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Affirmed Personal Injury 1879

Railway Co. v. Twombly

Railway Company v. Twombly. 1. Where a party moving for a new trial assigns as reasons therefor that tne verdict is not sustained by the evidence, and that the court erred in giving certain instructions and in refusing others, — Held, that,

100 U.S. 78 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1879

Arthur v. Herold

Arthur v. Herold. In an action against a collector of customs, to recover duties alleged to have been wrongfully exacted upon chicory imported in 1873, it was not error for the court to charge the jury that ground chicory was the same thing

100 U.S. 75 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1879

Holden v. Trust Co.

Holden v. Trust Company. 1. In the District of Columbia, the legal rate of interest is six per cent per annum, but parties may, in writing, stipulate for any other rate not exceed ing ten. 2. Where a party made there his promissory note, wh

100 U.S. 72 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1879

Emigrant Co. v. County of Adams

Emigrant Company v. County of Adams. 1. Though the grant by the act of Congress of Sept. 28,1850 !(9 Stat. 519), of the swamp and overflowed lands to the States in which they lie, is declared tq be made for the exclusive purpose of enabling

100 U.S. 61 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1879

Cowell v. Springs Co.

Cowell v. Springs Company. 1. A condition in a deed conveying land that intoxicating liquors shall never be manufactured, sold, or otherwise disposed of as a beverage in any place of public resort thereon, and that if this condition be brok

100 U.S. 55 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1879

Fairfield v. County of Gallatin

Fairfield v. County of Gallatin. 1. Where no Federal question is involved, this court will follow the construction which has been uniformly given to the Constitution or the laws of a State by its highest court. 2. Cases affirming this princ

100 U.S. 47 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Insurance Law 1879

National Bank v. Insurance Co.

National Bank v. Insurance Company. Where the record has not been printed, a motion to dismiss an appeal or a writ. of error will not be considered where there is any question about the facts on which the motion rests. Motion to dismiss an

100 U.S. 43 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Employment Law 1879

Mining Co. v. Taylor

Mining Company v. Taylor. 1. In ejectment for an undivided interest in a mining claim in Nevada, where both parties derive title from the original owner, the validity and regularity of his location are not in question. 2. Where the plaintif

100 U.S. 37 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1879

United States v. Hirsch

United States v. Hirsch. 1. A period of less than five years will not bar a prosecution for effecting an entry of goods at the custom-house by a fraudulent invoice of them, and a false classification as to their quality and value. 2. A cons

100 U.S. 33 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1879

Railroad Co. v. Fraloff

Railroad Company v. Fraloff. 1. It is competent for general carriers of passengers, by specific regulations, distinctly brought to the knowledge of the-passenger, which are reasonable, and not inconsistent with a statute or their duties to

100 U.S. 24 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1879

Ex parte Reed

Ex parte Reed. 1. The regularly appointed clerk of a paymaster in the navy is a "person in the naval service of the United States,” within the meaning of art. 14, sect. 1624, of the Revised Statutes, and, for a violation of its provisions,

100 U.S. 13 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1879

Soule v. United States

Soule v. United States. Debt on the bond of a collector of internal revenue, bearing date Jan. 12, 1867. Held, 1. That the audit of his accounts was the duty of the First Auditor. 2. That the settlement of them, as the same appears by the t

100 U.S. 8 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1879

Garneau v. Dozier

Garneau v. Dozier. Por the purposes of an appeal to, or a writ of error from, this court, the tran script of the record is sufficiently authenticated, if it be sealed with the seal of the court below, and signed by the deputy clerk thereof

100 U.S. 7 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Dismissed 1879

Tintsman v. National Bank

Tintsman v. National Bank. Where, by an agreed statement of facts in the nature of a special verdict, the plaintiff’s claim was admitted by the defendant,- except the sum of $3,134.20, — Held, that that sum was the amount actually in disput

100 U.S. 6 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1879

Ex parte French

Ex parte French. In ejectment, where A., B., and the other defendants were respectively in the separate possession of specific parcels of the land, judgment was rendered against them for the recovery thereof and costs of suit, and i also ag

100 U.S. 1 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1879

Jaeger v. Moore

JAEGER v. MOORE. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 232. Argued April 15, 16, 1879. Decided May 5, 1879. On the facts, the decree below Is reversed in part, and in part affirmed. Mr. Enoch Totten and Mr. Linden K

154 U.S. 641 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1879

Leavenworth v. Kinney

LEAVENWORTH v. KINNEY. EBBOB TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOB THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS. No. 744. Submitted January 10, 1870. Decided March 3 1879. Commissioners v. Sellno, 99 U. S. 624, followed. Mr. M. H. Carpenter for plaintiff

154 U.S. 642 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1879

Williams v. United States

WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 1058. Submitted January 24, 1879. Decided February 3, 1879. The acceptance by a supernumerary officer in the Continental line of an appointment in the regiment of guards author

154 U.S. 648 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1879

Faxon v. Russell

FAXON v. RUSSELL. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 846. Submitted January 13, 1879. Decided January 20, 1879. Arthur v. Davies, 96 U. S. 135, followed. Arthur v. Bheims, 96 U. S. 113, ap

154 U.S. 644 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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