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Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1917

New York Central Railroad v. Winfield

NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. WINFIELD. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT,. APPELLATE DIVISION, THIRD JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, ,OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. No. 321. Argued February 29, March 1, 1916; restored to docket for reargument November 13,

244 U.S. 147 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Employment Law 1917

Lewis v. United States

LEWIS, EXECUTRIX OF LEWIS, v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OE CLAIMS. No. 197. Submitted April 23, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. The clause in the Sundry Civil 'Appropriation Act of March 4, 1909, c. 299, 35 Stat. 945, 987, appropriat

244 U.S. 134 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1917

Yankaus v. Feltenstein

YANKAUS v. FELTENSTEIN ET AL. ERROR TO THE CITY COURT OF NEW YORK CITY, STATE OF NEW YORK. No. 407. Argued April 10, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. The rule that an order of the District Court remanding a cause is conclusive of the right to re

244 U.S. 127 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1917

United States v. Wildcat

UNITED STATES v. WILDCAT, A MINOR, ET AL. ON CERTIFICATE FROM AND CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 741. Argued April 11, 12, 13, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. Acting under the enrollment provisions of the

244 U.S. 111 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Rowland v. Boyle

ROWLAND ET AL., RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, v. BOYLE, ADMINISTRATOR OF BOYLE, AND THE ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD COMPANY. APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP ARKANSAS.

244 U.S. 106 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1917

Nevada-California-Oregon Railway v. Burrus

NEVADA-CALIFORNIA-OREGON RAILWAY v. BURRUS. ERROR TO THE 'SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP NEVADA. No. 237. Submitted April 30, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. In an action against a carrier for breach of a contract to furnish an interstate train,

244 U.S. 103 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Employment Law 1917

E. I. Du Pont De Nemours Powder Co. v. Masland

E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS POWDER COMPANY ET AL. v. MASLAND ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. No. 210. Argued May 4, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. In a suit to enjoin defendant from using or disclosing sec

244 U.S. 100 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1917

West v. Edward Rutledge Timber Co.

WEST v. EDWARD RUTLEDGE TIMBER COMPANY ET AL. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE • NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 276. Argued May 7, 8, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. The Act of March 2, 1899, c. 377, 30 Stat. 993, in providing for conveyanc

244 U.S. 90 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1917

United States v. Illinois Central Railroad

UNITED STATES ET AL. v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY. APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP ILLINOIS. No. 310. Argued April 13, 16, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. An order of the Interstate Commer

244 U.S. 82 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Woodworth v. Chesbrough

WOODWORTH v. CHESBROUGH. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. No. 180. Argued April 19, 20, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. Finding a verdict and judgment excessive, tbe Court of Appeals gave . the party who had recovere

244 U.S. 79 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Chesbrough v. Woodworth

CHESBROUGH v. WOODWORTH. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. No. 179. Argued April 19, 20, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. An action under Rev. Stats., § 5239, against a director of a national bank for damages sustained

244 U.S. 72 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1917

Ohio River Contract Co. v. Gordon

OHIO RIVER CONTRACT COMPANY v. GORDON, JUDGE OF THE JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT. ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP KENTUCKY. No. 594. Argued April 9, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. The fact that personal injuries sued for occurred whil

244 U.S. 68 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1917

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. Gotschall

MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY v. GOTSCHALL, ADMINISTRATRIX OF GOTSCHALL. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP MINNESOTA. No. 251. Argued April 9, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. Plaintiff’s intestate, a brakeman, was thrown fro

244 U.S. 66 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Personal Injury 1917

American Express Co. v. United States Horse Shoe Co.

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY v. UNITED STATES HORSE SHOE COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA. No. 248. Argued April 30, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. Concurrent findings of state trial and appellate courts as to the f

244 U.S. 58 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Meisukas v. Greenough Red Ash Coal Co.

MEISUKAS v. GREENOUGH RED ASH COAL COMPANY. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP NEW YORK. No. 229. Argued May 2, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. The right to challenge the jurisdiction of the District Co

244 U.S. 54 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Estate Planning & Probate 1917

Toledo Railways & Light Co. v. Hill

TOLEDO RAILWAYS & LIGHT COMPANY v. HILL ET AL., EXECUTORS OF KIRK. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 200. Argued April 23, 1917. Decided May 21, 1917. An objection to the jurisdictio

244 U.S. 49 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Johnson v. McAdoo

No. 897. H. N. Johnson et al., Appellants, v. William G. McAdoo, Secretary of the United States Treasury Department. Appeal from the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia^ Motion to affirm submitted April 30, 1917. Decided May 7, 191

244 U.S. 643 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1917

Van Dyke v. Geary

VAN DYKE ET AL. v. GEARY ET AL., MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, ET AL. APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE DISTRICT OP ARIZONA. No. 52. Argued March 23, 1917. Decided May 7, 1917. In a

244 U.S. 39 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Texas Packing Co.

GULF, COLORADO & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY v. TEXAS PACKING COMPANY ET AL. ERROR TO THE COURT OP CIVIL APPEALS, THIRD SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT, OP THE STATE OP TEXAS. No. 334. Argued December 6, 1916. Decided May 7, 1917. A case involving r

244 U.S. 31 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1917

Chicago Life Insurance v. Cherry

CHICAGO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. v. CHERRY. ERROR TO THE APPELLATE COURT FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. No. 171. Argued April 18, 1917. Decided May 7, 1917. In an action on a sister state judgment a state court may in

244 U.S. 25 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Personal Injury 1917

The Kronprinzessin Cecilie

THE KRONPRINZESSIN CECILIE. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT. No. 922. Argued April 16, 17, 1917. Decided May 7, 1917. Upon the facts stated in the opinion, Held, that the master and owners of the German Stea

244 U.S. 12 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Intellectual Property 1917

Ewing v. United States ex rel. Fowler Car Co.

EWING, COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS, v. UNITED STATES EX REL. FOWLER CAR COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 721. Argued April 17, 1917. Decided May 7, 1917. When an applicant for a patent admits that the

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

Hiller v. Crenshaw

No. 646. D. M. Hiller and Max Miller et al., Sureties, Plaintiffs in Error, v. Thomas B. Crenshaw, Clerk, W. E. Woolen, Revenue Agent, and John C. McLemore, Clerk. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee. Motion to dismiss s

243 U.S. 634 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Park Square Automobile Station v. American Locomotive Co.

No. 140. Park Square Automobile Station, Plaintiff in Error, v. American Locomotive Company. In error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York. Argued April 24, 1917. Decided April 30, 1917. Mr. Edwar

243 U.S. 633 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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