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Remanded Personal Injury 1896

Northern Pacific Railroad v. Charless

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. CHARLESS. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE' NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 184. Argued March 26, 27, 1896. Decided April 13, 1896. The general principles of the law of master and servant, as set forth i

162 U.S. 359 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Personal Injury 1896

Northern Pacific Railroad v. Peterson

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. PETERSON. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 153. Argued and submitted March 18, 1896. Decided April 13, 1896. H. was foreman of an extra gang of laborers for plaintiff in

162 U.S. 346 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1896

Great Western Telegraph Co. v. Burnham

GREAT WESTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. BURNHAM. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY, STATE OF WISCONSIN. No. 159. Argued and submitted March 19, 20, 1896. Decided April 13, 1896. When the highest court of a State, upon a first appeal

162 U.S. 339 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1896

Great Western Telegraph Co. v. Purdy

GREAT WESTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. PURDY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OF IOWA. No. 105. Argued December 6, 9, 1895. Decided April 13, 1896. Upon a bill in equity by subscribers for shares in a corporation to compel it to issue s

162 U.S. 329 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1896

Hollander v. Fechheimer

HOLLANDER v. FECHHEIMER. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OE THE DISTRICT OE COLUMBIA. No. 146. Argued March 13, 16, 1896. Decided April 13, 1896. The jurisdiction of this court is to be determined by the amount directly involved in the decree

162 U.S. 326 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

United States v. Julian

UNITED STATES v. JULIAN. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 925. Submitted March 16, 1896. Decided April 13, 1896. The jurat attached to a deposition taken before a commissioner of a Circuit Court of tlie United States is not a certificat

162 U.S. 324 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1896

Stevenson v. United States

STEVENSON v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. No. 681. Argued March 9, 1896. Decided April 13, 1896. On the trial of a person indicted for murder, although the evidence may ap

162 U.S. 313 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1896

Woodruff v. Mississippi

WOODRUFF v. MISSISSIPPI. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. No. 13. Argued March 9, 10, 1896. Decided April 13, 1896. The levee board of Mississippi, being authorized 'by a statute of the State to borrow money and to .i

162 U.S. 291 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Davis v. Geissler

DAVIS v. GEISSLER. ERBOE TO THE CIECUIT COUBT OF THE UNITED STATES FOB THE DISTEICT OF KANSAS. No. 185. Argued March 27, 1896. Decided April 13, 1896. The Circuit Court having made no certificate to this court of the question of its jurisdi

162 U.S. 290 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Seneca Nation v. Christy

SENECA NATION v. CHRISTY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE NEW YORK. No. 180. Argued March 26, 1896. Decided April 13, 1896. On the 31st day of August, 1886, the Seneca Ration by treaty and conveyance conveyed away the lands sued

162 U.S. 283 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1896

Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission

TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 321. Argued January 29, 30, 1896. Decided March 30, 1896. . The Interstate Commerce Commission is a bo

162 U.S. 197 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1896

Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission

CINCINNATI, NEW ORLEANS AND TEXAS PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. CINCINNATI, NEW ORLEANS AND TEXAS PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY. APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFT

162 U.S. 184 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1896

Telfener v. Russ

TELFENER v. RUSS. CERTIORARI. TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. No. 462. Argued March 2, 3, 1896. Decided March 30, 1896. Under the provisions of the act of the State of Texas of July 14, 1879, amended March 11, 1881, a

162 U.S. 170 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1896

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Kentucky

LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY v. KENTUCKY. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. No. 722. Argued January 14, 15, 1896. Decided March 30, 1896. A power given in a charter of a railroad to connect or unite with oth

161 U.S. 677 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1896

Pearsall v. Great Northern Railway Co.

PEARSALL v. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. No. 768. Submitted December 16, 1895. Decided March 30, 1896. In 1856, the Minneapolis and St. Cloud Railroad Comp

161 U.S. 646 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1896

Owens v. Henry

OWENS v. HENRY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. No. 143: Argue and submitted March 13, 1896. Decided March 30, 1896. In June, 1861, O. recovered judgment in a Pennsylvania court for the

161 U.S. 642 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1896

Stanley v. Schwalby

STANLEY v. SCHWALBY. EEEOE TO THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS FOE THE FOURTH SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS. No. 653. Submitted January 10, 1896. Decided March 23, 1896. Neither the Secretary of War, nor the Attorney General, nor any subordi

162 U.S. 255 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1896

Southworth v. United States

SOUTHWORTH v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 652. Argued and submitted March 3, 1896. Decided March 23, 1896. In an action brought by a Circuit Court commissioner for the District of Louisiana to recover fees for allege

161 U.S. 639 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1896

Brown v. Walker

BROWN v. WALKER. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 765. Argued January 23, 1896. Decided March 23, 1896. The provision in the act of February 11, 1893, c. 83, 27 Stat. 443, “tha

161 U.S. 591 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Rouse v. Hornsby

ROUSE v. HORNSBY. error to the circuit court of appeals for the eighth circuit. No. 706. Submitted March 2, 1896. Decided March 23, 1896. The decrees and judgments of Circuit Courts of Appeal are made final by-section 6 of the Judiciary Act

161 U.S. 588 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1896

Post v. United States

POST v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. No. 694. Argued March 6, 9, 1896. Decided March 23, 1896. Under the act of July 12, 1894, c. 132, enacting that “ all criminal proceeding

161 U.S. 583 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Southern Pacific Railroad v. California

SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. CALIFORNIA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. No. 560. Argued January 15, 16, 1896. Decided March 16, 1896. Central Pacific Railroad Company v. California, ante 91, affirmed and foll

162 U.S. 167 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1896

Central Pacific Railroad v. California

CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. CALIFORNIA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. No. 559. Argued January 15, 16, 1896. Decided March 16, 1896. The Central Pacific Railroad Company, being required by the laws of Califor

162 U.S. 91 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1896

United States v. Texas

UNITED STATES v. TEXAS. ORIGINAL. No. 3. Original. Argued October 23, 24, 25, 1895. Decided March 16, 1896. The treaty between the United States and Spain, made in 1819, and ratified in 1821, provided that “ the boundary line between the tw

162 U.S. 1 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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