Do principles of equity and fairness permit the redemption of property purchased by a judgment creditor at an invalid execution sale, though the statutory scheme characterizes execution sales as “absolute”? The answer is yes. Equitable redemption is available to those whose fundamental rights have been trampled. Citizens may not be dispossessed of their property by a “creditor” executing o

This was a suit instituted in the circuit court of Jackson county, Missouri, by the Barber Asphalt Paving Company, a corporation whose business it was to construct pavements composed of asphalt, against Margaret French and others, owners of lots abutting on Forest avenue in Kansas City, for the purpose of enforcing the lien of a tax bill issued by that city in part payment of the cost of paving sa

¶1 The original action presents a single issue:1 whether 10 O.S. Supp. 1999 §7307-1.2(F) through (H)2 mandate a judicial order [32 P. 3d 831] prior to the release of records exempted from the general confidentiality requirements by subsection 7307-1.2(C) of the statute.3 We hold that it does. Therefore, we assume original jurisdiction and deny the writ.4

FACTS

¶2 On August 23, 200

¶1 This action was brought by a group of interested taxpayers [before the attorney general in his capacity as ex-officio Bond Commissioner1 has approved or disapproved the general obligation bonds] to challenge the validity of an election authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

¶2 On April 16, 1979, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Stillwater, Oklahoma, adopted Ordinanc

¶1 Appellant, Lonnie Wright Richie, was tried by jury for the crimes of: Kidnapping for Extortion (Count I) in violation of 21 O.S. 1991 § 745 [21-745]; Robbery with Firearm (Count II) in violation of 21 O.S. 1991 § 801 [21-801]; Murder in the First Degree (malice aforethought and, alternatively, felony murder) (Count III) in violation of 21 O.S. 1991 § 701.7 [21-701.7]; Unauthorized Use of a

¶1 This is an original action in which the petitioner, Marshall Oil Corporation, asks this Court to prohibit the respondent trial judge from further proceeding in the cause before him, an action filed by Forest Bray in which Bray obtained a temporary injunction against petitioner's operation of a salt water disposal well approved by the Corporation Commission.

[688 P.2d 38] ¶2 We

¶1 This original proceeding in this court involves the Oklahoma "Hospital District Act of 1967" (Senate Bill No. 183 of the First Session of the Thirty-first Oklahoma Legislature; Chapter 83, Oklahoma Session Laws 1967; 19 O.S.Supp. 1967 §§ 1051 through 1077 ). It arises upon an application, authorized by Section 25 of the act (19 O.S.Supp. 1967 § 1075 ), by the Board of Directors of the Erick

¶1 This case arises out of a fire-insurance contract wherein the insurer refused to pay the policy limits for fire damage to the insured's house. The insured brought suit alleging breach of contract, tortious bad-faith handling of his claim, and oppression and malice on the part of the insurance company. He sought actual and punitive damages.

¶2 The facts, which are largely undisputed,

For nearly thirty years, Edward Lee Elmore, a mentally retarded handyman, has been behind bars, mainly on South Carolina’s death row, for the January 1982 murder of Dorothy Edwards, an elderly woman who had sporadically employed him. The 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition now on appeal, however, is part of Elmore’s very first effort to secure federal habeas corpus relief. The antecedent state proceedi

¶1 Appellants, Alfredo Omalza, Ronnie Lee Floyd and David Lee Flippo, were tried separately by jury in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Case No. CRF-89-4717 before the Honorable James B. Blevins, District Judge.1 Omalza was convicted of two counts of Murder in the first degree (21 O.S.Supp. 1982 § 701.7 [21-701.7](A)) and one count of Conspiracy to Commit Murder (21 O.S. 1981 § 421 [21-42

Defendant United States Swimming, Inc. ("U.S. Swimming") appeals from an order directing it to pay monetary sanctions in the amount of $5,250 to plaintiff Jane Doe. The superior court found that U.S. Swimming, without substantial justification, failed to comply with its August 6, 2010 discovery order and opposed plaintiff's motion to compel compliance with that order. (Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, s

Brian Sopatyk petitions for judicial review of the Lemhi County Board of Commissioners’ decision to validate Anderson Creek Road, which runs the length of his property. He contends the road never became public and, if so, was abandoned. He also maintains that the validation was an unconstitutional taking, that it was error for the road easement to be validated at fifty-feet wide, that one of the

¶ 1. Father appeals a family division order awarding mother primary legal rights and responsibilities for the parties’ daughter based on the court’s conclusion that father exercised poor judgment in desiring to take his daughter to his birth country, Zimbabwe. On appeal, father contends that the trial court abused its discretion by considering evidence outside of the proceeding. He add

Hoping to represent a nationwide class of consumers,
Daniel Pilgrim and Patrick Kirlin sued two companies responsible for creating and
marketing a healthcare discount program, alleging that the companies had used deceptive
advertising to sell their product. The consumer-protection laws of many States, not just
of Ohio, govern these claims and factual variations among the claims abo

In two issues, Appellants Irby J. Macready and Morris D. Alford, d/b/a MCM Mini-Storage, appeal a $32,000 judgment rendered against MCM after it sold Appellee Robert Salter’s property in violation of the property code. We modify the trial court’s judgment and affirm the judgment as modified.

II. Factual and Procedural History

After defaulting for five months on his two

This is perhaps the dog-gonest case ever to reach a federal appellate court. In October 2008, several uniformed officers of the Louisville Metro Animal Services (LMAS) intruded into the O’Neills’ home without a warrant and without consent, confiscated the O’Neills’ two adult dogs and the dogs’ litter of seven puppies, neutered and spayed the adult dogs and implanted microchips in all nin

This is perhaps the dog-gonest case ever to reach a federal appellate court. In October 2008, several uniformed officers of the Louisville Metro Animal Services (LMAS) intruded into the O’Neills’ home without a warrant and without consent, confiscated the O’Neills’ two adult dogs and the dogs’ litter of seven puppies, neutered and spayed the adult dogs and implanted microchips in all nin

In this original proceeding under C.A.R. 21, we review the trial court‟s order granting Wal-Mart a new trial based on a purportedly untimely disclosure and a jury verdict that allegedly was not supported by the evidence and instead was the result of prejudice. We hold that the trial court abused its discretion in holding that Holly Averyt‟s attorney violated discovery rules when he failed to d

Crest Construction II, Inc. (Crest) and Metro Energy, Inc. (Metro) (collectively, Plaintiffs) brought this action against several defendants alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq., and raising several state law causes of action. The district court2 granted the Defendants’ motion to dismiss the RICO claim and declined to exe

Appellee Gilbert Buenrostro was employed by The City of Laredo for fifteen years as a police officer in the Laredo Police Department. The City terminated appellee’s employment, and following an administrative hearing before the Firefighters’ and Police Officers’ Civil Service Commission (the “Commission”), the Commission upheld the City’s decision. Appellee appealed to the district cou

¶ 1. Father appeals a family division order awarding mother primary legal rights and responsibilities for the parties’ daughter based on the court’s conclusion that father exercised poor judgment in desiring to take his daughter to his birth country, Zimbabwe. On appeal, father contends that the trial court abused its discretion by considering evidence outside of the proceeding. He add

[¶1.] This is an original proceeding for an alternative writ of mandamus or prohibition brought by the Rapid City Journal, the Associated Press, and the South Dakota Newspaper Association (collectively referred to as the Media) against the Honorable John J. Delaney, circuit court judge. The Media brought this action because Judge Delaney (1) imposed a gag order on the parties and (2) closed the t

Milwaukee County Deputy Sheriff David Hutchins brought an action for comments made by Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke regarding Hutchins’ disciplinary history with the sheriff’s department. The district court granted the plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment, finding that Sheriff Clarke violated (1) Wisconsin’s Open Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-19.39; (2) Wisconsin’s Right

¶1 This is an appeal from a decision by the district court upholding Salt Lake County’s zoning of property owned by L.C. Canyon Partners and affirming the County Council’s authority to rescind an ordinance that would have rezoned that property. We agree with the district court and affirm its entry of summary judgment against L.C. Canyon. The County had a rational basis for its zoning decision

Appellant John K. Kelly appeals from the divorce decree granting appellee Christian Snowden Kelly (“Christy”) a divorce. He asserts two points on appeal: (1) that the circuit court erred in finding that certain stock was nonmarital property; and (2) that the circuit court erred in finding him liable for one-half of the deficiency resulting from the sale of the marital home. We reverse and rema