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Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1887

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

123 U.S. 249 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1887

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

123 U.S. 345 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1887

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

123 U.S. 233 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1887

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

123 U.S. 222 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1887

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

123 U.S. 186 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1887

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

123 U.S. 113 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Immigration Law 1887

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

123 U.S. 131 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1887

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,

123 U.S. 227 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1887

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

123 U.S. 215 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1887

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

123 U.S. 189 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1887

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

123 U.S. 182 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1887

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

123 U.S. 117 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Bankruptcy & Debt 1887

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

123 U.S. 105 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1887

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

123 U.S. 87 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1887

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

123 U.S. 83 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1887

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

123 U.S. 79 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1887

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

123 U.S. 76 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1887

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

123 U.S. 61 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Employment Law 1887

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

123 U.S. 67 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Insurance Law 1887

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

123 U.S. 65 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1887

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

123 U.S. 59 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1887

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

123 U.S. 56 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1887

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

123 U.S. 52 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1887

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

123 U.S. 40 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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