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Wallace v. Loomis
Wallace v. Loomis. 1. The provision in the Constitution of Alabama, which declares that “corporations may be formed under general laws, but shall not be created by special acts, except for municipal purposes,” does not prohibit the legislat
Allis v. Insurance Co.
Allis v. Insurance Company. 1. -Where it can see that no harm resulted to the appellant, this court will not reverse a decree on account of an immaterial departure from the technical rules of proceeding. 2. The statute of Minnesota declares
Elizabeth v. Pavement Co.
Elizabeth v. Pavement Company. 1. A foreign patent or publication describing an invention, unless published anterior to the making of the invention or discovery secured by letters-patent issued by the United States, is no defence to a suit
Machine Co. v. Murphy
Machine Company v. Murphy. 1. The substantial equivalent of a thing is, in the sense of the patent law, the same as the thing itself. Two devices which perform the same function in substantially the same way, and accomplish substantially th
Powder Co. v. Burkhardt
Powder Company v. Burkhardt. An incorporated company entered into a contract with A., the owner of letters-patent for an explosive compound called “ dualin,” whereby he undertook to manufacture it, as required by the company from time to ti
County of Warren v. Marcy
County of Warren v. Marcy. 1. The court reaffirms its former decisions that where, after a preliminary proceeding, such as a popular election, a county had lawful authority to issue its bonds, and they were issued, bearing upon their face a
Eldridge v. Hill
Eldridge v. Hill. Eorty-four record-books, some deeds, mortgages, and other papers of a county-having been stolen, the county officers deposited $3,500 in the hands of A., upon condition that it should, upon the return of the stolen propert
County of Bates v. Winters
County of Bates v. Winters. On April 5,1870, the county court of Bates County, Missouri, having received the requisite petition, ordered that an election be held May 8 in Mount Pleasant township, for the purpose of determining whether a sub
Grant v. National Bank
Grant v. National Bank. In order to invalidate, as a fraudulent preference within the meaning of the Bankrupt Act, a security taken for a deht, the creditor must have had such a knowledge of facts as to induce a reasonable belief of his deb
Shillaber v. Robinson
Shillaber v. Robinson. 1. A deed of land, with a power of sale, to secure the payment of a debt, whether made to the creditor or a third person, is, in equity, a mortgage, if there is left a right to redeem on payment of such debt. 2. Sales
Young v. United States
Young v. United States. 1. Cotton owned by a British subject, although he never came to this country, was, if found during the rebellion within the Confederate territory, a legitimate subject of capture by the forces of the United States, a
Noyes v. Hall
Noyes v Hall 1. In Illinois, open, visible, and exclusive possession of lands by a person, under a contract for a conveyance of them to him, is constructive notice of his title to creditors and subsequent purchasers. 2. A., the owner in'fee
Beer Co. v. Massachusetts
Beer Company v. Massachusetts. 1. An act of the legislature of Massachusetts, passed Feb. 1, 1828, to incorporate the Boston Beer Company, “ for the purpose of manufacturing malt liquors in all their varieties,” declared that the company sh
Hotel Co. v. Wade
Hotel Company v. Wade. 1. Bonds issued by a corporation in Nebraska, secured by a mortgage on its lands there situate, were held by citizens of another State, who, on default of the corporation to pay the interest represented by the coupons
Rubber-Coated Harness-Trimming Co. v. Welling
Rubber-Coated Harness-Trimming Company v. Welling. Letters-patent No. 37,941, granted March 17,1863, to William M. Welling, for an improvement in rings for martingales, are void for want of novelty, being merely for a product consisting of
Glue Co. v. Upton
Glue Company v. Upton. 1 The mere change in form of a soluble article of commerce, by reducing it to small particles so that its solution is accelerated and it is rendered more ready for immediate use, convenient for handling, and, by its i
Troy v. Evans
Troy v. Evans. 1. The amount of the judgment below against a defendant in an action for money is prima facie the measure of the jurisdiction of this court in his behalf. 2. This prima facie case continues until the contrary is shown; and, i
National Bank v. Omaha
National Bank v. Omaha. 1. Even though an appeal is asked'for in open court, if the security is not taken until after the term, a citation must be issued to bring in the parties, unless they voluntarily appear. 2. .The ruling in O’Reilly v.
Ex parte Jackson
Ex parte Jackson. 1. The power vested in Congress to establish “ post-offices- and post-roads ” embraces the regulation of the entire postal system of the country. Under it, Congress may designate what shall be carried in the mail, and what
O'Reilly v. Edrington
O’Reilly v. Edrington. 1. The security required upon writs of error and appeals must be taken by the judge or justice. He cannot delegate that power to the clerk. 2. An appeal by an assignee in bankruptcy lies here from the final decree of
Morgan v. Railroad Co.
Morgan v. Railroad Company. 1. A party is not permitted to deny a state of things which his conduct or misrep-' resentations led another to believe existed and to act in accordance with that belief. 2. The-doctrine of estoppel in pais alway
Sage v. Railroad Co.
Sage v. Railroad Company. . 1. An appeal lies here from the final decree of the Circuit Court confirming a sale made under its order. 2. After the term at which such.-final decree was rendered, any justice of this . court may, within the ti
Pratt v. Pratt
Pratt v. Pratt. 1. The Statute of Limitations applicable to the action of ejectment has no rela- ■ tion to the lien of a’ judgment creditor on the lands, though the judgment debtor mav sell and convey them with possession to the party setti
Felton v. United States
Felton v. United States. 1. Doing or omitting to do a thing “ knowingly and wilfully ” implies not only a knowledge of the thing, hut a determination- with an evil intent to do it or to omit doing it. 2. A distiller of spirits is presumed t
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