Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2012
Citation profile
5 state decisions
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Rockstad v. Erikson · Ocean Acres Limited Partnership v. Dare County Board of Health · Fernandes v. Portwine · Sengupta v. University of Alaska · McElroy v. Kennedy
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“took it out of [her] name, the payments and the insurance and all that. Because there is no evidence that Charles was an intended third-party beneficiary of an alleged contract to provide insurance, we do not need to reach the underlying issue of whether such a contract even existed. 12 v. CONCLUSION We AFFIRM the superior court's grant of summary judgment. 1 . Credit Union 1 relied on AS 45.29.402, which provides that "[the existence of a security interest, agricultural lien, or authority given to a debtor to dispose of or use collateral, without more, does not subject a secured party to liability in contract or tort for the debtor's acts or omissions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Charles v. Stout“We review grants of motions to dismiss and grants of summary judgment de novo....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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