Bonk!By Andy DelaneyThree opinions issued this Friday the 13th. First up is a likely future bar exam question dealing with real estate. Back in the ‘50s, some folks deeded property to the Town of Albany for the purpose of
Think the opposite in opinion twoBy Andy DelaneyI’ve actually got the ‘rona right now, so I have a good excuse for skipping last week’s update. SCOV issued two opinions yesterday, May 6, 2022. The first is about the terms of a
There’s a bad Spanish lawyer joke here–not quite a pun but closeBy Andy Delaney Hmm. I thought I was going to write about one opinion today, but there are two, so I’ll halve my effort. This means two mediocre summaries
Now here’s a homonymBy Andy DelaneyOne case on April 8th. It involves comity, which I’m not embarrassed to admit, I had to look up. In this context, comity means respecting the authority of or deferring to other courts—even family
A different kind of “bale”By Andy Delaney One off-schedule published entry order a week seems to be the late-March theme at SCOV. This case is also an appeal from a hold-without-bail order—or as I understand they call it in the
“And that’s why we NEVER talk tothe police without counsel present.”By Andy DelaneyOne entry order squeezed in on March 21. It’s a bail appeal. Defendant is charged with sexual assault. He was originally released under a 24-hour curfew to
I don’t know what’sup with this dog . . .but it makes me laughBy Andy DelaneyTwo decisions on March 18 from SCOV. First up is a constitutional challenge to school-funding tax collection and allocation. A student, a taxpayer, and
Chalk it up to laziness. Oh? Were you looking for highbrow sophisticated humor here? You might be in the wrong place. By Andy Delaney There were no decisions yesterday, March 11. There were two decisions the week of March 4, 2022. Why
Now, THAT is a hat. By Andy DelaneyI know, I know; you thought I skipped a week. I didn’t! No cases last week. Two cases this week. First up, we have a situation many personal injury lawyers have dealt with:
I have no idea what this meansBy Andy DelaneyThere were no cases last week, which means I did not skip last week. So shame on you for thinking I did. But, there were two cases this week. One published entry
