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Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1896

Gildersleeve v. New Mexico Mining Co.

GILDERSLEEVE v. NEW MEXICO MINING COMPANY. Appeal from the supreme court of the territory of new MEXICO. No. 89. Argued December 2, 3, 1895. Decided March 16, 1896. In an appeal from a judgment of a territorial court, with no exceptions to

161 U.S. 573 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Bankruptcy & Debt 1896

Dushane v. Beall

DUSHANE v. BEALL. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 134. Submitted March 2, 1896. Decided March 16, 1896. The limitation of two years made by Rev. Stat. § 6057 to suits and actions between an assignee in bankruptc

161 U.S. 513 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Immigration Law 1896

Ornelas v. Ruiz

ORNELAS v. RUIZ. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. No. 622. Argued January 13, 1896. Decided March 16, 1896. The appellees were brought before a Circuit Court commissioner in the Western

161 U.S. 502 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Matthews v. United States

MATTHEWS v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 778. Submitted March 3, 1896. Decided March 16, 1896. The defendant was indicted for perjury alleged to have been committe

161 U.S. 500 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Employment Law 1896

Swearingen v. United States

SWEARINGEN v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS. No. 567. Submitted October 21, 1895. Decided March 9, 1896. The newspaper article, in the note on the opposite page, while its languag

161 U.S. 446 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1896

St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. James

ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY COMPANY v. JAMES. CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 242. Submitted October 15, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. There is an indisputable legal presumption that a state

161 U.S. 545 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1896

Geer v. Connecticut

GEER v. CONNECTICUT. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ERRORS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. No. 87. Argued November 22, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. The provision in the General Statutes of Connecticut, (Revision of 1888, § 2516,) that “no perso

161 U.S. 519 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1896

Spalding v. Dickinson

Spalding v. Dickinson. Error to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. No. 82, argued with No. 81, ante, 483. Mr. W. Willoughby for plaintiff in error'. Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Dickinson for defendant

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

Spalding v. Vilas

SPALDING v. VILAS. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 81. Argued November 21, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. It was the duty of the Postmaster General to cause all cheques or warrants issued under the authority of the

161 U.S. 483 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1896

United States v. Zucker

UNITED STATES v. ZUCKER ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 794. Argued January 14, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. In an action against importers brought to recover from them the value o

161 U.S. 475 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1896

The Delaware

THE DELAWARE. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. Nos. 555, 570. Argued January 10, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. Gedney Channel, being the main entrance to the harbor of New York, is as much a part of the inla

161 U.S. 459 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1896

Union Pacific Railway Co. v. O'Brien

UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. O’BRIEN. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 119. Argued and submitted December 18, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. A railroad company is bound to provide suitable and safe materia

161 U.S. 451 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Evansville v. Dennett

EVANSVILLE v. DENNETT. CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT. No. 509. Submitted May 2, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. The recital in a series of bonds, issued by a municipal corporation in Indiana in payment o

161 U.S. 434 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1896

United States v. Stanford

UNITED STATES v. STANFORD. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 783. Argued January 28, 29, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. An examination of the statutes of the United States relating to the construction of a ra

161 U.S. 412 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1896

Hansen v. Boyd

HANSEN v. BOYD. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. No. 118. Argued December 11, 12, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. In tbe absence of a request to direct a verdict, this court must assume, when only

161 U.S. 397 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1896

Spalding v. Mason

SPALDING v. MASON. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 55. Argued April 25, 26, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. An interlocutory order or decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia at special term may be

161 U.S. 375 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1896

Graves v. Saline County

GRAVES v. SALINE COUNTY. CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT. No. 510. Submitted December 2, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. The defendant in error, a municipal county of Illinois, under authority, from the St

161 U.S. 359 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1896

Smith v. McKay

SMITH v. McKAY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 83. Argued December 20, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. When, in a case appealed from a Circuit Court, the record discloses that the defe

161 U.S. 355 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1896

Cochran v. Blout

COCHRAN v. BLOUT. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 116. Argued December 12, 13, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. "When the plaintiff in a bill in equity alleges facts material to his recovery, and the defendant in

161 U.S. 350 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1896

Douglas v. Wallace

DOUGLAS v. WALLACE. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. No. 611. Submitted January 27, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. When there is color for a motion to dismiss on the ground of want of jurisdiction, and the claim is n

161 U.S. 346 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1896

Schroeder v. Young

SCHROEDER v. YOUNG. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. No. 458. Submitted January 9, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. While mere inadequacy of price has rarely been held sufficient in itself to justify setting aside a judic

161 U.S. 334 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1896

Washington Gas Light Co. v. District of Columbia

WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 40. Argued October 16, 17, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. The duty is imposed upon the Washington Gas Light Company by the terms

161 U.S. 316 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1896

Durland v. United States

DURLAND v. UNITED STATES. SAME v. SAME. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. Nos. 528, 529. Argued October 29, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. The provision in Rev. Stat. § 5480, as amended

161 U.S. 306 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Marks v. United States

MARKS v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 352. Argued November 12, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. When a petition filed in the Court of Claims alleges that a depredation was committed by an Indian or Indians belonging to a

161 U.S. 297 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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