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Remanded Intellectual Property 1887

New Process Fermentation Co. v. Maus

NEW PROCESS FERMENTATION CO. v. MAUS. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF INDIANA. Argued May 9, 10, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. Claim 3 of letters-patent No. 215,679, granted to George Bartholomae, as a

122 U.S. 413 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1887

Goodlett v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

GOODLETT v. LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD. ERROR TO THE OÍROUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. Argued April 4, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. The Louisville and Nashville- Railroad Company is a corporati

122 U.S. 391 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Bankruptcy & Debt 1887

Adams v. Collier

ADAMS v. COLLIER APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE 'UNITED STATES' POR THE . SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP GEORGIA. Argued April 20, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. When an assignee in bankruptcy flies a petition in the District Court, sit-' ting i

122 U.S. 382 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1887

Merchants' Insurance v. Allen

MERCHANTS’ INSURANCE COMPANY v. ALLEN. MERCHANTS’ INSURANCE COMPANY v. WEEKS. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. Submitted April 18, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. An owner of one-fourth

122 U.S. 376 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1887

Maxwell Land-Grant Case

MAXWELL LAND-GRANT CASE. APPEAL FROM TIIE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. Submitted May 12, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. The court rested its judgment in this case, 121 U. S. 325, not upon the fact of tlie

122 U.S. 365 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Dismissed 1887

Whitsitt v. Union Depot & Railroad

WHITSITT v. UNION DEPOT AND RAILROAD COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. Submitted May 11, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887 On the 6th of October, 1880, a decree was entered in a Circuit Cou

122 U.S. 363 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1887

St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway v. Vickers

ST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN AND SOUTHERN RAILWAY v. VICKERS. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. Argued May 2, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. A state constitution cannot prohibit judges of the c

122 U.S. 360 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1887

Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pendleton

WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. v. PENDLETON. ERROR TO THE SUPREME .COURT OF THE STATE OF INDIANA. Argued April 27, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. The statutes of the state of Indiana, §§ 4176, 4178, Rev. Stat. Ind. 1881, which require telegraph

122 U.S. 347 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1887

Philadelphia & Southern Steamship Co. v. Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. PENNSYLVANIA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OR PENNSYLVANIA. Argued April 7, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. A state tax upon the gross receipts of a steamship company incorporated unde

122 U.S. 326 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Bankruptcy & Debt 1887

Walter v. Bickham

WALTER v. BICKHAM. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OE MISSISSIPPI. Submitted May 11, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. B. and M. sued out an attachment against the property of L. and A., who had made a

122 U.S. 320 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1887

Harshman v. Knox County

HARSHMAN v. KNOX COUNTY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OE MISSOURI. Submitted April 22, 1887. Decided May 27, 1887. Allegations of material facts and of traversable facts in a declaration which are

122 U.S. 306 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1887

Minneapolis Gas Light Co. v. Kerr Murray Manufacturing Co.

MINNEAPOLIS GAS LIGHT COMPANY v. KERR MURRAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY. APPEAL' PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE DISTRICT OP MINNESOTA. Argued May 9, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. From the evidence in this case the court is s

122 U.S. 300 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1887

Seibert v. Lewis

SEIBERT v. LEWIS ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE' EASTERN DISTRICT OF .MISSOURI. Argued May 10, 11, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. It being the settled doctrine of this court that “ the remedy subsisting in a state wh

122 U.S. 284 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1887

Porter v. Pittsburg Bessemer Steel Co.

PORTER v. PITTSBURG BESSEMER STEEL CO. (LIMITED). APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF INDIANA. Submitted May 3, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. The decision in this case, 120 U. S. 649, affirmed, on an appli

122 U.S. 267 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1887

Irvine v. The Hesper

IRVINE v. THE HESPER. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR' THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. Argued May 6, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. On an appeal by the libellants in a cause of salvage, from a decree of the Circuit Cour

122 U.S. 256 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1887

Drexel v. Berney

DREXEL v. BERNEY. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Argued May 11, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. In order to justify a resort to a court of equity for the enforcement of an equitable e

122 U.S. 241 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Bankruptcy & Debt 1887

Shepherd v. Thompson

SHEPHERD v. THOMPSON. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Argued April 25, 26, 1887. Decided May 27, 1887. A promissory note, secured by mortgage of the same date, is not taken out of the statute of limitations, as again

122 U.S. 231 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1887

Simonton v. Sibley

SIMONTON v. SIBLEY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR . THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA. Argued December 16, 1886. — Decided May 27, 1887. By an agreement of partnership, between A, B and C, A sold, for sums spec

122 U.S. 220 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1887

Wisner v. Brown

WISNER v. BROWN. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. Submitted January 13, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. An assignee in bankruptcy cannot transfer to a purchaser the bankrupt’s adverse interest in real estate in the possess

122 U.S. 214 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1887

Benziger v. Robertson

BENZIGER v. ROBERTSON. error to the circuit court of the united states for the SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Argued May 2, 1887. Decided May 27, 1887. Rosaries composed of beads of glass, wood, steel, bone, ivory, silver, or mother-of-pear

122 U.S. 211 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1887

United States v. Auffmordt

UNITED STATES v. AUFFMORDT. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Argued April 26, 1887. — Decided May 27, 1887. Under § 2839 of the Revised Statutes, there can be no recovery by the United S

122 U.S. 197 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1887

Chicago, Burlington & Kansas City Railroad v. Guffey

CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND KANSAS CITY RAILROAD v. GUFFEY. EEROE TO THE SUPREME COUET OF THE STATE OF MISSOUEI. Submitted April 4, 1887. — Decided May 23, 1887. It being now conceded that' the taxes in suit refer not only to the branch referre

122 U.S. 561 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Estate Planning & Probate 1887

Bean v. Patterson

BEAN v. PATTERSON. Appeal prom the circuit court of the united states for. the' western division of the western DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. Argued April 18, 19, 1887. — Decided May 23, 1887. The court, being satisfied that the conveyance of real

122 U.S. 496 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1887

Tuttle v. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway

TUTTLE v. DETROIT, GRAND HAVEN AND MILWAUKEE RAILWAY. ERROR TO TEE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. Argued April 4, 1887. — Decided May 23, 1887. There is no rule of law to restrict railroad companies

122 U.S. 189 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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