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Affirmed Tax Law 1889

Harris v. Barber

HARRIS v. BARBER. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE TIIE DISTRICT OF COLIÍMBIA. No. 1443. Submitted January 7, 1889. Decided January 28, 1889. A judgment of tlio Supreme Court of the.District of Columbia, quashing a -. writ of certiorari, after

129 U.S. 366 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1889

White v. Cotzhausen

WHITE v. COTZHAUSEN. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. No. 129. Argued December 13, 14, 1888. Decided January 28, 1889. The Voluntary Assignment Act of the State of Illinois of 1877, w

129 U.S. 329 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Immigration Law 1889

Morris v. Gilmer

MORRIS v. GILMER. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF AT-ARAMA. No. 1150. Submitted January 2, 1889. Decided January 28, 1889. When the record discloses a controversy of which a Cii'cnit Court canno

129 U.S. 315 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1889

Union Pacific Railway Co. v. McAlpine

UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. McALPINE. APPEAR FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS. • No. 128. Argued December 14, 15, 1888. Decided January 28, 1889. Iu October, 1874, Mrs'. M. owned a tract of land co

129 U.S. 305 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Estate Planning & Probate 1889

Ely v. New Mexico & Arizona Railroad

ELY v. NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA RAILROAD COMPANY. APPEAR FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY’ OF ARIZONA. No. 1133. Submitted January 14, 1889. Decided January 28, 1889. Under the statutes of the Territory of Arizona, a complaint in a civ

129 U.S. 291 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Insurance Law 1889

Carr v. Hamilton

CARR v. HAMILTON. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA, No. 105. Argued December 4, 1888. Decided January 28, 1889. When a life insurance company becomes insolvent and goes into liquidatio

129 U.S. 252 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1889

Brown v. Sutton

BROWN v. SUTTON. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN. No. 97. Argued and submitted November 26, 1888. Decided January 28, 1889. On the whole proof in this case, some of which is referred

129 U.S. 238 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1889

Robertson v. Perkins

ROBERTSON v. PERKINS. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 672. Argued January 15, 16, 1889. Decided January 28, 1889. The crop ends of Bessemer steel rails are liable to a duty of 45 pe

129 U.S. 233 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Bankruptcy & Debt 1889

National Security Bank v. Butler

NATIONAL SECURITY BANK v. BUTLER. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 166. Argued January 14, 1889. Decided January 28, 1889. Erom the facts of this case, it was held, that the intent of a

129 U.S. 223 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Civil Rights 1889

Kimmish v. Ball

KIMMISH v. BALL. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA. No. 1254. Submitted January 2, 1889. Decided January 28, 1889. Section 4059 of the .Code of Iowa, which provides that a person having-in his

129 U.S. 217 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1889

Barton v. United States

BARTON v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 1184. Submitted January 2, 1889. Decided January 21, 1889. The. act of March 3, 1883, c. 97, 22 Stat. 473, relating'to longevity pay, deals with credit for length of service and

129 U.S. 249 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1889

Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.

THE FARMERS’ LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY, PETITIONER. ORIGINAL. No. 4. Original. Argued December 17, 18, 1888. Decided January 21, 1889. An order of a Circuit Court of the United States, in a suit in equity for the foreclosure of a mortgage upon

129 U.S. 206 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1889

Wade v. Metcalf

WADE v. METCALF. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 163. Argued January 10, 1889. Decided January 21, 1889. Under Rev. Stat. § 4899, a specific patentable machine, constructed with the

129 U.S. 202 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Business & Corporate Law 1889

Galigher v. Jones

GALIGHER v. JONES. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. No. 75. Submitted November 14, 1888. Decided January 21, 1889. A stock-broker received orders by telegraph from his principal to sell certain securities belonging to

129 U.S. 193 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1889

Seibert v. United States ex rel. Harshman

SEIBERT v. UNITED STATES ex rel. HARSHMAN. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. No. 130. Submitted December 18, 1888. Decided January 21, 1889. Seibert v. Lewis, 122 U. S. 284, was very caref

129 U.S. 192 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Estate Planning & Probate 1889

Probst v. Trustees of the Board of Domestic Missions of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church

PROBST v. TRUSTEES OF THE BOARD OF DOMESTIC MISSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. No. 113. Argued and submitted December 7, 1888. Decided January 21, 1889. A

129 U.S. 182 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1889

Marrow v. Brinkley

MARROW v. BRINKLEY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. No. 1262. Submitted January 7, 1889. Decided January 21, 1889. It being plain that the decision in the court below, adverse to the plaintiffs in error, was

129 U.S. 178 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Insurance Law 1889

Hanover Fire Insurance v. Kinneard

HANOVER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. KINNEARD. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS. No. 1152. Submitted January 7, 1889. Decided January 21, 1889. This writ of error is dismissed, the value of the matter

129 U.S. 176 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1889

Hill v. Chicago & Evanston Railroad

HILL v. CHICAGO AND EVANSTON RAILROAD COMPANY. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR ' - THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OP ILLINOIS. No. 866. Submitted December 20, 1888. Decided January 21, 1889. This court has no jurisdiction of a

129 U.S. 170 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1889

Bate Refrigerating Co. v. Hammond

BATE REFRIGERATING COMPANY v. HAMMOND. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 862. Argued January 2, 3, 4, 1889. Decided January 21, 1889. A United States patent was granted November 20,187

129 U.S. 151 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1889

Stoutenburgh v. Hennick

STOUTENBURGH v. HENNICK. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 722. Submitted December 18, 1888. Decided January 14, 1889. Tinder the authority conferred upon Congress by § 8, Article I, of the Constitution, “to make a

129 U.S. 141 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Personal Injury 1889

Inman v. South Carolina Railway Co.

INMAN v. SOUTH CAROLINA RAILWAY COMPANY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. No. 86. Argued November 15, 16, 1888. Decided January 14, 1889. A railway company received cotton for transportatio

129 U.S. 128 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1889

Dent v. West Virginia

DENT v. WEST VIRGINIA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. No. 119. Submitted December 11, 1888. Decided January 14, 1889. The statute of West Virginia (§§ 9 and 15, chapter 93, 1882) which requires every pr

129 U.S. 114 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1889

Farnsworth v. Territory of Montana

FARNSWORTH v. TERRITORY OF MONTANA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME OOURT OF THE TERRITORY OF MONTANA. No. 93. Argued November 23, 1888.— Decided January 14, 1889. A writ of error’ does not lie from this court to the Supreme Court of the Territory of

129 U.S. 104 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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