Also known as: supplies · supplied · supplying · supplier
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To furnish or provide an element, information, term, or circumstance required for a legal determination or consequence.
During a robbery, Sebastian Santos fired a warning shot that killed a bystander. The prosecution showed Santos intended to commit the underlying felony. That intent supplied the implied malice needed for a felony-murder conviction.
Stella Shapiro asked the court to recognize that a particular statute had been enacted on a specific date. She attached the official legislative record. The court was required to take judicial notice once supplied with that information.
Sasha Stone and Synergy Systems agreed on all terms for a software license except the price. The court supplied a reasonable market price to complete the contract and determine the parties' duties.
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Sierra Solutions sold a third-party machine it knew could cause injury if used without guards. It failed to warn buyers. The company became liable for harm to users because it supplied the chattel without reasonable care to inform them of the danger.
Spectrum Financial advertised, maintained dealerships, and supplied replacement parts for its vehicles in the forum state. A plaintiff injured by one of its products sued there. The contacts from supplying parts supported specific jurisdiction even though the particular vehicle was not first sold in the state.
Samuel Soto's will left his home to the person who had cared for him during his final illness. The identity of that caregiver was supplied by reference to an external fact that had independent significance apart from the will.
A court must take judicial notice when a party requests it and supplies the necessary information under Federal Rule of Evidence 201(c)(2). The rule applies at any stage of the proceeding.
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When parties have formed a contract but omitted an essential term, the court supplies a reasonable term under the circumstances as stated in Restatement (Second) of Contracts § 204.
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A seller who knows or has reason to know the chattel is dangerous must exercise reasonable care to inform users or protect them, or face liability for resulting bodily harm under Restatement (Second) of Torts § 401.
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Yes, when a manufacturer extensively advertises, maintains dealerships, and supplies replacement parts in the forum state, those contacts can support specific jurisdiction over product-liability claims that relate to them.
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An external circumstance referred to in the will may supply or affect the meaning of a dispositive provision unless it has no significance apart from its effect on the will, per Restatement (Third) of Property § 3.7.
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…jurisdiction to issue the writ of mandamus in this case. The appropriate remedy for Marbury exists in law but it cannot be supplied by the Supreme Court in the present form because the act purporting to confer such original jurisdiction is inconsistent with the Constitution. For these reasons the Court must decline to…