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Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1891

Western Electric Co. v. LaRue

WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY v. LaRUE. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 279. Argued April 1,1891. Decided April 13, 1891. A telegraph sounder constructed under letters patent No. 352,

139 U.S. 601 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

Fowler v. Hamill

FOWLER v. HAMILL. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 4. Argued and submitted March 31,1891. Decided April 13, 1891. A decree dismissing the bill was entered April 21, 1883. Judgment

139 U.S. 549 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1891

Williams v. Passumpsic Savings Bank

WILLIAMS v. PASSUMPSIC SAVINGS BANK. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. No. 1354. Submitted March 30, 1891. Decided April 6, 1891. A decree in chancery in a Circuit Court having been brough

141 U.S. 249 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1891

Shelton v. Platt

SHELTON v. PLATT. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. No. 1155. Argued March 13,16,1891. Decided April 6, 1891. While an unconstitutional tax may confer no right, impose no duty and supp

139 U.S. 591 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

Interstate Land Co. v. Maxwell Land Grant Co.

INTERSTATE LAND COMPANY v. MAXWELL LAND GRANT COMPANY. APPEAL PROM TEIE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. No. 1267. Argued March 10,1891. Decided April 6, 1891. A demurrer admits facts well pleaded, but does n

139 U.S. 569 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1891

Selma, Rome & Dalton Railroad v. United States

SELMA, ROME AND DALTON RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THU COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 12. Argued March 25, 26, 1891. Decided April 6, 1891. In an action against the United States to recover for amounts due certain mail contractors

139 U.S. 560 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1891

Inland & Seaboard Coasting Co. v. Tolson

INLAND AND SEABOARD COASTING COMPANY v. TOLSON. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE DISTRICT OE COLUMBIA. No. 229. Argued March 19, 1891. Decided April 6, 1891. In an action by a wharfinger against a steamboat company for crushing his foot be

139 U.S. 551 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

Brown Chemical Co. v. Meyer

BROWN CHEMICAL COMPANY v. MEYER. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. No. 226. Argued March 18,1891. Decided April 6, 1891. "Words which are merely descriptive of the character, qualities

139 U.S. 540 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1891

Union Edge Setter Co. v. Keith

UNION EDGE SETTER COMPANY v. KEITH. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 283. Argued March 20, 23,1891. Decided April 6, 1891. The first claim under letters patent No. 173,284, dated Febr

139 U.S. 530 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1891

Davis's Administrator v. Weibbold

DAVIS’S ADMINISTRATOR v. WEIBBOLD. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF MONTANA. No. 219. Submitted March 3,1891. Decided April 6, 1891. The provisions of the public town-site laws prohibiting acquisition of title thereunder to

139 U.S. 507 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1891

In re Manning

In re MANNING, Petitioner. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP WISCONSIN. No. 1607. Submitted March 17, 1891. Decided April 6, 1891. A person is not denied the equal protection of the laws, nor deprived of liberty without due process

139 U.S. 504 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

Electric Gas-Lighting Co. v. Tillotson

Electric Gas-Lighting Company v. Tillotson. Appeal'from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. No. 235. Argued March 20, 1891. Decided April 6, 1891. Mr. Edward P. Pay son and Mr. Edwin H. Broivn for a

139 U.S. 503 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1891

Electric Gas-Lighting Co. v. Boston Electric Co.

ELECTRIC GAS-LIGHTING COMPANY v. BOSTON ELECTRIC COMPANY. APPEAL FROM TIIE CIRCUIT COURT OF TIIE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 232. Argued March 20, 1891. Decided April 6, 1891. Claims 2, 4 and 5 of reissued letters p

139 U.S. 481 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Estate Planning & Probate 1891

Snyder v. Fiedler

SNYDER v. FIEDLER. Error to the circuit court of the united states for the DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 231. Argued March 19, 1891. Decided March 30, 1891. The administratrix of her husband’s estate commenced suit to recover a claim alleg

139 U.S. 478 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1891

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. Converse

DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY v. CONVERSE. Error to the circuit court of the united states for the DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY. No. 228. Argued March 18,19,1891. Decided March 30, 1891. The court may withdraw a case from the

139 U.S. 469 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1891

Leeper v. Texas

LEEPER v. TEXAS. ERROR TO THE COURT■OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. No. 1239. Argued December 17, 18, 1890. Decided March 30, 1891. It must be regarded as settled tliat a petition for a writ of error forms n

139 U.S. 462 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1891

In re Duncan

In re DUNCAN, Petitioner. APPEAL FROM TIIE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. No. 1174. Argued December 17, 1890. Decided March 30, 1891. When the trial court of a State has jurisdiction and power, under s

139 U.S. 449 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1891

Talbott v. Silver Bow County

TALBOTT v. SILVER BOW COUNTY. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF MONTANA. No. 221. Submitted March 12, 1891. Decided March 30, 1891. The territories possess the same power of taxing national banks which States enjoy. Section

139 U.S. 438 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1891

Handley v. Stutz

HANDLEY v. STUTZ. APPEAL EEOM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES EOE THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OP TENNESSEE. No. 1516. Submitted January 12,1891. Decided March 30, 1891. The failure to enter a vote of stockholders in. a corporation in the cor

139 U.S. 417 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1891

Dolan v. Jennings

DOLAN v. JENNINGS. KIBBE v. JENNINGS. APPEALS FROM TIIE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR. THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Nos. 265, 266. Argued March 26,1891. Decided March 30, 1891. A decree was entered in tlie Circuit Court in fa

139 U.S. 385 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1891

Underwood v. Dugan

UNDERWOOD v. DUGAN. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. No. 223. Submitted March 17, 1891. Decided March 30, 1891. Forty-three years after the ancestor of the plaintiffs acquired title, mor

139 U.S. 380 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1891

Timmons v. Elyton Land Co.

TIMMONS v. ELYTON LAND COMPANY. Error to the circuit court of the united states for the NORTHERN DISTRICT of ALABAMA. No. 1325. Submitted March 2,1891. Decided March 30, 1891. In this case the complaint described the defendant as a corporat

139 U.S. 378 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Employment Law 1891

Worthington v. Robbins

WORTHINGTON v. ROBBINS. Error to the circuit court of the united states for the DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 230. Argued March 19,1891. Decided March 30, 1891. “ White hard enamel,” imported in 1884, and used for various purposes when a s

139 U.S. 337 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Dismissed Insurance Law 1891

The Sydney

THE SYDNEY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 224. Argued March 17, 18, 1891. Decided March 30, 1891. On a libel in rum, against two canal boats, brought by two insurance companies

139 U.S. 331 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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