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Affirmed Personal Injury 1916

Russo-Chinese Bank v. National Bank of Commerce of Seattle

RUSSO-CHINESE BANK v. NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 244. Argued April 13, 14, 1916. Decided June 5, 1916. In an action by a bank in Port Arthur to rec

241 U.S. 403 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1916

United States v. Jin Fuey Moy

UNITED STATES v. JIN FUEY MOY. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 525. Argued December 7, 1915. Decided June 5, 1916. A statute must be so construed, if fairly possible, as to avoi

241 U.S. 394 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1916

Merrill-Ruckgaber Co. v. United States

MERRILL-RUCKGABER COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 281. Argued March 17, 1916. Decided June 5, 1916. In construing a contract the court must at first resort to its words, but not to one or a few of them, but to

241 U.S. 387 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1916

United States v. Hemmer

UNITED STATES v. HEMMER. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 86. Submitted May 5, 1916. Decided June 5, 1916. Where there are no repealing words in a later act, a former act relating to the same or a similar

241 U.S. 379 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1916

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Harold

ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY v. HAROLD. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP KANSAS. No. 347. Argued May 2, 1916. Decided June 5, 1916. Although the original interstate bill of lading of a car shipment was surrendered f

241 U.S. 371 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1916

Cubbins v. Mississippi River Commission

CUBBINS v. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION. APPEAL FROM TEE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI. No. 299. Argued April 24, 1916. Decided June 5, 1916. Queere, Whether a suit against the members of the M

241 U.S. 351 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad v. United States

SPOKANE & INLAND EMPIRE RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 136. Submitted December 15, 1915. Decided June 5, 1916. Exceptions from the general policy which the law embodies ar

241 U.S. 344 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

United States v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.

No. 306. The United States et al., Appellants, v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company et al. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Illinois.' May 22, 1916. The Attorney General for t

241 U.S. 693 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Alice State Bank v. Houston Pasture Co.

No. 973. Alice State Bank et al., Petitioners, v. Houston Pasture Company. May 22, 1916. Mr. Henry W. Taft and Mr. Walter P. Napier for the petitioners. Mr. William D. Gordon for the respondent.

241 U.S. 674 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

First National Bank v. Kehnast

No. 333. The First National Bank of Defiance, Plaintiff in Error, v. William A. Kehnast et al. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio. Argued April 28 and May 1, 1916. Decided May 22, 1916. Mr. Robert Newbegin and Mr. Henry Newb

241 U.S. 654 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Dunham v. Kauffman

No. 189. Anna C. Dunham et al., Plaintiffs in Error, v. Clara V. Kauffman et al. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio. Argued May 4, 1916. Decided May 22, 1916. Mr. D. K. Watson for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Charles C. Pavey

241 U.S. 653 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1916

Brazee v. Michigan

BRAZEE v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP MICHIGAN. No. 402. Argued April 6, 1916. Decided May 22, 1916. A State, exercising its police power, may require licenses for employment agencies and pres

241 U.S. 340 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Personal Injury 1916

Southern Railway Co. v. Gray

SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. GRAY, ADMINISTRATRIX OF GRAY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. No. 355. Argued May 5, 1916. Decided May 22, 1916. Contradictory statements made by a witness prior to his examination in t

241 U.S. 333 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1916

Donald v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.

DONALD, SECRETARY OF STATE OF WISCONSIN, v. PHILADELPHIA & READING COAL & IRON COMPANY. FREAR, AS SECRETARY OF STATE OF WISCONSIN, v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. APPEALS PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE WESTERN DIST

241 U.S. 329 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1916

Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. Rankin

CINCINNATI, NEW ORLEANS & TEXAS PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. RANKIN. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP . TENNESSEE. No. 59. Argued November 5, 1915. Decided May 22, 1916. Where the state court has treated the instrument involved as p

241 U.S. 319 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Personal Injury 1916

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. De Atley

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY v. DE ATLEY. ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP KENTUCKY. No. 274. Argued March 10, 1916. Decided May 22, 1916. The Employers’ Liability Act abrogated the common-law fellow servant rule by plac

241 U.S. 310 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Immigration Law 1916

Bankers Trust Co. v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.

BANKERS TRUST COMPANY v. TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY. APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OP TEXAS. No. 889. Argued April 12, 13, 1916. Decided May 22, 1916. In a suit brought by a corporation

241 U.S. 295 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1916

Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Renn

SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY v. RENN. ERROR TO The supreme court OP THE STATE OP'NORTH CAROLINA. No. 773. Argued April 4, 1916. Decided May 22, 1916. Whether the state court, in permitting an amendment to the complaint in an action under the E

241 U.S. 290 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1916

United States v. Coca Cola Co.

UNITED STATES v. COCA COLA COMPANY OF ATLANTA. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. No. 562. Argued February 29, 1916. Decided May 22, 1916. Under the Food and Drugs Act of 1906, the fact that a formula has been made

241 U.S. 265 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Estate Planning & Probate 1916

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Stewart

LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY v. STEWART, ADMINISTRATRIX OF STEWART. STEWART, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF STEWART, v. LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY. ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP KENTUCKY. Nos. 485, 904. Arg

241 U.S. 261 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Intellectual Property 1916

American Well Works Co. v. Layne & Bowler Co.

AMERICAN WELL WORKS COMPANY v. LAYNE AND BOWLER COMPANY. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. No. 376. Argued May 5, 1916. Decided May 22, 1916. A suit for damages to business caused by a th

241 U.S. 257 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1916

Terminal Taxicab Co. v. Kutz

TERMINAL TAXICAB COMPANY, INCORPORATED, v. KUTZ, NEWMAN, AND BROWNLOW, COMMISSIONERS AND CONSTITUTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 348. Argued

241 U.S. 252 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Employment Law 1916

Pacific Mail Steamship Co. v. Schmidt

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. SCHMIDT. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 323. Argued April 25, 26, 1916. Decided May 22, 1916. Where the writ of certiorari was granted to review the question of law, a

241 U.S. 245 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1916

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Carnahan

CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY v. CARNAHAN. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. No. 743. Argued April 19, 20, 1916. Decided May 22, 1916. Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R. v. Bombolis, ante, p. 211, followed to ef

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

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