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In re Snow

IN RE SNOW APPEAL FROM THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH. Argued January 21, 1887. —Decided February 7, 1887. Where a District Court in the Territory of Utah refuses to issue a writ of habeas corpus involving the que

120 U.S. 274 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1887

United States v. Dunn

UNITED STATES v. DUNN. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Submitted January 3, 1887. —Decided February 7, 1887. Service by an officer of the navy as an enlisted man in the marine corps is to be credited to him in calculating his longevity pay

120 U.S. 249 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1887

Meriwether v. Muhlenburg County Court

MERIWETHER v. MUHLENBURG COUNTY COURT. ERROR-TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. Argued January 5,1887. — Decided January 31, 1887. Following the decisions of the Supreme Court of Kentucky, this court hol

120 U.S. 354 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1887

Winchester v. Heiskell

WINCHESTER v. HEISKELL. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE TENNESSEE. Submitted January 25, 1887. — Decided January 31, 1887. The court restates what was decided in Winchester v. Heiskell, 119 TJ. S. 450;, and, on petition for rehearing, adheres

120 U.S. 273 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Insurance Law 1887

Grant v. Phænix Life Insurance

GRANT v. PHÆNIX LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. GRANT and Another v. SAME. ORIGINAL MOTION IN TWO CAUSES PENDING IN THIS COURT ON AP PEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Submitted January 17, 1887. —Decided January 31,1887. In a

120 U.S. 271 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1887

Bank of Maysville v. Claypool

BANK OF MAYSVILLE v. CLAYPOOL. error- to the district court of the united states for the DISTRICT OF- WEST - VIRGINIA. Submitted January 20, 1887. — Decided January 31, 1887. . An application for the removal of a case from a state court, fi

120 U.S. 268 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1887

Schlesinger v. Beard

SCHLESINGER v. BEARD. SCHLESINGER v. UNITED STATES. error to the circuit court of the united states for the DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. Argued January 13, 1887. —Decided January 31, 1887. Punchings and clippings of wrought iron boiler plates

120 U.S. 264 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1887

Beard v. Nichols

BEARD v. NICHOLS. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. Argued December 22, 1886. — Decided January 31, 1887. Webbing made of india-rubber, wool, and cotton, and known as “wool elastic "webbing,”

120 U.S. 260 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1887

Indianapolis Rolling Mill v. St. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita Railroad

INDIANAPOLIS ROLLING MILL v. ST. LOUIS, FORT SCOTT & WICHITA RAILROAD. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE DISTRICT OE KANSAS. Submitted January 7,1887. — Decided January 31,1887. The president of a manufacturing corpora

120 U.S. 256 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1887

Quincy v. Steel

QUINCY v. STEEL. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT' COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. Submitted January 4, 1887. — Decided January 31, 1887. The city of Quincy, Illinois, in 1877 contracted with an Illinois corporation

120 U.S. 241 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1887

United States v. Pacific Railroad

UNITED STATES v. PACIFIC RAILROAD. PACIFIC RAILROAD v. UNITED STATES. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Submitted January 10,1887. —Decided January 31, 1887. The United States are not responsible for the injury or destruction of private pro

120 U.S. 227 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1887

King Bridge Co. v. Otoe County

KING BRIDGE COMPANY v. OTOE COUNTY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA. Submitted January 7, 1887. — Decided January 31, 1887. An order drawn upon a county treasurer by county officials in favor of

120 U.S. 225 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1887

Everhart v. Huntsville College

EVERHART v. HUNTSVILLE COLLEGE. CLAY v. HUNTSVILLE COLLEGE. APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT. COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. Argued January 20, 1887. — Decided January 31, 1887. An averment that the complainant in

120 U.S. 223 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1887

Meyers v. Levi

MEYERS v. BLOCK. MEYERS v. LEVI. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP LOUISIANA. Argiied December 15, 16,1886. — Decided January 31, 1887. , An injunction bond in an action in the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana c

120 U.S. 206 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1887

Boffinger v. Tuyes

BOFFINGER v. TUYES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. Argued January 14, 17, 1887. — Decided January 81, 1887. The payment, after an adverse decree in the appellate court, of an agreed su

120 U.S. 198 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1887

Phænix Life Insurance v. Raddin

PHÆNIX LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. RADDIN. ERROR TO THE CIROUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. Argued December 20, 21, 1886. — Decided January 31, 1887. Answers to questions propounded by insurers in an applicat

120 U.S. 183 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1887

United States v. Hill

UNITED STATES v. HILL. ERROR fO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR .TIIE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. Argued December 20, 1886. —Decided January 31, 1887. It was the custom in tlie United States courts in Massachusetts, from 1839 to D

120 U.S. 169 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1887

Hibernia Insurance v. St. Louis Transportation Co.

HIBERNIA INSURANCE COMPANY v. ST. LOUIS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OR THE UNITED STATES EOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OE MISSOURI. Argued January 17, 1887. —Decided January 31, 1887. In a suit in equity by an insurance

120 U.S. 166 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1887

Memphis & Little Rock Railroad v. Dow

MEMPHIS & LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD v. DOW. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOB THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. Argued November 11, 12, 1886. — Decided January 24,1887. The provision in the constitution of Arkansas of 1874 t

120 U.S. 287 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Estate Planning & Probate 1887

Little Rock & Fort Smith Railway v. Huntington

LITTLE ROCK AND FORT SMITH RAILWAY v. HUNTINGTON ' APPEAL EROM- THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OE ARKANSAS. Submitted January 6, 1887. — Decided January 24, 1887. A mortgage of a railroad and of lands grante

120 U.S. 160 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1887

United States v. Cooper

UNITED STATES v. COOPER. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Submitted January 7, 1887. — Decided January 24, 1887. There is nothing in the facts in this case to take it out of the operation of United States v. Taylor, 101 U. S.'216, where, af

120 U.S. 124 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1887

United States v. Otis

UNITED STATES v. OTIS. OTIS v. UNITED STATES. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Submitted December 20, 1886. — Decided January 24, 1887. Contrticts between the United States and a mail contractor, one for mail station service, and the other

120 U.S. 115 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1887

United States v. Schlesinger

UNITED STATES v. SCHLESINGER. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OE MASSACHUSETTS. Argued January 13, 1887. — Decided January 24, 1887. Construing together §§ 2931 ancl 3011 of the Revised Statutes, the decisio

120 U.S. 109 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1887

Gibbs v. Crandall

GIBBS v. CRANDALL. ' .APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. . Submitted January 7,1887. —Decided January 24, 1887. The parties in this case on both sides being all citizens of Louisiana, i

120 U.S. 105 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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