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Outcome n/a Tax Law 1872

Koontz v. Northern Bank

Koontz v. Northern Bank. 1. iV. purchaser under a deed from a receiver is not bound to examine all the proceedings in the case in which the receiver is appointed. It is sufficient -for him to see that there is a suit in equity, or was one,

83 U.S. 196 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1872

Bank v. Turnbull & Co.

Bank v. Turnbull & Co. Where a proceeding in a State court is merely incidental and auxiliary to . an original action there — a graft upon it, and not an independent.and ■ • separate litigation — it cannot be removed into the Pederal courts

83 U.S. 190 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Dismissed Intellectual Property 1872

Smith v. Adsit

Smith v. Adsit. 1. "Where 'a complainant setting out a case in the highest State court, for ■ equitable relief against a sale, which a third party had undertaken to make of land, alleged that the party in making the sale had violated an act

83 U.S. 185 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1872

The Cayuga

The Cayuga. 1. "Where, on a reference by a District Court sitting in admiralty to assess the damages done by a collision, the master after taking depositions reports a certain sum as due, but is not requested by the respondents in the case

83 U.S. 177 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1872

Hanrick v. Barton

Hanrick v. Barton. 1. In Texas titles, before the adoption of the common law, a title of possession issued to an attorney in fact of the original grantee for the latter’s use, vested the title in such grantee, and not in the attorney. 2. 'T

83 U.S. 166 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1872

Garnharts v. United States

Garnharts v. United States. Where, on an information for breach of the-internal revenue laws, the record shows that a,n answer of a claimant was stricken out by the court,- in a case in wh-ich he was entitled to a trial by jury, and judgmen

83 U.S. 162 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1872

James v. Milwaukee

James v. Milwaukee. An act of legislature authorizing a municipal corporation to lend its credit to a railroad company specitied, and to 11 any other railroad company duly incorporated and organized for the purpose’ of constructing railroad

83 U.S. 159 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1872

Collector v. Doswell & Co.

The Collector v. Doswell & Co. X. Commercial brokers who act wholly as buyers (other parties acting as sellers, and these, and not the brokers, receiving the putcbase-money) do not make “ sales ” as commercial brokers within the meaning of

83 U.S. 156 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1872

Carlisle v. United States

Carlisle v. United States. 1. Aliens domiciled in the United States in 1862 were engaged in manufacturing saltpetre in Alabama, and in- selling that article to the Oonfed- ’ erate States, knowing that it was to be used by them in the manufa

83 U.S. 147 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1872

Mahan v. United States

Mahan v. United States. 1. Under article 4 of chapter xliv of the Revised-Code of Mississippi, which enacts, “That no contract for the sale of any personal property, &e., shall be allowed to be good and valid except the buyer shall receive

83 U.S. 143 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1872

Bradwell v. State

Bradwell v. The State. l..The Supreme Court of Illinois having refused to grant to a.woman a license to practice law in the courts of that State, on the ground that females are not eligible under the laws of that State; Held, that such a de

83 U.S. 130 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1872

Butchers' Benevolent Ass'n v. Crescent City Live-Stock Landing & Slaughter-House Co.

Slaughter-House Cases. The Butchers’ Benevolent Association of New Orleans v. The Crescent City Live-Stock Landing and Slaughter-House Company. Paul Esteben, L. Ruch, J. P. Rouede, W. Maylie, S. Firmberg, B. Beaubay, William Fagan, J. D. Br

83 U.S. 36 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1872

The Commerce

The Commerce. 1. A steamer condemned for not changing her course when meeting a sailing vessel. 2. When the District and Circuit Courts in such a decreo ag 'ee in their estimate of the value of the sailing vessel, this court will not set as

83 U.S. 33 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1872

Voorhees v. Bonesteel

Voorhees v. Bonesteel and Wife. 1. Affirmative relief will not be granted in equity upon the ground of fraud unless it be made a distinct allegation in the bill. 2. Nor will'a trust alleged in a bill to exist, be considered as proved when e

83 U.S. 16 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1872

Lynde v. The County

Lynde v. The County. 1. The submission to the. voters of a county, under the Code of Iowa, of the question, “whether the county judge at the time of levying the annual taxes shall levy a special tax of a specified number of- mills on a doll

83 U.S. 6 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1872

Dair v. United States

Dair v. United States. A bond, perfect upon its face, apparently duly executed by all whose names appear thereto, purporting to be signed and delivered, and actually delivered without a stipulation, cannot be avoided by the sureties upon th

83 U.S. 1 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1872

Hampton v. Rouse

Hampton v. Rouse. Where ft writ of error was made returnable to the first Monday of December (a return day then, within a month, abolished by act of Congress),, instead of being made returnable the second Monday of October, next ensuing,"th

82 U.S. 684 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1872

Burrows v. Marshal

Burrows v. The Marshal. No appeal lies to this court from the Circuit Court for the discharge of a rule on the marshal, to show cause why he should not make to one — asserting himself to he a purchaser on execution, under a judgment, at a m

82 U.S. 682 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1872

Haffin v. Mason

Haffin v. Mason. If a collector of internal revenue under the Internal Revenue Act of June 30th, 1864, have a proper warrant from the assessor for the collection of taxes specially assessed for deficiency of an original return, he cannot be

82 U.S. 671 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Business & Corporate Law 1872

Insurance Co. v. Lyman

Note. At the same time with the case above reported, were argued by the same counsel and adjudged another case between the same parties, also the case of United States v. Crane et al., and of the United States v. Crane, Wells et al.; cases

82 U.S. 664 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1872

United States v. Bennett

United States v. Bennett. The act of Congress of the 11th of January, 1868, which enacted that from, and after its passage no distilled spirits should be withdrawn or removed from any warehouse for the purpose of transportation, &c., until

82 U.S. 660 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1872

Railroad Co. v. Hanning

Railroad Company v. Hanning. 1. This court cannot decide that a charge is wrong which submits it to the jury to say whether a wharf was a public place upon which all persons were accustomed to come and go at pleasure, and were by law permit

82 U.S. 649 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1872

Cammack v. Lewis

Cammack v. Lewis. A. owing B. $70, by B. ’s advice takes out a policy of life insurance in- $3000' for seven years; he, B., agreeing to pay the premiums during the term. A. dies intestate seven months after the policy is issued, leaving r w

82 U.S. 643 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1872

Commercial Bank v. Rochester

Commercial Bank v. Rochester. "Where the court perceives from the pleadings themselves that a case may-have been decided on the form of remedy which the practice in the State courts required the plaintiff to adopt, or on the technical insuf

82 U.S. 639 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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