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Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1917

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Layton

LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY ET AL. v. LAYTON. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP GEORGIA. No. 840. Argued April 11, 1917. — Decided April 30, 1917. The Georgia Employers’ Liability Act, Georgia Code of 1911, § 2783, elim

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

United States v. Morehead

UNITED STATES v. MOREHEAD. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA. No. 685. Argued March 14, 1917. — Decided April 30, 1917. A charge of perjury may be based upon a valid regulation of the Land Departme

243 U.S. 607 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Personal Injury 1917

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

ST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN & SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. STARBIRD, ADMINISTRATOR OF MILLER. STARBIRD, ADMINISTRATOR OF MILLER, v. ST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN & SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OP ARKANSAS. Nos. 2

243 U.S. 592 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Lott v. Pittman

LOTT v. PITTMAN, SHERIFF OF WARE COUNTY, GEORGIA. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT. OF GEORGIA. No. 894. Submitted April 13, 1917. — Decided April 30, 1917. A writ of error to review a sentence o

243 U.S. 588 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Pennsylvania Railroad v. Carr

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY v. CARR ET AL., PARTNERS, DOING BUSINESS AS ISAAC W. CARR & COMPANY. error to the supreme court op the state op new JERSEY. No. 578. Argued April 9, 10, 1917. — Decided April 30, 1917. Decided on authority of P

243 U.S. 587 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1917

Pennsylvania Railroad v. Olivit Bros.

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY v. OLIVIT BROTHERS. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. No. 577. Argued April 9, 10, 1917 — Decided April 30, 1917. In an action against an interstate carrier for damage to goods shipped on a

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

Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Lorick

SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY v. LORICK. ERROR. TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA. No. 762. Argued April 10, 1917. Decided April 23, 1917. In an action in a state court under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, it was in evi

243 U.S. 572 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Bankruptcy & Debt 1917

United States v. Davis

UNITED STATES v. DAVIS. error to the district court of the united states for THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII. No. 621. Submitted April 11, 1917. Decided April 23, 1917. When the trial court besides holding the indictment defective for not following

243 U.S. 570 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Hendersonville Light & Power Co. v. Blue Ridge Interurban Railway Co.

HENDERSONVILLE LIGHT & POWER COMPANY ET AL. v. BLUE RIDGE INTERURBAN RAILWAY COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. No. 497. Argued April 10, 1917. — Decided April 23, 1917. Where the answer in a state condemnat

243 U.S. 563 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1917

Oregon & California Railroad v. United States

OREGON & CALIFORNIA RAILROAD COMPANY ET AL. v. UNITED STATES. ON CERTIFICATE FROM AND CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 492. Argued March 8, 9, 1917. — Decided April 23, 1917. The Oregon-California Railro

243 U.S. 549 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1917

Marshall v. Gordon

MARSHALL v. GORDON, SERGEANT-AT-ARMS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 606. Argued December 11, 12, 1916. — Decided April 23,

243 U.S. 521 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Insurance Law 1917

United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Travelers Insurance Machine Co.

No. 946. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Appellant, v. Travelers Insurance Machine Company. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Arizona. Argued April 11, 1917. Decided April 16, 1917. Mr. Willi

243 U.S. 632 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Harper v. Board of County Commissioners

No. 422. Hathaway Harper, Plaintiff in Error, v. Board of County Commissioners of Oklahoma County, State of Oklahoma, et al. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. Motion to dismiss submitted April 9, 1917. Decided April 16

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

Gould v. Hyde Park Water Co.

No. 85. Harriet H. Gould and Frederick A. Waldron, Appellants, v. Hyde Park Water Company, First National Bank of Boston, and City of Boston. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. Submitted A

243 U.S. 630 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1917

Motion Picture Patents Co. v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co.

MOTION PICTURE PATENTS COMPANY v. UNIVERSAL FILM MANUFACTURING COMPANY ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 715. Argued January 12, 15, 1917. — Decided April 9, 1917. Under the patent law the grant b

243 U.S. 502 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1917

Straus v. Victor Talking Machine Co.

STRAUS ET AL., COMPOSING THE FIRM OF R. H. MACY & COMPANY, v. VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 374. Argued January 12, 1917. — Decided April 9, 1917. The monopoly of use

243 U.S. 490 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

United States v. Gradwell

UNITED STATES v. GRADWELL ET AL. UNITED STATES v. HAMBLY ET AL. UNITED STATES v. O’TOOLE ET AL. UNITED STATES v. O’TOOLE ET AL. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND, ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT O

243 U.S. 476 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Immigration Law 1917

United States v. Ginsberg

UNITED STATES v. GINSBERG. CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 401. Argued March 15, 1917. — Decided April 9, 1917. When several questions are certified under Jud. Code, § 239, and answers to part will

243 U.S. 472 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Intellectual Property 1917

United States v. Rowell

UNITED STATES v. ROWELL ET AL. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OP OKLAHOMA. No. 63. Argued November 2, 3, 1916. — Decided April 9, 1917. Jn the exercise of its guardian powers over tribal Indians th

243 U.S. 464 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1917

United States v. Waller

UNITED STATES v. WALLER ET AL. CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 697. Argued March 14, 15, 1917. — Decided April 9, 1917. By force of the Clapp Amendment of 1906-1907, chaps. 3504, 2285, 34 Stat. 353

243 U.S. 452 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1917

Pullman Co. v. Knott

THE PULLMAN COMPANY v. KNOTT, AS COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. No. 262. Motion to dismiss submitted March 19, 1917. Decided April 9, 1917. A suit to restrain a state official and hi

243 U.S. 447 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1917

Lehigh Valley Railroad v. United States

LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 124. Argued March 23, 1917. — Decided April 9, 1917. Forwarders who under contract with importer

243 U.S. 444 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Insurance Law 1917

United States v. Kenofskey

UNITED STATES v. KENOFSKEY. ERROR to the district court of the united states for THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. No. 649. Submitted March 16, 1917. — Decided April 9, 1917. A local agent of a life insurance company, whose duty was to ver

243 U.S. 440 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1917

Bunting v. State

BUNTING v. STATE OF OREGON. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP OREGON. No. 38. Argued April 18, 1916; restored to docket for reargument June 12, 1916; reargued January 19, 1917. — Decided April 9, 1917. Section 2 of the General Laws

243 U.S. 426 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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