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Outcome n/a 1917

Farmers Irrigation District v. Nebraska ex rel. O'Shea

FARMERS IRRIGATION DISTRICT ET AL. v. STATE OF NEBRASKA ON THE RELATION OF O’SHEA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. No. 215. Submitted April 25, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. Under § 3438 of the Revised Statutes of Nebrask

244 U.S. 325 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1917

Erie Railroad v. Purucker

ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY v. PURUCKER, ADMINISTRATRIX OF MARIETTA. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF RICHLAND COUNTY, STATE OF OHIO. No. 211. Argued April 23, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. A request to charge must be calculated to give the jury an

244 U.S. 320 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1917

Saunders v. Shaw

SAUNDERS v. SHAW AND THE BOARD OF DRAINAGE COMMISSIONERS OF THE BAYOU TERRE-AUX-BOEUFS DRAINAGE DISTRICT ET AL. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. No. 472. Argued May 9, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. It is a violation of du

244 U.S. 317 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Civil Rights 1917

Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Blackwell

SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY v. BLACKWELL. ERROR to the court op appeals op the state op GEORGIA. No. 213. Submitted April 24, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. That provision of the “Blow-Post” law of Georgia (Civil Code, 1910, §§ 2675-2677), which

244 U.S. 310 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1917

Doepel v. Jones

DOEPEL ET AL., HEIRS AT LAW OF FEARNOW, v. JONES ET AL. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP OKLAHOMA. No. 571. Argued May 8, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. A preliminary homestead entry, made in the Territory of Oklahoma under agreement

244 U.S. 305 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Cuyahoga River Power Co. v. Northern Realty Co.

CUYAHOGA RIVER POWER COMPANY v. NORTHERN REALTY COMPANY ET AL. ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS, EIGHTH DISTRICT, OP THE STATE OP OHIO. No. 342. Argued May 8, 9, 1917. Decided June 4, 1917. The Supreme Court of Ohio, after refusing to review a

244 U.S. 300 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Prairie Oil & Gas Co. v. Carter

No. 849. Prairie Oil & Gas Company, Senes W. Anthony, and Charles Anthony, Plaintiffs in Error, v. Annie Carter. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. Motion to dismiss submitted May 7, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. Mr. Jose

244 U.S. 646 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Cardona v. Porto Rico

Nos. 832, 833, and 834. Mateo Fajardo Cardona, Plaintiff in Error, v. People of Porto Rico. In error to the Supreme Court of Porto Rico. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted May 7, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. Mr. Willis Sweet for plaintiff

244 U.S. 645 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co. v. United States

Nos. 878 and 879. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. United States. In error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Motion to dismiss submitted May 7, 1917. Decided M

244 U.S. 644 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1917

Hart Steel Co. v. Railroad Supply Co.

HART STEEL COMPANY ET AL. v. RAILROAD SUPPLY COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO THE, CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT. . No. 67. Argued April 17, 18, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. A patent owner sued for infringement in two circuits, the

244 U.S. 294 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1917

Railroad Supply Co. v. Elyria Iron & Steel Co.

RAILROAD SUPPLY COMPANY v. ELYRIA IRON & STEEL COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. No. 95. Argued April 17, 18, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. The following patents, viz., No. 538,809, of May 7, 1895, No.

244 U.S. 285 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1917

Norfolk Southern Railroad v. Chatman

NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY v. CHATMAN. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT. No. 192. Argued April 20, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. Under the doctrine established by Railroad Company v. Lockwood, 17 Wall. 357,

244 U.S. 276 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1917

Hamer v. New York Railways Co.

HAMER ET AL. v. NEW YORK RAILWAYS COMPANY ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 968. Argued April 10, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. With the delivery of a mortgage to secure bond

244 U.S. 266 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1917

United Copper Securities Co. v. Amalgamated Copper Co.

UNITED COPPER SECURITIES COMPANY ET AL. v. AMALGAMATED COPPER COMPANY ET AL. error to the circuit court of appeals for the SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 208. Argued April 24, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. The established principles limiting the right o

244 U.S. 261 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Sutton v. New Jersey

SUTTON v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY. MIHM v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY. ERROR TO THE COURT OP ERRORS AND APPEALS OP THE STATE OP NEW JERSEY. Nos. 189, 190. Argued April 20, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. A state law requiring a street car company to carry

244 U.S. 258 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Civil Rights 1917

Clyde Steamship Co. v. Walker

CLYDE STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. WALKER. EEEOE TO THE SUPEEME COUET, APPELLATE DIVISION, THIED JUDICIAL DEPAETMENT, OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. No. 281. Argued February 28, 1916; restored to docket for reargument November 13, 1916; reargued January

244 U.S. 255 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1917

Southern Pacific Co. v. Jensen

SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY v. JENSEN. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, THIRD JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. No. 280. Argued February 28, 1916; restored to docket for reargument November 13, 1916; reargued Januar

244 U.S. 205 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1917

Valley Steamship Co. v. Wattawa

VALLEY STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. WATTAWA. VALLEY STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. MRAZ. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH DISTRICT, OF THE STATE OF OHIO, Nos. 469, 470. Argued January 10, 11, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. It being settled that in the abse

244 U.S. 202 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Taber

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. TABER, GUARDIAN OF SMALL ET AL. ERROR TO TEtE SUPREME .COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. No. 760. Submitted April 10, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. The claim that the Federal Employers’ Liability Act should h

244 U.S. 200 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1917

Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. McGrew Coal Co.

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. McGREW COAL COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. No. 222. Argued April 26, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. The court is not called upon to consider state statutes passed for the enfor

244 U.S. 191 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Smith v. Third National Exchange Bank

SMITH ET AL. v. THIRD NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK OF SANDUSKY, OHIO, ET AL. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. No. 214. Argued April 24, 25, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. Where lands, allotted as part of a Mexican community gra

244 U.S. 184 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1917

Lehigh Valley Railroad v. Barlow

LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY v. BARLOW. error to the supreme court op the STATE OP NEW YORK. No. 194. Argued April 20, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. An employee is not engaged in interstate commerce, within the .meaning of the Federal Emplo

244 U.S. 183 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1917

Lane v. Hoglund

LANE, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, v. HOGLUND. ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA. No. 365. Argued April 11, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. Section 7 of the Act of March 3,1891, e. 561, 26 Stat. 1095, 1099, lays upon the S

244 U.S. 174 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Personal Injury 1917

Erie Railroad v. Winfield

ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY v. WINFIELD. ERROR TO TÚE COURT OF ERRORS AND. APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. No. 353. Argued March 1, 1916; restored to docket for reargument November 13, 1916; reargued February 1, 2, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917.

244 U.S. 170 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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