnival Cruise Lines v. Shute | 57 | |
Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. | 59 | |
Gibbons v. Brown | 61 | |
Dee-K Enterprises, Inc. v. Heveafil Sdn. Bhd. | 63 | |
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno | 65 | |
Chapter 3 | Subject Matter Jurisdiction of Federal Courts | 69 |
Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley | 71 | |
Redner v. Sanders | 73 | |
Saadeh v. Farouki | 75 | |
Jin v. Ministry of State Security | 77 | |
Caterpillar, Inc. v. Lewis | 79 | |
Chapter 4 | The Erie Problem | 81 |
Erie Railroad v. Tompkins | 83 | |
Guaranty Trust Co. v. York | 85 | |
Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative | 87 | |
Hanna v. Plumer | 89 | |
Semtek Int'l Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp. | 91 | |
Chapter 5 | Incentives to Litigate | 93 |
State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. Campbell | 95 | |
Sigma Chemical Co. v. Harris | 99 | |
Evans v. Jeff D. | 101 | |
Buckhannon Board and Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources | 103 | |
William Inglis & Sons Baking Co. v. ITT Continental Baking Co. | 105 | |
Fuentes v. Shevin | 107 | |
Chapter 6 | Pleading | 109 |
Haddle v. Garrison (I) | 111 | |
Haddle v. Garrison (II) | 113 | |
Walker v. Norwest Corp. | 115 | |
Christian v. Mattel, Inc. | 117 | |
Stradford v. Zurich Insurance Co. | 119 | |
Gomez v. Toledo | 121 | |
Zielinski v. Philadelphia Piers, Inc. | 123 | |
Layman v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. | 125 | |
Beeck v. Aquaslide 'N' Dive Corp. | 127 | |
Moore v. Baker | 129 | |
Bonerb v. Richard J. Caron Foundation | 131 | |
Chapter 7 | Discovery | 133 |
Davis v. Precoat Metals | 135 | |
Steffan v. Cheney | 137 | |
Stalnaker v. Kmart Corp. | 139 | |
Schlagenhauf v. Holder | 141 | |
Hickman v. Taylor | 145 | |
Thompson v. The Haskell Co. | 147 | |
Chiquita International Ltd. v. M/V Bolero Reefer | 149 | |
Thompson v. Department of Housing & Urban Development | 151 | |
Poole v. Textron, Inc. | 153 | |
Chapter 8 | Resolution Without Trial | 155 |
Peralta v. Heights Medical Center | 157 | |
Matsushita Elec. Industrial Co. v. Epstein | 159 | |
Kalinauskas v. Wong | 161 | |
Floss v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc. | 163 | |
Lyster v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc. | 165 | |
Ferguson v. Writers Guild of America, West | 167 | |
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett | 169 | |
Bias v. Advantage International, Inc. | 173 | |
Sanders v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. | 175 | |
McKey v. Fairbairn | 177 | |
Chapter 9 | Identifying the Trier | 179 |
In Re Boston's Children First | 181 | |
Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers Local 391 v. Terry | 183 | |
Amoco Oil Co. v. Torcomian | 187 | |
Thompson v. Altheimer & Gray | 189 | |
Chapter 10 | Perspective Trial | 191 |
Reid v. San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad | 193 | |
Pennsylvania Railroad v. Chamberlain | 195 | |
Lind v. Schenley Industries | 197 | |
Peterson v. Wilson | 199 | |
Chapter 11 | Appeal | 201 |
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Wetzel | 203 | |
Lauro Lines s.r.l. v. Chasser | 205 | |
Anderson v. City of Bessemer City | 207 | |
Chapter 12 | Respect for Judgments | 209 |
Frier v. City of Vandalia | 211 | |
Martino v. McDonald's System, Inc. | 215 | |
Searle Brothers v. Searle | 219 | |
Gargallo v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 223 | |
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad v. Parks | 227 | |
Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore | 229 | |
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Century Home Components | 231 | |
Durfee v. Duke | 233 | |
United States v. Beggerly | 237 | |
Chapter 13 | Joinder | 241 |
Plant v. Blazer Financial Services | 245 | |
Mosley v. General Motors Corp. | 249 | |
Price v. CTB, Inc. | 251 | |
Kroger v. Omaha Public Power District | 253 | |
Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger | 255 | |
Temple v. Synthes Corp. | 257 | |
Helzberg's Diamond Shops v. Valley West Des Moines Shopping Center | 259 | |
Natural Resources Defense Council v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 263 | |
Martin v. Wilks | 267 | |
Cohen v. The Republic of the Philippines | 269 | |
Communities for Equity v. Michigan High School Athletic Assn. | 271 | |
Heaven v. Trust Company Bank | 275 | |
Hansberry v. Lee | 277 | |
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts | 279 | |
Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor | 283 |