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Outcome n/a Tax Law 1897

Holtzman v. Douglas

HOLTZMAN v. DOUGLAS. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 80. Argued November 1, 1897. Decided November 29, 1897. This was an action of ejectment. The plaintiff claimed under one Hall, former owner of the

168 U.S. 278 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1897

United States v. Wilson

UNITED STATES v. WILSON. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 296. Submitted October 26, 1897. Decided November 29, 1897. When a consul of the United States, in his regular accounts and settlements with the Treasury, charges himself with fe

168 U.S. 273 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1897

Hodgson v. Vermont

HODGSON v. VERMONT. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. No. 26. Argued October 14, 15, 1897. Decided November 29, 1897. The State’s attorney of Vermont, under the statutes of that State, filed an information in the proper co

168 U.S. 262 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1897

Pratt v. Paris Gas Light & Coke Co.

PRATT v. PARIS GAS LIGHT & COKE COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. No 85. Submitted November 2, 1897. Decided November 29, 1897. To constitute aii action one arising under the patent-right laws of the United State

168 U.S. 255 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1897

Underhill v. Hernandez

UNDERHILL v. HERNANDEZ. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 36. Argued October 22, 25, 1897. Decided November 29, 1897. Hernandez was in command of a revolutionary army in Venezuela when an engagement took

168 U.S. 250 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1897

Dennison v. United States

DENNISON v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 84. Argued and submitted November 2, 1897. Decided November 29, 1897. To entitle a supervisor of elections to a valid claim against the Government, he must make it appear that

168 U.S. 241 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Dismissed Tax Law 1897

Ogden City v. Armstrong

OGDEN CITY v. ARMSTRONG. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OE THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. No. 127. Argued November 11, 1897. Decided November 29, 1897. An examination of the record discloses that none of the complainants, save one, was assessed with

168 U.S. 224 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1897

Roff v. Burney

ROFF v. BURNEY. ERROR TO THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE INDIAN TERRITORY. No. 34. Submitted October 15, 1897. Decided November 29, 1897. A right of citizenship in an Indian Nation, conferred by an act of its legislature, can be withdrawn b

168 U.S. 218 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1897

Crespin v. United States

CRESPIN v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF PRIVATE LAUD CLAIMS. No. 6. Argued October 12, 1897. Decided November 15, 1897, The plaintiffs claimed as heirs and legal representatives of the original grantees under a grant alleged to h

168 U.S. 208 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1897

Zia v. United States

ZIA, Pueblo of v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS. No. 5. Argued October 12, 1897. Decided November 15, 1897. An officer of the Pueblo of Zia and an officer of the Pueblos of Santa Aña and Jemez, in 1766, petitio

168 U.S. 198 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1897

Chaves v. United States

CHAVES v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OP PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS. No. 4. Argued October 12, 1897. Decided November 15, 1897. By the Spanish law in force at the time of the alleged grant of 1788, set up in this case, lots and lands were

168 U.S. 177 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1897

Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. Bowles

No. 92. No. 284. Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company v. Bowles, and Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company v. Strycharski. Error to the Supreme Court of the State- of Texas. Argued and submitted November 4, 1897. Decided November

168 U.S. 706 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1897

Interstate Commerce Commission v. Alabama Midland Railway Co.

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. ALABAMA MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE OXROUXT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH circuit. No. 203. Argued March 12, 15, 16, 1897. Decided November 8, 1897. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Pai

168 U.S. 144 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1897

Southern Express Co. v. Virginia ex rel. Buford

No. 61. No. 62. No. 63. No. 64. No. 65. Southern Express Company v. Virginia ex rel. Buford; Southern Express Company v. Virginia ex rel. Pendleton ; Southern Express Company v. Virginia ex rel. McColgan; Southern Express Company v. Virgini

168 U.S. 705 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1897

Grafton v. Paine

No. 148. Grafton, Executrix, v. Paine. Appeal from the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Submitted October 25, 1897. Decided November 1, 1897. Mr. Walter D Davidge and Mr. G. A. Brandenburg for motion to dismiss. Mr. J. M. Wilso

168 U.S. 704 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Employment Law 1897

Fletcher v. Baltimore & Potomac Railroad

FLETCHER v. BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 56. Argued October 20, 21, 1897. Decided November 1, 1897. The plaintiff in error was a workman employed by the defendant in

168 U.S. 135 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1897

Miller v. Cornwall Railroad

MILLER v. CORNWALL RAILROAD COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 18. Argued October 18, 1897. Decided November 1, 1897. The validity of a statute is drawn in question whenever the power to enact it, as it is

168 U.S. 131 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1897

Compania De Navigacion La Flecha v. Brauer

COMPANIA DE NAVIGACION LA FLECHA v. BRAUER OEBTIOEABI TO THE CIBOUIT OOURT OE APPEALS FOB THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 39. Argued March 29, 30, 1897. Decided October 28, 1897. A contract, made at New York to carry cattle on deck of a steamboat f

168 U.S. 104 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Family Law 1897

Craemer v. Washington

CRAEMER v. WASHINGTON STATE. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON. No. 466. Submitted October 12, 1897. Decided October 25, 1897. In the case of a petition for habeas corpus for relief from a det

168 U.S. 124 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1897

United States v. Goldenberg

UNITED STATES v. GOLDENBERG. CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 35. Argued and submitted October 14, 1897. Decided October 25, 1897. Where imported foreign goods are entered at a custom house for consu

168 U.S. 95 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1897

Valk v. United States

No. 13. Valk v. United States. Appeal from’ the Court of Claims. Submitted October 12, 1897. Decided October 18, 1897. Mr. John C. Chaney for appellant. Mr. Attorney General ánd Mr. Assistant Attorney General Thompson for appellee.

168 U.S. 703 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1897

Turner v. New York

TURNER v. NEW YORK. ERROR TO THE COÜRT OE APPEALS OE THE STATE OE NEW YORK. No. 41. Argued April 19, 20, 1897. Decided October 18, 1897. The statute of New York of 1885, c. 448, providing that deeds from the comptroller of the State of land

168 U.S. 90 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Personal Injury 1897

Alaska Mining Co. v. Whelan

ALASKA MINING COMPANY v. WHELAN. ERROR TO THE CIRCÜIT OOURT OF APPEALS FOK THE NINTH OIRCUIT. No. 33. Submitted March 17, 1897. Decided October 18, 1897. Where the business of a mining corporation is under the control of a general manager,

168 U.S. 86 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1897

Bergere v. United States

BERGERE v. UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES v. BERGERE. APPEALS EROM THE COURT OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS. Nos. 43, 46. Argued April 19, 1897. Decided October 18, 1897. On a petition to the governor of the province of New Mexico, in 1819, for a gra

168 U.S. 66 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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