US Case Law Library

Find court opinions that match your case.

Search 313,007+ US court opinions imported from the Caselaw Access Project — Supreme Court, federal circuits, and state high courts. Filter by practice area, state, outcome, and connect with the attorneys who tried them.

313,007+
Court Opinions
266
1754–2019 Span
265
Courts Represented
7,507+
Attorneys with Cases

Latest Opinions · freshly imported court decisions

The most recent court rulings now available in the library. Click through for the full opinion, the attorneys involved, and related cases.

1896 Cases

250 matching opinions . Filter by practice area below, or use the search above for free-text matching against title and syllabus.

Browse by State 28
Browse by Year 40
Outcome n/a 1896

Central Pacific Railroad v. United States

CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 46. Argued and submitted October 21, 1896. Decided November 9, 1896. For several years in succession before the commencementof this action the Central P

164 U.S. 93 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1896

Parsons v. Venzke

PARSONS v. VENZKE. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF RICHLAND COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. No. 264. Submitted October 13, 1896. Decided November 2, 1896. The action of local land officers on charges of fraud in the final proof of a preemptio

164 U.S. 89 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

United States v. McMahon

UNITED STATES v. McMAHON. McMAHON v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. Nos. 356, 357. Argued October 21, 1896. Decided November 2, 1896. The fees to -which a marshal is entitled, under Rev. Stat. §

164 U.S. 81 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1896

McElroy v. United States

McELROY v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO ■ THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. No. 402. Submitted October 13, 1896. Decided November 2, 1896. G., B., H., C., S. and J. were indicted April 16 for assault w

164 U.S. 76 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Saltonstall v. Birtwell

SALTONSTALL v. BIRTWELL. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT. No. 257. Argued April 24, 27, 1896. Decided October 26, 1896. In 1888, when the goods were imported to recover back the duties paid upon which this a

164 U.S. 54 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1896

United States v. Kurtz

UNITED STATES v. KURTZ. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 530. Submitted October 13, 1896. Decided October 26, 1896. A clerk of a Circuit Court who is directed by the court to keep a criminal final record book, in which are to be recorde

164 U.S. 49 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

United States v. Hewecker

UNITED STATES v. HEWECKER. CERTIFICATE OF DIVISION IN OPINION FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 547. Submitted October 13, 1896. Decided October 26, 1896. Sections 651 and 697 of tlie Revised Statutes, relating to certificates of d

164 U.S. 46 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Dismissed Bankruptcy & Debt 1896

United States v. Gilliat

UNITED STATES v. GILLIAT. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 535. Submitted October 13, 1896. Decided October 26, 1896. It was the intention of Congress, by the language used in the act of August 23, 1894, c. 307, 28 Stat. 424, 487, to re

164 U.S. 42 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1896

American Road Machine Co. v. Pennock & Sharp Co.

AMERICAN ROAD MACHINE COMPANY v. PENNOCK AND SHARP COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 27. Argued March 30, 31, 1896. Decided October 19, 1896. Letters patent No. 331,920

164 U.S. 26 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1896

Bear Lake & River Water Works & Irrigation Co. v. Garland

BEAR LAKE AND RIVER WATER WORKS AND IRRIGATION COMPANY v. GARLAND et al. APPEAL EBOM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF ITT ATT. No. 48. Argued May 6, 1896. Decided October 19, 1896. On the 16th of August, 1889, a statute was In force in

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

United States v. Union Pacific Railway Co.

United States v. Union Pacific Railway Company. United States v. St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad Company, Appeal from the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 319, No. 322, argued December 1, 2, 1896. argued with No. 321, N

165 U.S. 482 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1896

Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Simmons

No. 118. Missouri Pacific Railway Company v. Simmons, Mr. David D. Duncan, Mr. John F. Dillon and Mr. Winslow F. Pierce for plaintiff in error. Mr. W. M. Williams for' defendant in error. Administrator of Campbell,

165 U.S. 27 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1896

United States v. Ball

UNITED STATES v. BALL. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OR THE UNITED STATES ROE THE EASTERN DISTRICT OR TEXAS. No. 461. Argued March 25, 1896. Decided May 25, 1896. A general verdict of acquittal, in a court having jurisdiction of the canse and

163 U.S. 662 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1896

Wiborg v. United States

WIBORG v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 986. Submitted May 18, 1896. Decided May 25, 1896. The several acts described iu and made punishable by Rev. Stat. § 528

163 U.S. 632 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1896

United States v. Perkins

UNITED STATES v. PERKINS. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HEW TORE. No. 422. Submitted May 8, 1896. Decided May 25, 1896. Personal property, bequeathed by will to the United States, is subject to an inheritance tax under state la

163 U.S. 625 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1896

Brown v. Wygant & Leeds

BROWN v. WYGANT AND LEEDS. APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA. No. 209. Submitted April 2, 1896. Decided May 25, 1896. R. obtained a judgment against B. on the law side of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia

163 U.S. 618 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Estate Planning & Probate 1896

Lucas v. United States

LUCAS v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. No. 692. Submitted November 19, 1895. Decided May 25, 1896. On the trial of a Choctaw Indian for the murder of a negro at the Choc

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

Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

Union Pacific Railway Company v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company. Union Pacific Railway Company v. Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company. Nos. 41, 42. Argued April 21, 22, 1896. Decided May 25, 1896. Mr. John F. D

163 U.S. 611 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1896

Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY et al. v. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY. UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY. APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COUET OF APPEALS FOE THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No

163 U.S. 564 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Family Law 1896

Ward v. Race Horse

WARD v. RACE HORSE. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COUET OP THE UNITED STATES FOE THE DISTRICT OF WYOMING-. No. 841. Argued March 11, 12, 1896. Decided May 25, 1896. The provision in the treaty of February 24,1869, with the Bannock Indians, whose

163 U.S. 504 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1896

United States v. Allen

UNITED STATES v. ALLEN. CERTIOBABI TO TEE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 887. Submitted May 8, 1896. Decided May 25, 1896. The right to a drawback on bituminous coal, imported into the United States and consumed as fuel

163 U.S. 499 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1896

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Cook

MISSOURI, KANSAS AND TEXAS RAILWAY COMPANY v. COOK. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS. No. 178. Argued and submitted March 24, 1896. Decided May 25, 1896. By the filing of the map of the line surveyed prior to December 24,18

163 U.S. 491 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Union Pacific Railway Co. v. James

UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. JAMES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 270. Argued May 4, 1896. Decided May 25, 1896. The plaintiff, an employé of the railway company, sued to recover for injuries caused t

163 U.S. 485 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1896

Grayson v. Lynch

GRAYSON v. LYNCH. APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OP THE TERRITORY OP NEW MEXICO. No. 290. Argued May 4, 5, 1896. Decided May 25, 1896. When the assignments of error are very numerous, it is practically found necessary to consider but a few o

163 U.S. 468 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Need an attorney for a case like these?

Browse 7,507+ verified US attorneys whose names appear in real court opinions. Filter by practice area and state to find someone with relevant experience.