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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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