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Butz v. City of Muscatine
Butz v. City of Muscatine. 1. The limitation in the act of 22d January, 1852, of the legislature of Iowa, amendatory of the charter of the city of Muscatine, and which authorized the council to levy a tax not exceeding one per cent, on the
Moran v. Commissioners of Miami County
Moran et al. vs. The Commissioners of Miami County. 1 Acts of incorporation and other statutes granting special privileges are to be- construed strictly, and whatever is not given in unequivocal terms is withheld. 2. But this principle must
Mesa v. United States
Mesa vs. The United States. 1. An appeal must be prosecuted by filing the record within the term next after the appeal is taken. 2. If it be brought up and filed after the first term has gone by, the appeal will be dismissed. This was a Cal
Koehler v. Black River Falls Iron Co.
Koehler vs. The Black River Falls Iron Company. 1. An instrument purporting to be a mortgage, made by a corpora ■ tion, is not a legal mortgage, and a bill to foreclose it as such cannot be sustained unlesss it be sealed with the corporate
De Krafft v. Barney
De Krafft vs. Barney. 1. In order to give this Court jurisdiction under the 22d section . of the Judiciary Act of 1789, the matter in dispute must be money, or some right, the value Of which can be calculated in money. 2. A claim to the gua
Appleton v. Bacon
Appleton vs. Bacon & North. Parties engaging the services of an inventor, under an agreement that he shall devote his ingenuity to the perfecting of a machine for their benefit, can lay no claim to improvements conceived by him after the ex
The Brig Amy Warwick
The Brig Amy Warwick. The Schooner Crenshaw. The Barque Hiawatha. The Schooner Brilliante. 1 Neutrals may question tbe existence of a blockade, and challenge the legal authority of the party which has undertaken to establish it. 2 One belli
New York ex rel. Bank of Commerce v. Commissioners of Taxes
The People of New York on the Relation of the Bank of Commerce vs. The Commissioners of Taxes for the City and County of New York. 1. Stock of the United States is not subject to taxation under the laws of a State. 2 A State law for that pu
Rothwell v. Dewees
Rothwell vs. Dewees. 1. Where the surviving partner of an insolvent firm assigned certain lots of ground belonging to the firm for the benefit of its creditors, the heirs of the deceased partner cannot be made parties to a suit involving th
United States v. Grimes
The United States vs. Grimes. 1 The assignee of a Mexican' title was not prohibited from presenting his case to the Land Commissioners in his own name; and where he was assignee of the whole claim, that was his proper method of proceeding.
Lessee of Parrish v. Ferris
Lessee of Parrish vs. Ferris, et als. 1. A controversy once decided by a competent tribunal, cannot be re-examined by another court of concurrent- jurisdiction, in a suit between the same parties or their privies. 2. The Statute of Ohio aut
Leffingwell v. Warren
Leffingwell vs. Warren. 1. The Courts of the United States, in absence of legislation upon the subject by Congress, recognize the Statutes of Limitations of the several States, and give them the same construction and effect as that are give
United States v. Chaboya
The United States vs. Chaboya. Chaboya vs. The United States. A party, claiming land in California produces .no legal title, but bases his right solely on possession. It is shown that such possession as he had was temporary, partial, and su
Nebraska City v. Campbell
Nebraska City vs. Campbell. 1. Municipal Corporations upon which the duty is imposed to -construct and repair, or to keep in repair streets and bridges, and upon which is also conferred the means of accomplishing such duty, are liable for a
Randall v. Howard
Randall vs. Howard. 1, The owner of mortgaged land made “a friendly arrangement” with the mortgagee to buy it in, ostensibly for his own use, but with the understanding that he was to hold it for the use of the mortgagor, as if no sale had
The Ship Potomac
The Ship Potomac—Simpson, Claimant; Baker, Libellant. 1 Case of The Steamer St. Lawrence, (1 Black, 525,) reaffirmed’. 2. The claimant of a vessel libelled for.repairs, cannot be permitted in this Court to contest the amount of libellant’s
Russell v. Ely
Russell vs. Ely et al. 1. In Wisconsin the fee of mortgaged premises, rests in the mort gagee or assignee only after foreclosure and sale: not upon the mere default of the mortgagor. 2. A deed in fee, executed by the mortgagor, subsequent t
Congdon v. Goodman
Congdon, et al., and Tennessee Mining Company vs. Goodman and Bledsoe. A controversy in-which no right is claimed under the Constitution or laws of the United States, but which turns entirely upon -the validity or interpretation of State La
Kellogg v. Forsyth
Kellogg vs. Forsyth. Reynolds vs. Forsyth. 1. If an exception be seasonably taken, and reserved, it may be drawn out and sealed by the Judge afterwards, and the time within which it may be so drawn out and presented to the . Court, must dep
Dredge v. Forsyth
Dredge et al. vs. Forsyth. 1. An exception taken to the ruling of a Court, before the retirement of the Jury from the bar, may be drawn out in form and ■sealed by the Judge afterwards. • 2 The time within which it may be so drawn out and pr
Lindsey v. Hawes
Lindsey et al. vs. Hawes et al. I This Court will enquire into the facts of a disputed entry of public land, and set aside or correct the decision of a Register or Receiver, or of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, as equity may r
Parker v. Winnipiseogee Lake Cotton & Woollen Co.
Parker vs. Winnipiseogee Lake Cotton and Woollen Company. 1. Where a party brings a bill in equity complaining of an injury for which he has a plain, complete and adequate remedy at law, the bill must be dismissed. 2. In the Courts of the U
Wright v. Sill
Wright et als. vs. Sill. A question repeatedly argued and decided must be considered as no longer open for discussion, whatever differences of opinion may once have existed on the subject in this Court. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the
Callan v. May
Callan vs. May. L. Real estate being sold under a regular proceeding of the Circuit Court, an order of the same Court awarding process to put the purchaser in possession, is not a decree from which the tenant can appeal to this Court. 2. If
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