J.K. v. UMS-Wright Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “"Not only do [the appellants] not describe with any specificity conduct of the trustees that they consider to have been wanton, but they also fail to cite any statute or caselaw that defines wantonness, and they do not illustrate how the actions by the members of the board of trustees could satisfy any such definition. ' " 'Where an appellant fails to cite any authority, we may affirm, for it is neither our duty nor function to perform all the legal research for an appellant.' " ' McCutchen Co. v. Media General, Inc. , 988 So.2d 998 , 1004 (Ala. 2008) (quoting Henderson v. Alabama A & M Univ. , 483 So.2d 392 , 392 (Ala. 1986), quoting in turn Gibson v. Nix , 460 So.2d 1346 , 1347 (Ala. Civ. App. 1984) ). Because [the appellants] have not provided us with a standard against which to evaluate the trustees' allegedly wanton behavior ... the trial court's judgment on this issue is affirmed."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Aliant Bank v. Four Star Invs., Inc.

2. “' McCutchen Co. v. Media General, Inc. , 988 So.2d 998 , 1004 (Ala. 2008) (quoting Henderson v. Alabama A & M Univ. , 483 So.2d 392 , 392 (Ala. 1986), quoting in turn Gibson v. Nix , 460 So.2d 1346 , 1347 (Ala. Civ. App. 1984) ). Because [the appellants] have not provided us with a standard against which to evaluate the trustees' allegedly wanton behavior ... the trial court's judgment on this issue is affirmed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Aliant Bank v. Four Star Invs., Inc.