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SS v. TH Case Law
Shannon Shahid v. Taylor Hopson (2024) Case Law
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jones v. Narendra (1935) | Heirs are determined at death; a revoked or unexecuted will has no effect. |
| Brock v. Blom (1965) | A conviction for crimes like murder or manslaughter qualifies under the Slayer Statute; absent a conviction, proceedings must follow Slayer Statute protocol. |
| Maloney v. Soucar (1974) | Acquittals or lack of charges don't prevent Slayer Statute cases, and such criminal outcomes are inadmissible as evidence. |
| Caltry v. Bridgeman (1985) | Culpable action in Slayer cases includes knowingly, purposefully, or facilitating the decedent's death. |
| Salter v. Kidwai (1992) | Slayer Statute focuses on actions, not motives; motive may still be relevant but is not required. |
| Bearinger v. Rajan (2009) | Defendants who facilitated a death are culpable, including actions like aiding or inducing. |
| Martinez v. Martinez (2015) | Plaintiff doesn't need to identify co-facilitators to prove defendant's culpability in facilitation. |
| Jeff v. Wario's Toolkit (1974) | Plaintiffs in civil cases must prove claims by a preponderance of the evidence. |
| Haug v. Sanders (2002) | Fact finders may rely on both direct and circumstantial evidence equally. |
| Zomerfeld v. Noto (2012) | Courts may use inadmissible evidence to determine if other evidence is admissible. |
| Mehta v. Wesley (2015) | Custodial documents can be used to establish admissibility of other evidence, but require proper foundation to be entered as evidence. |
| Thomas v. Davis (2001) | Pleadings frame trial issues; parties can't alter their claims to prevent evidence presentation. |
| Shakur v. Wallace (1994) | Fact finders determine credibility and may accept or reject parts of a witness's testimony. |
| Verbaarschott v. Lee (2005) | Admitted factual allegations in pleadings remain relevant and useful to the jury. |
| Graham v. Duckworth (2024) | Witnesses may be questioned about inconsistencies but cannot opine on other witnesses' truthfulness. |
| Filteau v. Wanek (1992) | Evidence allowing a reasonable jury to identify the speaker makes a statement admissible. |
| Ginger v. Heisman (2015) | Emails and texts are authenticated if they can reasonably be attributed to the sender. |
| State v. Sinclair (2016) | Jurors may compare handwriting samples with or without expert aid. |
| Simpson v. Rose (1992) | Verbal acts are admissible as non-hearsay if they hold independent legal significance. |
| Farrant v. Westaway (1994) | Statements for identification, not truth, are non-hearsay. |
| Knox v. Revoir (1995) | MRE 801(d)(2) statements don't have to be against the party's interest to be admissible. |
| Zedell v. Hussain (1998) | MRE 803(4) doesn't apply to statements made to litigation-retained experts. |
| Dolly v. Ringo (2010) | MRE 801(d)(2) only applies to statements by the opposing party. |
| Seferian v. Morales (2010) | Statements by third parties in a conspiracy aren't admissible under MRE 801(d)(2)(E) in Slayer cases. |
| America's Best Cookie v. International House of Waffles (2011) | Hearsay includes statements by witnesses who testify in the trial. |
| Kaplan v. Sikora (2013) | Statements by a party's agent on matters within their scope are non-hearsay if made within the employment period. |
| Chambers v. By the Book Publishing, Ltd. (2015) | Hearsay applies only when an out-of-court statement is offered for its truth. |
| McKanna v. Malburg (2019) | The Midlands Rules of Evidence govern even if federal rules differ. |
| Rogers v. Mars (2020) | Decedent statements aren't plaintiff or defendant statements but may still be admissible under other rules. |
| Petrillo v. Martini and Peony Estates (2021) | Labels on commercial products are reliable and admissible despite hearsay concerns. |
| State v. B.F. De la Porta (2024) | Hearsay requires an assertion of fact intended to establish the truth of that fact. |
| Krent v. Lions, Inc. (2009) | "Reverse character evidence" on third-party suspects can be admitted if its relevance outweighs prejudice. |
| Estate of Hamilton v. Walton (2009) | Psychological conditions don't qualify as character evidence under MRE 404(a)(1). |