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Affirmed Estate Planning & Probate 1896

France v. Connor

FRANCE v. CONNOR. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WYOMING. No. 68. Argued May 2, 3, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. Section 18 of the act of Congress of March 3, 1887, c. 397, conferring and regulating the right of dower, applies to

161 U.S. 65 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1896

Harrison v. Fortlage

HARRISON v. FORTLAGE. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE, UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 14. Argued November 18, 1894. Decided March 2, 1896. A contract for the sale of goods “shipping or to be shipped during thi

161 U.S. 57 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1896

In re Emblen

In re EMBLEN, Petitioner. ORIGINAL. No. 9, Original. Argued December 16, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. If, after the Secretary of the Interior has decided a contest as to the right of preSmption to public land in favor of one contestant, and

161 U.S. 52 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1896

Belknap v. Schild

BELKNAP v. SCHILD. APPEAL. FROM THE CIRCUÍT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. No. 22. Argued January 21, 22, 1895. Decided February 3, 1896. The United States have no right to use a patented invention witho

161 U.S. 10 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Estate Planning & Probate 1896

Chemical National Bank v. Hartford Deposit Co.

CHEMICAL NATIONAL BANK v. HARTFORD DEPOSIT COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. No. 735. Submitted January 7, 1896. Decided February 3, 1896. The legal existence of a corporation is not cut short by its insolvency a

161 U.S. 1 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Missouri v. Iowa

MISSOURI v. IOWA. ORIGINAL. No. 10. Original. Submitted December 17, 1895. Decided February 3, 1896. A.t the request of the parties, this court, after deciding where is the true and proper southern boundary line of the State of Iowa, appoin

160 U.S. 688 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1896

Rosen v. United States

ROSEN v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 424. Argued October 29, 1895. Decided January 27, 1896. The constitutional right of a defendant to be informed of the nature and ca

161 U.S. 29 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1896

United States v. Gettysburg Electric Railway Co.

UNITED STATES v. GETTYSBURG ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY. SAME v. SAME. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. Nos. 599, 629. Argued January 8, 9, 1896. Decided January 27, 1896. An appropriati

160 U.S. 668 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1896

Chemical Bank v. City Bank

CHEMICAL BANK v. CITY BANK OF PORTAGE. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. No. 736. Submitted January 7, 1896. Decided January 27, 1896. By authority of the directors of a national bank in Chicago, which had acquired some o

160 U.S. 646 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Dismissed Estate Planning & Probate 1896

Gregory v. Van Ee

GREGORY v. VAN EE. APPEAL EEOM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT. No. 601. Submitted December 23, 1895. Decided January 27, 1896. If the decree of a Circuit Court of Appeals is final under the sixth section of the judiciary

160 U.S. 643 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1896

Nalle v. Young

NALLE v. YOUNG. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. No. 17. Submitted October 15, 1895. Decided January 20, 1896. In 1868, Y., a citizen of Louisiana, being then married, mortgaged his i

160 U.S. 624 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

United States v. Fuller

UNITED STATES v. FULLER. APPEAL EROM THE COURT OE CLAIMS. No. 805. Submitted January 9, 1896. Decided January 20, 1896. Mates are petty officers, and as such are entitled to rations or commutation therefor. This was a petition for a commuta

160 U.S. 593 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Sioux City & St. Paul Railroad v. United States

SIOUX CITY AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. PETITION FOR REHEARING. Received December 17, 1895. Decided January 13, 1896. The court adheres to its opinion and decision in this case, 159 U. S. 349, and corrects an error in sta

160 U.S. 686 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1896

Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Fitzgerald

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. FITZGERALD. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. No. 627. Submitted December 9, 1895. Decided January 13, 1896. The decision of the Supreme Court of Nebraska that the Missouri Pacific comp

160 U.S. 556 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1896

Carver v. United States

CARVER v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. No. 721. Submitted November 20, 1895. Decided January 13, 1896. The plaintiff in error was indicted, tried, and convicted of murd

160 U.S. 553 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Johnson v. United States

JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 325. Argued November 11, 1895. Decided January 13, 1896. The act of March 3, 1891, c. 538, concerning Indian depredations, confers, by § 1, clause 1, no jurisdiction upon the Co

160 U.S. 546 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Employment Law 1896

Laing v. Rigney

LAING v. RIGNEY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK No. 79. Argued and submitted November 21, 1895. Decided January 13, 1896. In 1883 R. had his legal residence in New Jersey, but actually lived in New York. His wife reside

160 U.S. 531 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1896

Jacksonville, Mayport, Pablo Railway & Navigation Co. v. Hooper

JACKSONVILLE, MAYPORT, PABLO RAILWAY AND NAVIGATION COMPANY v. HOOPER. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. No. 80. Submitted November 21, 1895. Decided January 13, 1896. Whether an instrumen

160 U.S. 514 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1896

First National Bank v. Ayers

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GARNETT v. AYERS. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OF KANSAS. No. 446. Submitted January 7, 1896. Decided January 27, 1896. The single fact that the statutes of Kansas regulating the assessment and taxation of

160 U.S. 660 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1896

United States v. Thornton

UNITED STATES v. THORNTON. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. No. 138. Submitted December 20, 1895. Decided January 6, 1896. The claimant- originally enlisted at Washington in August, 1878, and was discharged -at Mare Island, California, Nove

160 U.S. 654 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1896

United States v. New York

UNITED STATES v. NEW YORK. NEW YORK v. UNITED STATES. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Nos. 45, 186. Argued October 17, 18, 1895. Decided January 6, 1896. Any claim made against an Executive Department, “involving disputed facts or controv

160 U.S. 598 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1896

Dickson v. Patterson

DICKSON v. PATTERSON. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT QE THE UNITED STATES EOB THE DISTRICT OE NEBRASKA. No. 15. Submitted October 15, 1895. Decided January 6, 1896. In May, 1888, 3?., having an opportunity to purchase ten acres oí land near

160 U.S. 584 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1896

Chappell v. United States

CHAPPELL v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OR THE UNITED STATES ROR THE DISTRICT OR MARYLAND. No. 91. Submitted December 3, 1895. Decided January 6, 1896. If a defendant, among other defences, in various forms, and upon several

160 U.S. 499 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1896

Eldridge v. Trezevant

ELDRIDGE v. TREZEVANT. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. No. 62. Submitted October 17, 1896. Decided January 6, 1896. In Louisiana the constitution and laws of the State, as interprete

160 U.S. 452 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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