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Outcome n/a 1885

Thornley v. United States

THORNLEY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF.CLAIMS. Argued January 13, 1885. — Decided February 2, 1885. Officers on the Eetired List'of the Navy are not entitled to longevity pay. The appellant brought this suit against the United

113 U.S. 310 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1885

Stone v. Chisolm

STONE v. CHISOLM & Others. IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Submitted January 5, 1885. — Decided February 2, 1885. A suit m equity is the proper remedy, in the courts of the United State

113 U.S. 302 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1885

Sully v. Drennan

SULLY v. DRENNAN & Others. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA. Submitted January 20, 1885. — Decided February 2, 1885. The assignment by a railroad company of a tax voted by a township to ai

113 U.S. 287 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1885

Spaids v. Cooley

SPAIDS v. COOLEY. IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Argued January 19,1885. — Decided February 2, 1885. The declaration in an action to recover money contained the money counts. The defendant pleaded the general iss

113 U.S. 278 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Business & Corporate Law 1885

Harvey v. United States

HARVEY & Another v. UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES v. HARVEY & Another. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Argued January 13, 14, 1885. — Decided February 2, 1885. In this ease, before reported in 8 O. 01. 501, 12 Id. 141, 13 Id. 322, and 105

113 U.S. 243 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Bankruptcy & Debt 1885

Avegno v. Schmidt

AVEGNO & Others v. SCHMIDT & Others. IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. Submitted January 12, 1885. — Decided January 26, 1885. A decree confiscating real estate under the confiscation act of July 17, 1862, 12 Stat. 5

113 U.S. 293 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1885

Coon v. Wilson

COON & Another v. WILSON. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR . THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Argued January 14, 15, 1885. — Decided January 26, 1885. Reissued letters patent No. 8,169, granted to Washington Wilson,

113 U.S. 268 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1885

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Co. v. United States

NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOGA & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. .APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Submitted January 9, 1885. — Decided January 26, 1885. A decree in equity, by consent of parties, and upon a compromise between them, is

113 U.S. 261 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1885

Anderson County Commissioners v. Beal

ANDERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS v. BEAL. IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE DISTRICT OE KANSAS. Submitted January 9, 1885. — Decided January 26, 1885. Bonds issued by Anderson County, in Kansas, under, legislative auth

113 U.S. 227 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1885

Dakota County v. Glidden

DAKOTA COUNTY v. GLIDDEN. IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA. Submitted January 5,1885. — Decided January 26, 1885. While payment of the sum recovered below in submission to the judgment is no ba

113 U.S. 222 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1885

Cheong Ah Moy v. United States

CHEONG AH MOY v. UNITED STATES. IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE DISTRICT OE CALIFORNIA. Submitted January 9, 1885. — Decided January 26, 1885. . The court declines to decide a question arising in a case which no l

113 U.S. 216 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1885

Caillot v. Deetken

CAILLOT & Another v. DEETKEN. IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. Submitted January 12, 1885. — Decided January 26, 1885. This court can acquire no jurisdiction under a writ of error where the

113 U.S. 215 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1885

Voss v. Fisher

VOSS v. FISHER. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. Argued January 15, 1885. — Decided January 26, 1885. The doctrine that the use of one of the elements of a combination does not infring

113 U.S. 213 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1885

Tucker v. Masser

TUCKER & Another v. MASSER & Others. IN error to the circuit court of the united states for the- DISTRICT OF COLORADO. Submitted January 9, 1885. — Decided January 26, 1885. A patent for a placer mining claim, composed of distinct mining lo

113 U.S. 203 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1885

Looney v. District of Columbia

LOONEY v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Submitted January 9, 1885. — Decided January 23, 1885. A creditor who receives from his debtor a certificate in writing, not negotiable, of the amount of his debt, and sells t

113 U.S. 258 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1885

Lamar v. Micou

LAMAR, Executor, v. MICOU, Administratrix. APPEAL PROM THE CIECUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Petition filed January 20, 1885. A guardian, appointed in a State which is not the domicil of the ward, sho

114 U.S. 218 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1885

Price v. Pennsylvania Railroad

PRICE & Others v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY. IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. Argued January 15, 1885. — Decided January 20, 1885. A person travelling on a railroad in charge of mails, under the provision of §

113 U.S. 218 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1885

Central Railroad v. Mills

THE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY v. MILLS & Another, Executors. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE DISTRICT OE NEW JERSEY. Submitted December 22, 1884. — Decided January 19, 1885. A bill in equity, filed in

113 U.S. 249 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1885

Cardwell v. American Bridge Co.

CARDWELL v. AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY. APPEAL FROM'THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. Submitted January 6,1885. — Decided January 19, 1885. The doctrine that, in the absence of legislation by Congress, a St

113 U.S. 205 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Estate Planning & Probate 1885

Northern Liberty Market Co. v. Kelly

NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET COMPANY v. KELLY. IN EBROE TO- THE SUPREME COURT OE THE DISTRICT OE COLUMBIA. Submitted January 6, 1885. — Decided January 19, 1885. A market-house company, incorporated for twenty years, with power to purchase, hold

113 U.S. 199 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1885

Consolidated Safety-Valve Co. v. Crosby Steam Gauge & Valve Co.

CONSOLIDATED SAFETY-VALVE COMPANY v. CROSBY STEAM GAUGE & VALVE COMPANY. SAME v. SAME. APPEALS 'FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. Argued December 10, 11, 1884. — Decided January 19, 1885. Letters

113 U.S. 157 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1885

United States v. Mueller

UNITED STATES v. MUELLER. MUELLER v. UNITED STATES. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Submitted December 22, 1884. — Decided January 19, 1885. Under contracts to furnish stone to the United States for a building, and to saw it, and cut and

113 U.S. 153 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1885

Bicknell v. Comstock

BICKNELL v. COMSTOCK. IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW’ YORK. Submitted January 8, 1885. — Decided January 19, 1885. The mutilation (without the consent and against the protest of the grante

113 U.S. 149 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Employment Law 1885

Clawson v. United States

CLAWSON v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. Argued January 5, 1885. — Decided January 19, 1885. A territorial statute which authorizes an appeal by a defendant in a criminal action from a final judgment

113 U.S. 143 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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