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Outcome n/a 1865

Horbach v. Porter

HORBACH v. PORTER. HORBACH v. BROWN. appeals from the supreme court of the territory of NEBRASKA. Nos. 189,190. Submitted December 1, 1865. Decided December 18, 1865. When two parties acquire title to the same tract of land from the same gr

154 U.S. 549 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a 1865

Military Commissions Cases

The Military Commissions Cases.

70 U.S. 776 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1865

Dehon v. Bernal

Dehon v. Bernal. 1. When the United States and the claimant to whom a Mexican grant has: been confirmed are both satisfied with its location, any other person! who seeks to contest such a location must Bhow some title, legal or' equitable,

70 U.S. 774 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a 1865

The Herald

The Herald. Knowledge of a recently established blockade inferred against a neutral from facts stated in the case. Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court at Philadelphia condemning the Herald and cargo as prize of war, for breach of bloc

70 U.S. 768 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Remanded Family Law 1865

United States v. Gomez

United States v. Gomez. .1. Though the general rule in cases of appeal undoubtedly is that the transcript of the record must be filed and the case docketed at the term next succeeding the appeal, yet the rule necessarily has exceptions; and

70 U.S. 752 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Affirmed Employment Law 1865

Secrist v. Green

Secrist v. Green. 1. An acknowledgment on the day of its date, before a master of chancery, . in New York, of a deed executed 3d March, 1818 — probate being made by a subscribing witness personally known to the master, of the identity of th

70 U.S. 744 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Immigration Law 1865

Gilman v. Philadelphia

Gilman v. Philadelphia. The power to regulate commerce comprehends the control for that purpose, and to the extent necessary, of all the navigable waters of the United States which are accessible from a State other than those on which they

70 U.S. 713 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1865

Minnesota Co. v. Chamberlain

Minnesota Company v. Chamberlain. Graham & Scott v. Same, impleaded with La Crosse Railroad Company. 'The language of a decree in chancery must be construed in reference to the issue which is put forward by the prayer for relief and other p

70 U.S. 704 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1865

United States v. Dashiel

United States v. Dashiel. 1. Where a writ of error is taken to this court by a plaintiff below, who previously to taking the writ issues execution below and gets a partial but not a complete satisfaction on his judgment, the writ will not,

70 U.S. 688 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a 1865

Merriam v. Haas

Merriam v. Haas. A motion to dismiss an appeal in a decree of foreclosure, in chancery, refused, though the complainant below, appellant here, had, after his appeal made, issued execution and got the amount for which the decree he appealed

70 U.S. 687 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a 1865

United States v. Circuit Judges

United States v. Circuit Judges. A proceeding in the District or Circuit Court of the United States under the act of March 3d, 1852, for the ascertainment and settlement of private land claims in the State of California, is in the nature of

70 U.S. 673 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1865

Rogers v. Burlington

Rogers v. Burlington. 1. Where a demurrer to a declaration in the Circuit Court is improperly sustained, and judgment is rendered accordingly, the case may be reexamined here upon a writ of error without any formal bill of exceptions. 2. Po

70 U.S. 654 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a 1865

United States v. Murphy

United States v. Murphy. 1 Under the second section of the act of 8th August, 1840, “to regulate the proceedings in the Circuit and District Courts,” and which, after authorizing the transfer of criminal causes from either court to the othe

70 U.S. 649 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Employment Law 1865

United States v. Scott

United States v. Scott. Upon a comparison of the 25th section of the act of 3d March, 1863, passed during the rebellion, “for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,’’ with the 12th section of the act of 24th

70 U.S. 642 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Remanded 1865

Younge v. Guilbeau

Younge v. Guilbeau. 1. The statute of Texas, relating to the organization, &c., of its District Courts, which enacts that when a party shall file an affidavit of the loss of an instrument recorded under the statute, or of his inability to p

70 U.S. 636 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1865

The Reform

The Reform. 3. The act of July 13, 1861, “ to provide for the collection of duties on imports, and for other purposes,” and which by one section, on a proclamation by the President, mates intercourse between citizens of those parts of the U

70 U.S. 617 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Affirmed 1865

The Admiral

The Admiral. 1. A case in prize, carried by appeal from a District Court into a Circuit Court, before the statute of March 3, 1863, allowing appeals in prize directly from the District Courts to this -court, is properly here on appeal from

70 U.S. 603 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Reversed Tax Law 1865

Van Allen v. Assessors

Van Allen v. The Assessors. 1. The act of June 3,1864, “ To provide a national currency,” &e., rightly construed, subjects the shares of the banking associations authorized by it, and in the hands of shareholders, to taxation by the States

70 U.S. 573 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Reversed 1865

The Mohawk

The Mohawk. 1. The act of December 23, 1852, authorizing foreign- vessels wrecked and repaired in the United States, to be registered or enrolled, is to be taken as a part of our system of registration and enrolment. 2. Vessels éngaged in t

70 U.S. 566 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a 1865

The Douro

The Douro. The court reproves counsel who -take appeals without any expectation oí reversal, and declares that if it had power to impose a penalty in such cases, as it has when writs of error are sued out for delay merely, it would impose i

70 U.S. 564 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a 1865

Bollinger's Champagne

Bollinger’s Champagne. 1. Under the Tariff Act of June 30, 1864, which lays a specific duty per gallon upon wines, and an ad valorem duty also, with a proviso that no champagne in bottles shall pay a less rate than $6 per dozen (quart) or t

70 U.S. 560 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a 1865

The Hart

The Hart. Neutrals who place their vessels under belligerent control, and engage them in belligerent trade; or permit them to be sent with contraband cargoes, under cover of false destination, to neutral ports, while the real destination is

70 U.S. 559 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1865

The Bermuda

The Bermuda. 1. No trade honestly carried on between neutral ports, whether of the same or of different nations, can be lawfully interrupted by belligerents; but good faith must preside over such commerce: enemy commerce under neutral- disg

70 U.S. 514 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Tax Law 1865

Bank for Savings v. Collector

Bank for Savings v. The Collector. 1. Savings banks which receive deposits and lend the same for the benefit of their depositors, although they may have no capital stock, and neither make discounts nor issue any money for circulation, are “

70 U.S. 495 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion