Law 677: Advanced Legal Research, Fall 2014

First Assignment

Read:

· Smith v. Lewis, 530 P.2d 589 (1975)

· Total Television Entertainment Corp. v. Chestnut Hill Village Associates, 145 F.R.D. 375 (E.D.Pa. 1992)

· Taylor v. Belger Cartage Service, Inc., 102 F.R.D. 172 (W.D.Mo. 1984)

· Fowler v. Conforti, 152 Misc.2d 909 (1992)

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