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“a mere failure to perform a contractual obligation is not a tort, and it furnishes no foundation for an action on the case”
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Pugh v. Butler Telephone Co., Inc.
a mere failure to perform a contractual obligation is not a tort, and it furnishes no foundation for an action on the case
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Club v. Marsh
See Hardy Salt Co. v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co., 501 F.2d 1156 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1033 , 95 S.Ct. 515 , 42 L.Ed.2d 308 (1974) (Great Salt Lake, located entirely within Utah, is not a navigable water for purposes of RHA § 9); National Wildlife Federation v. Alexander, 613 F.2d 1054 (D.C.Cir.1979) (Devils Lake, located entirely within North Dakota, is not a navigable water for purposes of RHA); Sierra Pacific Power Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm’n, 681 F.2d 1134, 1135 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 460 U.S. 1082 , 103 S.Ct. 1769 , 76 L.Ed.2d 343 (1983) (Trucke…
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Jane M. WOOLDRIDGE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARLENE INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
See Baxter v. Savannah Sugar Refining Corp., 495 F.2d 437 (5th Cir.), cert. denied 419 U.S. 1033 , 95 S.Ct. 515 , 42 L.Ed.2d 308 (1974).
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32 Fair empl.prac.cas. 25, 32 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,709 Robert Boykin, Cross-Appellees v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Cross-Appellant
See Baxter v. Savannah Sugar Refining Corp., 495 F.2d 437, 443-44 (5th Cir.1974), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1033 , 95 S.Ct. 515 , 42 L.Ed.2d 308 (1975).
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30 Fair empl.prac.cas. 925, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,254 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, A/K/A N.A.A.C.P. And Leroy Hall, Jr. v. The City of Evergreen, Alabama, a Municipal Corporation O.B. Tuggle, Individually and as Mayor of the City of Evergreen, Alabama and the Evergreen Housing Board and Authority
See Baxter v. Savannah Sugar Refining Corp., 495 F.2d 437, 443-44 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1033 , 95 S.Ct. 515 , 42 L.Ed.2d 308 (1974) Plaintiffs stipulated that if they prevailed at the liability phase, they would notify known class members by certified mail, and unknown class members by publication in at least three newspapers of statewide circulation, informing them of the court's finding, and advising them to file individual claims before a specified date. 3 The City of Evergreen has abandoned its cross-appeal 1 The Albemarle Court held that "given a finding of unlawful discrimin…
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National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. City of Evergreen
See Baxter v. Savannah Sugar Refining Corp., 495 F.2d 437, 443-44 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1033 , 95 S.Ct. 515 , 42 L.Ed.2d 308 (1974).
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Melvin Paxton, Jr. And Katrina E. Terry Phyllis Mosley Jerry Riley George Spann v. Union National Bank, a Corporation, Harold Dominic Brown v. Union National Bank of Little Rock, Melvin Paxton, Jr. And Katrina E. Terry Phyllis Mosley Jerry Riley George Spann v. Union National Bank, a Corporation
See Baxter v. Savannah Sugar Refining Corp., 495 F.2d 437, 443-444 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1033 , 95 S.Ct. 515 , 42 L.Ed.2d 308 (1974).
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Paxton v. Union National Bank
See Baxter v. Savannah Sugar Refining Corp., 495 F.2d 437, 443-444 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1033 , 95 S.Ct. 515 , 42 L.Ed.2d 308 (1974).
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Rowe v. General Motors Corp.
See Baxter v. Savannah Sugar Refining Corp., 495 F.2d 437, at 4 .44 (5th Cir.1974), cert, denied, 419 U.S. 1033 , 95 S.Ct. 515 , 42 L.Ed.2d 308 (1974).
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Sandra G. Bundy v. Delbert Jackson, Director, D.C. Department of Corrections
See Baxter v. Savannah Sugar Refining Corp., 495 F.2d 437, 444-445 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1033 , 95 S.Ct. 515 , 42 L.Ed.2d 308 (1974) (once employer is proved to have discriminated against plaintiff class, he bears burden of presenting clear and convincing evidence on issue of discrimination against individual plaintiffs).
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Ste. Marie v. Eastern R. Ass'n
See Baxter v. Savannah Sugar Refining Corp., 495 F.2d 437 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1033 , 95 S.Ct. 515 , 42 L.Ed.2d 408 (1974); Robinson v. Union Carbide Corp., 538 F.2d 652 (5th Cir. 1976), modified, 544 F.2d 1258 , cert. denied, 434 U.S. 822 , 98 S.Ct. 65 , 54 L.Ed.2d 78 (1977).
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Parson v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.
See Baxter v. Savannah Sugar Refining Corp., 5 Cir., 1974, 495 F.2d 437, 443-44 , cert. denied, 1974, 419 U.S. 1033 , 95 S.Ct. 515 , 42 L.Ed.2d 308 , for a description of the bifurcated burden of proof procedure followed in Title VII claims for class-wide back pay: [a] Title VII class action suit presents a bifurcated burden of proof problem.
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Vuyanich v. Republic National Bank
See Baxter v. Savannah Sugar Refining Corp., 495 F.2d 437 (5th Cir. 1974), cert, denied, 419 U.S. 1033 , 95 S.Ct. 515 , 42 L.Ed.2d 308 (1975); Swint v. Pullman-Standard, 539 F.2d 77 (5th Cir. 1976).
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13 Fair empl.prac.cas. 604, 12 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 11,177 Louis Swint v. Pullman-Standard, Clyde Humphrey, Intervenor
See Baxter v. Savannah Sugar Refining Corp., 495 F.2d 437 (5th Cir. 1974), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1033 , 95 S.Ct. 515 , 42 L.Ed.2d 308 (1975).
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10 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1386, 10 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,320 Jessie Stevenson, Etc. v. International Paper Company, Mobile, Alabama
See, e. g., Baxter v. Savannah Sugar Refining Corp., 495 F.2d 437, 442-445 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1033 , 95 S.Ct. 515 , 42 L.Ed.2d 308 (1974); Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co., 495 F.2d at 421-422; Pettway, 494 F.2d at 251-253 ; Johnson v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 491 F.2d at 1374-1380 .
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Savannah Sugar Refining Corp.
v.
Baxter
v.
Baxter
No. 74-351.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Nov 25, 1974.
Cited by 2 opinions | Published
Citer courts: Supreme Court of Alabama (1)
C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.