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Hanrick v. Patrick
HANRICK v. PATRICK. BRANCH v. PATRICK. EREOE TO .THE OIECUXT COUET OF THE UNITED STATES EOE THE NORTHERN DISTEICT OF TEXAS. Argued October 28, 29, 1886. Decided November 29, 1886. When the statutes of the state in which an action at law in
French v. Hall
FRENCH v. HALL. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. Submitted November 8, 1886. Decided November 29, 1886. An attorney at'law, prosecuting- or defending in a civil action, is a competent witness on
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway v. Columbus Rolling Mill
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. LOUIS RAILWAY v. COLUMBUS ROLLING MILL. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. Argued November 12, 1886. Decided November 29, 1886. A reply to an offer of sale, purporting to a
Cunard Steamship Co. v. Carey
CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. CAREY. ERROR TO THE CIROUIT COURT ’ OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OE HEW YORK. Argued November 8, 1886. Decided November 15, 1886. While A,'a longshoreman in the employ'of a Steamship • Company,
Story v. Black
STORY v. BLACK. ERROR TO THE SUPBEME COÜRT OE THE'' TERRITORY, OE MONTANA. Submitted November 11, 1886. Decided November 15, 1886. "Wlten a jury is waived in a territorial court in the trial of an action at- law, the case cannot he brought
The Harrisburg
THE HARRISBURG. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. Argued April 7, 1886. — Decided November 15, 1886. 'In the absence of an act of Congress or a statute of a State giving a right of
Shipman v. District of Columbia
SHIPMAN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. SHIPMAN. APPEALS FROM THE COUET OF CLAIMS. Argued November 3, 1886. Decided November 15, 1886. Shipman did a large amount of work for the District of Columbia under a contract, and wa
Home Insurance v. New York
HOME INSURANCE COMPANY v. NEW YORK. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE NEW YORK. Argued October 25, 26, 1886. Decided November 15, 1886. The State of New York by statute imposed a tax upon the “corporate franchise or business ” of c
Philadelphia Fire Ass'n v. New York
PHILADELPHIA FIRE ASSOCIATION v. NEW YORK. ■ ERROR TO THE SÜPREME COURT OK THE STATE OP NEW YORK. Argued October 26, 1886. Decided November 15, 1886. A. Pennsylvania fire insurance corporation began doing business in New York in 1S72, and c
Palmer v. Hussey
PALMER v. HUSSEY. .ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Submitted November 1, 1886. Decided November 15, 1886. The decision of the highest court of a State upon a motion, accompanied .by affidavits as proof, to, perpetually
Oregon v. Jennings
OREGON v. JENNINGS. EREOE TO THE CIEOUIT COTTET OE THE UNITED STATES EOE THE NOETHERN DISTRICT OE ILLINOIS. Submitted October 19, 1886. Decided November 15, 1886. Bonds issued by áWn in Illinois, signed by its supervisor and town clerk, as
Buttz v. Northern Pacific Railroad
BUTTZ v. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COUET OP THE TERRITORY OP DAKOTA. Argued October 26, 27, 1886. Decided November 15, 1886. The grant by the act of Congress of July 2, 1864, to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Dainese v. Kendall
DAINESE v. KENDALL. APPEAL PROM.-THE SUPREME COURT OE THE DISTRICT ÓE COLUMBIA. Argued October 22, 1886. Decided November 15, 1886. A decree, to be final for the purposes of appeal', xnu^t leave the case in such a condition that, if there b
White v. Dunbar
WHITE v. DUNBAR APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT C0URT- OF THE ■ UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT .OF LOUISIANA. Argued October 29, November 1, 1886. Decided November 15, 1886. The claim of the inventor in letters-patenfxmitst be construed acc
Consolidated Safety-Valve Co. v. Kunkle
CONSOLIDATED SAFETY-VALVE COMPANY v. KUNKLE. APPEAL FROM THE C1RCUIT COUET OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. Argued October 27, 28, 1886, Decided November 15, 1886. In view of tlie construction given in Consolidate
Choctaw Nation v. United States
CHOCTAW NATION v. UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES v. CHOCTAW NATION. APPEALS PROM "TIE COURT OF CLAIMS. Argued October 19, 20, 21, 1886. Decided November 15, 1886. The relations between the United States and-the Indian tribes, being those of a
Kansas City, Lawrence, & South Kansas Railroad v. Attorney General
KANSAS CITY, LAWRENCE, AND SOUTH KANSAS RAILROAD COMPANY v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS. Argued October 18, 19, 1886. — Decided November 8, 1886. The acts of Congress o
Harkness v. Russell
HARKNESS v. RUSSELL. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. Submitted November 17, 1885. — Decided November 8, 1886. In the absence of fraud, an agreement for a conditional sale of personal property accompanied by delivery
Pennsylyania Railroad v. St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad
PENNSYLYANIA RAILROAD COMPANY & Others v. ST. LOUIS, ALTON AND TERRE HAUTE RAILROAD COMPANY. ST. LOUIS, ALTON AND TERRE HAUTE RAILROAD COMPANY v. PENNSYLYANIA RAILROAD COMPANY. APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DIS
Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad v. O'Brien
VICKSBURG & MERIDIAN RAILROAD v. O’BRIEN. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI. Argued April 19, 20, 1886. Decided November 1, 1886. In an action against a railroad company by a passenger
Whitney v. Butler
WHITNEY and Others, Executors, v. BUTLER, Receiver. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. Argued October 12, 1886. — Decided November 1, 1886. A, an owner of shares in the capital stock of a nati
Delano v. Butler
DELANO v. BUTLER, Receiver. SAME v. SAME. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES' FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. Argued October 12, 13, 1886.
Jacksonville, Pensacola & Mobile Railroad v. United States
JACKSONVILLE, PENSACOLA AND MOBILE RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Argued October 21, 1886. — Decided November 1, 1886. A railroad company, in aid of whose road Congress grants land upon condition that it
Ex parte Phenix Insurance
EX PARTE PHENIX INSURANCE COMPANY & Others. original. Argued October 12, 1883. Decided November 1, 1886. A District Court of the United States, in Admiralty, has no jurisdiction of a petition by the owner of a steam vessel for the trial of
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