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Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1885

Pirie v. Tvedt

PIRIE & Others v. TVEDT & Another. IN error to the circuit court of the united states for the: DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. Submitted April 24, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. • The filing of separate answers, tendering separate issues for trial by-se

115 U.S. 41 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1885

Wheeler v. New Brunswick & Canada Railroad

WHEELER & Others v. NEW BRUNSWICK & CANADA RAILROAD COMPANY. IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT. Argued April 16,1885. Decided May 4, 1885. A, by letter dated January 81, acknowledged to B, Vi

115 U.S. 29 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1885

Hadden v. Merritt

HADDEN & Others v. MERRITT, Collector. IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Argued April 23,1885. Decided May 4, 1885. The value of foreign coins, as ascertained by the estimate of the Di

115 U.S. 25 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1885

Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Kirk

TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. KIRK SAME v. MURPHY. IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. Argued November 20, 21,1884. Decided May 4, 1885. Corporations of the United States, created by and organized under acts of Congres

115 U.S. 2 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1885

Stevens v. Memphis & Charleston Railroad

STEVENS & Others v. MEMPHIS & CHARLESTON RAILROAD COMPANY & Others. STEVENS & Others v. MEMPHIS, CLARKSVILLE & LOUISVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY & Others. STEVENS & Others v. LOUISVILLE, NASHVILLE & GREAT SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY. STEVENS & Othe

114 U.S. 663 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1885

Canal & Claiborne Streets Railroad v. Hart

CANAL AND CLAIBORNE STREETS RAILROAD COMPANY, Garnishee, v. HART. IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. Argued April 24, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. A suit was commenced in a State court, N

114 U.S. 654 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Family Law 1885

Ex parte Reggel

EX PARTE REGGEL. APPEAL FROM THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. Submitted April 15, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. The statute requiring the surrender- of a fugitive from justice, found in one of the Territories, to the State

114 U.S. 642 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1885

Provident Savings Life Assurance Society v. Ford

PROVIDENT SAVINGS LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY v. FORD. IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Argued November 26, 1884. Decided May 4, 1885. In a suit- against a corporation in a court of the State from which its charter is deri

114 U.S. 635 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1885

Brown v. Houston

BROWN & Another v. HOUSTON, Collector, & Another. IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME'COURT OE THE STATE OE LOUISIANA. Argued April 3, 1884. Decided May 4, 1885. The terms “imports” and “exports” in Art. 1, Seo. 10, Clause 2, of the Constitution, prohi

114 U.S. 622 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1885

United States v. Corson

UNITED STATES v. CORSON. APPEAL PROM THE COUR.T OP CLAIMS. Submitted April 22, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. An officermf volunteers, in the army, dismissed from the service during the recent civil war, by order of the President, could not be

114 U.S. 619 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1885

Schofield v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.

SCHOFIELD v. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY. IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT.COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. Argued April 17, 21, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. The doctrine laid down in Railroad Go. v. Housto

114 U.S. 615 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1885

Wurts v. Hoagland

WURTS & Another v. HOAGLAND & Others, Commissioners. IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. Argued March 10, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. The statute of New Jersey of March 8, 1871, providing for the drainage of any tract o

114 U.S. 606 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1885

Macalester's Administrator v. Maryland

MACALESTER’S ADMINISTRATOR v. MARYLAND & Others. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND. Argued April 15, 16, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. Under the statutes oí Maryland of 1834, ch. 241, 1835,'oh. 395

114 U.S. 598 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Business & Corporate Law 1885

Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Ham

WABASH, ST. LOUIS & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. HAM & Others. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE DISTRICT OF INDIANA. Submitted January 8, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. Four railroad corporations whose roads formed a,con

114 U.S. 587 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1885

Richmond Mining Co. v. Rose

RICHMOND MINING COMPANY v. ROSE & Others. IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA. Argued April 13, 14, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. When the statutes of the United States, and local laws of a mining district authorize a location

114 U.S. 576 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1885

Wales v. Whitney

WALES v. WHITNEY, Secretary of the Navy. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Argued April 21, 22, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. The act of March 3, 1885, Laws 2d Sess. 48th Cong. ch. 353, page 437, restored to this court

114 U.S. 564 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Insurance Law 1885

Alling v. United States

ALLING & Another v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COÜRT OF CLAIMS. Argued April 1, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. A claim against the United States for moneys awarded by the mixed commission under the Convention of July 4, 1868, with Mexico, a

114 U.S. 562 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Bankruptcy & Debt 1885

Strang v. Bradner

STRANG & Another v. BRADNER & Another. IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME OOURT OE THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Argued April 13, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. The rule re-affirmed that the term “fraud,” in the clause defining the debts from which a bankrupt is

114 U.S. 555 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Business & Corporate Law 1885

Martinsburg & Potomac Railroad v. March

MARTINSBURG & POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY v. MARCH. IN ERROR -TO THE DISTRICT CÓURT OR THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OR WEST VIRGINIA. Argued April 24, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. A contract for the construction of a railroad provided that

114 U.S. 549 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1885

Ex parte Hughes

EX PARTE HUGHES. ORIGINAL. Decided May 4, 1885. The respondent in an original petition to- this court for a writ of mandamus which is denied, cannot tax as costs his disbursements for printing briefs: but a docket fee and disbursements for

114 U.S. 548 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1885

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. McGlinn

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. McGLINN. IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS. Argued April 17, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. Fort Leavenworth v. Lowe, ante, 525, affirmed and applied to this case. The general

114 U.S. 542 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1885

Fort Leavenworth Railroad v. Lowe

FORT LEAVENWORTH RAILROAD COMPANY v. LOWE. IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OP KANSAS. Argued April 9, 10, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. When the United States acquire lands within the limits of a State by purchase, with the consent

114 U.S. 525 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Intellectual Property 1885

Beecher Manufacturing Co. v. Atwater Manufacturing Co.

BEECHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. ATWATER MANUFACTURING COMPANY. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF' CONNECTICUT. Argued April 23, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. The use in succession of two distinct pairs of

114 U.S. 523 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1885

Sturges v. Carter

STURGES v. CARTER, Treasurer. IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOE THE NORTHERN DISTRICT. OF OHIO. Argued March 31, 1885. Decided May 4, 1885. A statute of Ohio authorized county auditors to issue compulsory process to bri

114 U.S. 511 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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