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Remanded Civil Rights 1917

Buchanan v. Warley

BUCHANAN v. WARLEY. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. No. 33. Argued April 10, 11, 1916; restored to docket for reargument April 17,1916; reargued April 27, 1917. Decided November 5, 1917. A city ordinance which forbid

245 U.S. 60 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1917

Fidelity & Columbia Trust Co. v. City of Louisville

FIDELITY & COLUMBIA TRUST COMPANY, EXECUTOR AND TRUSTEE OF EWALD, v. CITY OF LOUISVILLE. ERROR TO THE COURT OE APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. No. 424. Argued October 16, 17, 1917. Decided November 5, 1917. A person domiciled in Kentucky-

245 U.S. 54 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Bankruptcy & Debt 1917

Cohen v. Samuels

COHEN, TRUSTED IN BANKRUPTCY OF SAMUELS, v. SAMUELS. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 359. Argued October 17, 1917. Decided November 5, 1917. A policy of insurance held by a bankrupt, which has a cash s

245 U.S. 50 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Jones v. Interstate Commerce Commission

JONES v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME . COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 340. Argued October 3, 1917. Decided November 5, 1917. Decided on the. authority of Smith v. Interstate Commerce Commission, ante, 33.

245 U.S. 48 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Smith v. Interstate Commerce Commission

SMITH v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 339. Argued October 3, 1917. Decided November 5, 1917. Decided on the authority of Smith v. Interstate Commerce Commission, ante, 33. Af

245 U.S. 47 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Estate Planning & Probate 1917

Smith v. Interstate Commerce Commission

SMITH v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 337. Argued October 2, 3, 1917. Decided November 5, 1917. The Senate, by resolution, directed the Interstate Commerce Commission to inve

245 U.S. 33 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1917

Lee Wilson & Co. v. United States

LEE WILSON & COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE- CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 110. Argued October 4, 5, 1917. Decided November 5, 1917. If, in the making of a survey of public lands, an area is through fraud o

245 U.S. 24 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1917

Contributors to the Pennsylvania Hospital v. City of Philadelphia

CONTRIBUTORS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA ET AL. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 349. Argued October 16, 1917. Decided November 5, 1917. So vital a governmental power as the power, upon j

245 U.S. 20 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1917

Bruce v. Tobin

BRUCE, ADMINISTRATOR OF TOBIN ET AL., v. TOBIN. PETITION FOR A WRIT OF .CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA. No. 645. Petition for a writ of certiorari submitted October 1, 1917. Denied October 22, 1917. The remedy

245 U.S. 18 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

City of Chelsea v. City of Boston

No. 236. City of Chelsea, Plaintiff in Error, v. City of Boston. In error to the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Massachusetts. Motion to dismiss submitted October 8, 1917. Decided October 15, 1917. Mr. Wilton J. Lambert, Mr.- Louis

245 U.S. 626 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1917

Pennsylvania Railroad v. Towers

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY, LESSEE OF THE NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY, v. TOWERS ET AL., CONSTITUTING THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND. ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP MARYLAND. No. 31. Argued April 25, 26, 19

245 U.S. 6 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1917

United States v. Leary

UNITED STATES v. LEARY ET AL., ADMINISTRATORS OF LEARY, ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT. No. 194. Argued October 4, 1917. Decided October 15, 1917. Where a defendant, under indictment for defrauding th

245 U.S. 1 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Ascarate v. New Mexico

No. 173. Ricardo Ascarate, Plaintiff in Error, v. State of New Mexico. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Néw Mexico. Motion to dismiss submitted October 1, 1917. Decided October 8, 1917. Mr. Edward C. Wade, Jr., for plaintiff in

245 U.S. 625 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Empire Mill Co. v. Blackwell Lumber Co.

No. 786. Empire Mill Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. Blackwell Lumber Company. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Idaho. Motion to dismiss or affirm or modify supersedeas submitted June 4, 1917. Decided June 11, 1917. Mr. Charles

244 U.S. 651 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Omaha Baum Iron Store Co. v. Moline Plow Co.

No. 1029. Omaha Baum Iron Store Co., Formerly Omaha Iron Store Co., Appellant, v. Moline Plow Company. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska. Motion to dismiss submitted June 4, 1917. Decided June

244 U.S. 650 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

Nos. 1035, 1036, 1037, and 1038. Western Union Telegraph Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Alabama. Motions to dismiss or affirm and petitions for writs of

244 U.S. 649 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1917

Washington Railway & Electric Co. v. Scala

WASHINGTON RAILWAY & ELECTRIC COMPANY v. SCALA, ADMINISTRATRIX OF SCALA. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 826. Argued May 8, 1917. Decided June 11, 1917. The court has jurisdiction by writ of error to review th

244 U.S. 630 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1917

American Express Co. v. South Dakota ex rel. Caldwell

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY ET AL. v. STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA EX REL. CALDWELL, AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ET AL. EEEOE TO THE SUPEEME COUET OP THE STATE OP SOUTH DAKOTA. No. 902. Argued April 13, 1917. Decided June 11, 19

244 U.S. 617 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1917

Adams v. Tanner

ADAMS ET AL. v. TANNER, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR' THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON. No. 273. Argued May 7, 1917. Decided June 11, 1917. The business of sec

244 U.S. 590 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1917

McCoach v. Insurance Co. of North America

McCOACH, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA. CERTÍORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE APPEALS FOR THE . ■ THIRD CIRCUIT. No. 475. Argued March 14, 1917. Decided June 11, 1917. A fire and marine insurance company

244 U.S. 585 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Lanham v. McKeel

LANHAM, ADMINISTRATOR OF LANHAM, ET AL. v. McKEEL. EEEOE TO THE SUPEEME COUET OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. No. 245. Submitted April 30, 1917 Decided June 11, 1917. An order of the Secretary of the Interior, approving an Indian agent’s recommen

244 U.S. 582 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1917

Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co. v. Reynolds

PUGET SOUND TRACTION, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY v. REYNOLDS ET AL., CONSTITUTING THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON. No. 22

244 U.S. 574 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1917

Southern Railway Co. v. Puckett

SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. PUCKETT. ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP GEORGIA. No. 219. Argued April 25, 1917. Decided June 11, 1917. A case arising under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, as amended April 5,1910, c. 143, 3

244 U.S. 571 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Darnell v. Edwards

DARNELL v. EDWARDS ET AL., CONSTITUTING THE MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD COMMISSION. APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP MISSISSIPPI. No. 216. Argued April 25, 1917. Decided June 11, 1917. In determining

244 U.S. 564 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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