Econ- Simplified for smooth brain

Bryant

Do with your own as to not harm anothers

Fontainebleau

No right to sunlight

Prah

Right to the use of solar power

Spur Industries

Stinky farm = nuisance, but stinky farm must be compensated to move as they encroached on him

Ploof

Human life > property

Lake Erie Transport

Boat breaks dock. A man may without guilt steal what is necessary to live but must compensate owner.

Rexite

Increased price of part, lawn mower case

Baxendale

Foreseeable, crankshaft mill

Cambell soup

Special carrots, unconscionable contract

Walker Thomas Furniture

Leasing furniture, unconscionable contract

Carrol Towing

Owner had duty to be in attendance, was not, Hand formula B > PL

the long island railroad co

Fireworks accident while man got on train pulled by guards. Liability must be predicted and involve a reasonable duty of care. Guards not liable.

Butterfield

Pole in road, man driving partially liable as he was speeding, reasonable pace would avoid

Schomaker

Dont stand on cars, driver not liable

Alpha Beta

Stepped off matt onto wet floor with bad knees and slippers, partially liable for own injuries.

Spano

Strict liability for blasting buildings

Mapp

Admissibility of physical evidence

Miranda

Come on, you know it

Engel

Pretext stops ok as long as traffic violation occurred

Rickard

Fake spotted tobacco, cannot patent methods of fraud/deception, Patent must be useful.

Morse

Inventor does not lose patent if someone else had same idea but not in writing

Alice corp

no patent for laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas. 

Mattel

Barbie v Bratz, invention v idea.

Kelo

Eminent domain expansion. Public purpose > public use.

Kohl

Eminent domain necessary for the survival of USA.

Berman

Eminent domain expansion, no specific purpose.

Tennessee cooper

Reduce Sulphur emissions, regulation

Sierra club

couldnt sue to stop ski resort, lack of standing. Dissent claims environment has rights and can sue.

Tennessee valley authority

Building dam would end endangered species, dam building blocked

National crushed stone ass’n

Does not have to commit all resources to pollution control