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STONE MOTOR CO. v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Contracts, Transportation
Where parties to an automobile dealership franchise agreement employed a "mere recital" by executing a release without specifically identifying value...

INT'L INS. CO. v. CAJA NACIONAL DE AHORRO Y SEGURO

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law, International Law
An Argentinian insurance and reinsurance company is not immune, under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, from posting pre-judgment security under...

CHODOS v. WEST PUBLISHING CO.

Contracts
A standard author agreement is not an -illusory- contract and was breached when the publisher conceded that the author-s manuscript was of high...

MCGUIRE v. OLOWOKERE

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
There was sufficient evidence to support plaintiff's claim that defendant tortiously interfered with his contract to receive a commission from the...

US EX REL. BERNARD v. CASINO MAGIC CORP.

Contracts, Indian Law
The district court erred in determining that consulting agreement, participation agreement and construction and loan agreement between a casino...

SWAIN v. CALIFORNIA CAS. INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Landlord Tenant Law
Events underlying a claim of wrongful eviction against plaintiffs were not an "occurrence" as defined in a comprehensive general liability insurance...

WATSON COGENERATION CO. v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Contracts, Government Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Tax Law
It was proper for the Los Angeles County Assessor to consider the actual income stream resulting from an above-market price, government-facilitated...

WATTS v. FARMERS INS. EXCH.

Contracts, Family Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Where one spouse violated an insurance policy's fraud provision, the innocent spouse's ability to recover insurance benefits for property damage...

RIESETT v. W.B. DONER & CO.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In a terminated employee's action as a shareholder of his former employer: 1) claim for enforcement of shareholder rights was released through a valid...

WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. RLI INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Product Liability
Indemnity agreement between chain store and vendor established that vendor intended to indemnify store for any claims related to the sale of a...