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Reversed Bankruptcy & Debt 1885

Winchester & Partridge Manufacturing Co. v. Creary

WINCHESTER & PARTRIDGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. CREARY & Others. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. Argued November 17, 18, 1885. Decided December 21, 1885. The declarations of a vendor of per

116 U.S. 161 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1885

Burnett v. United States

BURNETT v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Submitted November 23, 1885. — Decided December 21, 1885. The pension which widows are entitled to receive under the provision of Rev. Stat. § 4703, is the pension for total disabil

116 U.S. 158 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1885

Union Pacific Railway Co. v. United States

UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. ORIGINAL MOTION IN A CASE PENDING IN THIS COURT ON APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. Argued December 7, 1885. Decided December 21, 1885. There is nothing in Rev. Stat. § 5361, authorizing certa

116 U.S. 154 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1885

McClure v. United States

McCLURE v. UNITED STATES. ORIGINAL MOTION IN A CASE PENDING IN THIS COURT ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Argued December 8, 1885. — Decided December 21, 1885. An act of Congress specially referring to the Court of Claims a paymaster’s

116 U.S. 145 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1885

Hewitt v. Filbert

HEWITT v. FILBERT & Another. APPEAL PROM T,HE SUPREME COURT OP THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Submitted December 7, 1885. — Decided December 21, 1885. Except in cases of appeals allowed in open court during the term at which the decree appealed

116 U.S. 142 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Settled 1885

San Mateo County v. Southern Pacific Railroad

SAN MATEO COUNTY v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. error to the circuit court of the united states for the DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. Submitted December 17, 1885. — Decided December 21, 1885. The court hears a motion by counsel for plainti

116 U.S. 138 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1885

Stewart v. Jefferson Police Jury

STEWART v. JEFFERSON POLICE JURY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP ’ LOUISIANA. Submitted November 18, 1885. Decided December 21, 1885. The act of the legislature of Louisiana of 1872 prohibiting, with some éxcep-' tions, parish t

116 U.S. 135 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1885

Fisk v. Jefferson Police Jury

FISK v. JEFFERSON POLICE JURY. LOUISIANA ex rel. FISK v. Same. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. Submitted. November 18, 1885. Decided December 21, 1885. Where a law attaches a fixed compensation to a public office durin

116 U.S. 131 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1885

Liverpool & London Insurance v. Gunther

LIVERPOOL & LONDON INSURANCE COMPANY v. GUNTHER. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. • Argued November 12, 1886. — Decided December 21, 1885. A violation of any of the prohibitions in a poli

116 U.S. 113 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1885

Coyle v. Davis

COYLE v. DAVIS & Another. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Submitted December 4, 1885. Argued December 9, 1885. — Decided December 21, 1885. The grantor in an absolute deed of an undivided interest in land, in fee-

116 U.S. 108 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1885

Lee v. Johnson

LEE v. JOHNSON. error to the circuit court oe emmet county, state oe MICHIGAN. Argued December 4, 1885. — Decided December 21, 1885. One seeking in equity to have the holder of a patent of public land declared a trustee for his benefit on t

116 U.S. 48 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1885

United States v. Mooney

UNITED STATES v. MOONEY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. Argued November 25, 1885. Decided December 14, 1885. The exclusive jurisdiction conferred upon District Courts of the United States,

116 U.S. 104 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1885

Call v. Palmer

CALL v. PALMER. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF IOWA. Argued November 18, 1885. Decided December 14, 1885. When an agent, who is authorized by his principal to lend money.for lawful interest, exacts fo

116 U.S. 98 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1885

Roberts v. Reilly

ROBERTS v. REILLY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. Argued November 20, 1883. — Decided December 14, 1885. Appeals- in cases of habeas corpus from the final decision of a District Cour

116 U.S. 80 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1885

Cannon v. United States

CANNON v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP -THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. Argued November 20, 23, 1885. — Decided December 14, 1885. The offence of cohabiting with more than one woman, created by § 3 of the act of Congress of March 22,

116 U.S. 55 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1885

Mackall v. Richards

MACKALL v. RICHARDS & Another. APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Submitted December 8, 1885. — Decided December 14, 1885. An appeal -will not be entertained by this court from a decree entered in a Circuit or other

116 U.S. 45 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1885

United States v. Price

UNITED STATES v. PRICE. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI. Submitted November 23, 1885. Decided December 14, 1885. When an act of Congress directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay

116 U.S. 43 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1885

Holgate v. Eaton

HOLGATE & Another v. EATON. APPEAL FROM THE OIROUVT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. Argued November 24, 25, 1885. Decided December 14, 1885. A married woman who, on being informed of a contract made by her husb

116 U.S. 33 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1885

Utah & Northern Railway v. Fisher

UTAH & NORTHERN RAILWAY v. FISHER. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY' OF IDAHO. Submitted October 21, 1885. — Decided December 14, 1885. The Fort Hill Indian reservation in the County of Oneida, in the Territory of Idaho, is no

116 U.S. 28 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1885

Miller v. Foree

MILLER & Others v. FOREE & Another. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. Argued November 2, 1885. Decided December 14, 1885. The application of an old process or machine to a similar or analogous

116 U.S. 22 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1885

Saxonville Mills v. Russell

SAXONVILLE MILLS v. RUSSELL, Collector. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. Argued December 4, 1885. Decided December 14, 1885. The proviso in § 7 of the act of March 3, 1865, 13 Stat. 491, 494

116 U.S. 13 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1885

Marvel v. Merritt

MARVEL v. MERRITT, Collector. error to the circuit court of the united states for the SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Argued November 23, 1885. — Decided December 14, 1885. Iron ore is subject to the duty of twenty per centum ad valorem impo

116 U.S. 11 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1885

Bridgewater Iron Co. v. Lissberger

BRIDGEWATER IRON COMPANY v. LISSBERGER. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. Argued December 3, 4, 1885. — Decided December 14, 1885. A transfer for valuable consideration of shares in a Massach

116 U.S. 8 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1885

Hanley v. Donoghue

HANLEY & Another v. DONOGHUE. EBBOR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. Argued November 18, 19, 1885. — Decided December 14, 1885. Under art. 4, seo. 1, of the Constitution, and § 905 of the Revised Statutes, a judgment recove

116 U.S. 1 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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