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Fireworks

Mar 22, 2013 By: Westlaw Insider

Guest of restaurant at Chinese New Year celebration claiming ear injury as a result of fireworks explosion in front of restaurant was not entitled to …

Whale slavery

Mar 21, 2013 By: Westlaw Insider

Thirteenth Amendment prohibition on slavery and involuntary servitude applied only to human beings or persons, rather than non-persons, and thus orca whales, …

“Non-participating victim”

Mar 20, 2013 By: Westlaw Insider

Exclusive-remedy provision of Workers’ Compensation Act barred employee’s action against co-employees for injuries sustained as result of horseplay …

Fiery television

Mar 19, 2013 By: Westlaw Insider

Although seller may have breached its implied warranty of fitness with regard to television set, breach could not be regarded as proximate result of ensuing fire which destroyed buyers’ home, …

“Dead-bang winner”

Mar 18, 2013 By: Westlaw Insider

Pretrial identification procedures, in which name of bank robbed appeared across top of page used in photo lineup and happened to appear above defendant’s photograph, …

Bad adder

Mar 15, 2013 By: Westlaw Insider

Manager’s comment that natural gas trader could not add was truthful assessment of trader’s performance at natural gas trading desk, …

Roadside clowns

Mar 14, 2013 By: Westlaw Insider

In action for injuries to passenger in automobile which, while stopped at intersection, was struck from the rear by automobile of defendant whose attention was diverted by clowns …

“Family partnership”

Mar 13, 2013 By: Westlaw Insider

Fact that partnership income tax returns of alleged family partnership included thirteen year old son as partner, fact that such son joined in bill of sale to subsequently organized corporation, …

The wrong wife?

Mar 12, 2013 By: Westlaw Insider

Where husband lived with wife as her husband for 73 days following wedding, he could not maintain action for nullity of marriage …

Appointment with a burglar

Mar 11, 2013 By: Westlaw Insider

Attorney whose business card was found at scene of burglary with appointment date written thereon was required to disclose identification of client who was to have had appointment with him at that time; …

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