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Outcome n/a Tax Law 1917

Illinois Central Railroad v. Greene

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. GREENE, AUDITOR, ET AL., CONSTITUTING THE BOARD OF VALUATION AND ASSESSMENT FOR THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, ET AL. GREENE, AUDITOR, ET AL., CONSTITUTING THE BOARD OF VALUATION AND ASSESSMENT FOR THE STATE OF

244 U.S. 555 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1917

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Greene

LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY v. GREENE, AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, ET AL., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CONSTITUTING THE BOARD OF VALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, ET AL. GREENE, AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, ET AL., INDIV

244 U.S. 522 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1917

Greene v. Louisville & Interurban Railroad

GREENE, AUDITOR, ET AL., CONSTITUTING THE BOARD OF VALUATION AND ASSESSMENT FOR THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, ET AL. v. LOUISVILLE & INTERURBAN RAILROAD COMPANY. SAME v. LOUISVILLE RAILWAY COMPANY. APPEALS PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STA

244 U.S. 499 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Intellectual Property 1917

Santa Fe Pacific Railroad v. Lane

SANTA FE PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. LANE, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. APPEAR EROM THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE DISTRICT OP' COLUMBIA. No. 170. Argued April 18, 1917. Decided June 11, 1917. In view of the power reserved to add to, alter, amen

244 U.S. 492 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Intellectual Property 1917

Hopkins v. Walker

HOPKINS ET AL. v. WALKER ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA. No. 234. Submitted October 18, 1915. Decided June 11, 1917. A case arises under the laws of the United States where an appropri

244 U.S. 486 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1917

Paine Lumber Co. v. Neal

PAINE LUMBER COMPANY, LIMITED, ET AL. v. NEAL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF THE JOINT DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NEW YORK AND VICINITY OF THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA AND AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF CARP

244 U.S. 459 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Ex parte Indiana Transportation Co.

EX PARTE INDIANA TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, PETITIONER. ON PETITION FOB WBIT OF PEOHIBITION. No. 25, Original. Argued May 21, 1917. Decided June 11, 1917. The foundation of jurisdiction is physical power. Appearance in answer to a citation iss

244 U.S. 456 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1917

Valdez v. United States

VALDEZ v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. No. 361. Argued April 23, 24, 1917. Decided June 11, 1917. The testimony of an accomplice who turns State’s evidence in a murder case is not. to be discarded bec

244 U.S. 432 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1917

First National Bank v. Fellows ex rel. Union Trust Co.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BAY CITY v. FELLOWS, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, ON THE RELATION OF UNION TRUST COMPANY ET AL. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP MICHIGAN. No. 764. Argued March 22, 23, 1917. Decided June 11, 1

244 U.S. 416 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Ex parte Park Square Automobile Station

EX PARTE PARK SQUARE AUTOMOBILE STATION, PETITIONER. PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS. No. 31, Original. Submitted May 21, 1917. Rule discharged June 11, 1917. Mandamus will not lie to control the District Court upon a jurisdictional question

244 U.S. 412 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Ex parte Goodrich

No. —. Original. Ex parte: In the Matter of Cornelia G. Goodrich et al., Petitioners. Submitted May 21, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. Mr. Hannis Taylor and Mr. William D. Gordon for petitioners.

244 U.S. 648 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Laser Grain Co. v. United States

No. 658. Laser Grain Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. United States of America. In error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. Motion to require plaintiff in error to elect, etc., or to dismiss, sub

244 U.S. 647 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1917

Wall v. Parrot Silver & Copper Co.

WALL ET AL. v. PARROT SILVER & COPPER COMPANY ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA. No. 271. Argued May 4, 7, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. The court agrees with the District Court in concludi

244 U.S. 407 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

United States ex rel. Louisiana v. Jack

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA EX REL. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA v. HON. GEORGE WHITFIELD JACK, JUDGE OF UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. CEETIOEAEI TO THE CIECUIT COUET OF APPEALS FOE THE FIFTH CIECUIT. No. 264. Argued M

244 U.S. 397 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1917

Mississippi Railroad Commission v. Mobile & Ohio Railroad

MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD COMMISSION ET AL. v. MOBILE & OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI. No. 256. Submitted May 1, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. While the power of

244 U.S. 388 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Ward

MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS ET AL. v. WARD ET AL., AND HOUSTON & TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY. ERROR TO THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS, THIRD SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. No. 241. Submitted April 30,

244 U.S. 383 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1917

Illinois Surety Co. v. John Davis Co.

ILLINOIS SURETY COMPANY v. THE JOHN DAVIS COMPANY ET AL. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT. ' No. 235. Argued April 27, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. The purpose of the' Act of February 24, 1905, 33 Stat. 811, is t

244 U.S. 376 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1917

St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. McKnight

ST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN & SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. McKNIGHT ET AL., RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 183. Argued May 2, 1917. Decided June 4, 19

244 U.S. 368 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Mason v. United States

MASON ET AL. v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA, SECOND DIVISION. No. 604. Submitted April 11, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. The Fifth Amendment does not relieve a witness from answer

244 U.S. 362 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1917

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. Tonsellito

NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY v. TONSELLITO, AN INFANT, ETC. NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY v. TONSELLITO. ERROR TO THE COURT OP ERRORS AND APPEALS OP THE STATE OP NEW JERSEY. Nos. 239, 240. Submitted Ap

244 U.S. 360 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. United States

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY OF IDAHO v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 176. Argued April 18, 19, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. The power to establish forest reservátions, b

244 U.S. 351 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1917

Western Oil Refining Co. v. Lipscomb

WESTERN OIL REFINING COMPANY v. LIPSCOMB, CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT OF MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AS SUCCESSOR OF THOMAS. ERROR TO THE' SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. No. 168. Submitted March 23, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. It is th

244 U.S. 346 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1917

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United States

ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 267. Argued May 4, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. The Hours of Service Act of March 4, 1907, 34 Stat. 1415, is

244 U.S. 336 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1917

Erie Railroad v. Stone

ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY v. STONE ET AL., PARTNERS, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME OF STONE & NOBLE. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, STATE OF OHIO. No. 254. Argued May 3, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. In a limited liability cont

244 U.S. 332 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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