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Smith & Griggs Manufacturing Co. v. Sprague
SMITH & GRIGGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. SPRAGUE. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT. Argued October 24, 1887. Decided November 14, 1887. The use of his own invention by an inventor, for the pu
United States v. Allen
UNITED STATES v. ALLEN. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Submitted October 26, 1887. Decided November 7, 1887. The percentage allowed to officers of the Navy under General Order No. 75 of May 23, 18(i(>, in lieu of all allowances except for
Richter v. Jerome
RICHTER v. JEROME. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. Argued October 20, 1887. Decided November 7, 1887. If the trustee in a deed of trust in the nature of a mortgage acts in good faith
Hoard v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
HOARD v. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA. Argued October 19, 20, 1887. Decided November 7, 1887. The relief prayed for in this case was the construction and m
United States v. Mullan
UNITED STATES v. MULLAN. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Submitted October 26, 1887. Decided November 7, 1887 An officer in the regular Navy, whose service therein was continuous in various grades from 18G0 to 18G8, and who held the rank o
United States v. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
UNITED STATES v. PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAILROAD COMPANY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. Argued October 25, 1887. Decided November 7, 1887. At a trial by jury in a court of the Un
Spies v. Illinois
SPIES v. ILLINOIS. ORIGINAL. Argued October 27, 28, 1887. Decided November 2, 1887. When application is made to this court, for the allowance of a writ of error to the highest court of a State under Rev. Stat., § 709, the writ will not be a
Finn v. United States
FINN v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Submitted October 17, 1887. Decided October 31, 1887. It is a condition or qualification of the right to a judgment against the United States in the Court of Claims, that the claimant,
Missouri ex rel. Harshman v. Winterbottom
STATE OF MISSOURI, ex rel. HARSHMAN v. WINTERBOTTOM. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. Submitted October 18, 1887. Decided October 31, 1887. A statute of Missouri authorized county collect
Craig v. Leitensdorfer
CRAIG v. LEITENSDORFER. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. Argued October 12, 13, 1887. Decided October 31, 1887. If an official act of an executive officer in the Land Office is challenged for
Mathews v. United States
MATHEWS v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Submitted October 17, 1887. Decided October 31, 1887. A diplomatic and consular appropriation act which transfers a consulate from the class in which it had previously stood to a lo
Coan v. Flagg
COAN v. FLAGG. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OHIO. Submitted October 20, 1887. Decided October 31, 1887. The entry and survey of lands in the Virginia military district in Ohio, under which the plaintiff claims title, did not i
Bull v. Bank of Kasson
BULL v. BANK OF KASSON. Error to The Circuit Court of The United States for The DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. Submitted May 3, 1887. Decided October 31, 1887. A bank check for the payment of “ five hundred dollars in current funds ” is payable in
Parker & Whipple Co. v. Yale Clock Co.
PARKER AND WHIPPLE COMPANY v. YALE CLOCK COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT. Argued October 20, 1887. Decided October 31, 1887. The first eight claims of reissued letters-patent No. 1
Davenport Bank v. Davenport Board of Equalization
DAVENPORT BANK v. DAVENPORT BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA. Submitted October 11, 1887. Decided October 31, 1887. Section 5210, Rev. Stat., respecting the taxation of national hanks, does .not requi e perfect equa
Davis v. Key
DAVIS v. KEY. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Argued October 18, 1887. Decided October 31, 1887. A decree dismissing a bill for a partnership accounting affirmed, on the ground that the plaintiff had regarded the
Tufts v. Tufts
TUFTS v. TUFTS. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. Submitted October 21, 1887. Decided October 31, 1887. In this suit the facts found are not materially and substantially different from those alleged in the hill, and th
Henderson v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
HENDERSON v. LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. Argued October 21, 1887. Decided October 31, 1887. A railroad company is not responsible for the loss of
Orient Insurance v. Adams
ORIENT INSURANCE COMPANY v. ADAMS. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. Argued April 13, 1887. Decided October 24, 1887. In the absence of fraud or design, misconduct on the part of the m
Sun Insurance v. Kountz Line
SUN INSURANCE CO. v. KOUNTZ LINE. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. Petition for rehearing. Presented October 11, 1887. Decided October 24, 1887. The mandate in Sun Insurance Co. v. Ko
Gilson v. Dayton
GILSON v. DAYTON. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. Submitted October 11, 1887. Decided October 24, 1887. As it appears on the face of the bonds sued on in this action that they were issu
Morey v. Lockhart
MOREY v. LOCKHART. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. Submitted October 18, 1887. Decided October 24, 1887. Since the Act of 1887, c. 373, tool- effect, tins court has no power to revie
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co. v. Simmons
BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS AND NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. SIMMONS. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA, CENTRAL DIVISION. Submitted October 11, 1887. Decided October 24, 1887. A decree in a su
The Excelsior
THE EXCELSIOR. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. Submitted October 11, 1887. Decided October 24, 1887. In this case the services rendered by a corporation whose business was that of a w
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