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Leighton v. United States

LEIGHTON v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 413. Argued November 12, 13, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. The party who, under the provisions of § 4 of the act of March 3, 1891, c. 538, 26 Stat. 853, elects to reopen before

161 U.S. 291 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Bankruptcy & Debt 1896

Davis v. Elmira Savings Bank

DAVIS v. ELMIRA SAVINGS BANK. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. No. 415. Argued January 13, 14, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. Section 130 of chapter 689 of the laws of New York of 1892, providing for the payment by the

161 U.S. 275 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1896

Hamilton v. Brown

HAMILTON v. BROWN. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. No. 241. Submitted November 2, 1894. Decided March 2, 1896. Upon proceedings under the statute of Texas of March 20,. 1848, c. 145, for th

161 U.S. 256 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1896

Lynch v. Murphy

LYNCH v. MURPHY. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 129. Argued December 18, 19, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. Arndt v. Griggs, 134 U. S. 316, affirmed to the point that the duty of determining unsettled questions

161 U.S. 247 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1896

Baltzer v. North Carolina

BALTZER AND TAAKS v. NORTH CAROLINA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. No. 52. Argued February 3, 4, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. Baltzer v. North Carolina, ante 240, followed. The case is stated in the opinion. Mr.

161 U.S. 246 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1896

Baltzer v. North Carolina

BALTZER v. NORTH CAROLINA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. No. 93. Argued February 3, 4, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. The decision of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, made in an action to-recover on bonds issu

161 U.S. 240 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Dismissed Intellectual Property 1896

Durham v. Seymour

DURHAM v. SEYMOUR. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 769. Submitted January 13, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. As a claim of invention, made in an application for a patent, is a right incapable of being,ascerta

161 U.S. 235 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Employment Law 1896

Ainsa v. United States

AINSA v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS. No. 429. Argued October 25, 28, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. In order to the confirmation of a Mexican grant by the Court of Private Land Claims, it must appear not only

161 U.S. 208 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1896

Home Insurance & Trust Co. v. Tennessee & Shelby County

Home Insurance and Trust Company v. Tennessee and Shelby County, No. 673. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee.

161 U.S. 200 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Insurance Law 1896

Planters' Insurance v. Tennessee & Shelby County

Planters’ Insurance Company v. Tennessee and Shelby County, No. 679,

161 U.S. 198 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Memphis City Bank v. Tennesse & Shelby County

Memphis City Bank v. Tennesse and Shelby County, No. 675,

161 U.S. 193 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1896

Memphis City Bank v. Tennessee ex rel. Memphis

MEMPHIS CITY BANK v. TENNESSEE FOR THE USE OF MEMPHIS. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. No. 674. Argued January 20, 21, 22, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. A corporation organized for the purpose of doing an insurance busi

161 U.S. 186 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1896

Phoenix Fire & Marine Insurance v. Tennessee

PHŒNIX FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY v. TENNESSEE. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. No. 269. Argued January 20, 21, 22, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. A state statute granting to a company incorporated by it “ all the

161 U.S. 174 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1896

Mercantile Bank v. Tennessee & Shelby County

Mercantile Bank v. Tennessee and Shelby County, No. 677,

161 U.S. 173 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1896

Mercantile Bank v. Tennessee ex rel. Memphis

MERCANTILE BANK v. TENNESSEE, FOR THE USE OF MEMPHIS. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. No. 676. Argued January 20, 21, 22, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. A judicial sale and conveyance, made under order of court, of the f

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

Shelby County v. Union & Planters' Bank

SHELBY COUNTY v. UNION AND PLANTERS’ BANK. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. No. 766. Argued January 20, 21, 22, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. A clause in the charter by a State of a ba

161 U.S. 149 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1896

Bank of Commerce v. Tennessee ex rel. Memphis

BANK OF COMMERCE v. TENNESSEE FOR THE USE OF MEMPHIS. BANK OF COMMERCE v. TENNESSEE AND COUNTY OF SHELBY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP TENNESSEE. Nos. 668, 669. Argued January 20, 21, 22, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. The provi

161 U.S. 134 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Dismissed Employment Law 1896

Carey v. Houston & Texas Central Railway Co.

CAREY v. HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. No. 642. Submitted December 23, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. A bill in equity by a corporation, or by the stockholders of a-

161 U.S. 115 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Bankruptcy & Debt 1896

Beebe v. United States

BEEBE v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. No. 71. Argued November 18, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. In Alabama a judgment in itself imposes no lien upon the property of the ju

161 U.S. 104 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1896

Fishback v. Pacific Express Co.

William M. Fishback v. The Pacific Express Company. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas. No. 342. Argued with No. 341. Mr. A. H. Garland for appellants. Mr. James P. Clarke and Mr. R. C. G

161 U.S. 101 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Intellectual Property 1896

Fishback v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

FISHBACK v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FDR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. No. 341. Argued January 22, 23, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. A Circuit Court of the United States has no j

161 U.S. 96 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1896

Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Callaghan

UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. CALLAGHAN. ERROR TO THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 271. Submitted January 22, 1896. Decided March 2, 1896. When the bond, in a case brought here by writ of error, is d

161 U.S. 91 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1896

Smith v. United States

SMITH v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. No. 608. Argued November 19, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. Upon a trial for murder, where the question is whether the killing was i

161 U.S. 85 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1896

Ball v. Halsell

BALL v. HALSELL. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT. COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. No. 471. Submitted December 18, 1895. Decided March 2, 1896. By the act of February 26,' 1853, c. 81, § 1, (Rev. Stat. § 3477,) every spec

161 U.S. 72 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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