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Yadkin River Power Co. v. Whitney Co.

YADKIN RIVER POWER CO. v. WHITNEY CO. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. No. 835. Motion, to dismiss or affirm. Submitted May 3, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. Writ of error to review judgment of the state court in a c

214 U.S. 503 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1909

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. McDonald

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY v. McDONALD, ADMINISTRATOR. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS' OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. No. 158. Argued April 19, 1909, Decided May 17, 1909. The Federal question must be properly and seasonably set up in th

214 U.S. 191 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Personal Injury 1909

Peck v. Tribune Co.

PECK, PETITIONER, v. TRIBUNE COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO' THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS ■ POR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT. No. 191. Argued April 29, 30, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. The publication of a portrait-with a statement thereunder imports ' .that

214 U.S. 185 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Civil Rights 1909

City of Des Moines v. Des Moines City Railway Co.

CITY OF DES MOINES v. DES MOINES CITY RAILWAY COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA. No. 171. Argued April 21, 22, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. A resolution of a municipal council, dire

214 U.S. 179 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1909

Leech v. Louisiana

LEECH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP LOÚISIANA. No. 152. Submitted April 15, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. The Mississippi river is a boundary between Mississippi and Louisiana from below the port of Natchez'as far north

214 U.S. 175 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Employment Law 1909

Laborde v. Ubarri

LABORDE v. UBARRI. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED ‘ STATES FOR PORTO RICO. No. 194. Argued April 30, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. In the courts of the United States attachment is but an incident to a • suit and falls unless the su

214 U.S. 173 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Employment Law 1909

Ubarri v. Laborde

UBARRI v. LABORDE. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT .COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR PORTO RICO. No. 137. Argued April 7, 8, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. Judgment reversed on the facts, it being based on allegations of fraud and corruptioh. which this c

214 U.S. 168 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Bankruptcy & Debt 1909

Dupree v. Mansur

DUPREE v. MANSUR. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. No. 124. Argued April 6, 7, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. Where it is established law of a State, as it is of Texas, that when a debt is barred by limitations

214 U.S. 161 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1909

Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Eastin & Knox

TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. EASTIN & KNOX. IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. No. 177. Argued April 23, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. The right of a defendant who has petitioned for removal of a case to the Federal

214 U.S. 153 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1909

District of Columbia v. Brooke

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. BROOKE. ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 117. Argued April 7, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. Where no objection was made to a technical defect in the return which could have been rectified

214 U.S. 138 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1909

United States ex rel. Parish v. MacVeagh

UNITED STATES ex rel. PARISH v. MacVEAGH, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. ERROR . TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA. No. 111. Argued March 11, 12, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. If the reference by Congress to the Secretary'of the

214 U.S. 124 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Immigration Law 1909

Collins v. O'Neil

COLLINS v. O’NEIL, SHERIFF. SAME v. THE SHERIFF OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO. ERROR-TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ’ CALIFORNIA. No

214 U.S. 113 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1909

Gray v. Noholoa

GRAY v. NOHOLOA. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII. No. 174. Submitted April 20, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. Which is the correct English translation of a will written in the Hawaiian language is a pure question of fa

214 U.S. 108 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1909

Welch v. Swasey

WELCH v. SWASEY ET AL., AS THE BOARD OF APPEAL FROM THE BUILDING COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. ERROR TO THE SUPREME • JUDICIAL COURT OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 153. Argued April 15, 16, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. Whether a st

214 U.S. 91 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1909

Woodwell v. United States

WOODWELL v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL- FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 143. Argued April 8, 12, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. Where there is no specific provision in the appropriation for government work and there is no intention of the department

214 U.S. 82 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1909

Goodrich v. Ferris

GOODRICH v. FERRIS. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE .UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT- OF CALIFORNIA. No. 120. Argued March 19, 22, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. The mere fact that a.constitutional question is alleged does not suf

214 U.S. 71 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1909

J. M. Ceballos & Co. v. United States

J. M. CEBALLOS & COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 108. Argued March 10, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. Where a contract requires construction as to the mode of its performance, a similar contract in writing betwee

214 U.S. 47 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1909

Merchants National Bank of Baltimore v. United States

MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF BALTIMORE v. UNITED STATES. .APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF. CLAIMS. No. 20. Argued March 12, 15, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. Where two sections of the Revised Statutes when taken together are not free from' ambiguity,

214 U.S. 33 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1909

Smithsonian Institution v. St. John

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION v. ST. JOHN, EXECUTOR OF WALLACE C. ANDREWS, DECEASED. ERROR TO THE SUPREME-COURT OP THE STATE OP NEW YORK. No. 613. Argued April 5, 6, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. Quaere: Where a petition to the highest court of the

214 U.S. 19 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1909

Whitcomb v. White

WHITCOMB v. WHITE. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO. No. 185. Argued April-28, 29, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. Where a decision of the Land Department rests 'on the priority of équitable rights ;of a contestant it is conclus

214 U.S. 15 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1909

In re Riggs

In re MARY HATCH RIGGS. APPLICATION AS ADMINISTRATRIX OÍ? THE GOODS, CHATTELS AND CREDITS OF CLARENCE B. RIGGS, DECEASED, IN BEHALF OF HERSELF AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY 'SITUATED, FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS AGAINST THE HONORABLES GEORGE C. HOLT

214 U.S. 9 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Immigration Law 1909

Compton v. Alabama

COMPTON v. STATE OF ALABAMA. ERROR’ TO THE SUPREME COURT OP ALABAMA. No. 175. Argued April 20, 1909. Decided May 17, 1909. Unless the State demanding the return of an alleged fugitive from justice-furnishes a copy of an indictment against t

214 U.S. 1 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1909

Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Tucker

No. 347. The Texas & Pacific Railway Company et al., Plaintiffs in Error, v. W. H. Tucker, Guardian, etc. In error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District of the State of Texas. May 3, 1909. Mr. John F. Dillon

214 U.S. 532 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1909

Lisman v. Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway Co.

No. 816. Frederick J. Lisman et al., Petitioners, v. Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway Company et al. May 3, 1909. Mr.. J. J. Darlington, Mr. Delos McCurdy and Mr. Charles K. Allen■ for petitioners'. Mr. Edward M. Hyzer for respondent

214 U.S. 520 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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