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Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania

WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. PENNSYLVANIA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 56. Submitted October 18, 1888. Decided October 22, 1888. On the authority of Telegraph Co. v. Texas, 105 U. S. 460, and Ratterman

128 U.S. 39 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Personal Injury 1888

Leather Manufacturers' Bank v. Merchants' Bank

LEATHER MANUFACTURERS’ BANK v. MERCHANTS’ BANK. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 10. Argued December 2, 5, 1887. Decided October 22, 1888. If a bank, upon which a check is drawn paya

128 U.S. 26 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1888

Kidd v. Pearson

KIDD v. PEARSON. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF IOWA. No. 779. Argued and submitted April 4, 1888. Decided October 22, 1888. Following Mugler v. Kansas, 123 U. S. 623; Held, that a State has the right to prohibit or restrict the

128 U.S. 1 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Insurance Law 1888

Liverpool & Great Western Steam Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America

Liverpool and Great Western Steam Company v. Insurance Company of North America. No. 6. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York.

129 U.S. 464 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1888

Currie v. United States ex rel. Jacobs

Currie, Mayor, v. United States ex rel. Jacobs. Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Louisiana. No. 107.

129 U.S. 44 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1888

Rose v. Black

No. 992, Rose v. Black.

128 U.S. 50 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1888

Dunlap v. Black

No. 991. Dunlap v. Black.

128 U.S. 41 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Settled Tax Law 1888

Craig v. Leitensdorfer

CRAIG v. LEITENSDORFER. ORIGINAL MOTION IN A CAUSE ADJUDGED IN THIS COURT AT THE PRESENT TERM. No. 1. Submitted April 23, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. This court has power, and it is its duty, to issue writs of attachment, for costs here aga

127 U.S. 764 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1888

In re Coy

IN RE COY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF INDIANA. No. 1395. Argued April 16, 17, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. The acts of Congress and the statutes of Indiana make it a criminal offence for an inspect

127 U.S. 731 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1888

Sewall v. Haymaker

SEWALL v. HAYMAKER. error to the circuit court of the united states for the SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. No. 244. Argued April 20, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. Under the statutes of Virginia, which were in force in September, 1837, and equally

127 U.S. 719 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Family Law 1888

Mahon v. Justice

MAHON v. JUSTICE. ■APPEAL- PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE' UNITED STATES POR THE DISTRICT OP KENTUCKY. No. 1411. Argued April 23, 24, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. No mode is provided by the Constitution and laws of the United States by which

127 U.S. 700 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1888

Nickerson v. Nickerson

NICKERSON v. NICKERSON. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 881. Submitted January 6, 1888. —Decided May 14, 1888. On the proof in this case the court holds that the plaintiff has failed to show such an agreement

127 U.S. 668 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Personal Injury 1888

Travellers' Insurance v. McConkey

TRAVELLERS’ INSURANCE COMPANY v. McCONKEY. EBEOE TO THE CIECUIT COUET OE THE UNITED STATES EOE THE NOETHEEN DISTEICT OE IQWA: No. 273. Argued May 2, 1888 —Decided May 14, 1888. In an action upon a policy of insurance by which the insurer ag

127 U.S. 661 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Business & Corporate Law 1888

Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. Newman

FARMERS’ LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY v. NEWMAN. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. No. 253. Argued April 25, 26, 1888. —Decided May 14, 1888. The receiver in a suit for tbe foreclosure of a r

127 U.S. 649 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1888

Leloup v. Port of Mobile

LELOUP v. PORT OF MOBILE. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA. No. 274. Submitted May 2, 1888. — Decided May 14, 1888. Where a telegraph company is doing the business of transmitting messages between different States, and has

127 U.S. 640 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1888

Calhoun v. Lanaux

CALHOUN v. LANAUX. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. No. 239. Submitted April 19, 1888. —Decided May 14, 1888. The appointment by a Circuit Court of the United States of a receiver of a corporation organized under the la

127 U.S. 634 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1888

Robbins v. Rollins's Executors

ROBBINS v. ROLLINS’S EXECUTORS. ROLLINS’S EXECUTORS v. ROBBINS. APPEALS FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Nos. 237, 861. Argued April 18, 19, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. Analyzing the contract which is the subject of litig

127 U.S. 622 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Personal Injury 1888

St. Romes v. Levee Steam Cotton Press Co.

ST. ROMES v. LEVEE STEAM COTTON PRESS COMPANY. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. No. 139. Argued January 20, 1888. —Decided May 14, 1888. If, after transfer by the plaintiff of the sub

127 U.S. 614 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1888

Robertson v. Downing

ROBERTSON v. DOWNING. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 267. Argued April 27, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. Under Rev. Stat. § 2907, and the act of June 22, 1874, c. 391, 18 Stat. 186,

127 U.S. 607 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1888

Falk v. Moebs

FALK v. MOEBS. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. No. 243. Argued April 20, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. A promissory note which reads: “ Four months after date we promise to pay to the orde

127 U.S. 597 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1888

Allen v. Gillette

ALLEN v. GILLETTE. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT ‘COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. No. 277. Argued and Submitted May 3, 1888. — Decided May 14, 1888. The principle that a trustee may purchase the trust property at a j

127 U.S. 589 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1888

Brown v. District of Columbia

BROWN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. No. 224. Submitted April 13, 1888. —Decided May 14, 1888. A proposition to pave streets in a municipality, made in writing hy a contractor to the head of a board consisting of

127 U.S. 579 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1888

Arthur's Executors v. Vietor

ARTHUR’S EXECUTORS v. VIETOR. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 268. Argued May 2, 3, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. Hosiery, composed, of wool and cotton, was imported in 1873. The coll

127 U.S. 572 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1888

Flower v. Detroit

FLOWER v. DETROIT. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. No. 203. Argued April 3, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. Claim 1 of reissued letters patent No. 6990, granted March 14, 1876, to ThomasR

127 U.S. 563 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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