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Outcome n/a 1916

Wichita Falls & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Puckett

No. 535. The Wichita Falls & Northwestern Railway Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. J. H. Puckett. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. Motion to dismiss submitted December 11, 1916. Decided December 18, 1916.

242 U.S. 619 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1916

Williams v. Cobb

WILLIAMS, AS RECEIVER OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MINERAL POINT, WISCONSIN, v. COBB. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 125. Submitted November 17, 1916. Decided December 18, 1916. Defendant and another,

242 U.S. 307 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Employment Law 1916

Erie Railroad v. Welsh

ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY v. WELSH. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP OHIO. ■ No. 29. Argued October 25, 1916. Decided December 18, 1916. That a case may be within the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (c. 149, 35 Stab 65), it is essent

242 U.S. 303 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Civil Rights 1916

Pennsylvania Railroad v. Stineman Coal Mining Co.

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY v. STINEMAN COAL MINING COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 11. Argued May 14,1915; restored to docket for reargument June 14, 1915; reargued October 25, 1915. Decided December

242 U.S. 298 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1916

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Wilson

BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY v. WILSON. ERROR TO THE APPELLATE COURT, FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF ILLINQIS. No. 375. Argued December 5, 1916. Decided December 18, 1916. Under the Employers’ Liability Act, c. 149, §§ 3, 4, 35 Stat. 65, the

242 U.S. 295 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1916

Illinois Central Railroad v. Peery

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. PEERY. error to the supreme court oe the state of MINNESOTA. No. 77. Argued November 7, 8, 1916. Decided December 18, 1916. Plaintiff was a conductor in charge of a train-service south and north between

242 U.S. 292 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1916

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Ohio Valley Tie Co.

LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY v. OHIO VALLEY TIE COMPANY. ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP KENTUCKY. No. 66. Argued November 3, 6, 1916. Decided December 18, 1916. Under §§ 8, 9- and 16 of the Act to Regulate Commerce

242 U.S. 288 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1916

Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Railway Co. v. Anderson

CHICAGO, TERRE HAUTE & SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. ANDERSON. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP INDIANA. No. 34. Argued October 25, 1916. Decided December 18, 1916. When a state statute is unobjectionable as applied in the case

242 U.S. 283 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Ex parte Indiana Transportation Co.

EX PARTE INDIANA TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, PETITIONER. PETITION POE WEIT OP PEOHIBITION. No. 25, Original. Motion for permission to intervene and to make return to rule to show cause. Submitted December 4, 1916. Decided December 18, 1916. In

242 U.S. 281 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1916

Beecroft v. Great Northern Railway Co.

No. 699. John T. Beecroft, Plaintiff in Error, v. The Great Northern Railway Company. In error to the District Court of Lyon County, State of Minnesota. Argued December 6, 1916. Decided December 11, 1916.

242 U.S. 618 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

New York Electric Lines Co. v. Gaynor

No. —. Original. The New York Electric Lines Company, Petitioner, v. William J. Gaynor et al., Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the City of New York et al. On application for a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the State of New Yo

242 U.S. 617 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1916

Long Sault Development Co. v. Call

LONG SAULT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY v. CALL (AS SUCCESSOR OF KENNEDY), AS TREASURER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE NEW YORK. No. 49. Argued April 14, 17, 1916; restored to docket for reargument June 12, 1916

242 U.S. 272 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1916

Minerals Separation, Ltd. v. Hyde

MINERALS SEPARATION, LIMITED, ET AL. v. HYDE. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 46. Argued October 27, 30, 31, 1916; additional argument November 1, 1916. Decided December 11, 1916. Patent No. 835120, iss

242 U.S. 261 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1916

Vandalia Railroad v. Public Service Commission

VANDALIA RAILROAD COMPANY v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF INDIANA, AS THE SUCCESSOR OF THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF INDIANA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP INDIANA. No. 81. Submitted November 6, 1916. Decided December 11, 1916. Pr

242 U.S. 255 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Civil Rights 1916

Detroit United Railway v. Michigan

DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY v. CITY OF DETROIT. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. Nos. 1, 4. Argued October 20, 1916. Decided December 11, 1916. Plaintiff in error, in

242 U.S. 238 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1916

United States & Interstate Commerce Commission v. Pennsylvania Railroad

UNITED STATES AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY. UNITED STATES, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, ET AL. v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY. APPEALS PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN

242 U.S. 208 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1916

Goshen Manufacturing Co. v. Hubert A. Myers Manufacturing Co.

GOSHEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. HUBERT A. MYERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT. No. 60. Argued November 1, 2, 1916. Decided December 11, 1916. When patent rights have been inf

242 U.S. 202 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Lovato v. New Mexico

LOVATO v. STATE OF NEW MEXICO. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. No. 123. Submitted November 16, 1916. Decided December 11, 1916. In a criminal case tried in a District Court of a Territory and coming here by way of the

242 U.S. 199 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Cissna v. Tennessee

CISSNA v. STATE OF TENNESSEE. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP TENNESSEE. No. 89. Argued November 10, 1916. Reargument ordered December 11, 1916. The jurisdiction of this court being here challenged; and it appearing that the fact

242 U.S. 195 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Town of Essex v. New England Telegraph Co.

TOWN OF ESSEX v. NEW ENGLAND TELEGRAPH COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 56. Argued November 5, 1915. Decided December 6, 1916. The contention that an act of

239 U.S. 313 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1916

Dixon v. Goethals

No. 127. Gideon Dixon et al., Appellants, v. George W. Goethals et al. Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted November 20,1916. Decided December 4, 1916.

242 U.S. 616 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1916

Hanson v. Great Northern Railway Co.

No. 90. Martin Hanson, Plaintiff in Error, v. Great Northern Railway Company. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota. Argued for the plaintiff in error and submitted for the defendant in error November 13, 1916. Decided Dec

242 U.S. 615 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

United States v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.

UNITED STATES v. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 44. Argued October 27, 1916. Decided December 4, 1916. A railroad company which, being required by order of the Inters

242 U.S. 190 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1916

United States v. Merchants & Manufacturers Traffic Ass'n

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, ET AL. v. MERCHANTS & MANUFACTURERS TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION OF SACRAMENTO ET AL. APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE

242 U.S. 178 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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