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Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1888

Denny v. Bennett

DENNY v. BENNETT. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. No. 67. Argued and submitted November 8, 1888. Decided November 26, 1888. The act of the legislature of Minnesota of March 7, 1881, c. 148, entitled “ An Act to prevent

128 U.S. 489 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1888

Quimby v. Boyd

QUIMBY v. BOYD. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OF COLORADO. No. 121. Submitted November 19, 1888. Decided November 26, 1888. In, error to a state court, a Federal question not raised in the court below •will not support this court’

128 U.S. 488 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1888

The Gazelle & Cargo

THE GAZELLE AND CARGO. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND. No. 73. Argued November 9, 12, 13, 1888. Decided November 26, 1888. A charter-party of a vessel to a “ safe, direct, Norwegian or Danish

128 U.S. 474 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1888

United States v. McDonald

UNITED STATES v. McDONALD. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 1161. — Decided November 26, 1888. Tbe claim of a navy officer for Ms expenses when travelling- under orders . rests, not upon contract with the government, but upon acts of Co

128 U.S. 471 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1888

Hunt v. Blackburn

HUNT v. BLACKBURN. APPEAL FROM' THE CIRCUIT COURT -OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. No. 16. Submitted November 1, 1888. Decided November 26, 1888. At common lav;, when lands aré granted to husband and wife as tenan

128 U.S. 464 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1888

Hennessy v. Woolworth

HENNESSY v. WOOLWORTH. APPEAL FROM THE ' CIRCUIT COURT OF ’ THE UNITED STATES FOR , THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. No. 74. Argued November 13, 14, 1888. Decided November 26, 1888. Specific performance is not of absolute right, but rests entirel

128 U.S. 438 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1888

Fire Insurance v. Wickham

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (Limited) v. WICKHAM. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. No. 1032. Submitted November 12, 1888. Decided November 26, 1888. Bach question certified in a certificat

128 U.S. 426 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1888

Marshall v. United States

MARSHALL v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OE CLAIMS. No. 57. Argued November 1, 1888. — Decided November 19, 1888. Marshall v. United States, 124 U. S. 391, is affirmed on rehearing. This case was heard at October Term 1887, and the

131 U.S. 391 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1888

Cornelius v. Kessel

CORNELIUS v. KESSEL. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. No. 60. Submitted November 2, 1888. Decided November 19, 1888. In. Wisconsin an equitable defence may be set up in an action at law; but it must b

128 U.S. 456 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1888

Pollak v. Brush Electric Ass'n of St. Louis

POLLAK v. BRUSH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. No. 43. Argued and submitted October 29, 1888. Decided November 19, 1888. In Alabama, when a defendant pl

128 U.S. 446 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Estate Planning & Probate 1888

United States v. Foster

UNITED STATES v. FOSTER. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 1162. Submitted November 5, 1888. Decided November 19, 1888. The longevity acts of 1882, 1883, 22 Stat. 284, 287, c. 391; 473, c. 97, do not authorize a restatement of the pay ac

128 U.S. 435 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1888

Wood v. Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit Co.

WOOD v. GUARANTEE TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR . THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. No. 21. Submitted April 25, 1888. Decided November 19, 1888. A debt contracted for “ construction”

128 U.S. 416 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1888

Brown v. Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit Co.

BROWN v. GUARANTEE TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY. . APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. FOR ' THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. No. 20. Submitted April 25, 1888. Decided November 19, 1888. It is not indispensable that all

128 U.S. 403 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1888

United States v. Reisinger

UNITED STATES v. REISINGER. CERTIFICATE OF DIVISION OF OPINION FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT , OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF .PENNSYLVANIA. ' No. 59. Submitted November 1, 1888. Decided November 19, 1888. .Section 13 of the Revi

128 U.S. 398 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1888

Clark v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

CLARK v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. SAME v. SAME. ERROR TO THE COURT OE QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE PEACE FOR THE COUNTY OF ALLEGHANY, STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. Nos. 1189, 1190. Argued November 5, 1888. Decided November 19, 1888. The petition f

128 U.S. 395 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1888

Pacific Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. O'Connor

PACIFIC POSTAL TELEGRAPH CABLE COMPANY v. O’CONNOR. error to the circuit court of the united states for the NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. No. 1282. Submitted November 12, 1888. Decided November 19, 1888. -A remittitur, in a judgment on a

128 U.S. 394 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1888

United States v. DeWalt

UNITED STATES v. DeWALT. APPEAL FROM THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF TOE TERRITORY OF WYOMING. No. 81. Argued November 15, 1888. Decided November 19, 1888. On the authority of Mackin v. United States, 117 U. S. 348, it is again held th

128 U.S. 393 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1888

Cogswell v. Fordyce

COGSWELL v. FORDYCE. error to the circuit court of the united states for the EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. ' No. 63. Submitted November 2,1888. Decided November 19, 1888. An action upon a bond given to supersede a judgment or decree of. a c

128 U.S. 391 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1888

Stewart v. Wyoming Cattle Ranche Co.

STEWART v. WYOMING CATTLE RANCHE COMPANY. error to the circuit court of the united states for the DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA. No. 52. Argued October 31, November 1,1888. Decided November 19, 1888. Although silence as to a material fact is not nec

128 U.S. 383 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Bankruptcy & Debt 1888

Means v. Dowd

MEANS v. DOWD. APPEAL EEOM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR- THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA. No. 47. Argued October 30, 1888. Decided November 19, 1888. An insolvent debtor, making an assignment for the benefit of his cred

128 U.S. 273 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1888

United States v. Palmer

UNITED STATES v. PALMER. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 54. Submitted November 1,1SS8. Decided November 19, 1888. The Court of Claims has jurisdiction over claims and demands of patentees of inventions for the use of their inventions

128 U.S. 262 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1888

Credit Co. v. Arkansas Central Railway Co.

CREDIT COMPANY LIMITED v. ARKANSAS CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. No. 69. Argued November 5, 1888. Decided November 19, 1888. An appeal from a decree of a Ci

128 U.S. 258 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1888

United States v. Cook

UNITED STATES v. COOK. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. No. 1163. Submitted November 5,1888. Decided November 19, 1888. "£ cadet-midshipman at the naval academy is an officer of. the navy within the meaning of the provision in the act of Ma

128 U.S. 254 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1888

Banks v. Manchester

BANKS v. MANCHESTER. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. No. 45. Submitted October 29,1888. Decided November 19, 1888. In a hearing on bill and answer, allegations of new matter in the answe

128 U.S. 244 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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