Full Text of Historical Cases

This page contains links to the full text of cases of historical interest. In some cases, I have the full text of the case here. In other cases, I have a summary of the case with a link to the complete case. Many of these cases contain numerous scanning errors, and the text should be verified from other sources.

• Nannette Versprill, et al., v. School Board of Orange County Florida, 641 So. 2d 883 (Fla. Ct. App. 1994). FL education law: school's duty to supervise.
• Richard L. Feldman v. Commissioner, 26 T.C.M. (CCH) 444, T.C. Memo. 1967-91 (U.S. Tax Court 1967). Tax law, deductibility of research expenses by teacher.
• Hoffman v. Red Owl Stores, Inc., 26 Wis. 2d 683, 133 N.W.2d 267 (1965).
• Liberty National Life Insurance Company v. Weldon, 100 So. 2d 696 (Ala. 1957). Insurable interest.
• The New York, 92 F. 1021 (S.D.N.Y. 1899). Admiralty, negligence.
• Watteau v Fenwick, [1893] 1 QB 346, Liability of Undisclosed Principal.
• Hammond & Co. v. Bussey, 20 Q.B.D. 79 (1887). Contract damages.
• Gartrell v. Stafford, 12 Neb. 545, 11 N.W. 732 (1882): Specific performance, land.
• Willmott v. Barber, (1880) 15 Ch. D. 96: Estoppel by acquiescence.
• Cahill v. Eastman, 18 Minn. 324 (1871), strict liability.
• Britton v. Turner, 6 N.H. 481 (1834), Quantum Meruit Damages.
• Thomson v. Davenport, 9 B. & C. 78 (Exch. 1829).
• Hawkshaw v. Rawlings, 1 Strange 24 (1717) payment of debt by third party.

Fictional Cases

• The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.

Richard P. Clem is an attorney and continuing legal education (CLE) provider in Minnesota. He has been in private practice in the Twin Cities for 25 years. He has a J.D., cum laude, from Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul and a B.A. in History from the University of Minnesota. His reported cases include: Asociacion Nacional de Pescadores a Pequena Escala o Artesanales de Colombia v. Dow Quimica de Colombia, 988 F.2d 559, rehearing denied, 5 F.3d 530 (5th Cir. 1993), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 1041 (1994); LaMott v. Apple Valley Health Care Center, 465 N.W.2d 585 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991); Abo el Ela v. State, 468 N.W.2d 580 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991).

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