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Pace v. Burgess
Pace v. Burgess, Collector. 1. The acts of Congress of July 20,1868 (15 Stat. 157), and June 6, 1872 (17 id. 254), so far as they relate to snuff and tobacco intended for exportation, do not impose a tax or duty on exports within the meanin
Scammon v. Kimball
Scammon v. Kimball, Assignee. 1. A banker, who was a director of an insurance company, can set off against its demand for money it deposited with him, bearing interest and payable on call, the amount due on its policies issued to and held b
Potts v. Chumasero
Potts et al. v. Chumasero et al. Writs of error and appeals lie to this court from the Supreme court of the Territory of Montana only in cases where the value of the property or the amount in controversy exceeds the sum of one thousand doll
Reckendorfer v. Faber
Reckendorfer v. Faber. 1. The decision of the Commissioner of Patents in the allowance and issue of a patent creates aprima facie right only; and, upon all the questions involved therein, the validity of the patent is subject to examination
Oaksmith's Lessee v. Johnston
Oaksmith’s Lessee v. Johnston. 1. In this country there can seldom be occasion to invoke the presumption of a grant from the government, except in cases of very ancient possessions running back to colonial days, as, since the commencement o
Angle v. North-Western Mutual Life Insurance
Angle v. North-Western Mutual Life Insurance Company. 1. Where a party to a negotiable instrument intrusts it to another for use as such with blanks not filled, it carries on its face an implied authority to complete it by filling them, but
Brown v. Atwell
Brown v. Atwell, Administrator. To give this court jurisdiction over the judgment of a State court, it must appear that the decision of a Federal question presented to that court was necessary to the determination of the cause, and that it
Wilson v. Boyce
Wilson v. Boyce. 1. Where the Cairo and Eulton Railroad Company accepted certain bonds issued under an act of the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, which declared that they should “ constitute a first lien and mortgage upon the roa
Republican River Bridge Co. v. Kansas Pacific Railroad
Republican River Bridge Company v. Kansas Pacific Railroad Company. 1. The decision of the highest State court in which such decision could be had, adverse to a right under an act of Congress set up in a chancery suit or in any other case,
Commissioners of Laramie County v. Commissioners of Albany County
Commissioners of Laramie County v. Commissioners of Albany County et al. 1. Unless the constitution of a State or the organic law of a Territory otherwise prescribes, the legislature has the power to diminish or enlarge the area of a county
Chamberlain v. St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad
Chamberlain v. St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad Company et al. 1. The aet of Congress of March 3, 1857, granting certain lands to the Territory of Minnesota for the purpose of aiding in the construction of several lines of railroad between
Township of Elmwood v. Marcy
Township of Elmwood v. Marcy. 1. When the construction of the constitution or the statutes of a State has heen fixed by an unbroken series of decisions of its highest court, the courts -of the United States accept and apply it in cases befo
New York Life Insurance v. Hendren
New York Life Insurance Company v. Hendren. This court has no jurisdiction to re-examine the judgment of a State court in a case where the pleadings and the instructions asked for and refused present questions as to the effect, under the ge
United States v. Ross
United States v. Ross. 1. It is incumbent upon a claimant, under the Captured or Abandoned Property Act, to establish by sufficient proof that the property captured or abandoned came into the hands of a treasury agent; that it was sold; tha
Chy Lung v. Freeman
Chy Lung v. Freeman et al. 1. The statute of California, which is the subject of consideration in this case, does not require a bond for every passenger, or commutation in money, as the statutes of New York and Louisiana do, but only for ce
Henderson v. Mayor of New York
Henderson et al. v. Mayor of the City of New York et al. Commissioners of Immigration v. North German Lloyd. 1. The ease of the City of New York v. Miln, 11 Pet. 103, decided no more than that the requirement from the master of a vessel of
Montgomery v. Bucyrus Machine Works
Montgomery, Assignee, v. Bucyrus Machine Works. A., relying upon the representations of D., that the firm of B., C., and D., of which he was a member, was perfectly solvent, and that B. was wealthy, sold it goods. D. having, without the kno
Chaffraix v. Shiff
Chaffraix v. Shiff. The doctrine announced in the case of Wallach et al. v. Van Riswich, supra, p. 202, reaffirmed. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. Mr. Conway Robinson for the appellant, and
Wallach v. Van Riswick
Wallach et al. v. Van Riswick. 1. The act of July 17,1862 (12 Stat. 689), is an act for the confiscation of enemies’ property, and it provides for the seizure and condemnation of all their estate. When it has been carried into effect by app
Lamar v. Browne
Lamar, Executor, v. Browne et al. 1. The United States, in the enforcement of their constitutional rights against armed insurrection, have all the powers not only of a sovereign, but also of the most favored belligerent. As belligerent, the
Smith v. Vodges
Smith et al. v. Vodges, Assignee. In order to defeat a settlement by a husband upon his wife, it must be intended to defraud existing creditors, or creditors whose rights are expected shortly to supervene, or those whose rights may and do s
Burbank v. Bigelow
Burbank v. Bigelow et al. 1. A bill in chancery was filed in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana by a citizen of Louisiana, the executrix of a deceased member of a firm, against the surviving partner, a citi
Baker v. White
Baker et al., Assignees, v. White. The judgment of a circuit court, reversing that of á district court and ordering a new trial, is not final; and this court has no jurisdiction to review it. Error to the Circuit Court of the United States
Carey v. Brown
Carey et al. v. Brown. 1. Where a suit, brought by a trustee to recover trust-property, or to reduce it to possession, in no wise affects his relations with his cestuis que trust, it is unnecessary to make them parties. 2. Where the want of
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