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Affirmed Estate Planning & Probate 1916

Gidney v. Chappel

GIDNEY v. CHAPPEL. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. No. 263. Submitted March 8, 1916. Decided April 24, 1916. Sections 6509 and 6521, Mansfield’s Digest of the General Laws of Arkansas dealing with appeals from the Proba

241 U.S. 99 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1916

Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Wall

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. v. WALL, ADMINISTRATOR. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP MONTANA. No. 350. Argued December 1, 1915. Decided April 24, 1916. Laws, in force at tbe time and place of the making of a contract and which af

241 U.S. 87 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1916

McFarland v. American Sugar Refining Co.

McFARLAND, SUPERVISOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF LOUISIANA, v. AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING COMPANY. APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATE& POR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP LOUISIANA. No. 847. Argued April 11, 12, 1916. Decided April 24, 1916

241 U.S. 79 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Immigration Law 1916

United States v. Lombardo

UNITED STATES v. LOMBARDO. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON. No. 830. Submitted April 10, 1916. Decided April 24, 1916. Where a criminal statute does not define a word used therein, its

241 U.S. 73 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1916

United States v. New South Farm & Home Co.

UNITED STATES v. NEW SOUTH FARM AND HOME COMPANY. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA.. No. 808. Argued April 7, 1916. Decided April 24, 1916. While the fraudulent advertisements covered by

241 U.S. 64 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1916

Menasha Paper Co. v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.

MENASHA PAPER COMPANY v. CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP WISCONSIN. No. 696. Argued April 3, 1916. Decided April 24, 1916. The Hepburn Act of 1906 amending the Act to Regulate Commerce requ

241 U.S. 55 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Civil Rights 1916

Rosenberger v. Pacific Express Co.

ROSENBERGER v. PACIFIC EXPRESS COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP MISSOURI. No. 249. Argued March 8, 1916. Decided April 24, 1916. Speaking generally the States are without power to directly burden an interstate shipment un

241 U.S. 48 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

American Surety Co. of New York v. Idaho ex rel. Mills

No. 609. American Surety Company of New York, Plaintiff in Error, v. The State of Idaho, to and for the Use and Benefit of Clara Mills et al. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Idaho. April 17, 1916. Mr. James H. Richards and Mr.

241 U.S. 690 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1916

Hopkins v. Hull

No. 944. Ann S. Hopkins, Petitioner, v. Lawrence Hull, Trustee, etc. April 17, 1916. Mr. J. Grattan Macmahon for the petitioner. Miss Winifred Sullivan for the respondent.

241 U.S. 669 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

W. A. Gaines & Co. v. Hellman Distilling Co.

No. 905. W. A. Gaines & Company, Petitioner, v. Hellman Distilling Company, etc. April 17, 1916. Mr. James Love Hopkins, Mr. Edmund F. Trabue and Mr. D. W. Lindsay for the pétitioner. Mr. W. T. Ellis and Mr. Luther Ely Smith for the respond

241 U.S. 668 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Ex parte Griffin

No.-. Original. Ex parte: In the Matter of James J. Griffin and Gordon M. Peacock, Petitioners. Submitted April 10, 1916. Decided April 17, 1916. Mr. Arthur E. Dowell for the petitioner.

241 U.S. 650 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Larabee Flour Mills Co.

No. 460. The Missouri Pacific Railway Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. The Larabee Flour Mills Company. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted April 10, 1916. Decided April 17, 1916. Mr. B

241 U.S. 649 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1916

Richardson v. Fajardo Sugar Co.

RICHARDSON, AS TREASURER OF PORTO RICO, v. FAJARDO SUGAR COMPANY. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR PORTO RICO. No. 280. Argued March 13, 14, 1916. Decided April 17, 1916. In an action in the United States District Court

241 U.S. 44 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1916

Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Rigsby

TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. RIGSBY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. No. 523. Argued February 21, 1916. Decided April 17, 1916. Disregard of the Safety Appliance Act is a wrongful act; and, where it result

241 U.S. 33 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Saalfield

G. & C. MERRIAM COMPANY v. SAALFIELD AND OGILVIE. APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OP OHIO. No. 178. Argued January 14, 17, 1916. Decided April 17, 1916. Whether* the District Court has acquired

241 U.S. 22 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1916

Osborne v. Gray

OSBORNE, RECEIVER OF THE CHATTANOOGA SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, v. GRAY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP TENNESSEE. No. 373. Argued April 3, 1916. Decided April 17, 1916. In an action by representatives of an employee for his death, from negl

241 U.S. 16 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1916

Kelly v. Griffin

KELLY v. GRIFFIN, JAILER OF LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OP ILLINOIS. No. 777. Argued April 6, 7, 1916. Decided April 17, 1916. That the arrest by state or municipal au

241 U.S. 6 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Immigration Law 1916

Chin Fong v. Backus

CHIN FONG v. BACKUS, COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION FOR THE PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. No. 664. Argued April 5, 6, 1916. Decided April 17, 1916. Where the

241 U.S. 1 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Huff v. United States

No. 917. Franklin Huff et al., Petitioners, v. The United States. April 10, 1916. Mr. C. L. Bartlett, Mr. Marion Smith, Mr. John D. Little, Mr. Arthur G. Powell and Mr. M. F. Goldstein for the petitioners. The Attorney General, The Solicito

241 U.S. 667 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1916

Hise v. Western Coal & Mining Co.

No. 583. Helen Hise et al., Petitioners, v. Western Coal & Mining Company. April 10, 1916. Mr. John H. Vaughn for the petitioners. Mr.' Edward J. White and. Mr. Thomas B. Pryor for the respondent.

241 U.S. 666 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1916

Filler v. Steele

No. 731. H. E. Filler, Appellant, v. Ben Steele, Sheriff, etc. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Argued April 5, 1916. Decided April 10, 1916.

241 U.S. 648 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Bankruptcy & Debt 1916

Fairbanks Steam Shovel Co. v. Wills

FAIRBANKS STEAM SHOVEL COMPANY v. WILLS, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF FEDERAL CONTRACTING COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT. No. 82. Argued December 2, 3, 1915. Decided April 10, 1916. A corporation organ

240 U.S. 642 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Personal Injury 1916

Southern Railway Co. v. Prescott

SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. PRESCOTT. ERROR‘TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA. No. 358. Argued February 23, 1916. Decided April 10, 1916. Whether the contract based on a bill of lading of an interstate shipment issued purs

240 U.S. 632 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1916

Bullen v. Wisconsin

BULLEN v. STATE OF WISCONSIN. ERROR TO THE COUNTY COURT OF WAUKESHA COUNTY, STATE OF WISCONSIN. No. 262. Argued March 8, Decided April 10, 1916. A deed made by a resident of one State to a person of another State as trustee for certain bene

240 U.S. 625 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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