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Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1897

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

166 U.S. 501 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1897

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

166 U.S. 493 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1897

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

166 U.S. 489 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1897

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

166 U.S. 485 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1897

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

166 U.S. 481 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1897

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

166 U.S. 685 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1897

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

166 U.S. 468 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1897

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

166 U.S. 464 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1897

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

166 U.S. 463 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 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

166 U.S. 440 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1897

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

166 U.S. 432 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1897

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

166 U.S. 427 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1897

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

166 U.S. 424 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1897

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

166 U.S. 404 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1897

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

166 U.S. 399 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1897

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

166 U.S. 395 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Employment Law 1897

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

166 U.S. 391 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1897

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

166 U.S. 388 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1897

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

166 U.S. 375 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1897

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

166 U.S. 290 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Personal Injury 1897

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

166 U.S. 280 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1897

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

166 U.S. 276 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1897

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

166 U.S. 269 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1897

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

166 U.S. 263 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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