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Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1891

Caldwell v. Texas

CALDWELL v. TEXAS. ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP TEXAS. No. 1541. Submitted May 11,1891. Decided May 25, 1891. There having been some irregularity in the submission of this case on the 15th of December, 1890, the court allow

141 U.S. 209 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1891

Gorman v. Havird

GORMAN v. HAVIRD. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF IDAHO. No. 1296. Submitted March 23, 1891. Decided May 25, 1891. Although.it is true as a general rule that where judgment goes for the defendant, the amount'of the plainti

141 U.S. 206 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

Wingard v. United States

WINGARD v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL EROM THE COURT OE CLAIMS. No. 319. Submitted March 24, 1891. Decided May 25, 1891. The same questions are presented here that were determined in McAllister v. United States, ante, 174, and it is affirmed on

141 U.S. 201 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

McAllister v. United States

McAllister v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL PROM. THE COURT OP CLAIMS. No. 238. Argued March 24,1891. Decided May 25, 1891. A person appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, under the provisions of'the act of Ma

141 U.S. 174 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1891

Briggs v. Spaulding

BRIGGS v. SPAULDING. APPEAL FROM. THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOB THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 185. Argued March 3, 4,1891. Decided May 25, 1891. The degree of care required of directors of corporations depends upon the

141 U.S. 132 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. McBride

ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY COMPANY v. McBRIDE. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. No. 1712. Submitted May 11,1891. Decided May 25, 1891. The only question open in a case brought up

141 U.S. 127 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1891

Denny v. Pironi

DENNY v. PIRONI. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. No. 1661. Submitted April 27, 1891. Decided May 25, 1891. When the pleadings in an action in a Circuit Court of the United States fail tchs

141 U.S. 121 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1891

Reynolds v. Burns

REYNOLDS v. BURNS. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. No. 364. Submitted April 30,1891. Decided May 25, 1891. This case is dismissed by the court because the amount involved is not suffi

141 U.S. 117 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

Evans v. State Bank

EVANS v. STATE BANK APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE' EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. No. 347. Argued April 29, 30, 1891. Decided May 25, 1891. This case is affirmed on the facts. Mr. A. H.- Garland and Mr. II. J. M

141 U.S. 107 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1891

Carpenter v. Strange

CARPENTER v. STRANGE. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF' THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. No. 267. Argued March 26, 1891. Decided May 25, 1891. The objection that the record of proceedings in a court of record offered in evidence should not be received

141 U.S. 87 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1891

Parker v. Ormsby

PARKER v. ORMSBY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT. OF NEBRASKA. No. 1658. Submitted April 27, 1891. Decided May 25, 1891. In a suit by the assignee of a promissory note payable to the order of the payee,

141 U.S. 81 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1891

Voight v. Wright

VOIGHT v. WRIGHT. ERROR TO THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF. NORFOLK, STATE OF VIRGINIA. No. 92. Submitted November 26, 1890. Decided May 25, 1891. The act of Virginia of March, 1867, (now repealed,) as set forth in c. 86, Code of Virgi

141 U.S. 62 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1891

Crutcher v. Kentucky

CRUTCHER v. KENTUCKY. ERROR “TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP KENTUCKY. No. 828. Argued March 19, 1890. Decided May 25, 1891. The act of the legislature of Kentucky of March 2, 1860, “ to regulate agencies of foreign express companie

141 U.S. 47 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1891

Massachusetts v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

MASSACHUSETTS v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.—WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. MASSACHUSETTS. MASSACHUSETTS v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.—WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. MASSACHUSETTS. MASSACHUSETTS v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH

141 U.S. 40 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

Pullman's Palace Car Co. v. Hayward

PULLMAN’S PALACE CAR COMPANY v. HAYWARD. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS. No. 38. Argued March 6, 7,1890. Decided May 25, 1891. Following Pullman's Palace Car Co. v. Pennsylvania, ante, 18, the

141 U.S. 36 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1891

Pullman's Palace Car Co. v. Pennsylvania

PULLMAN’S PALACE CAR COMPANY v. PENNSYLVANIA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 1. Argued October 18, 1888. — Reargument ordered November 5,1888. —Reargued March 6, 1890. — Decided May 25, 1891. A statute of a Sta

141 U.S. 18 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1891

In re Garnett

In re GARNETT AND OTHERS. ORIGINAL. No. 10. Original. Argued March 9, 10, 1891. — Decided May 25, 1891. The law of limited liability is part of the maritime law of the United States, and is in force upon navigable rivers above tide water, a

141 U.S. 1 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1891

New Orleans v. Louisiana Construction Co.

NEW ORLEANS v. LOUISIANA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. . No. 435. Submitted November 11, 1889. Decided May 25, 1891. The destination or character of spaces of gr

140 U.S. 654 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1891

Chicago Distilling Co. v. Stone

CHICAGO DISTILLING COMPANY v. STONE. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. . No. 130. Argued and submitted January 6, 1891. Decided May 25, 1891. The provision in Rev. Stat. § 3309, that if t

140 U.S. 647 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1891

Martin v. Barbour

MARTIN v. BARBOUR. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP ARKANSAS. No. 369. Submitted May 1, 1891. Decided May 25, 1891. Iu a proceeding instituted under the statute of Arkansas to confirm a tax titl

140 U.S. 634 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1891

United States v. Dalles Military Road Co.

UNITED STATES v. DALLES MILITARY ROAD CO. UNITED STATES v. OREGON CENTRAL MILITARY ROAD CO. UNITED STATES v. WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND CASCADE MOUNTAIN WAGON ROAD CO. UNITED STATES v. KELLY. UNITED STATES v. COOPER. UNITED STATES v. ROGERS. UNI

140 U.S. 599 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1891

Kneeland v. Bass Foundry & Machine Works

KNEELAND v. BASS FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS. APPEAL EBOM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED. STATES EOR THE DISTRICT OE INDIANA. No. 334. Submitted April 22, 1891. Decided May 25, 1891. Necessary supplies purchased on credit by the receiver of

140 U.S. 592 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

In re Delgado

In re DELGADO, Petitioner. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. ■ No. 1648. Argued April 22, 1891. Decided May 25, 1891. A Statute providing that “ for the purpose of hearing application for and issuing writs of man

140 U.S. 586 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1891

In re Wilson

In re WILSON, Petitioner. ORIGINAL. No. 11. Original. Submitted April 27, 1891. Decided May 25, 1891. Prior to 1885 the District Courts of a Territory had jurisdiction over the crime of murder, committed by any person other than an Indian,

140 U.S. 575 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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