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Outcome n/a 1916

Press Publishing Co. v. Gillette

No. 841. Press Publishing Company, Petitioner, v. Cassius E. Gillette. February 28, 1916. Mr. Joseph H. Choate and Mr. Howard Taylor for the petitioner. Mr. D. Cady Herrick for the respondent.

241 U.S. 661 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Gardiner v. William S. Butler & Co.

No. 831. Robert H. Gardiner, etc., Petitioner, v. William S. Butler & Company (Inc.), etc. February 28, 1916. Mr. Bentley W. Warren and Mr. Francis B. James for the petitioner. Mr. Charles F. Choate, Jr., and Mr. Frederick, H. Nash for the

241 U.S. 660 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Ex parte Lamar

No. —. Original. Ex parte: In the Matter of David Lamar, Petitioner. Submitted February 21, 1916. Decided February 28, 1916. Mr. A. Leo Everett for the petitioner.

241 U.S. 643 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Civil Rights 1916

Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co. v. United States

PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, AND ALLENTOWN PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 4

240 U.S. 334 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Erie Railroad v. Prowski

No. 584. Erie Railroad Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. George Prowski, as Administrator, etc. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of New York. February 21, 1916. Mr. George F. Brownell for the plaintiff in error. No appearance for th

241 U.S. 686 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1916

Borland v. Northern Trust Safe Deposit Co.

No. 821. Bruce Borland, Petitioner, v. The Northern Trust Safe Deposit Company. February 21, 1916. Mr. George P. Fisher and Mr. Josiah McRoberts for the petitioner. Mr. George Dudley Seymour, Mr. Robert H. Parkinson and Mr. Wallace R. Lane

241 U.S. 659 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Southern Railway Co. v. Thurston

Nos. 230, 231, 232 and 233. Southern Railway Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. W. C. Thurston. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina. Submitted January 25, 1916. Decided February 21, 1916. Mr. John K. Graves for the pla

241 U.S. 642 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1916

Illinois Central Railroad v. Cousins

No. 227. Illinois Central Railroad Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. Charles W. Cousins. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota. Argued January 25, 1916. Decided February 21, 1916. Mr. W. S. Horton and Mr. Blewett Lee for the

241 U.S. 641 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1916

Butler v. Perry

BUTLER v. PERRY, SHERIFF OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. No. 182. Submitted January 14,1916. Decided February 21, 1916. The term involuntary servitude, as used in the Thirteenth Amendment, wa

240 U.S. 328 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. Railroad Commission

SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY COMPANY v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF GEORGIA. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. No. 170. Argued January 13, 14, 1916. Decided February 21, 1916. It.is within the pbwer of a State, acting

240 U.S. 324 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1916

Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Pennsylvania

FIDELITY & DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 114. Argued January 6, 1916. Decided February 21, 1916. A State may, not directly and- materially hinder th

240 U.S. 319 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Civil Rights 1916

Carolina Glass Co. v. South Carolina

CAROLINA GLASS COMPANY v. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. SAME v. MURRAY ET AL., CONSTITUTING THE STATE DISPENSARY COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA. SAME v. MURRAY. SAME v. MURRAY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME CQURT 0/ THE STATE OE' SOUTH CAROLINA. ' v . ERRO

240 U.S. 305 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1916

O'Keefe v. United States

O’KEEFE, RECEIVER OF NEW ORLEANS, TEXAS & MEXICO RAILROAD COMPANY, v. UNITED STATES AND THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. No. 516. Argued December

240 U.S. 294 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1916

Union Naval Stores Co. v. United States

UNION NAVAL STORES COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH' CIRCUIT. No. 80. Submitted December 20, 1915. Decided February 21, 1916. A claim of the United States for spirits of turpentine and rosin take

240 U.S. 284 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Business & Corporate Law 1916

Guerini Stone Co. v. P. J. Carlin Construction Co.

GUERINI STONE CO. v. P. J. CARLIN CONSTRUCTION CO. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR PORTO RICO. No. 78. Argued November 12, 1915. Decided February 21, 1916. In the case of sub-contracts, as in other cases of written agre

240 U.S. 264 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1916

Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co. v. Wolf Bros.

HAMILTON-BROWN SHOE CO. v. WOLF BROTHERS & CO. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT C’OURT OF APPEALS FOR THE' • EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 37. Argued October 28, 29, 1915. Decided February 21, 1916. The words “The American Girl” as applied to women’s shoes

240 U.S. 251 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1916

Embree v. Kansas City & Liberty Boulevard Road District

EMBREE v. KANSAS CITY AND LIBERTY BOULEVARD ROAD DISTRICT. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. No. 187. Argued January 18, 19, 1916. Decided February 21, 1916. Where a taxing district is not established by the'legislature,

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

St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. Shepherd

ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD COMPANY v. SHEPHERD. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. No. 160. Submitted January 12,1916. Decided February 21, 1916. A Federal question which is first set up and asserted in a petitio

240 U.S. 240 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1916

Lusk v. Botkin

LUSK ET AL., RECEIVERS OF ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD COMPANY, v. BOTKIN, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF KANSAS. ERROR.TO THE SUPREME' COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS. No. 451. Submitted January 7, 1916. Decided February 21, 1916. T

240 U.S. 236 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1916

Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railway Co. v. Botkin

KANSAS CITY, FORT SCOTT & MEMPHIS RAILWAY COMPANY v. BOTKIN, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF KANSAS. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP KANSAS. No. 450. Submitted January 7, 1916. Decided February 21, 1916. The State cannot lay a

240 U.S. 227 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1916

Illinois Surety Co. v. United States ex rel. Peeler

ILLINOIS SURETY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES TO THE USE OF PEELER ET AL., TRADING AS FAITH GRANITE COMPANY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT. No. 176. Argued January 14, 1916. Decided February 21, 1916. Final settlem

240 U.S. 214 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

United States v. Morrison

UNITED STATES v. MORRISON. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 138. Argued December 15, 1916. Decided February 21, 1916. •The State of Oregon did not, under § 4 of the Act of February 14,1859, c. 33, 11 Stat.

240 U.S. 192 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1916

Rogers v. Hennepin County

ROGERS v. HENNEPIN COUNTY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. No. 104. Argued December 6, 1915. Decided February 21, 1916. Where the state court does not decide against plaintiff in error upon an independent state ground,

240 U.S. 184 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1916

Straus v. Notaseme Hosiery Co.

ISADOR STRAUS ET AL., TRADING AS R. H. MACY & CO., v. NOTASEME HOSIERY COMPANY. certiorari to the circuit court of appeals for the SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 184. Argued January 17, 18, 1916. Decided February 21, 1916. While one using an unregiste

240 U.S. 179 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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