Criminal Law-Motion for Reconsideration/En Banc Hearing-Transfer to Supreme...
The state moved for reconsideration or en banc hearing, or alternatively, for transfer of the case to the supreme court, arguing that the court’s ruling on defendant’s appeal overlooked controlling […]...
View ArticleDomestic Relations-Guardian’s Adoption-Parental Consent
Father appealed the trial court’s granting guardians’ petition to adopt father’s child. The trial court concluded that father’s consent to the adoption was not required because for the six months […]...
View ArticleReal Property-Sewer Line-Prescriptive Easement
Defendants appealed the trial court’s judgment, challenging the weight of the evidence. Plaintiffs filed suit seeking to keep their sewer lateral line, arguing that they had acquired title or...
View ArticleTorts-Loss of Use of Enjoyment of Property-Claim Against Governmental Entity
Defendant appealed the denial of its motion for JNOV after the jury entered a verdict for plaintiffs on their nuisance and negligence claims alleging property damage and loss of use […] The post...
View ArticleCriminal Law-Endangering the Welfare of a Child-Sufficiency of Evidence
Defendant appealed her conviction for endangering the welfare of a child, felony murder, domestic assault, and property damage after her children died from hyperthermia when she left them in a […] The...
View ArticleCriminal Law-Murder-Sufficiency of Evidence
Defendant appealed his conviction for second-degree murder, armed robbery, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon, following an incident in which an SUV chased down a sedan; after […] The...
View ArticleDomestic Relations-Divorce-Nunc Pro Tunc Order
Wife appealed the trial court’s order granting husband’s motion to dismiss wife’s motion for a nunc pro tunc order. Wife sought an order alleging that the trial court’s decree of […] The post Domestic...
View ArticleReal Property-Adverse Possession-Weight of the Evidence
Plaintiff appealed the trial court’s judgment finding that defendants were the owners of a disputed parcel by adverse possession, arguing that the weight of the evidence did not support finding […] The...
View ArticleWorkers’ Compensation-Second Injury Fund-Evidence of Preexisting Permanent...
Claimant appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s denial of his claim for benefits from the Second Injury Fund seeking total disability benefits related to a work accident where a […]...
View ArticleWorkers’ Compensation-Work Accident as Primary Cause-Sufficiency of Evidence
Claimant appealed the denial of his workers’ compensation claim based on the finding that his work-related accident was not the prevailing factor in his disability. Claimant argued that the Labor […]...
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