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Affirmed Personal Injury 1917

Chicago & Alton Railroad v. McWhirt

CHICAGO & ALTON RAILROAD COMPANY ET AL. v. McWHIRT. ERROR TQ THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. No. 714. Argued January 29, 30, 1917. Decided March 26, 1917. A provision in the special charter of a railroad company permitting the g

243 U.S. 422 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

California v. Deseret Water, Oil & Irrigation Co.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. DESERET WATER, OIL & IRRIGATION COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP CALIFORNIA. No. 269. Argued January 29, 1917. — Decided March 26, 1917. When the decision of the state court in the application of st

243 U.S. 415 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Family Law 1917

Lehigh Valley Railroad v. United States of America & Interstate Commerce Commission

LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. APPEAL FROM THE. DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 733. Argued March 15, 1917. — Decided March 26

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

Tillinghast v. Richards

No. 652. Frank W. Tillinghast, Leonard L. Barber, and Sam A. Fenner, Appellants, v. John J. Richards, Marshal of the United States for the District of Rhode Island. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Rho

243 U.S. 629 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Zavaglia v. Notarbartolo

No. 226. Francesco Massari Zavaglia, Plaintiff in Error, v. Emanuela Notarbartolo. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted March 6, 1917. Decided March 19, 1917. Mr. Henry L. Lazarus, M

243 U.S. 628 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1917

Utah Power & Light Co. v. United States

UTAH POWER & LIGHT COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES v. UTAH POWER & LIGHT COMPANY. BEAVER RIVER POWER COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES v. BEAVER RIVER POWER COMPANY. NUNN ET AL. v. UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES v. NUNN ET AL. A

243 U.S. 389 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1917

Wilson v. New

WILSON, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI, v. NEW ET AL., RECEIVERS OF THE MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA & GULF RAILWAY COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. No. 79

243 U.S. 332 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Diaz v. Porto Rico

No. 381. No. 382. Ramon Pastor Diaz, Plaintiff in Error, v. People of Porto Rico; and Luis Abella and Pedro G. Goico, Plaintiffs in Error, v. People of Porto Rico. In error to the Supreme Court of Porto Rico. Motion to dismiss or affirm sub

243 U.S. 627 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1917

United States v. Cress

UNITED STATES v. CRESS. UNITED STATES v. KELLY ET AL. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. Nos. 84, 718. Argued December 13, 1916. Decided March 12, 1917. The servitude to the interests of n

243 U.S. 316 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1917

Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. Shaw

No. 454. Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co., Plaintiff in Error, v. John B. Shaw. In error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. Submitted January 30, 1917. Decided March 6, 1917. Mr. E. L. Worthington, Mr. W. D. Cochran and Mr. LeWright

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

Ex parte Wintner

No.-. Original. Ex parte: In the Matter of Samuel Wintner, Petitioner. Submitted January 29, 1917. Decided March 6, 1917. Mr. Harold Remington for petitioner.

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

Wyoming v. Colorado

STATE OF WYOMING v. STATE OF COLORADO ET AL. IN EQUITY. No. 7, Original. Argued December 6, 7, 8, 1916. — Order entered March 6, 1917. It is ordered that this case be restored to the docket for re-argument. 1. Counsel are requested to speci

243 U.S. 622 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1917

St. Joseph & Grand Island Railway Co. v. Moore

ST. JOSEPH & GRAND ISLAND RAILWAY COMPANY v. MOORE. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP MISSOURI. No. 573. Argued January 30, 1917. Decided March 6, 1917. An action governed by the Federal Employers’ Liability Act is not removable fr

243 U.S. 311 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Personal Injury 1917

McAllister v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.

McALLISTER, ADMINISTRATRIX OF McALLISTER, v. CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY ET AL. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP KENTUCKY. No. 748. Submitted January 30, 1917. Decided March 6, 1917. An orde

243 U.S. 302 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Memphis Street Railway Co. v. Moore

MEMPHIS STREET RAILWAY COMPANY v. MOORE, ADMINISTRATOR OF DOUGLAS. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. No. 623. Argued January 29, 1917. — Decided March 6, 1917. Where no conflict with the Federal Constitution

243 U.S. 299 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1917

Lie v. San Francisco & Portland Steamship Co.

LIE, MASTER OF THE NORWEGIAN STEAMSHIP “SELJA,” &c. v. SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, CLAIMANT OF THE AMERICAN STEAMSHIP “BEAVER,” &c. certiorari to the circuit court of appeals for the NINTH 'CIRCUIT. No. 110. Argued December

243 U.S. 291 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Swift & Co. v. Hocking Valley Railway Co.

SWIFT & COMPANY v. HOCKING VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OHIO. No. 376. Argued December 5, 1916. — Decided March 6, 1917. A railroad company, under a written' agreement reserving a small annual rental an

243 U.S. 281 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1917

Pease v. Rathbun-Jones Engineering Co.

PEASE v. RATHBUN-JONES ENGINEERING COMPANY. PEASE ET AL. v. RATHBUN-JONES ENGINEERING COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. Nos. 360, 419. Submitted January 8, 1917. — Decided March 6, 1917. Objection go

243 U.S. 273 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Family Law 1917

Pennington v. Fourth National Bank of Cincinnati

PENNINGTON v. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK OF CINCINNATI, OHIO. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OHIO. No. 147. Argued January 26, 1917. — Decided March 6, 1917. The power’of the States to seize tangible and intangible property and apply

243 U.S. 269 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1917

Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co. v. McKibbin

PHILADELPHIA & READING RAILWAY COMPANY v. McKIBBIN. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 136. Argued January 25, 1917. Decided March 6, 1917. In the absence of consent, a corporation of

243 U.S. 264 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Rome Railway & Light Co. v. Floyd County

ROME RAILWAY & LIGHT COMPANY v. FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA, ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OP GEORGIA. No. 547. Argued January 25, 1917. — Decided March 6, 1917. A street railway company in G

243 U.S. 257 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1917

Grays Harbor Logging Co. v. Coats-Fordney Logging Co.

GRAYS HARBOR LOGGING COMPANY ET AL. v. COATS-FORDNEY LOGGING COMPANY. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP WASHINGTON. No. 132. Argued January 23, 1917. — Decided March 6, 1917. In a proceeding to condemn land for a private railway, b

243 U.S. 251 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Dismissed Civil Rights 1917

Horn v. Mitchell

HORN v. MITCHELL, UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT. No. 679. Argued January 11, 12, 1917. — Decided March 6, 1917. A judgment of the.District Court refus

243 U.S. 247 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1917

Mountain Timber Co. v. Washington

MOUNTAIN TIMBER COMPANY v. STATE OF WASHINGTON. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP WASHINGTON. No. 13. Argued March 1, 2, 1916; restored to docket for reargument November 13, 1916; reargued January 30, 1917. — Decided March 6, 1917.

243 U.S. 219 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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