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Negligence-Proximate Cause, W. Stirling Maxwell
Negligence-Proximate Cause, W. Stirling Maxwell
Michigan Law Review
An owner left his car in defendants' parking garage with the key in the ignition. Defendants' employee stole the car and loaned it to X who had no knowledge of the theft. X, while driving the car, ran into plaintiff nearly twelve hours after the theft. Held, as a matter of law defendants were not guilty of negligence. Assuming, however, that defendants were negligent, such negligence was not the proximate cause of plaintiff's injuries. Howard v. Swagart, (App. D.C. 1947) 161 F. (2d) 651.
Torts-Right Of Privacy-Invasion Of Privacy Through Fictional Works, Ira M. Price, Ii
Torts-Right Of Privacy-Invasion Of Privacy Through Fictional Works, Ira M. Price, Ii
Michigan Law Review
The New York Civil Rights Law prohibits the use of a person's name, portrait, or picture without his consent in writing, for advertising or trade purposes, under penalty of civil and criminal liability. Plaintiff, senior civil affairs officer of the American Military Government in the town of Licata, Sicily, during its occupation by Allied Armies of World War II, brought suit under the statute against the author of the book "A Bell for Adana," and others, alleging that he occupied the position of the book's and play's principal character, "Major Victor Jappolo" in the fictitiously named town of Adano; and …
Torts-Duty To Control Conduct Of Another-Duty Of Infant Passenger Owner To Control Infant Driver, John F. O'Connor S.Ed.
Torts-Duty To Control Conduct Of Another-Duty Of Infant Passenger Owner To Control Infant Driver, John F. O'Connor S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff's decedent, an infant twenty years of age, owned an automobile which was being driven by a lad of seventeen at the request of decedent who, with a girl companion, occupied the rear seat of the automobile. The infant driver did not have a driver's license. Plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of the decedent brought an action under the Death Act for damages arising from the death of the decedent which occurred as a result of a collision between the automobile and defendant's locomotive. There was evidence bearing upon the defendant's negligence and negligence on the part of the …
Banks And Banking-Night Depository-Relation Created Between Bank And Depositor, Irving Slifkin
Banks And Banking-Night Depository-Relation Created Between Bank And Depositor, Irving Slifkin
Michigan Law Review
By payment of a nominal charge, the plaintiff became entitled to use the night depository service offered to its customers by the defendant bank. On Christmas day, 1942, plaintiff made use of this service by depositing some currency, coins, and a check which were placed in a canvas bag supplied by the defendant bank for this purpose. Plaintiff never received credit for this deposit. Defendant bank was unable to find the bag which the plaintiff had deposited, and plaintiff sued to recover the value of its contents, obtaining a judgment in the trial court. Defendant bank appealed. Held, judgment …
Bills And Notes-Assent By Indorser To Release Of Maker As Undertaking By Former To Continue Liable-Section 120, N.I.L., Bruce L. Moore
Bills And Notes-Assent By Indorser To Release Of Maker As Undertaking By Former To Continue Liable-Section 120, N.I.L., Bruce L. Moore
Michigan Law Review
The indorser on the note in suit gave his assent to the holder's release of the insolvent maker in return for a deed to certain real estate given by the maker. In reply to demands of the holder for the balance remaining due after sale of the real estate, the indorser stated he would pay the note, but asked for time. On failure of the indorser to pay, this suit was brought. Held, for the plaintiff. Consent of the indorser to release of the maker is not equivalent to an express reservation of rights as required by section 120(5) …
Torts-Liability Of Rescued Defendant Who Carelessly Exposes Himself To Danger To Rescuing Plaintiff Who Is Injured, Edwin M. Deal S.Ed.
Torts-Liability Of Rescued Defendant Who Carelessly Exposes Himself To Danger To Rescuing Plaintiff Who Is Injured, Edwin M. Deal S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
While visiting defendant's farm, plaintiff was injured pushing defendant from the path of her own automobile which she had stopped on an incline without setting the brake. Held, for plaintiff. Lack of self-protective care may be negligence toward any person in whose vicinity one exposes oneself to undue risk of injury. Carney v. Buyea, 271 App. Div. 338, 65 N.Y.S. (2d) 902 (1946).
Wills--Torts To Expectancies-Wrongful Destruction Of Wills, Robert K. Eifler S.Ed.
Wills--Torts To Expectancies-Wrongful Destruction Of Wills, Robert K. Eifler S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
In a tort action to recover damages for the destruction of a will, plaintiff alleged that plaintiff's grandmother had executed a holographic will · prior to her death in October, 1939 by which she devised a farm to her two children for their lives, and at their death to plaintiff in fee; that the defendants, one of the two children and his wife, destroyed the will shortly before plaintiff's grandmother's death and while she was non compos mentis. The petition alleged that if the will had not been destroyed it would have been duly probated, but there was no …
Bailment-Unknown Chattels Contained In Object Bailed, B. E. Heath
Bailment-Unknown Chattels Contained In Object Bailed, B. E. Heath
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff's automobile was stolen from defendant's parking lot. Plaintiff had previously disclosed to defendant's agent that certain things were in the car, but had failed to mention other items also present. In an action to recover the value of all the items, held, recovery allowed only for those things that defendant knew were in the automobile, he being a bailee of those things only. Palotto v. Hanna Parking Garage Co., (Ohio 1946) 68 N.E. (2d) 170.
Corporations-Torts-Liability Of A Corporate Officer For Inducing Corporation To Breach Its Contract, Ira M. Price, Ii
Corporations-Torts-Liability Of A Corporate Officer For Inducing Corporation To Breach Its Contract, Ira M. Price, Ii
Michigan Law Review
Defendant corporation elected to redeem its outstanding preferred stock at a price of $65 a share including accumulated dividends. When plaintiff tendered its certificates of the preferred stock for transfer to the corporation, the company refused to accept the certificates or to pay for them at their redemption price. Plaintiff alleged that defendant Vincent, president of defendant corporation and owner of most of its common stock, conspired with and induced the company to break its stock redemption contract with plaintiff after plaintiff's refusal to agree to share with Vincent 50 p.er cent of any profits that might accrue from redemption …
Quasi-Contracts-Assumpsit For Use And Occupation Of Land, R. O. Hancox S.Ed.
Quasi-Contracts-Assumpsit For Use And Occupation Of Land, R. O. Hancox S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Defendant had a right of way over plaintiff's land limited to the transportation of coal mined on that land. Plaintiff seeks to recover for use and occupation of his land by defendant when he exceeded his right by transporting coal mined on adjacent property. Held, the plaintiff is entitled to quasi-contractual recovery of the value of the benefit to defendant based on the prevailing rate of purchase of right of way for transportation of coal over another's land. Raven Red Ash Coal Co., Inc. v. Ball, (Va. 1946) 39 S.E. (2d) 231.
States-Waiver Of State Immunity To Suit With Special Reference To Suits In Federal Courts, Richard C. Scatterday S.Ed.
States-Waiver Of State Immunity To Suit With Special Reference To Suits In Federal Courts, Richard C. Scatterday S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Although deriving its force and effect from the medieval period, the doctrine of sovereign immunity retains much of its original influence. Historically, the doctrine is based upon the rule that no suit may be brought against the King without his consent. This concept found its way into international law, and from this source was derived the freedom from suit that our individual states enjoy in their own courts. With the development of the federal union, new problems arose and many were resolved by the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment, which forbids suit against a state in a federal court by …
Torts-Liability Of Land And Chattel Owner To Third Party For Acts Of Infant Trespasser, T. L. Tolan
Torts-Liability Of Land And Chattel Owner To Third Party For Acts Of Infant Trespasser, T. L. Tolan
Michigan Law Review
Defendant left on his land tractors which could easily be started by children in the neighborhood who, defendant knew, frequently trespassed and played on the machines. A boy of ten inadvertently started one of the machines and then jumped to safety, but the tractor proceeded through a building on defendant's land, down a hill, across a street, and into and through the plaintiff's house a block away, causing the damage for which she sues. The trial court charged that to justify recovery for the plaintiff the jury must find not only that defendant was negligent, and that his negligence was …