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Outcome n/a Family Law 1896

Gonzales v. Cunningham

GONZALES v. CUNNINGHAM. APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OE THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. No. 643. Submitted December 7, 1896. Decided December 21, 1896. An appeal lies to this court from a final order of the Supreme Court of the Territory of N

164 U.S. 612 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1896

Maish v. Arizona

MAISH v. ARIZONA. APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OP THE TERRITORY OP ARIZONA. No. 89. Submitted October 29, 1896. Decided December 21, 1896. In proceedings in Arizona to enforce the collection of taxes assessed upon real estate, a printed co

164 U.S. 599 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1896

Covington & Lexington Turnpike Road Co. v. Sandford

COVINGTON AND LEXINGTON TURNPIKE ROAD COMPANY v. SANDFORD. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. No. 50. Submitted May 7, 1896. Decided December 14, 1896. The legislature of Kentucky, by an act passed in 1834, created the

164 U.S. 578 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1896

United States v. Oregon & California Railroad

UNITED STATES v. OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 318. Argued November 12, 1896. Decided December 14, 1896. The grant of public land made to the Oregon Central Railr

164 U.S. 526 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Intellectual Property 1896

Rogers Locomotive Machine Works v. American Emigrant Co.

THE ROGERS LOCOMOTIVE MACHINE WORKS v. AMERICAN EMIGRANT COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF' IOWA. No. 23. Argued March 24, 1896. Decided December 7, 1896. In a suit by the American Emigrant Company to obtain a decree quiet

164 U.S. 559 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Allen v. United States

ALLEN v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE ' CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. No. 371. Submitted October 23, 1896. Decided December 7, 1896. There is no error in an instruction that evidence recited by the

164 U.S. 492 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1896

Rowe v. United States

ROWE v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. No. 439. Submitted October 22, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. On the trial of a person indicted for murder, the defence being tha

164 U.S. 546 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Bankruptcy & Debt 1896

Willard v. Wood

WILLARD v. WOOD. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 61. Argued October 26, 27, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. Remedies are determined by the law of the forum; and, in the District of Columbia the liability o

164 U.S. 502 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1896

Grimes Dry Goods Co. v. Malcolm

GRIMES DRY GOODS COMPANY v. MALCOLM. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 60. Argued and submitted October 21, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. In Arkansas a conveyance of personal property of the grantor to the

164 U.S. 483 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

New Orleans Water Works Co. v. New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS WATER WORKS COMPANY v. NEW ORLEANS. APPEAL FROM THE 'CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. No. 134. Argued November 4, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. In the absence of parties interested, an

164 U.S. 471 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1896

The Kate

THE KATE. CERTIORARI FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 106. Argued January 6, 7, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. A New York corporation owned and operated steamships plying between that port and Brazil. A Pennsy

164 U.S. 458 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Chicago

CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. CHICAGO. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. No. 11. Argued November 6, 9, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. As the plaintiff in error did not specially set up or claim in the stat

164 U.S. 454 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Prather v. United States

PRATHER v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 546. Submitted November 2, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. Chapman v. United States, ante, 436, followed. Motion to dismiss. Mr. Solicitor General for

164 U.S. 452 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1896

Chapman v. United States

CHAPMAN v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 513. Submitted November 2, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. This court has no jurisdiction to review, on writ of error, a judgment of the Court of Appe

164 U.S. 436 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1896

Warner v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.

WARNER v. TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH. ' CIRCUIT. No. 47. Argued May 5, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. The clause of the statute of frauds, which requires a memorandum in writing

164 U.S. 418 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Personal Injury 1896

Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Nebraska

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. NEBRASKA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE NEBRASKA. No. 1. Argued March 4, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. The taking by a State of the private property of one person or corporation, without t

164 U.S. 403 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1896

Atlantic & Pacific Railroad v. Laird

ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. LAIRD. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 64. Submitted October 27, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. The complaint in this case charged that the Atchison, Topeka and San

164 U.S. 393 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1896

Acers v. United States

ACERS v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. No. 393. Submitted October 22, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. The exceptions to this charge are taken in the.careless way which

164 U.S. 388 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Intellectual Property 1896

Northern Pacific Railroad v. Colburn

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. COLBURN. ERROR TO THE SUPREME. OOURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA. No. 70. Argued October 27, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. The Supreme Court of the State of Montana having decided adversely to the plainti

164 U.S. 383 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1896

Stone v. United States

STONE v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. No. 113. Argued November 4, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. The findings of the Court of Claims in an action at law determine all matters of fact, like the verdict of a jury; and whe

164 U.S. 380 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1896

United States v. Elliott

UNITED STATES v. ELLIOTT. APPEAL EEOM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 37. Argued October 19, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. A tract of land in South Carolina was sold in 1863 under the direct tax acts for non-payment of the direct tax to the Uni

164 U.S. 373 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Insurance Law 1896

Noble v. Mitchell

NOBLE v. MITCHELL. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA. No. 101. Submitted October 29, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. The construction by the Supreme Court of Alabama of §§ 1205, 1206 and 1207 of the code of that State, reg

164 U.S. 367 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1896

Edgington v. United States

EDGINGTON v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OR THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA. No. 336. Submitted November 2, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896. Section 5438 of the Kevised Statutes (codified from the act of M

164 U.S. 361 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1896

McClellan v. Chipman

McCLELLAN v. CHIPMAN. TRADERS' BANK v. CHIPMAN. ERROR TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OE THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. ERROR TO THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. Nos. 35, 36. Argued April 28, 29, 1896. Decided November 30, 1896.

164 U.S. 347 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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