Law Case Summaries

Anderson v. Beech Aircraft Corporation - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
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Bird v. Holbrook - Case Summary
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Introduction: An important English tort case on liability for trespass to land, exploring the duty of care owed by property occupiers....

Blake v Associated Newspapers - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Legal Case Summary: The case explores defamation and a person's right to protect their reputation, specifically involving claimants on benefits....

Brown v. Board of Education - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Landmark case where US Supreme Court declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional....

Brown v. Oliver - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Landmark case determining liability and responsibility in ownership disputes involving joint tenants. Ruling held that co-occupancy arrangements did not negate individual responsibilities....

C & J Fertilizer, Inc. v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co. - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Case examining insurance claim denial on grounds of burglary without 'visible signs of forced entry'....

Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball - Case Summary
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Introduction: A legal precedent on contract law, where a reward system was deemed as a valid contract and Mrs Carlill was entitled to the reward....

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: U.S. Supreme Court case that established the standard for summary judgment in federal courts....

Citizens United v. FEC (2010) - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Key decision of SCOTUS that relaxed regulations on political campaign spending by organisations....

City of Louisville v. Humphrey - Case Summary
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Colgrove v. Battin - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Case examining whether a six-member jury in civil trials violates the Seventh Amendment of the U.S. Constitution....

Courvoisier v. Raymond - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A misguided self-defense case where liability arose from mistaken identity and wrongful injury....

Diamond v. Chakrabarty - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 1st Aug 2024
Introduction: Legal Case Summary: A landmark case that allowed for the patenting of naturally occurring, but genetically modified microorganisms....

District of Columbia v. Heller - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that determined the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects an individual's right to possess a firearm....

Donald J. Trump for President v. Katie Hobbs - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: This suit, filed by the Trump campaign, claimed Arizona's vote count was unlawfully influenced by poll workers' mishandling of 'overvotes.'...

DPP v Majewski - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Landmark case defining the legal position on self-inflicted intoxication and establishing 'basic intent' in English criminal law....

Dred Scott v. Sandford - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 13th Feb 2025
Introduction: Legal Case Summary: A landmark case that decided about the legal status of slavery in the US territories....

Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: This case determined the status of slaves and the constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise....

Eastham v Newcastle - Case Summary
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Introduction: Legal Case Summary: Eastham v Newcastle (1964) is a landmark case in the history of British sports law, where footballer George Eastham successfully challenged his club's restrictive practices....

Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A landmark case altering the application of Federal Common Law; determined to be unconstitutional, resulting in ‘Erie Doctrine’....

Frummer v. Hilton Hotels International, Inc. - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 28th Feb 2024
Introduction: Established criteria for 'doing business' for personal jurisdiction purposes over foreign companies....

Goodman v. Dicker - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A historic case related to fraudulent misrepresentation in which Goodman was misled into selling his patent by Dicker....

Greiner v. Greiner - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A child custody case wherein the mother or a third party were considered fitter parents for the child in question....

Hancock Bank & Trust Co. v. Shell Oil Co. - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A case concerning the responsibility and liability for an oil spill caused by a third party....

Harkness v. Hyde - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A significant case in contract law regarding condition precedent and breach of contract....

Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia v. Hall - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A pivotal United States Supreme Court case on personal jurisdiction and the minimum contacts requirement....

Hendricks v. Behee - Case Summary
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Introduction: Deel of trust issue concerning the equitable stereffectation of a property, and whether theplanting of pecan trees constituted waste....

Hickman v. Taylor - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A landmark case that established the federal common law protecting work-product doctrine in litigation....

LaBrant et al v Benson - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Michigan court case dealing with legislation to increase transparency in political elections....

Leonard v. Pepsico, Inc. - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Leonard v. PepsiCo is a contract law case concerning an advertisement issued by PepsiCo that was misinterpreted as a legitimate commercial offer....

Lewis v. Browning - Case Summary
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Lumley v. Wagner - Case Summary
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Introduction: Influential English contract law case establishing the principle that a court may use the equitable remedy of injunction to prevent breach of a negative covenant....

Marek v. Chesney - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: The case examined whether an offer of judgment, which was rejected by the plaintiff, limited the defendant's liability for legal fees....

McCulloch v. Maryland - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: McCulloch v. Maryland was a pivotal Supreme Court decision that affirmed the constitutional authority of Congress to legislate through implied powers....

Miami Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Orange Crush Co. - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A pivotal case addressing contract interpretation and the legality of franchises exclusive distribution rights....

Mills v. Wyman - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Landmark case that helped establish the principle of consideration in contract law....

Orlando v. Laird - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A landmark case challenging the constitutionality of the U.S. military involvement in Vietnam War without a formal declaration of war from Congress....

Plessy v. Ferguson - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 17th Feb 2025
Introduction: Legal Case Summary: A case in which the Supreme Court of the US upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities (ironrails.com, 2021)...

Ploof v. Putnam - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Landmark case on the principle of necessity, establishing the doctrine of 'public necessity'....

R v Brown - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: An unprecedented UK case regarding consent in BDSM activities where the defendants were convicted of assault offences....

Ray v. William G. Eurice & Bros., Inc. - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: The court upheld the written agreement over the verbal statements made during negotiations, cementing the parol evidence rule....

Resnick v. Nevada Gaming Comm’n - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Resnick, a lifetime casino ban recipient, challenged the Commission's authority but was ultimately denied by the Supreme Court of Nevada....

Roe v. Wade - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Legal Case Summary: Landmark decision by the US Supreme Court recognizing the constitutional right to privacy....

Rylands v. Fletcher - Case Summary
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Introduction: Legal Case Summary: Landmark English tort case that established a strict liability rule known as the rule in Rylands v Fletcher....

Salomon v Salomon - Case Summary
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Introduction: Landmark case in corporate law recognizing legal personality of corporations separate from their shareholders....

Salomon v Salomon - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Legal Case Summary: This case set a landmark precedent that corporate entities are separate from their shareholders and owners and have their own rights and liabilities....

Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp. - Case Summary
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Introduction: Nuclear site employee's estate won punitive damages against nuclear facility operator for negligence after exposure to radioactive contamination....

Snyder v. Harris - Case Summary
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Introduction: The Supreme Court case upheld that the individual claims of multiple plaintiffs cannot be aggregated to reach the amount in controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction....

State v. Cushman - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Groundbreaking case demonstrating the complex intersection of vehicular law and privacy rights....

Sullivan v. Porter - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: High-profile case where the Supreme Court ruled on the issue of contract interpretation and enforcement....

The Spot-fixing Case - Case Summary
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Introduction: Legal Case Summary: This case is related to a spot-fixing conspiracy during a cricket match between England and Pakistan in 2010....

Trump v Kemp - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Lawsuit in Georgia challenging the presidential election results, which was dismissed due to lack of standing....

United States v. Lopez - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: First U.S. Supreme Court case to set limits on Congress's power under the Commerce Clause....

USA v Julian Assange - Case Summary
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Voting rights - Shelby County v Holder (2013) - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: US Supreme Court case declaring a key part of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional....

Washington v. Louisiana Power and Light Co. - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A landmark discrimination case where a minority employee sued Louisiana Power for racial discrimination, highlighting the relevance of intention and disparate treatment....

Webb v EMO Air Cargo - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Legal Case Summary: Fundamental case in discrimination law when the applicant was not hired due to her pregnancy....

Zielinski v. Philadelphia Piers, Inc. - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Unsuccessful appeal by Philadelphia Piers, Inc. in a personal injury claim....