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Outcome n/a Family Law 1890

In re Burrus

IN RE BURRUS, Petitioner. ORIGINAL. No. 10. Original. Submitted March 10, 1890. — Decided May 19, 1890. A District Court of the United States has no authority in law to issue a writ of habeas coijpus to restore an infant to the custody of i

136 U.S. 586 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1890

Mason v. United States

MASON v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. No. 214. Submitted May 5, 1890. — Decided May 19, 1890. A postmaster and the sureties on his official bopd being sued jointly for

136 U.S. 581 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1890

Gibbons v. Mahon

GIBBONS v. MAHON. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 16. Argued December 19, 20, 1888. — Decided May 19, 1890. Under a will bequeathing stock in a corporation and government bonds, in trust to pay “ the dividends

136 U.S. 549 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1890

Indiana v. Kentucky

INDIANA v. KENTUCKY. ORIGINAL. No. 2. Original. Argued April 9,10, 1890, — Decided May 19, 1890. The waters of the Ohio River, when Kentucky became a State, flowed in a channel north of the tract known as Green River Island, and the jurisdi

136 U.S. 479 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1890

Stevens v. Fuller

STEVENS v. FULLER APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 1617. Submitted May 5, 1890. - Decided May 19, 1890. On a body execution issued against a debtor on a judgment in the Circuit Court

136 U.S. 468 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1890

District of Columbia v. Woodbury

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. WOODBURY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 234. Argued Marcia 27, 28, 1890. — Decided May 19, 1890. The municipal corporation called the District of Columbia, created by the act of June 11,

136 U.S. 450 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1890

Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co. v. Boston Marine Insurance

RICHELIEU AND ONTARIO NAVIGATION COMPANY v. BOSTON MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. No. 296. Argued April 25, 1890. — Decided May 19, 1890. Where a policy of mar

136 U.S. 408 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1890

Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Marshall

TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. MARSHALL. MARSHALL v. TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY. APPEALS PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE' UNITED STATES POR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP TEXAS. Nos. 293, 1105. Argued April 23, 24, 1890. — Decided May 1

136 U.S. 393 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1890

Norris v. Haggin

NORRIS v. HAGGIN. appeal from the circuit court of the united states for THE DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. No. 333. Submitted May 2, 1890. — Decided May 19, 1890. A plaintiff wlio delays for fifteen years after an alleged fraud comes to his knowl

136 U.S. 386 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1890

Nashua & Lowell Railroad v. Boston & Lowell Railroad

NASHUA AND LOWELL RAILROAD CORPORATION v. BOSTON AND LOWELL RAILROAD CORPORATION. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 166. Argued December, 16, 17, 1889; March 31, 1890. —Decided May 19,

136 U.S. 356 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1890

Reynolds v. Adden

REYNOLDS v. ADDEN. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT- COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR’ THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. No. 153. Submitted December 10, 1889. — Decided May 19, 1890. ■3. H. A. resides in Reading in Massachusetts. J. A., his father, w

136 U.S. 348 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1890

Minnesota v. Barber

MINNESOTA v. BARBER. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED 'STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. No. 1346. Argued January 14, 15, 1890. — Decided May 19, 1890. The statute of. Minnesota approved April 16, 1889, entitled “ an act for

136 U.S. 313 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1890

Allen v. Hanks

ALLEN v. HANKS. APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. No. 316. Submitted April 30, 1890. — Decided May 19, 1890. A and B intermarried in Arkansas in 1859, during -which year a child was bo

136 U.S. 300 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1890

Thompson v. Phenix Insurance

THOMPSON v. PHENIX INSURANCE COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON. No. 311. Argued April 29, 30, 1890. — DecidedMay 19, 1890. Under some circumstances a receiver would be derelict in duty if

136 U.S. 287 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1890

Chicago Railway Equipment Co. v. Merchants' Bank

CHICAGO RAILWAY EQUIPMENT COMPANY v. MERCHANTS’ BANK. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN. No. 64. Argued November 4, 5, 1889. — DecidedMay 19, 1890. "The maker executed in the State of Illi

136 U.S. 268 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1890

In re Palliser

IN RE PALLISER. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 1538. Argued May 1, 1890.— Decided May 19, 1890. A sale by a postmaster of postage stamps on credit is a violation of the act of J

136 U.S. 257 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1890

Hamilton v. Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance

HAMILTON v. LIVERPOOL, LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OE OHIO. No. 326. Argued May 2, 1890. — Decided May 19, 1890. A condition in a policy of fire insurance, th

136 U.S. 242 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Bankruptcy & Debt 1890

Smith Middlings Purifier Co. v. McGroarty

SMITH MIDDLINGS PURIFIER COMPANY v. McGROARTY. APPEAL FEOM THE CIRCUIT OOUBT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. No. 28. Argued April 15, 16, 1889.— Decided May 19, 1890. An appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of t

136 U.S. 237 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1890

Union Bank v. Kansas City Bank

UNION BANK OF CHICAGO v. KANSAS CITY BANK APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OE MISSOURI. No. 13. Argued October 16, 17, 1889. — Decided May 19, 1890. Upon appeal from a decree in equity of the Circu

136 U.S. 223 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1890

United States v. North Carolina

UNITED STATES v. NORTH CAROLINA. ORIGINAL. No. 3. Original. Argued April 2, 1890. — Decided May 19, 1890. A State is not liable to pay interest on its debts, unless its consent to do so has been manifested by an act of its legislature, or b

136 U.S. 211 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1890

Cornell University v. Fiske

CORNELL UNIVERSITY v. FISKE. error to the supreme court of the STATE OF NEW YORK. No. 1224. Argued April 8, 9, 1890. — Decided May 19, 1890. ;Under the will of a testatrix who resided in New York, Cornell University, a corporation of that S

136 U.S. 152 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1890

Lovell v. Cragin

LOVELL v. CRAGIN. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. No. 212. Argued March 12, 13, 1890. — DecidedMay 19, 1890. When the matter set up in a cross-bill is directly responsive to the aver

136 U.S. 130 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1890

Hot Springs Railroad v. Williamson

HOT SPRINGS RAILROAD COMPANY v. WILLIAMSON. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. No. 93. Submitted November 11, 1889. — Decided May 19, 1890. The refusal of the court below to grant the defendant’s request to charge upon a q

136 U.S. 121 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1890

Norfolk & Western Railroad v. Pennsylvania

NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY v. PENNSYLVANIA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF.THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 294. Argued April 24, 25, 1890. — Decided May 19, 1890. A railroad which is a link in a through line of road by which passeng

136 U.S. 114 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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