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Outcome n/a Tax Law 1920

Simpson v. United States

SIMPSON, SURVIVING EXECUTOR OF MOORE, v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. No. 213. Argued March 17, 18, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. In computing succession taxes payable under the War Revenue Act of 1898, upon legacies of t

252 U.S. 547 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1920

Estate of P. D. Beckwith, Inc. v. Commissioner of Patents

ESTATE OF P. D. BECKWITH, INC. v. COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS. CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 178. Argued January 23, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. The Trade-Mark • Registration Act declares (§ 5) that no ma

252 U.S. 538 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1920

Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. Lederer

PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. LEDERER, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE. CERTIORARI to the circuit court of appeals for the THIRD CIRCUIT. No. 499. Argued March 22, 23, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. The Income Tax Law of October 3,1913

252 U.S. 523 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

Oneida Navigation Corp. v. W. & S. Job & Co.

ONEIDA NAVIGATION CORPORATION, CLAIMANT OF THE SAILING VESSEL “PERCY R. PYNE, 2d.” &c. v. W. & S. JOB & COMPANY, INC. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 259. Argued March 19, 1920.

252 U.S. 521 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1920

Burnap v. United States

BURNAP v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 228. Argued March 12, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. The power to remove from public office or employment is, in the absence of any statutory provision to the contrary, an inciden

252 U.S. 512 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

First National Bank v. Williams

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, v. WILLIAMS, COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 618. Argued March 3, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. A cau

252 U.S. 504 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1920

Munday v. Wisconsin Trust Co.

MUNDAY, TRUSTEE, ET AL. v. WISCONSIN TRUST COMPANY ET AL. ERROR.. TO-THE SUPREME. COURT OP THE STATE OP WISCONSIN. No. 288. Argued March 25, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. Whether a state statute is intended to validate a contract previously

252 U.S. 499 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1920

Boehmer v. Pennsylvania Railroad

BOEHMER v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 191. Argued March 10, 11, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. Section 4 of the Safety Appliance Act of 1893, in requiring grab irons

252 U.S. 496 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1920

United States v. Chase National Bank

UNITED STATES v. CHASE NATIONAL BANK. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 134. Argued January 14, 15, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. A drawee who pays a draft drawn to the drawer’s order, upon which the drawer’s

252 U.S. 485 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

Hull v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.

HULL, ADMINISTRATRIX OF HULL, &c. v. PHILADELPHIA & READING RAILWAY COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. No. 151. Argued January 16, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. The terms “employee” and “employed” in the E

252 U.S. 475 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

Houston v. Ormes

HOUSTON, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, ET AL. v. ORMES, ADMINISTRATOR OF LOCKWOOD. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA. No. 86. Argued January 23, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. Where a fund has been appropriated by Con

252 U.S. 469 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1920

United States v. Simpson

UNITED STATES v. SIMPSON. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. No. 444. Submitted March 5, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. The transportation by their owner of five quarts of whiskey for his personal

252 U.S. 465 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Intellectual Property 1920

Cameron v. United States

CAMERON ET AL. v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 205. Argued January 29, 30, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. The inclusion of part of a national forest within a monument reserve' under the A

252 U.S. 450 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1920

Askren v. Continental Oil Co.

ASKREN, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, ET AL. v. CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY. SAME v. SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY. SAME v. THE TEXAS COMPANY. APPEALS PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES ’ POR THE DISTRICT OP NEW MEXICO. Nos

252 U.S. 444 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1920

Blumenstock Bros. Advertising Agency v. Curtis Publishing Co.

BLUMENSTOCK BROTHERS ADVERTISING AGENCY v. CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. No. 197. Submitted January 26, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. Jurisdiction based on

252 U.S. 436 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1920

Missouri v. Holland

STATE OF MISSOURI v. HOLLAND, UNITED STATES GAME WARDEN. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF- MISSOURI. No. 609. Argued March 2, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. Protection of its quasi sovereign rig

252 U.S. 416 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Estate Planning & Probate 1920

Kenney v. Supreme Lodge of the World, Loyal Order of Moose

KENNEY, ADMINISTRATOR OF KENNEY, v. SUPREME LODGE OF THE WORLD, LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE. CERTIORARI AND ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP ILLINOIS. Nos. 269, 303. Argued March 23, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. A statute denying jurisd

252 U.S. 411 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

Cincinnati, Covington & Erlanger Railway Co. v. Kentucky

CINCINNATI, COVINGTON & ERLANGER RAILWAY COMPANY v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE . OP KENTUCKY. No. 253. Argued March 18, 19, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. Decided on the authority of South Covington

252 U.S. 408 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1920

South Covington & Cincinnati Street Railway Co. v. Kentucky

SOUTH COVINGTON & CINCINNATI STREET RAILWAY COMPANY v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. No. 252. Argued March 18, 19, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. A state law requiring interurban railroad c

252 U.S. 399 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1920

Cuyahoga River Power Co. v. Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co.

CUYAHOGA RIVER POWER COMPANY v. NORTHERN OHIO TRACTION & LIGHT COMPANY ET AL. ’ APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OP OHIO. No. 102. Argued March 17, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. Plaintiff; a hydr

252 U.S. 388 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

Caldwell v. Parker

CALDWELL v. PARKER, SHERIFF OF CALHOUN COUNTY, ALABAMA. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE" UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. No. 636. Argued March 4, 5, 1920. Decided April 19, 1920. The jurisdiction to try and punish for

252 U.S. 376 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

Oklahoma v. Texas

STATE OF OKLAHOMA v. STATE OF TEXAS, UNITED STATES, INTERVENER. IN EQUITY. No. 27, Original. Motion for leave to intervene and to submit motion for injunction and receiver submitted March 29, 1920. Order entered April 1, 1920. Order grantin

252 U.S. 372 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Employment Law 1920

France & Canada Steamship Corp. v. Storgard

No. 773. France & Canada Steamship Corporation v. Konrad Storgard. March 29, 1920. Mr. Bertrand L. Pettigrew for petitioner. Mr. Silas B. Axtell for respondent.

252 U.S. 585 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1920

Central Elevator Co. v. Naam Looze Vennoot Schap

No. 760. Central Elevator Company of Baltimore City v. Naam Looze Vennoot Schap, etc. March 29, 1920. Mr. Frederic D. McKenney and Mr. Shirley Carter for petitioner. Mr. Charles R. Hickox and Mr. John M. Woolsey for respondent.

252 U.S. 584 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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