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Outcome n/a 1886

Alabama v. Montague

ALABAMA & Others v. MONTAGUE & Another. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OE TENNESSEE. Submitted March 31, 1886. Decided April 12, 1886. This case involves tbe same questions as the case just decided,

117 U.S. 611 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1886

Alabama v. Montague

ALABAMA & Others v. MONTAGUE & Another. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. Submitted March 31, 1886. Decided April 12, 1886. By an act of the Legislature of Alabama the State loaned its

117 U.S. 602 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1886

St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Southern Express Co.

ST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN & SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY. MEMPHIS & LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD COMPANY v. SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY. MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS RAILWAY COMPANY v. DINSMORE, PRESIDENT & SHAREHOLDER IN ADAMS EXPR

117 U.S. 601 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Business & Corporate Law 1886

New York Mutual Life Insurance v. Armstrong

NEW YORK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. ARMSTRONG, Administratrix. ERROR TO THE CIROUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OE NEW YORK. Argued March 16, 17, 1886. Decided April 5, 1886. A policy oí life insurance payable

117 U.S. 591 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1886

Burnes v. Scott

BURNES v. SCOTT & Another, Executors. • ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE western DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. Argued March 23, 1886. Decided April 5, 1886. In a suit at law, by the payee of a promissory note or- his represen

117 U.S. 582 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1886

Dimock v. Revere Copper Co.

DIMOCK v. REVERE COPPER COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Argued March 22, 1886. Decided April 5, 1886. A discharge in bankruptcy is no bar to an action on a judgment recovered against the bankrupt after his disc

117 U.S. 559 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1886

Yale Lock Manufacturing Co. v. Sargent

YALE LOCK MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. SARGENT. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP NEW YORK. Argued March 12, 15, 1886. Decided April 5, 1886. Claim 1 of reissued letters patent No. 4696, granted to

117 U.S. 536 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1886

Ex parte Fonda

EX PARTE FONDA. ORIGINAL. Submitted March 22, 1886. Decided April 5, 1886. A petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleged that the petitioner had been convicted in .a Circuit Court of the State of Michigan of embezzling the funds of a Natio

117 U.S. 516 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1886

Bruce v. Manchester & Keene Railroad

BRUCE & Another v. MANCHESTER & KEENE RAILROAD. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE . UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF "NEW HAMPSHIRE. Submitted March 22, 1886. Decided April 5, 1886. The matter in dispute, on which the jurisdiction of th

117 U.S. 514 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1886

Mahomet v. Quackenbush

MAHOMET v. QUACKENBUSH. ERROR TO THE CIROUIT COURT OF THE HNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. Submitted March 8, 1886. Decided April 5, 1886. The requirement of the Constitution of Illinois that “no private or local law whi

117 U.S. 508 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1886

Turpin v. Burgess

TURPIN & Another v. BURGESS, Collector. ERROR TO THE OIRCUIT COÜRT OR THE UNITED ’STATES EOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. Argued March 18, 1886. Decided April 5, 1886. The exportation stamp required to be affixed to every package of to

117 U.S. 504 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1886

Dingley v. Oler

DINGLEY & Another v. OLER & Another. OLER & Another v. DINGLEY & Another. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE. Argued March 8, 9, 1886. Decided April 5, 1886. D, a dealer in ice, finding himself late in

117 U.S. 490 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1886

Ferguson v. Arthur

FERGUSON v. ARTHUR. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Argued March 24, 1886. Decided April 5, 1886. Under §2504, Schedule M. of the Revised Statutes (p. 480, 2d ed.), “Henry’s Calcined Ma

117 U.S. 482 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1886

Union Trust Co. v. Illinois Midland Railway Co.

UNION TRUST COMPANY v. ILLINOIS MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. BORG & Another v. ILLINOIS MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. WARING & Others v. UNION TRUST COMPANY. FLETCHER & Others v. ILLINOIS MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY & Another. • APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT

117 U.S. 434 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1886

Stone v. South Carolina

STONE v. SOUTH CAROLINA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Argued March 5, 1886 Decided April 5, 1886. A. State court is not bound to surrender its jurisdiction oí a suit on petition for removal, until a ease has be

117 U.S. 430 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1886

Knapp v. Homeopathic Mutual Life Insurance

KNAPP v. HOMEOPATHIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. ERROR TO THE ' CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF ’MASSACHUSETTS. Submitted March 16, 1886. Decided April 5, 1886. A policy of insurance, made to a wife on the life of

117 U.S. 411 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1886

District of Columbia v. McElligott

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. McELLIGOTT. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Argued March 4, 1886. Decided March 29, 1886. A supervisor of county roads in the District of Columbia was repairing them . with a force of laborers

117 U.S. 621 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Bankruptcy & Debt 1886

Hobbs v. McLean

HOBBS, Assignee, v. McLEAN & Another. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP IOWA Argued March 17, 18, 1886. Decided March 29, 1886. Where three persons form a partnership, and agree to bear the los

117 U.S. 567 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1886

Yale Lock Manufacturing Co. v. Greenleaf

YALE LOCK MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. GREENLEAF. APPEAL FEQM.THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE' SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Argued March 16, 1886. Decided March 29, 1886. The scope of letters patent must be limited to the inven

117 U.S. 554 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1886

New York Life Insurance v. Fletcher

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. FLETCHER. ■ ERROR TO THE OIRCÜIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OE MISSOURI. Argued March 19, 1886. Decided March 29, 1886. A person applied in St. Louis to an agent of a New York Insu

117 U.S. 519 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1886

Littlefield v. Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund of Florida

LITTLEFIELD v. TRUSTEES OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT FUND OF FLORIDA. REED v. SAME. APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. Argued March 9, 10, 1886. Decided March 29, 1886. ' On the facts :

117 U.S. 419 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1886

Sioux City & St. Paul Railroad v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.

SIOUX CITY & ST. PAUL RAILROAD COMPANY & Others v. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY v. SIOUX CITY & ST. PAUL RAILROAD COMPANY & Others. APPEALS PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED

117 U.S. 406 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1886

Kerr v. South Park Commissioners

KERR & Others v. SOUTH PARK COMMISSIONERS. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POE THE NORTHERN- DISTRICT OP ILLINOIS. Argued January 21, 1886. Decided March 29, 1886. The subject-matter in controversy in this suit is dispose

117 U.S. 388 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1886

Kerr v. South Park Commissioners

KERR & Others v. SOUTH PARK COMMISSIONERS. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCÜIT COURT OF THE UNITED' STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS! Argued January 21, 1886. Decided March 29, 1886. A jury being empanelled on the law side of the court belo

117 U.S. 379 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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