Also known as: Atlantic Rep. · A. · Atl. Rptr.
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A set of regional lawbooks that compiles every published appellate decision from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont as well as decisions of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals from 1885 to date.
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Amelia Amari signed a supply contract for Aether Technologies without prior approval from senior management. The supplier sued to enforce the deal after Aether refused delivery. Counsel located a controlling state appellate decision in the Atlantic Reporter that applied inherent agency power arising solely from the employment relation to bind the principal.
Angela Acosta found Anthony Arnold delirious and about to jump from a window. She locked the exits to prevent the act. In the resulting battery suit the court consulted decisions reported in the Atlantic Reporter that recognized a privilege to restrain a person in such circumstances without consent.
Ariana Azizi struck an assailant with a metal rod after he advanced with a knife. The victim claimed serious bodily harm. The defense team reviewed Atlantic Reporter decisions that defined serious bodily harm as injury creating a substantial risk of death or permanent loss of an important bodily function.
Atlas Ventures sued in federal court in Pennsylvania over a contract formed in Delaware. The court applied Pennsylvania substantive law including its conflicts rules after counsel cited Atlantic Reporter decisions showing how state courts there select governing law.
Audrey Ashton challenged a state statute in a Maryland appellate proceeding. Counsel relied on an Atlantic Reporter decision that interpreted parallel state constitutional language to resolve the claim.
Aaron Adams contested a taking by a New Jersey redevelopment agency. The court examined an Atlantic Reporter decision from that jurisdiction addressing the scope of public use under state law.
The Atlantic Reporter contains every published appellate decision from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont as well as decisions of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
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The Atlantic Reporter is abbreviated A. or A.2d depending on the series.
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The first series ran from 1885 to 1938. The second series continues to the present.
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…No. 71-5665; Gomez v. Hunter , 354 F. Supp. 1120 (Kan. 1973); Poe v. Menghini , 339 F. Supp. 986 (Kan. 1972); Y. W. C. A. v. Kugler , 342 F. Supp. 1048 (N. J. 1972); Babbitz v. McCann , 310 F. Supp. 293 (ED Wis. 1970), appeal dismissed, 400 U.S. 1 (1970); People v. Belous , 71 Cal. 2d 954, 458 P. 2d 194…