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Remanded Intellectual Property 1886

Walling v. Michigan

WALLING v. MICHIGAN. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. Argued December 3, 1884. — Decided January 18, 1886. A tax imposed by a statute of a State upon an occupation, which, necessarily discriminates against the introducti

116 U.S. 446 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1886

Coffey v. United States

COFFEY v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. Argued December 10, 1885. — Decided January 18, 1886. A judgment of forfeiture, on an information in rem, for a violation of the internal

116 U.S. 436 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1886

Coffey v. United States

COFFEY v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOE THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. Argued December 10, 1885. — Decided January 18, 1886. On a writ of error to review a judgment of forfeiture, entered after a trial by a

116 U.S. 427 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1886

Carrick v. Lamar

CARRICK v. LAMAR. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE' THE DISTRICT OE COLUMBIA. Argued January 6, 1886. — Decided January 18, 1886. In matters which require an executive officer of the United States to exercise judgment or consideration, or whic

116 U.S. 423 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1886

Eureka Lake & Yuba Canal Co. v. Superior Court

EUREKA LAKE & YUBA CANAL COMPANY v. SUPERIOR COURT OF YUBA COUNTY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OR THE STATE OE CALIFORNIA. Submitted December 21, 1885. — Decided January 18, 1886. When the court may reasonably infer from the record in a case

116 U.S. 410 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1886

Fletcher v. Hamlet

FLETCHER v. HAMLET. error to the circuit court of the united states for the EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. Submitted December 21, 1885. Decided January 18, 1886. Cases advanced under Section 3 of Rule 32 are to be submitted on printed brief

116 U.S. 408 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1886

Gibbons v. District of Columbia

GIBBONS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OP THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Submitted December 21, 1885. Decided January 18, 1886. If a church building is taken down, and a new church, with a sufficient space around it for a

116 U.S. 404 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1886

Union Pacific Railway Co. v. United States

UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. ORIGINAL MOTION IN A CASE ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Submitted January 11, 1886. Decided January 18, 1886. When a judgment of the Court of Claims is reversed and the case is remanded

116 U.S. 402 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1886

Ex parte Brown

EX PARTE BROWN & Another. ORIGINAL. Submitted January 13, 1886. — Decided January 18, 1886. The dismissal of a cause by the Supreme Court of a Territory, because errors had not been assigned according to the rules of practice applicable to

116 U.S. 401 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1886

United States v. Wallace

UNITED STATES v. WALLACE. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. Submitted January 4, 1886. Decided January 18, 1886. Under the provisions of Rev. Stat. §§ 847 and 828, a commissioner of a Circuit Court who, by direction of the court, keeps a doc

116 U.S. 398 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1886

Hunt v. United States

HUNT v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Submitted January 4, 1886. Decided January 18, 1886. Under the provisions of the act of July 16, 1862, 12 Stat. 586, ch. 188, §16, an officer of the navy of a class subject by law or r

116 U.S. 394 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Employment Law 1886

O'Reilly v. Campbell

O’REILLY & Another v. CAMPBELL & Others. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. Argued December 4, 1885. Decided January 11, 1886. An appellate Territorial court, having before it findings of the court below and new matter

116 U.S. 418 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1886

Wells v. Wilkins

WELLS & Others v. WILKINS. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. Submitted January 4, 1886. — Decided January 11, 1886. The court receives affidavits from plaintiffs in error, and counter affi

116 U.S. 393 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1886

Johnson v. Wilkins

JOHNSON & Another v. WILKINS. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE NORTHERN DISTRICT 0$ FLORIDA. Submitted January 4, 1886. — Decided January 11, 1886. The plaintiff in error having failed to show, either from the record,

116 U.S. 392 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1886

Stebbins v. St. Anne

STEBBINS & Others v. ST. ANNE & Others. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. Submitted December 18, 1885. — Decided January 11, 1886. , Two alternative claims, eacfi belonging to many per

116 U.S. 386 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1886

United States v. Spiegel

UNITED STATES v. SPIEGEL. CERTIFICATE OF DIVISION FROM THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK., Submitted December 11, 1885. Decided January 11, 1886. It is no offence against § 12 of the internal revenue act of March 1, 1879, to have in one’s p

116 U.S. 270 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1886

Brown v. Davis

BROWN & Others v. DAVIS & Others. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OE NEW YORK. Argued December 17, 1885. — Decided January 11, 1886. ClainrS of reissued letters patent No. 8589, granted to Charle

116 U.S. 237 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1886

Mower v. Fletcher

MOWER v. FLETCHER. SAME v. SAME & Another. ERROR TO THE SUPREME OOURT OF THE- STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Argued December 17, 18, 1885. Decided January 4, 1886. If the proper officers of the United States approve a selection of school lands in dis

116 U.S. 380 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1886

Little v. Hackett

LITTLE, Receiver, v. HACKETT. ERROR TO TIIE CIRCUIT COURT OF TUB UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY. Submitted November 11, 1885. Decided January 4, 1886. A person who hires a public hack and gives the driver directions as to the

116 U.S. 366 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1886

Anderson v. Santa Anna

ANDERSON v. SANTA ANNA. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT CP THE UNITED STATES FOE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS.. Argued November 25, 1885. Decided January 4, 1886. When, at the time of creating and issuing a negotiable evidence of indebtedne

116 U.S. 356 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1886

Stone v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.

Argued October 13, 14, 1885. Decided January 4, 1886. STONE & Others v. FARMERS’ LOAN & TRUST COMPANY. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI. ■The right of a State to reasonably limit th

116 U.S. 307 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1886

Mobile v. Watson

MOBILE v. WATSON. SAME v. UNITED STATES, ex rel. WATSON. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. Argued December 10, 11, 1885. Decided January 4, 1886. When a municipal corporation with fixed bo

116 U.S. 289 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1886

Renaud v. Abbott

RENAUD v. ABBOTT. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. Argued April 7, 8, 1885. Decided January 4, 1886. A service of citation of a writ of error to a court of a State, made upon the defendant in error in another State

116 U.S. 277 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Immigration Law 1886

Presser v. Illinois

PRESSER v. ILLINOIS. error to the supreme court op THE STATE OP ILLINOIS. Argued November 23, 24, 1885. Decided January 4, 1886. The doctrine that statutes, constitutional in part only, will be upheld as to what is constitutional, if it can

116 U.S. 252 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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