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Outcome n/a Tax Law 1917

Duus v. Brown

DUUS, ADMINISTRATOR OF PETERSON, v. BROWN, TREASURER OF THE STATE OF IOWA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP IOWA. No. 85. Argued November 23, 1917. Decided December 10, 1917. A naturalized citizen of the United States, residing in

245 U.S. 176 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1917

Petersen v. Iowa ex rel. State Treasurer

PETERSEN ET AL., LEGATEES OF ANDERSON, v. STATE OF IOWA EX REL. THE STATE TREASURER, ET AL. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF IOWA. No. 74. Argued November 21, 1917. Decided December 10, 1917. Article 7 of the treaty with Denmark o

245 U.S. 170 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

United States ex rel. Arant v. Lane

UNITED STATES EX REL. ARANT v. LANE, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. CERTIFICATE FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 44. Argued November 13, 14, 1917. Decided December 10, 1917. Judgments or decrees of the Court of Appeals

245 U.S. 166 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. v. Gilbert

PHILADELPHIA & READING COAL & IRON COMPANY v. GILBERT. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP NEW YORK. No. 454. Argued November 6, 1917. Decided November 26, 1917. A Pennsylvania corporation was sued in New York, where it transacted bu

245 U.S. 162 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1917

Day v. United States

DAY ET AL., PARTNERS UNDER THE FIRM NAME OF J. G. & I. N. DAY, v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 43. Argued November 13, 1917. Decided November 26, 1917. Modem tendencies to depart from the strict letter in discovering

245 U.S. 159 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1917

Wear v. Kansas ex rel. Brewster

WEAR, IMPLEADED SUB. NOM. WEAR SAND COMPANY, ET AL. v. STATE OF KANSAS EX REL. BREWSTER, ATTORNEY GENERAL. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS. No. 30. Argued November 12, 1917. Decided November 26, 1917. A specific intent to

245 U.S. 154 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Germania Refining Co. v. Fuller

No. 46. Germania Refining Company et al., Plaintiffs in Error, v. Oramel B. Fuller, Auditor General et al. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Michigan. Argued November 14, 1917. Decided November 19, 1917. Mr. Charles D. Chamberli

245 U.S. 632 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Enterprise Railway Equipment Co. v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

No. 69. Enterprise Railway Equipment Company, Appellant, v. Norfolk & Western Railway Company. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. Submitted November 16, 1917. Decided November 19, 1917

245 U.S. 631 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Bellows Falls Power Co. v. Massachusetts

No. 59. Bellows Falls Power Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Ip error to the Supreme Judicial Court of thé State of Massachusetts. Argued November 16, 1917. Decided November 19, 1917. Mr. Bichard Y. FitzGerald

245 U.S. 630 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1917

Gould v. Gould

GOULD v. GOULD. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT O'F THE STATE OF NEW YORK. No. 41. Submitted November 8, 1917. Decided November 19, 1917. Alimony paid monthly to a divorced wife under a decree of court is not taxable, as “income” under the Incom

245 U.S. 151 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1917

Hartford Life Insurance v. Barber

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. BARBER. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. Nos. 252, 253. Argued November 5, 6, 1917. Decided November 19, 1917. In a suit against a life insurance company by its certificate holders, it

245 U.S. 146 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Moran v. Central Railroad

No. 150. Eugene W. Moran, Plaintiff in Error, v. Central Railroad Company of New Jersey. In error, to the Court of Errors and Appeals of the State of New Jersey. Submitted November 5, 1917. Decided November 12, 1917. Mr. Frank M. Harden-bro

245 U.S. 629 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1917

United States ex rel. T. H. Kessler & Co. v. Title Guaranty & Surety Co.

No. 34. United States of America for the use of T. H. Kessler & Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. Title Guaranty & Surety Company. In'error to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Argued November 8, 1917. Decided

245 U.S. 628 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1917

St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. United States & Interstate Commerce Commission

ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY ET AL. v. UNITED STATES AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. No. 199. Argued October 12, 15, 1917. Decided Novem

245 U.S. 136 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Kansas ex rel. Brewster

No. 28. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. State of Kansas ex rel. S. M. Brewster, Attorney General, etc., et al. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas., Submitted October 18, 1917. Decided

245 U.S. 627 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Family Law 1917

Biddinger v. Commissioner of Police

BIDDINGER v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES' FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 426. Argued October 10, 11, 1917. Decided November 5, 1917. Article IV, § 2, of the

245 U.S. 128 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1917

Scharrenberg v. Dollar Steamship Co.

SCHARRENBERG v. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP COMPANY ET. AL. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOB THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 192. Argued October 12, 1917. Decided November 5, 1917. Inducing and assisting aliens to come from abroad, working as sea

245 U.S. 122 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Bankruptcy & Debt 1917

Kelley v. Gill

KELLEY, TRUSTEE OF THE GIBRALTAR INVESTMENT AND HOME BUILDING COMPANY, BANKRUPT, v. GILL. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. No. 411. Submitted October 2, 1917. Decided November 5, 1

245 U.S. 116 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Hendrickson v. Creager

HENDRICKSON, JUDGE OF THE COUNTY COURT OF TAYLOR COUNTY, KENTUCKY, v. CREAGER. SAME v. GARDNER. SAME v. HOCKER. SAME v. STERLING LAND & INVESTMENT COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. Nos. 428, 429, 430

245 U.S. 115 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1917

Hendrickson v. Apperson

HENDRICKSON, JUDGE OF THE COUNTY COURT OF TAYLOR COUNTY, KENTUCKY, v. APPERSON. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. No. 427. Argued October 11, 1917. Decided November 5, 1917. A valid judgment was recovered aga

245 U.S. 105 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Eichel v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

EICHEL ET AL. v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT . OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. No. 571. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted October 8, 1917. Decided November 5, 1917. Appellant having brought

245 U.S. 102 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1917

United States v. Chase

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS TRUSTEE AND GUARDIAN OF THE OMAHA TRIBE OF INDIANS, ET AL., v. CHASE. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 146. Argued October 2, 1917. Decided November 5, 1917. The assignment

245 U.S. 89 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Gauzon v. Compañia General de Tabacos de Filipinas

GAUZON v. COMPAÑIA GENERAL DE TABACOS DE FILIPINAS. APPEAL FROM AND IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. No. 437. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted October 15, 1917. Decided November 5, 1917. In a proceeding for the

245 U.S. 86 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Ex parte Park & Tilford

EX PARTE PARK & TILFORD, PETITIONER. PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS. No. 24. Original. Argued October 15, 16, 1917. Rule discharged November 5, 1917. Mandamus will not issue from this court to compel a subordinate court to make a particular

245 U.S. 82 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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