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United States v. Mora
United States v. Mora. 3. The third section of the act of May 20,1862 (12 Stat. 404), authorized the’ Secretary of the Treasury to require reasonable security that goods should not be transported in vessels to any place under insurrectionar
Four Packages v. United States
Four Packages v. United States. 1. On the arrival of the steamship " Hansa ” at her pier or dock at Hoboken, N. J., certain packages were, without a permit or the knowledge of the customs inspectors, unladen by her officers as the baggage o
Kihlberg v. United States
Kihlberg v. United States. A contract between the United States and A., for the transportation by him of stores between certain points, provided that the distance should be “ ascertained and fixed by the chief quartermaster,” and that A. sh
Erwin v. United States
Erwin v. United States. 1. Where cotton was captured by the military forces of the United States and sold, and the proceeds were paid into the treasury, the claim of the owner against the government constitutes property, and passes to his a
Nauvoo v. Ritter
Nauvoo v. Ritter. 1. In Illinois, a copy of the written instrument on which the action is founded must be filed with the declaration, and it constitutes part of the pleadings in the case. 2. Where bonds issued by a municipal corporation, ha
Pettigrew v. United States
Pettigrew v. United States. 1. An action by the United States, to recover the proceeds arising from sales of tobacco, which, found in the hands of the defendant, a bailee, was seized as forfeited for the non-payment of the tax due thereon,
Burgess v. Salmon
Burgess v. Salmon. In the forenoon of March 3,1875, A. stamped, sold, and removed for consumption or use from the place of manufacture certain tobacco, which, under sect. 3368 of the Revised Statutes, was subject to a tax of twenty cents pe
Work v. Leathers
Work v. Leathers. 1. Where the owner of a vessel charters her, there arises, unless the contrary be shown, an implied contract on his part that she is seaworthy and suitable for tlie service in which she is to be employed. He is, therefore,
Commissioners v. Bank of Commerce
Commissioners v. Bank of Commerce. In an action on cei 1am coupons originally attached to bonds issued by tbe county of Pickens, South Carolina, the holder of them made as sole defendants to his complaint certain persons whom he named “as c
Telegraph Co. v. Davenport
Telegraph Company v. Davenport. Telegraph Company v. Davenport. 1. The officers of a corporation are the custodians of its books; and it is their duty to see that a transfer of shares of its capital stock is properly made, either by the own
Arthur v. Moller
Arthur v. Moller. Certain chromo-lithographs, printed from oil-stones upon paper, and known as decaleomanie pictures, were imported. Held, that they were, as printed papers, subject, under sect. 2504 of the Revised Statutes, to a duty of tw
Stewart v. Salamon
Stewart v. Salamon. An appeal from the decree which the Circuit Court passed in exact accordance with the mandate of this court upon a previous appeal will, upon the motion of the appellee, be dismissed with costs. Motion to dismiss an appe
United States v. Atchison, Topeka &c. Railroad
UNITED STATES v. ATCHISON, TOPEKA &c. RAILROAD CO. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 875. Submitted February 20, 1878. Decided April 8, 1878. The mandate of this court in this case was fully complied with by the Court of Claims. The case
Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. Vance
INDIANAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS RAILROAD CO. v. VANCE. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. No. 897. Argued February 1, 1878. Decided April 1, 1878. Railroad Co. v. Vance, 96 U. S. 450, followed
Clark v. Beecher
CLARK v. BEECHER. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 214. Argued February 8, 1878. Decided March 25, 1878. A decree setting aside a conveyance by a bankrupt to his wife as fraudulen
Corry v. Campbell
CORRY v. CAMPBELL. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP OHIO. No 187. Argued February 12, 1878. Decided February 18, 1878. Affirmed on the authority of Davidson v‘. New Orleans, 96TJ. S. 97. Mr. John W. Okey, Mr. Thos. L. Young and Mr
Strong v. United States
STRONG v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 67. Submitted January 14, 1878. Decided February 11, 1878. . By the terms of a charter party to tlie United States, the owner of a vessel undertook to keep her tight, staunch, st
Northwestern Life Insurance v. Martin
NORTHWESTERN LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. MARTIN. SAME v. WELLBORN. ERROR to THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES' FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE.' Nos. 1009 and 1008. Submitted December 17, 1877. Decided January 7, 1878. Thompson v. Butl
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