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Outcome n/a Family Law 1891

In re Wood

In re WOOD, Petitioner. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 1581. Argued April 10, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. When the statutes of a State do not exclude persons of African descent

140 U.S. 278 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1891

Halsted v. Buster

HALSTED v. BUSTER. EÉROR TO. THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT /IF WEST VIRGINIA. No. 325. Argued April 17, 20, 1801. Decided May 11, 1891. The act of the legislature of Virginia of March 22, 1842, relating to lands w

140 U.S. 273 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1891

Reynolds v. Stockton

REYNOLDS v. STOCKTON. ERROR TO THE COURT OF GHANCERY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. No. 289. Argued April 7, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. When a defendant appears in an action in a state court and responds to the complaint as filed, but takes n

140 U.S. 254 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1891

Woodward v. Jewell

WOODWARD v. JEWELL. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POK THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP GEORGIA. No. 310. Argued April 15, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. The amount involved in this case, when interest is properly computed, insuffi

140 U.S. 247 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1891

Mullan v. United States

MULLAN v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 330. Argued and submitted April 21, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. When the commander-^n-cliief of a squadron, not in the waters of the United States, convenes a court martial to tr

140 U.S. 240 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Employment Law 1891

Block v. Darling

BLOCK v. DARLING. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. No. 299. Argued April 22, 23, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. When in an action for the recovery of a money demand, a counter-claim of the defendant

140 U.S. 234 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1891

Equitable Life Assurance Society v. Clements

EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY v. CLEMENTS. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. No. 340. Argued April 23, 24, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. A policy of insurance, executed in New York by a N

140 U.S. 226 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Bankruptcy & Debt 1891

Uniontown Bank v. Mackey

UNIONTOWN BANK v. MACKEY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE DISTRICT OE INDIANA. No. 327. Submitted April 20, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. A promissory note made by two persons, one as principal and the other as surety,

140 U.S. 220 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1891

Dwight v. Merritt

DWIGHT v. MERRITT. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES ■ FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 281. Argued April 2, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. In an aetion against a collector to recover back an alleged excess of duties im

140 U.S. 213 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1891

Kneeland v. Lawrence

KNEELAND v. LAWRENCE. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE DISTRICT OP INDIANA. No. 333. Argued April 21, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. A bona fide purchaser, before maturity, of coupon bonds of a railroad company payabl

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

In re Claasen

In re CLAASEN. ORIGINAL. No. 16. Original. Argued April 30, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. Under § 5 of the act of March 3, 1891, entitled “ An act to establish Circuit Courts of Appeals, and to define and regulate in certain cases the jurisdi

140 U.S. 200 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1891

St. Paul Plow Works v. Starling

ST. PAUL PLOW WORKS v. STARLING. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. No. 329. Argued April 20, 21, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. By a written agreement signed by both parties, a patentee of- a plow g

140 U.S. 184 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1891

Cluett v. Claflin

CLUETT v. CLAFLIN. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 174. Submitted April 21, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. .Letters patent No. 156,8S0, granted November 17, 1874, to Robert duett f

140 U.S. 180 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1891

United States v. Barber

UNITED STATES v. BARBER. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. No. 339. Submitted April 22, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. Whether a complaint in a criminal proceeding is so unnecessarily proli

140 U.S. 177 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1891

United States v. Van Duzee

UNITED STATES v. VAN DUZEE. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA. No. 1244. Argued March 12, 13, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. 'A clerk of a Circuit or District Court of the United States, rece

140 U.S. 169 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

United States v. Barber

UNITED STATES v. BARBER. Appeal fbom the disteict couet of the united states eoe THE MIDDLE DISTEICT OF .ALABAMA. No. 1164. Argued and submitted March 12, 13, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. On the authority of United, States v. Swing, ante, 14

140 U.S. 164 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

United States v. Poinier

UNITED STATES v. POINIER. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. No. 1151. Argued March 12, 13, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. There'being a dispute between the United States and Poinier respect

140 U.S. 160 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1891

United States v. McDermott

UNITED STATES v. McDERMOTT. McDERMOTT v. UNITED STATES. APPEALS PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF .THE UNITED ■ STATES FOK THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. Nos 1152, 1603. Argued March 12, 13, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. There being a dispute between the

140 U.S. 151 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1891

United States v. Ewing

UNITED STATES v. EWING. APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF, TENNESSEE. No. 1117. Argued March 12, 13, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. There being a dispute between the appellee, a commissioner of a C

140 U.S. 142 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

Manning v. Amy

MANNING v. AMY. ERROR TO' THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, HOLDEN AT BOSTON. No. 303. Argued April 14, 1891. Decided May 11, 1891. The defendant in an action in a state court after moving to dismiss the action, and after pl

140 U.S. 137 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Family Law 1891

Ball v. United States

BALL v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. No. 1351. Argued April 10, 1891. Decided April 27, 1891. On the 4th of December, 18S8, the clei'k of the District Court of the United

140 U.S. 118 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

Birdseye v. Schaeffer

BIRDSEYE v. SCHAEFFER. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. No. 920. Submitted April 20, 1891. Decided April 27, 1891. It is again decided that an order remanding a cause from a Circuit Court' o

140 U.S. 117 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1891

Scott v. Neely

SCOTT v. NEELY. APPEAL .FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI. No. 314. Argued April 15, 16, 1891. Decided April 27, 1891. The Circuit Court-of the United States in Mississippi cannot, under t

140 U.S. 106 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1891

Hughes v. Dundee Mortgage Co.

HUGHES v. DUNDEE MORTGAGE COMPANY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON. No. 306. Argued April 14, 15, 1891. Decided April 27, 1891. By the terms of the appointment of a law agent in'this country of a c

140 U.S. 98 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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