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Commonwealth v. Gomes
Marchese v. Bos. Redevelopment Auth.
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Allen v. Culp
ALLEN v. CULP. ERROR TO THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, NO. 4, FOR THE COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA, STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 252. Argued and submitted March 30, 1397. Decided April 19, 1897. When letters patent are surrendered for the purpose of re
Carter v. Ruddy
CARTER v. RUDDY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 250. Submitted March 30, 1897. Decided April 19, 1897. Generally a patent is necessary for transfer of the legal title to public-lands. It is well settled tha
Electric Co. v. Dow
ELECTRIC COMPANY v. DOW. ERROR TO THE SUFREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. No. 258. Submitted April 1, 1897. Decided April 19, 1897. The statute of New Hampshire providing for proceedings against mill-owners to recover damages resul
Zadig v. Baldwin
ZADIG v. BALDWIN. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. No. 222. Argued and submitted March 19, 1897. Decided April 19, 1897. There was printed in the record, as filed in this court, what purported to be an extract from the
In re Eckart
In re ECKART, Petitioner. original. No. 14. Original. Submitted March 22, 1897. Decided April 19, 1897. When a state court has jurisdiction of an indictment for murder, and the laws of the State divide that offence into three degrees and ma
Long Island Water Supply Co. v. Brooklyn
LONG ISLAND WATER SUPPLY COMPANY v. BROOKLYN. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. No 216. Argued March 17, 18, 1897. Decided April 16, 1897. In cases brought here from state courts their decisions are final in matters of pr
United States v. American Tobacco Co.
UNITED STATES v. AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 742. Submitted March 29, 1897. Decided April 12, 1897. The tobacco company purchased from an internal revenue officer of the United States revenue stamps to the
American Publishing Co. v. Fisher
AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY v. FISHER. 'ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. No. 242. Argued March 29, 1897. Decided April 12, 1897. The statute of the Territory of Utah (Compiled Laws of 1888, § 3371, as amended in 1892) pr
Bank of Commerce v. Seattle
BANK OF COMMERCE v. SEATTLE. SEATTLE BANK v. SEATTLE. PUGET SOUND BANK v. SEATTLE. WASHINGTON BANK v. KING COUNTY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. Nos. 223, 224, 225, 226. Argued March 23, 1897. Decided April 12, 1897
Aberdeen Bank v. Chehalis County
ABERDEEN BANK v. CHEHALIS COUNTY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. No. 38. Argued April 30, 1896. Decided April 12, 1897. This court is bound by the decision of the Supreme Court of the State of Washington, (in which i
In re Hien
In re HIEN, Petitioner. ORIGINAL. No. 16. Original. Argued March 22, 1897. Decided April 12, 1897. The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia was duly authorized by § 6 of the act creating the court, as well as by § 6 as amended by th
Gladson v. Minnesota
GLADSON v. MINNESOTA. ERROR 'TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. No. 240. Argued March 20, 1897. Decided April 12, 1897. A statute of a State, requiring every railroad corporation to stop all regular passenger trains, running wh
Hunt v. United States
HUNT v. UNITED STATES. error to the circuit court of appeals for the' eighth circuit. No. 230. Submitted March 25, 1897. Decided April 12, 1897. A writ of scire facias upon a recognizance to answer to a charge of crime in a District Court o
The Umbria
THE UMBRIA. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 28. Argued March 27, 30, 1896; March 2, 3,1897. Decided April 5, 1897. The Umbria, a passenger steamer carrying the mails, coming out from the harbor of New
Martin v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
MARTIN v. ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILROAD COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. No. 170. Submitted January 25, 1897. Decided April 5, 1897. The plaintiff in error was in the employment of the defendant i
Hooe v. Jamieson
HOOE v. JAMIESON. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN. No. 374. Submitted March 1, 1897. Decided April 5, 1897. A citizen of .the District of Columbia cannot maintain an action against a cit
Iasigi v. Van De Carr
IASIGI v. VAN DE CARR. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 746. Argued March 22, 1897. Decided April 5, 1897. Iasigi, Consul General of Turkey in Boston, was arrested in New York, F
St. Louis v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
ST. LOUIS v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. No. 219. Argued March 18, 19, 1897. Decided April 5, 1897. Grayson v. Lynch, 163 U. S. 468, followed to the
The Majestic
THE MAJESTIC. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOE THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 163. Argued January 20, 21, 1897. Decided March 29, 1897. By printed contract the Oceanic steamship company agreed with the libellants, in consideration of
United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Ass'n
UNITED STATES v. TRANS-MISSOURI FREIGHT ASSOCIATION. APPEAL FROM. THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH. CIRCUIT. No. 67. Argued December 8, 9, 1896. Decided March 22, 1897. The dissolution of the freight association does not prevent
Panama Railroad v. Napier Shipping Co.
PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY v. NAPIER SHIPPING COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO THE CIROUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 102. Argued January 25, 1897. Decided March 22, 1897. The libel in this case was dismissed by the tri?.l court. The j
Nelson v. Flint
NELSON v. FLINT. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. No. 196. Argued and submitted March 3, 1897. Decided March 22, 1897. On the face of the papers contained in the record, the right of the plaintiff below to recover is cle
Gibson v. United States
GIBSON v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 155. Argued January 15, 1897. Decided March 22, 1897. Riparian ownership on navigable waters is subject to the obligation to suffer the consequences of an improvement of the navi
In re Potts
In re POTTS, Petitioner. ORIGINAL. No. 12. Original. Argued March 1, 1897. Decided March 15, 1897. When a decree of the Circuit Court, at a hearing upon pleadings and proofs, dismissing a bill in equity for the infringement of a patent, has
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