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Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1888

Joyce v. Chillicothe Foundry

JOYCE v. CHILLICOTHE FOUNDRY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. No. 149. Argued January 26, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888 Claim 1 of letters patent No. 154,989, granted to Jacob O. Joyce, Sep

127 U.S. 557 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Personal Injury 1888

Callan v. Wilson

CALLAN v. WILSON. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 1318. Argued January 16, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. The provision in article 3 of the Constitution of the United States that “the trial of all crimes, except

127 U.S. 540 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1888

Easton v. German-American Bank

EASTON v. GERMAN-AMERICAN BANK. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 291. Argued May 4, 1888. —Decided May 14, 1888. A creditor whose debt is secured’by- a deed of trust of real estat

127 U.S. 532 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1888

Stuart v. Gay

STUART v. GAY. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA. No. 255. Submitted April 26, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. When a decree of foreclosure and sale of mortgaged property grants to the purchas

127 U.S. 518 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Personal Injury 1888

Robertson v. Sichel

ROBERTSON v. SICHEL. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 269. Argued and Submitted May 1, 1888.— Decided May 14, 1888. A collector of customs is not personally liable for a tort committ

127 U.S. 507 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1888

Taylor v. Holmes

TAYLOR v. HOLMES. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF' THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA. No. 209. Argued April 5, 6, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. A bill in equity filed in the Circuit Court of the United States in 18

127 U.S. 489 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1888

Jenkins v. International Bank

JENKINS v. INTERNATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. No. 254. Submitted April 26, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. An assignee in bankruptcy appeared in a suit in equity which had been commenced by a ban

127 U.S. 484 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1888

Hegler v. Faulkner

HEGLER v. FAULKNER. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA. No. 283. Submitted May 3, 1888. — Decided May 14, 1888. There being nothing in the record to show that the Circuit Court had jurisdiction of t

127 U.S. 482 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1888

Glacier Mountain Silver Mining Co. v. Willis

GLACIER MOUNTAIN SILVER MINING COMPANY v. WILLIS. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. No. 166. Submitted April 9, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. After hearing counsel the court of its own motion dismis

127 U.S. 471 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1888

Benson v. McMahon

BENSON v. McMAHON. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 1420. Argued May 1, 1888. —Decided May 14, 1888. On theffiearing of an appeal from a judgment of a Circuit Court, discharging a

127 U.S. 457 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1888

United States v. McLaughlin

UNITED STATES v. McLAUGHLIN. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. No. 1027. Argued December 8, 9, 12, 1887. — Decided May 14, 1888. The boundaries of the Mexican grant, called the Moque

127 U.S. 428 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1888

Ratterman v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

RATTERMAN v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. RATTERMAN. APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, WESTERN DIVISION. Nos. 1360, 1361. Argued March 21, 1888. —De

127 U.S. 411 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1888

Barnard v. District of Columbia

BARNARD v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 272. Argued May 2, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. Plaintiff and tbe Board of Public Works of the defendant entered into a contract by which plaintiff was to do certain work

127 U.S. 409 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1888

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. United States

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 238. Argued April 19, 1888. — Decided May 14, 1888. Section 5 of the act of March 3, 1879, 20 Stat. c. 180, 355, 358, did not operate to

127 U.S. 406 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1888

Hosford v. Hartford Fire Insurance

HOSFORD v. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. ERROij TO THE CIRCUIT COUBT OE THE UNITED STATES FOE THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA. No. 264. Argued April 26, 27, 1888. —Decided May 14, 1888. An application for fire insurance, warranted to be “a just

127 U.S. 404 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1888

Hosford v. Germania Fire Insurance

HOSFORD v. GERMANIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF 'NEBRASKA. No. 263. Argued April 26, 27, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. A provision in a policy of fire insurance, that if the inte

127 U.S. 399 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1888

Holland v. Shipley

HOLLAND v. SHIPLEY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. No. 249. Argued and Submitted April 25, 1888. — Decided May 14, 1888. A patent for a lead-holding tube of a pencil, having at the lowe

127 U.S. 396 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1888

Mosher v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.

MOSHER v. ST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN AND SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED- STATES FOR THE EASTERN' DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. No. 246. Argued and Submitted April 20, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. The S. company, own

127 U.S. 390 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1888

Arkansas Valley Smelting Co. v. Belden Mining Co.

ARKANSAS VALLEY SMELTING COMPANY v. BELDEN MINING COMPANY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. No. 197. Submitted April 2, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. A contract in writing, by which a, mining compa

127 U.S. 379 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1888

St. Paul Plough Works v. Starling

ST. PAUL PLOUGH WORKS v. STARLING. ERROR TO THE' CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE DISTRICT OE MINNESOTA. No. 1367. Submitted May 4, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. An action in the Circuit Court by a patentee for breach of an agreemen

127 U.S. 376 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1888

Hendy v. Golden State & Miners' Iron Works

HENDY v. GOLDEN STATE AND MINERS’ IRON WORKS. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE- UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. No. 278. Submitted May 3, 1888. —Decided May 14, 1888. Claim 1 of letters- patent’'No. 140,250 granted to Jame

127 U.S. 370 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1888

Herrman v. Arthur's Executors

HERRMAN v. ARTHUR’S EXECUTORS. ERROR TO' THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 250. Argued April 25, 1888. Decided May 14, 1888. Goods made of calf hair and cotton were imported in November, 1876.

127 U.S. 363 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1888

Mosler Safe & Lock Co. v. Mosler

MOSLER SAFE AND LOCK COMPANY v. MOSLER. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. No. 248. Argued April 24, 25, 1888. Derided May 14, 1888. Claims 1 and 2 of letters patent No. 281,640 granted to

127 U.S. 354 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1888

Wisconsin v. Pelican Insurance

STATE OF WISCONSIN v. PELICAN INSURANCE COMPANY. ORIGINAL. Argued April 25, 1887. Decided May 14, 1888. This court has not original jurisdiction of an action by a State upon a judgment recovered by it in one of its own courts against a citi

127 U.S. 265 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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