Caplan v. Benator’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Link v. Wabash Railroad · Marks v. United States · Walker v. Packer · Innkeepers of New Castle, Inc. v. Maley · American Paper Institute, Inc. v. American Electric Power Service Corp.
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]here were alternate bases for the trial court's ruling that Sikes has failed to address in his brief on appeal, and, therefore, he has waived any argument as to the propriety of those alternate bases for the trial court's ruling. 'This court is required to affirm a judgment if the appellant has waived any arguments regarding an alternative basis for the judgment.' " (quoting Drake v. Alabama Republican Party , 209 So.3d 1118 , 1122 (Ala. Civ. App. 2016) (emphasis added) ) ). Thus, because William does not challenge a ground upon which the circuit court might have entered the summary judgment on his "intentional-interference-with-inheritance-expectancy”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Norvell v. Norvell
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