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The "Juniata"
The “Juniata.” Depositions taken under a commission from a circuit court in an admiralty case, after an appeal to this court, will not be made a part of the record, unless a sufficient excuse be shown for not taking the evidence in the usua
The "D. R. Martin"
The “D. R. Martin.” Where the'libellant recovered ip the District Court, a decree for $500, which, upon appeal by the adverse party, was reversed by the Circuit Court add the libel dismissed, and the libellant thereupon appealed to this cou
Arthur v. Cumming
Arthur v. Cumming et al. 1. The term “burlaps,” used in the revenue statutes, does not in; commercial usage, by which descriptive terms applied to articles of commerce must be construed, mean “oil-cloth foundations,” or “floor-cloth canvas.
Morsell v. First National Bank
Morsell et al. v. First National Bank. A judgment at law is not a lien upon real estate in the District of .Columbia, which, before the judgment’was rendered, had been conveyed to trustees with a power of sale to secure the payment of the d
Amory v. Amory
Amory v. Amory et al. 1. A cause will not, on the ground 'that it has no merits, he advanced for argu.ment; nor will it be dismissed on motion simply because the court may be •of opinion that it'has been brought here for delay only. 2. The
Union Pacific Railroad v. Hall
Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Hall et al. 1. The initial point of the Iowa branch of the' Union Pacific Railroad was fixed by the act of Congress of July 1, 1862 (12 Stat. 489), on the Iowa bank of the Missouri River. 2. The order of th
Stone v. Towne
Stone v. Towne et al. A. recovered in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi a judgment against the administrator of B., to the payment whereof he sought, by appropriate - proceedings in Louisiana, t
Shepley v. Cowan
Shepley et al. v. Cowan et al. X. Whenever, in the disposition of the public lands, any action is required to be taken by an officer of the land department, all proceedings tending to defeat such action are impliedly inhibited. Accordingly,
Lobenstein v. United States
Lobenstein v. United States. 1. Where á party, under his contracts with the United States was entitled to “ all hides of beef-cattle slaughtered for Indians ” which the Superintendent of Indian Affairs should decide were not required for th
United States v. Corliss Steam-Engine Co.
United States v. Corliss Steam-Engine Company. 1. Where the Secretary of the Navy possesses the power, under the legislation of Congress and the orders of the President, to enter into contracts for work connected with the construction, arnl
United States v. Ashfield
United States v. Ashfield. The salary of watchmen on the public grounds in the city of Washington, which are under the charge of the chief engineer of the army, was fixed at $720 per annum by the act approved'March 3, 1869 (15 Stat. 283). A
Hoover v. Wise
Hoover, Assignee, v. Wise et al. An account or money demand having been delivered by its owners to a collection agency with instructions to collect the debt, that agency transmitted the claim to an attorney, who, knowing the insolvency of t
United States v. Allison
United States v. Allison. The government printing-office not being a bureau or division of either of the executive departments, or mentioned in the joint resolution of Congress of Feb. 28,1867,14 Stat. 569, the employes thereof are not enti
Dow v. Humbert
Dow v. Humbert et al. 1. In a suit by a judgment creditor of the town of Waldwick against the supervisors of said town for refusing to place upon the tax-list thereof the amount of his judgments as ^provided by the statutes of Wisconsin, it
Forsythe v. Kimball
Forsythe v. Kimball. Li the absence of fraud, accident, or mistake, the rule is the same in equity as at law, that parol evidence of an oral agreement alleged to have been made at the time, of the drawing, making, or indorsing a bill or not
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Western & Atlantic Railroad
Western Union Telegraph Company v. Western And Atlantic Railroad Company. 1. An agreement between a telegraph company and the State of Georgia, sole owner of-a railroad, which provides that the company shall put up and set apart on its pole
Welton v. Missouri
Welton v. The State of Missouri. 1. A license tax required for the sale of goods is in effect a tax upon the goods themselves. • 2. A statute of Missouri which requires the payment of a license tax from persons who deal in the sale of goods
Moore v. United States
Moore v. United States. 1. Where Congress has not provided, and no special reasons demand, a different rule, the rules of evidence, as found in the common law, ought to govern the action of the Court of Claims. 2. The general rule of the co
Black v. United States
Black et al. v. United States. Where a contract provides for the transportation of military stores and supplies from certain posts, depots, or stations, or from and to any other posts, depots, or stations, that might be established within'a
McMurray v. Brown
McMurray et al. v. Brown. Where a party furnished materials for the construction of a building, under an agreement that the owner thereof, by way of payment for them, would convey to him certain real estate at a stipulated price per foot, —
Haines v. Carpenter
Haines et al. v. Carpenter et al. Except where otherwise provided by the Bankrupt Law, the courts of the United States are expressly prohibited by sect. 720 of the Revised Statutes from granting a writ of injunction to stay proceedings in a
Wright v. Tebbitts
Wright v. Tebbitts. A commission called together, in pursuance of treaty stipulations or otherwise, to settle and adjust disputed claims, with a view to their ultimate payment and satisfaction, is, for that purpose, a quasi court; and there
Müller v. Ehlers
Müller et al. v. Ehlers. Where the court below rendered judgment upon a finding, and at the next term, in tlie absence of any special circumstances in the case, and without the consent of parties or any previous ord'er on the subject, allow
Butterfield v. Usher
Butterfield v. Usher. Where the Supreme Court of the, District of Columbia, at the general term thereof, rendered a decree.vacating and setting aside a judicial sale of lands which had been confirmed- by an order of the special term of said
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