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Affirmed Employment Law 1916

New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad v. Peninsula Produce Exchange

NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA & NORFOLK RAILROAD COMPANY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. PENINSULA PRODUCE EXCHANGE OF MARYLAND. ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP MARYLAND. No. 137. Argued December 15, 16, 1915. Decided January 24, 1916. The C

240 U.S. 34 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1916

Mt. Vernon-Woodberry Cotton Duck Co. v. Alabama Interstate Power Co.

MT. VERNON-WOODBERRY COTTON DUCK COMPANY v. ALABAMA INTERSTATE POWER COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP ALABAMA. No. 200. Submitted January 10, 1916. Decided January 24, 1916. Prohibition is a distinct suit and the judgment

240 U.S. 30 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1916

Fleitmann ex rel. Stockholders of the Consolidated Street Lighting Co. v. Welsbach Street Lighting Co.

FLEITMANN, SUING ON BEHALF OF STOCKHOLDERS OF THE CONSOLIDATED STREET LIGHTING COMPANY, v. WELSBACH STREET LIGHTING COMPANY. SAME v. SHAW. APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE SECOND' CIRCUIT. Nos. 145, 146. Argued December 17,

240 U.S. 27 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1916

Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad

BRUSHABER v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. APPEAL PROM' THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORE. No. 140. Argued October 14, 15, 1915. Decided January 24, 1916. Under proper averments a stockholder’s

240 U.S. 1 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1916

Vandalia Railroad v. Stilwell

No. 172. Vandalia Railroad Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. Charles Stilwell. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana. Argued January 14, 1916. Decided January 17, 1916. Mr. Samuel 0. Pickens, Mr. Frederic D. McKenney and Mr. J

241 U.S. 638 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Coates v. District of Columbia

No. 156. Leonard R. Coates, Plaintiff in Error, v. The District of Columbia. In erron to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, Argued January 7 and 10, 1916. Decided January 17, 1916. Mr. F. P.. B. Sands for the plaintiff in err

241 U.S. 637 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Nelson v. Wood

No. 158. Hilma Nelson, Plaintiff in Error, v. Richard G. Wood. In error to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Argued January 11,12,1916. Decided January 17, 1916. Mr. A. J. H. Frank for the plaintiff in error.

239 U.S. 637 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1916

Rogers v. Hennepin County

ROGERS v. HENNEPIN COUNTY. APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. No. 411. Argued December 6, 1915. Decided January 17, 1916. In an action brought by a number of complainants to restrain the colle

239 U.S. 621 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1916

Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Meese

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. MEESE. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 133. Argued December 10, 1915. Decided January 17, 1916. Federal courts must accept the construction of a state statute deliber

239 U.S. 614 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1916

White v. United States

WHITE v. UNITED STATES. FORD v. UNITED STATES. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Nos. 153, 154. Argued January 7, 1915. Decided January 17, 1916. The act of March 4, 1913, c. 148, 37 Stat. 891, granting officers of the Navy, who had been ad

239 U.S. 608 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1916

Basso v. United States

BASSO v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 143. Argued January 6, 1916. Decided January 17, 1916. The rule that the Court of Claims has not jurisdiction of actions founded on tort is based on a policy imposed by necessity

239 U.S. 602 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Deaton v. Kentucky

No. 177. D. F. Deaton, Plaintiff in Error, v. The Commonwealth of Kentucky. In error to the .Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. January 13, 1916. Mr. Edward 8. Jouett for the plaintiff in error. No appearance for the defendant in er

241 U.S. 683 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Ex parte Whitt

No. -. Original. Ex parte: In the Matter of Robert B. Whitt, Petitioner. Submitted January 6, 1916. Decided January 10, 1916. Mr. Frank W. Clancy for the petitioner.

239 U.S. 636 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad v. Alexander

No. 148. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. Louise Alexander, Administratrix, etc. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin. Argued January 6 and 7, 1916. Decided January 10, 191

239 U.S. 635 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1916

Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Horton

SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY v. HORTON. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. No. 541. Argued November 30, December 1, 1915. Decided January 10, 1916. An employé who knows of a defect arising from the employer’s negligence

239 U.S. 595 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Business & Corporate Law 1916

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Dettlebach

CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY v. DETTLEBACH. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH DISTRICT, STATE OF OHIO. No. 229. Argued November 29, 1915. Decided January 10, 1916. The effect of an express contract, made fo

239 U.S. 588 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1916

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. Gray

NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY v. GRAY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, STATE OF NEW YORK. No. 147. Argued December 17, 1915. Decided January 10, 1916. The anti-pass provision in th

239 U.S. 583 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1916

Kanawha & Michigan Railway Co. v. Kerse

KANAWHA & MICHIGAN RAILWAY COMPANY v. KERSE, ADMINISTRATOR OF BARRY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF KANAWHA COUNTY, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. No. 129. Argued December 10,1915. Decided January 10, 1916. Where the highest appellate court of the

239 U.S. 576 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1916

Home Bond Co. v. McChesney

HOME BOND COMPANY v. McCHESNEY, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF AMERICAN FIBRE REED COMPANY AND NEW ENGLAND CHAIR COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. No. 90. Argued December 3, 1915. Decided January 10, 1916. T

239 U.S. 568 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1916

Interstate Amusement Co. v. Albert

INTERSTATE AMUSEMENT COMPANY v. ALBERT. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. No. 69. Argued November 10, 1915. Decided January 10, 1916. An exception to the general rule that findings of fact of the state court in ordinary

239 U.S. 560 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Employment Law 1916

Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad

SHANKS v. DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY. ERROR to the supreme court of the state op NEW YORK. No. 477. Argued November 30, 1915. Decided January 10, 1916. To recover under the Employers’ Liability Act, not only must the

239 U.S. 556 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1916

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Wright

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. v. WRIGHT. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP NEBRASKA. No. 167. Argued November 30, 1915. Decided January 10, 1916. Taking an engine from one State to another, although only for repairs, i

239 U.S. 548 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1916

Moss v. Ramey

MOSS v. RAMEY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP IDAHO. No. 61. Argued December 9, 1915. Decided January 10, 1916. The inference naturally arising from the silence of the field notes and plat that there was no island at the time of

239 U.S. 538 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1916

United States v. Ross

UNITED STATES v. ROSS. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. No. 131. Argued December 10, 1915. Decided January 10, 1916. An army regulation can have force only so far as it may be deemed to be in accord with the Acts of Congress. Quaere whether

239 U.S. 530 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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