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Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1920

Thames Towboat Co. v. The Schooner "Francis McDonald"

THAMES TOWBOAT COMPANY v. THE SCHOONER “FRANCIS McDONALD,” her tackle, &c., CUMMINS, CLAIMANT. APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP NEW YORK. No. 97. Argued November 18, 1920. Decided December 6,

254 U.S. 242 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1920

Great Western Serum Co. v. United States

GREAT WESTERN SERUM COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 90. Argued November 12, 1920. Decided December 6, 1920. A contractual obligation of the United States to pay the owner cannot be implied from the seizure and

254 U.S. 240 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1920

Sampliner v. Motion Picture Patents Co.

SAMPLINER v. MOTION PICTURE PATENTS COMPANY ET AL. ERROR TO .THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 89. Argued November 12, 1920. Decided December 6, 1920. A party who . joins the opposing party in requesting the District

254 U.S. 233 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1920

Bothwell v. United States

BOTHWELL ET AL. v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLALMS. No. 78. Argued November 9, 1920. Decided December 6, 1920. The contract implied from a taking by the Government is a contract to pay for the property actually taken. P. 232.

254 U.S. 231 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

Nicchia v. New York

NICCHIA v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. error to the county court of kings county, state OF NEW YORK. No. 74. Argued November 17, 1920. Decided December 6, 1920. It is within the police power of a State to require payment of license fee

254 U.S. 228 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Business & Corporate Law 1920

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Des Moines Union Railway Co.

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY ET AL. v. DES MOINES UNION RAILWAY COMPANY ET AL. DES MOINES UNION RAILWAY COMPANY ET AL. v. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR T

254 U.S. 196 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1920

Jin Fuey Moy v. United States

JIN FUEY MOY v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO 'TTTF, DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 44. Argued October 11, 1920. Decided December 6, 1920. 1. In a case properly here on a constitutional question

254 U.S. 189 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Personal Injury 1920

Wells Fargo & Co. v. Taylor

WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY v. TAYLOR. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. No. 41. Argued December 19, 1919. Decided December 6, 1920. 1. Where .the District Court sustains a bill in equity against a demurrer and u

254 U.S. 175 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1920

De Rees v. Costaguta

De REES v. COSTAGUTA ET AL., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CO-PARTNERS COMPOSING THE CO-PARTNERSHIP OF DAVID COSTAGUTA AND COMPANY, ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 341. Submitted O

254 U.S. 166 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1920

Berlin Mills Co. v. Procter & Gamble Co.

BERLIN MILLS COMPANY v. PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY. certiorari, to the circuit court of appeals for the SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 93. Argued November 15, 1920. Decided December 6, 1920. Patent No. 1,135,351, issued April 13, 1915, to Procter & Gamb

254 U.S. 156 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Personal Injury 1920

United States v. Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij

UNITED STATES v. NEDERLANDSCH-AMERIKAANSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (HOLLAND-AMERICA LIJN.) APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 53. Argued January 28, 1920; restored to docket for reargument October 11, 1920; reargued November 17, 1920. De

254 U.S. 148 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1920

Coca-Cola Co. v. Koke Co. of America

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY v. THE KOKE COMPANY OF AMERICA ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 101. Argued November 18, 19, 1920. Decided December 6, 1920. The.defense that the plaintiff’s trade-mark and a

254 U.S. 143 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

Galveston Artillery Club v. Cureton

No. 228. Galveston Artillery Club et al. v. C. M. Cureton, Attorney General, etc., et al.

254 U.S. 664 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

Cargill v. United States ex rel. Pierce

No. 375. H. W. Cargill, as Assessor, etc., et al. v. United States ex rel. Frank Pierce.

254 U.S. 663 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Immigration Law 1920

Lopez v. Howe

No. 146. Frank R. Lopez v. Frederick C. Howe, as Commissioner of Immigration at the Port of New York.

254 U.S. 650 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

First National Bank v. J. L. Mott Iron Works

No. 594. First National Bank of Aiken v. J. L. Mott Iron Works.

254 U.S. 627 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1920

City of Newport v. Heckerman

No. 98. City of Newport v. Howard Heckerman et al., etc.

254 U.S. 614 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1920

Rock Island, Arkansas & Louisiana Railroad v. United States

ROCK ISLAND, ARKANSAS & LOUISIANA RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. No. 82. Submitted November 8, 1920. Decided November 22, 1920. The right to sue for the recovery of an internal revenue tax illegally asse

254 U.S. 141 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

Horning v. District of Columbia

HORNING v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 77. Argued November 8, 9, 1920. Decided November 22, 1920. One whose intentional conduct violates the prohibitions of a penal statute is no

254 U.S. 135 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1920

International Bridge Co. v. New York

INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE COMPANY v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP NEW YORK. No. 46. Argued December 16, 1919; restored to docket for reargument January 26, 1920; reargued October 11, 12, 1920. — Dec

254 U.S. 126 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

Jackson v. United States

No. 591. Samuel C. Jackson v. United States.

254 U.S. 649 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

Humphreys v. Bates & Rogers Construction Co.

No. 349. W. H. Humphreys, as Administrator, etc. v. Bates & Rogers Construction Company.

254 U.S. 613 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

Louisiana ex rel. Duggan v. Crandell

No. 81. State of Louisiana ex rel. Thomas J. Duggan, etc. v. A. W. Crandell, Register of the State Land Office.

254 U.S. 612 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1920

Watson v. State Comptroller

WATSON ET AL., EXECUTORS OF WATSON, v. STATE COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ERROR TO THE SURROGATE’S COURT OF NEW YORK COUNTY, STATE OF NEW YORK. No. 266. Argued October 13, 1920. Decided November 15, 1920. In imposing transfer or in

254 U.S. 122 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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