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Outcome n/a 1886

Johnson v. Keith

JOHNSON v. KEITH & Another. ERROR ’ TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF. MISSOURI. Submitted March 2, 1886. Decided March 8, 1886. A judgment of reversal in a State court, accompanied by an order remanding the cause for a retrial, is not a

117 U.S. 199 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1886

Akers v. Akers

AKERS, Executor v. AKERS. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. Submitted March 1, 1886. Decided March 8, 1886. A suit cannot be removed-from a State court under the act oí March 3, 1875, unle

117 U.S. 197 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Insurance Law 1886

Phœnix Insurance v. Erie & Western Transportation Co.

PHŒNIX INSURANCE COMPANY v. ERIE AND WESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP WISCONSIN. Argued January 19, 20, 1886. — Decided March 1, 1886. This case is reported in Vo

118 U.S. 210 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1886

Phœnix Insurance v. Erie & Western Transportation Co.

PHŒNIX INSURANCE COMPANY v. ERIE AND WESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN. Argued January 19, 20, 1886. Decided March 1, 1886. The right, by way of subrogat

117 U.S. 312 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1886

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians v. United States

THE CHEROKEE TRUST FUNDS. EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS v. UNITED STATES AND CHEROKEE NATION, COMMONLY CALLED CHEROKEE NATION WEST. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Argued January 4, 5, 6, 1886. Decided March 1, 1886. By treaties with th

117 U.S. 288 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1886

Ex parte Royall

EX PARTE ROYALL. ORIGINAL. Argued December 1, 1884. Decided March 1, 1886. ' The petitioner prayed for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the State statute under which he was arrested and held in custody was repugnant to the Constit

117 U.S. 254 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1886

Ex parte Royall

EX PARTE ROYALL, EX PARTE ROYALL, No. 1. No. 2. APPEALS FROM AND ERROR TO THE ' CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. Argued January 7, 8, 1886. Decided March 1, 1886. Circuit Courts oí the United States h

117 U.S. 241 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1886

Barney v. Winona & St. Peter Railroad

BARNEY & Others v. WINONA & ST. PETER RAILROAD COMPANY. APPEAL FEOM THE CIKCUIT COUET OP THE UNITED STATES POE-THE DISTBICT OP MINNESOTA. Submitted January 7, 1886. Decided March 1, 1886. Inadvertent expressions in an opinion of the court,

117 U.S. 228 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1886

Patch v. White

PATCH v. WHITE. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OE COLUMBIA. Argued November 12, 1885. Reargued January 13, 14, 1886. Decided March 1, 1886. A-latent ambiguity in a will, which maybe removed by extrinsic evidence, may arise : (1)

117 U.S. 210 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Bankruptcy & Debt 1886

Tua v. Carriere

TUA v. CARRIERE & Others. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES TOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. Submitted January 4, 1886. Decided March 1, 1886. In Louisiana, on the death of one of several members of a firm, the survivors

117 U.S. 201 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1886

Graffam v. Burgess

GRAFFAM & Another v. BURGESS. APPEAL FROM THE CIRC HIT OOURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE district of Massachusetts. Argued December 3, 1885. Decided March 1, 1886. •A judicial sale of real estate will not be set aside for inadequacy of pri

117 U.S. 180 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1886

Van Brocklin v. Tennessee

VAN BROCKLIN & Another v. STATE OF TENNESSEE & Others. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. Submitted November 17, 1885. Decided March 1, 1886. Property of the United States is exempt by the Constitution of the United State

117 U.S. 151 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1886

Tennessee v. Whitworth

TENNESSEE v. WHITWORTH. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. Argued January 22, 1886. Decided March 1, 1886. The right to have shares in its capital stock exempt from taxation within the Stat

117 U.S. 139 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1886

Tennessee v. Whitworth

TENNESSEE v. WHITWORTH. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. Argued January 22, 1886. Decided March 1, 1886. A State statute incorporating a railroad company, which provides that the capital

117 U.S. 129 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1886

Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Ohle

CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. OHLE. ERROR TO THE CIROUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA. Submitted January 25, 1886. Decided March 1, 1886. A citizen of one State who-in good faith gives up his resi

117 U.S. 123 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1886

Leather Manufacturers' Bank v. Morgan

LEATHER MANUFACTURERS’ BANK v. MORGAN & Others. EEEOE TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE .UNITED STATES EOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OE NEW YORK. Argued November 3, 1885. Decided March 1, 1886. A depositor in a bank, who sends his pass-book to be wri

117 U.S. 96 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1886

Wright v. Kentucky & Great Eastern Railway Co.

WRIGHT, Assignee v. KENTUCKY & GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY & Another. FARMERS’ LOAN & TRUST COMPANY v. WRIGHT, Assignee & Others. APPEALS PROM THE OIRCÜIT OOURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE DISTRICT OP KENTUCKY. Argued January 15, 18, 19,

117 U.S. 72 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1886

Hagood v. Southern

HAGOOD & Others v. SOUTHERN & Another. HAGOOD & Others v. WILLIAMS. APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE • DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Argued January 12, 13, 1886. Decided March 1, 1886. State scrip which declares on

117 U.S. 52 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1886

Tennessee v. Pullman Southern Car Co.

TENNESSEE v. PULLMAN SOUTHERN CAR COMPANY. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. Argued January 25, 26, 1886. Decided March 1, 1886. The ease of Pickard r. Pullman Southern Oar Co., ante, p

117 U.S. 51 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1886

Pickard v. Pullman Southern Car Co.

PICKARD, Comptroller, v. PULLMAN SOUTHERN CAR COMPANY. EEROR TCS THE CIRCUIT COUET OF THE UNITED- STATES FOE THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. Argued January 25, 26, 1886. Decided March 1, 1886. ' Section. 6 of the act of the legislature of

117 U.S. 34 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate 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. 1 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1886

Waterville v. Van Slyke

WATERVILLE v. VAN SLYKE. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES - FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS. Submitted January 25, 1886. Decided March 1, 1886. When a case is brought here from a Circuit Court for review, in which.,the matter in c

116 U.S. 699 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1886

Reynolds v. Iron Silver Mining Co.

REYNOLDS & Another v. IRON SILVER MINING COMPANY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES ' FOR- THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. Submitted January 4, 1886. Decided March 1, 1886. In procuring a patent for a placer mine- claim under § 2333

116 U.S. 687 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1886

Higgins v. McCrea

HIGGINS & Another v. McCREA. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF .THE UNITED STATES FOB THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. Submitted January 8, 1886. — Decided March 1, 1886. The rules of a Board of Trade were part of the contract- sued on, dnd autho

116 U.S. 671 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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