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Affirmed Civil Rights 1908

Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Los Angeles

HOME TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. No. 173. Argued October 21, 1908. Decided November 30, 1908. Only the legislature of a

211 U.S. 265 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1908

Garfield v. United States ex rel. Allison

GARFIELD, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, v. UNITED STATES ex rel. ALLISON. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA. Nos. 249, 250. Argued October 15, 18, 1908. Decided November 30, 1908. Decided on the authority of Garfield v.

211 U.S. 264 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1908

Garfield v. United States ex rel. Goldsby

GARFIELD, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, v. UNITED STATES ex rel. GOLDSBY. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 248. Argued October 15, 18, 1908. Decided November 30, 1908. While acts of public officials which require

211 U.S. 249 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1908

Wilder v. Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co.

WILDER, ASSESSOR, v. INTER-ISLAND STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII. No. 30. Submitted October 22, 1908. Decided November 30, 1908. Section 4536, Rev. Stat., providing that seamen’s wag

211 U.S. 239 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1908

Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line Co.

PRENTIS et al., CONSTITUTING THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF VIRGINIA, v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE COMPANY. SAME v. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY. SAME v. CHESAPEAKE WESTERN RAILWAY. SAME v. LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY. S

211 U.S. 210 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Insurance Law 1908

Pickford v. Talbott

PICKFORD v. TALBOTT. ERROR TO THE COURT OE APPEARS OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA. No. 13. Argued October 26, 1908. Decided November 30, 1908. Crime and credulity are not the same and mere neglect on the part of a prosecuting officer to invest

211 U.S. 199 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1908

Phœnix Bridge Co. v. United States

PHŒNIX BRIDGE COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 26. Argued November 12, 13, 1908. Decided November 30, 1908. In a contract with the Government for the reconstruction of a draw-span bridge which provides for comp

211 U.S. 188 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1908

Bowers Hydraulic Dredging Co. v. United States

BOWERS HYDRAULIC DREDGING COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 9. Argued November 11, 1908. Decided November 30, 1908. Where words used in a contract are plain and unambiguous, expert testimony, as to their commerc

211 U.S. 176 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1908

Cotton v. Territory of Hawaii ex rel. Holloway

COTTON v. TERRITORY OF HAWAII, BY HOLLOWAY, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE TERRITORY OP HAWAII. No. 7. Argued October 27, 1908. Decided November 30, 1908. The elementary rule, that the power of this court

211 U.S. 162 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Dismissed Tax Law 1908

American Sugar Refining Co. v. United States

AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FBOM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP NEW YORK. No. 3. Argued November 11, 1908. Decided November 30, 1908. A direct appeal from the Circuit Court w

211 U.S. 155 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1908

Enriquez v. A. S. Watson & Co.

ENRIQUEZ, ADMR., ETC., v. A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. WRIT OP ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. No. 5. Argued November 11, 1908. Decided November 16, 1908. A writ of error to review judgment of the Supreme Court of the

212 U.S. 557 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1908

Western Loan & Savings Co. v. Colorado Smelting & Mining Co.

WESTERN LOAN & SAVINGS COMPANY v. COLORADO SMELTING & MINING COMPANY. WRIT OP ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE DISTRICT OP MONTANA. No. 581. Submitted November 9, 1908. Decided November 16, 1908. Western Loan Co. v. B

212 U.S. 556 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Dismissed 1908

Ex parte Patrick

Ex parte PATRICK. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.' Submitted November 9, 1908. Decided November 16, 1908. Appeal from decision of the Circuit Court denying a petition for habeas corp

212 U.S. 555 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1908

In re Hardrat

MATTER OF HARDRAT. APPLICATION FOB WBIT OF HABEAS COBPUS. Original. Submitted November 9, 1908. Decided November 16, 1908. Leave to file petition for habeas corpus by person confined under inde-, terminate sentence act of Michigan, denied.

212 U.S. 554 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1908

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley

LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY v. MOTTLEY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. No. 37. Argued October 13, 1908. Decided November 16, 1908. The jurisdiction of the Circuit Court

211 U.S. 149 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1908

Kaizo v. Henry

KAIZO v. HENRY, HIGH SHERIFF OF HAWAII. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF •' HAWAII. No. 27. Argued October 29, 1908. Decided November 16, 1908. While a court of competent jurisdiction may discharge a prisoner held by another c

211 U.S. 146 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Dismissed 1908

Honolulu Rapid Transit & Land Co. v. Wilder

HONOLULU RAPID TRANSIT AND LAND COMPANY v. WILDER, ASSESSOR. ERROR TO THE'SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII. No. 22. Argued October 28, 29, 1908. Decided November 16, 1908. Where the record does not show that any Federal question was

211 U.S. 144 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1908

Honolulu Rapid Transit & Land Co. v. Wilder

HONOLULU RAPID TRANSIT AND LAND COMPANY v. WILDER, ASSESSOR. APPEAL' FROM THE SUPREME COURT OP THE TERRITORY OP Hawaii. No. 23. Argued October 28, 29, 1908. Decided November 16, 1908. In determining rights and liabilities, local legislation

211 U.S. 137 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1908

Washington v. Oregon

STATE OF WASHINGTON v. STATE OF OREGON. ORIGINAL, IN EQUITT. No. 3. Argued January 8, 9, 1908. Decided November 16, 1908. Congress cannot change the boundary of a State without its consent. In the absence of specific statement to that effec

211 U.S. 127 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1908

United States v. Mountain Copper Co.

No. 4. The United States, Appellant, v. The Mountain Copper Company, Limited.

212 U.S. 587 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1908

Devou v. City of Cincinnati

No. 590. Sarah O. Devou, Petitioner, v. The City of Cincinnati. November 9, 1908.

212 U.S. 577 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1908

Coulson v. Government of the Canal Zone

COULSON v. GOVERNMENT OF THE CANAL ZONE. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE CANAL ZONE. No. 187. Motion to dismiss or affirm. Submitted November 2, 1908. Decided November 9, 1908. Writ of error to review, judgment of the Supreme Court of the

212 U.S. 553 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1908

Twining v. New Jersey

TWINING v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY. ERROR TO THE COURT OP ERRORS AND APPEALS OP THE STATE OP NEW JERSEY. No. 10. Argued March 19, 20, 1908. Decided November 9, 1908. The judicial act of the highest court of a State in authoritatively construing

211 U.S. 78 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1908

Louisiana v. Garfield

STATE OF LOUISIANA v. GARFIELD, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. ORIGINAL IN EQUITY.’ No. 7. Argued October 27, 28, 1908. Decided November 9, 1908. This court has no jurisdiction of an action brought by a State against the Secretary of the Interi

211 U.S. 70 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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