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United States v. Hough
United States v. Hough. 1. A prayer for instructions which are presented as a whole, is properly refused if any of them is erroneous. 2. A collector of internal revenue gave bond, Sept 16, 1864, with sureties to the United States, condition
Stout v. Lye
Stout v. Lye. .Pendingjjroceedings in a State court by a national bank, to foreclose a mortgage executed to it by A. and duly recorded, B., his creditor, recovered against him in the Circuit Court of the United States a judgment which, by t
Mitchell v. Overman
Mitchell v. Overman. Where the complainant dies after the term at which the cause on its submission for final hearing upon the pleadings and proofs was continued by an older of curia advisare vult, the decree in his favor entered as of that
Spring Co. v. Knowlton
Spring Company v. Knowlton. 1. 'A party to- a contract, the making of which, although prohibited by law, is .not malum in se, may, while it remains executory, rescind it and recover money by him advanced thereon to the other party who had p
Pennock v. Commissioners
Pennock v Commissioners. 1. Lands in Kansas held in fee--simple by a half-blood member of the tribe of Sae and Fox Indians of the Mississippi under a patent from the United States, issued pursuant to the seventeenth article of the treaty of
Bamberger v. Terry
Bamberger v. Terry. 1. A stipulation in writing, signed by the parties and filed with the clerk, that the cause shall be tried by the court, is equivalent to their waiver of a jury.' ' 2. Tile court is authorized by sect. 954 of the Revised
Folger v. United States
Folger v. United States. An assistant treasurer of the United States to whom, without prepayment therefor, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue furnishes for sale and distribution sealed packages of adhesive stamps, is not entitled to commi
Insurance Co. v. Stinson
Insurance Company v. Stinson. 1. The owner of tie equity of redemption has an insurable interest equal to the value of the buildings on the land. . 2. A party having a mechanic's lien on buildings by him erected on land then covered by mort
Prewit v. Wilson
Prewit v. Wilson. 1. A conveyance executed for a valuable and adequate consideration will be upheld against the creditors of the grantor, however fraudulent his purpose may have been, if the grantee had no knowledge thereof.' 2. An ante-nup
Dennick v. Railroad Co.
Dennick v. Railroad Company. 1. A right arising under or a liability imposed by either the common law or the statute of a State may, where the action is transitory, be asserted and enforced in any circuit court of the United States having j
Hall v. Wisconsin
Hall v. Wisconsin. A contract between a State and a party, whereby he is to perform certain duties for a specific period at a stipulated compensation, is within the protection of the Constitution; and on his executing itihe'is entitled to t
Railroad Co. v. Commissioners
Railroad Company v. Commissioners. 1. Where a railroad company is, for the purpose of constructing and repairing its road, invested with the powers and privileges and subjected to the obligations contained in' certain enumerated sections of
Tilghman v. Proctor
Tilghman v. Proctor. 1. Letters-patent for a process, irrespective of the particular mode or form of apparatus for carrying it into effect, are admissible under the patent laws ' of the United States. • 2. To sustain such letters, the paten
County of Mobile v. Kimball
County of Mobile v. Kimball. 1. The power conferred upon Congress by the commerce clause of the Constitution is exclusive, so far as it relates to matters within its purview which are national in their character, and admit or require unifor
Sharpe v. Doyle
Sharpe v. Doyle. 1. Where the marshal of the United States, to whom was directed a warrant of provisional seizure sued out of the proper court sitting in bankruptcy, levied it upon certain goods in the possession of a third party claiming t
Hartman v. Greenhow
Hartman v. Greenhow. 1. The judgment in a proceeding for a mandamus is subject to review on the same conditions as that in any other action. 2. A final judgment or decree in any suit in the highest court of a State in • which a decision in
Page v. Burnstine
Page v. Burnstine. ,1. Sect. 858 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which declares “that in actions by of against executors, administrators, or guardians, in which judgment may be rendered for or against them, neither party shall
White v. National Bank
White v. National Bank. Suit by. A. against B. as indorser of a protested draft, the indorsement being, “ Pay to A- or order for account- of B.” The declaration contained a special , count on the draft and indorsement, and .one for money pa
Barrett v. Holmes
Barrett v. Holmes. 1. The right of entry of a party who claims under the treasurer’s deed lands in Iowa sold ;for the non-payment of taxes is barred, if, within five years after the deed has been executed and recorded, he neither sues for n
Trimble v. Woodhead
Trimble v. Woodhead. Glenny v. Langdon (98 U. S. 20) reaffirmed. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for, the District of Kentucky. • The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. John, Gr- Carlisle for the, appellant
Kahn v. Smelting Co.
Kahn v. Smelting Company. 1. Where,' under the practice established in Utah, issues are tried by the court, its findings of fact should be announced and filed before the entry of the judgment. . 2. After such entry! an additional finding, m
Ogden v. County of Daviess
Ogden v. County of Daviess. L An act of the General Assembly of Missouri, approved Jan. 4, 1860, authorizes counties, towns, and cities to subscribe to the stock of a railroad company which it incorporated, and issue bonds in payment theref
Wells v. Supervisors
Wells v. Supervisors. 1. According to the ruling of the highest Court of Mississippi, the financial'' powers conferred by the general law upon boards of supervisors of counties in that State do not include that of borrowing money. 2. The bo
United States v. Goldback
United States v. Goldback. 1 A manufacturer to whom, pursuant to sect. 3425 of the Revised Statutes, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue sells proprietary stamps on credit is not, in default of payment therefor, accountable for public mone
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