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Hayman v. City of Galveston

HAYMAN v. CITY OF GALVESTON et al. APPEAL PROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT POR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP TEXAS No. 155. Submitted January 21, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. Quaere whether, in the circumstances mentioned in the opin

273 U.S. 414 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Tax Law 1927

Swiss Oil Corp. v. Shanks

SWISS OIL CORPORATION v. SHANKS, AUDITOR. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. No. 148. Argued January 21, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. Upon review of a decision of a state court construing the state law as

273 U.S. 407 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1927

United States v. Trenton Potteries Co.

UNITED STATES v. TRENTON POTTERIES COMPANY et al. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE APPEALS EOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 27. Argued November 30, December 1, 1926. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. A charge to a jury which was correctly given an

273 U.S. 392 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1927

Smith v. Wilson

SMITH et al. v. WILSON et al. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. No. 648. Argued January 5, 6, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. Section. 266 of the Judicial Code, as amended by the Act of Feb

273 U.S. 388 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1927

Fred T. Ley & Co. v. United States

FRED T. LEY & COMPANY INC. v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. No. 125. Argued January 14, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. In a suit to recover the cost of public liability insurance paid under a building contract allowing r

273 U.S. 386 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1927

Myers v. International Trust Co.

MYERS v. INTERNATIONAL TRUST COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE COUNTY OP SUFFOLK, STATE OP MASSACHUSETTS. No. 122. Argued January 12, 13, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. In Massachusetts, a partner who indorses a firm no

273 U.S. 380 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1927

Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co.

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY OF NEW YORK v. SOUTHERN PHOTO MATERIALS COMPANY. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. No. 6. Argued November 19, 1925. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. Under § 12 of the Clayton Act, a suit against

273 U.S. 359 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Immigration Law 1927

Quon Quon Poy v. Johnson

QUON QUON POY v. JOHNSON, COMMISSIONER. APPEAL PROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT POR THE DISTRICT OP MASSACHUSETTS. No. 68. Argued December 9, 10, 1926. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. A hearing before a Board of Special Inquiry, in an im

273 U.S. 352 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1927

Bowers v. New York & Albany Lighterage Co.

BOWERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS COLLECTOR, v. NEW YORK & ALBANY LIGHTERAGE COMPANY. SAME v. SEAMAN. SAME v. FULLER. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS' FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. Nos. 366, 367, 368. Argued January 5, 1927. Decided February

273 U.S. 346 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Personal Injury 1927

Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Porter

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. PORTER et al. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT’ OF ARKANSAS. No. 107. Submitted January 11, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. Section 1(6) of the Act to Regulate Commerce, requiring carriers to establish and

273 U.S. 341 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1927

United States v. Burton Coal Co.

UNITED STATES v. BURTON COAL COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 100. Argued January 10, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. Where a buyer, in violation of an executory contract of sale, refuses to accept the commodity sold, the s

273 U.S. 337 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1927

Smyer v. United States

SMYER et al. v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. No. 131. Argued January 14, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. Moneys collected by a post office official under the Act of August 24, 1912, upon C.

273 U.S. 333 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Business & Corporate Law 1927

Sacramento Navigation Co. v. Salz

SACRAMENTO NAVIGATION COMPANY v. SALZ. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 51. Argued December 2, 3, 1926. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. A contract for the transportation of cargo shipped on board a barge,

273 U.S. 326 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1927

Davis Sewing Machine Co. v. United States

DAVIS SEWING MACHINE COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. No. 82. Argued January 6, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. A claim for profits anticipated from the performance of a contract with the Government cannot be base

273 U.S. 324 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1927

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. United States

LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. APPEAL PROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 61. Argued January 6, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. A land-grant-aided railroad under a duty to carry government troops at not to exceed fi

273 U.S. 321 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1927

Pueblo of Santa Rosa v. Fall

THE PUEBLO OF SANTA ROSA v. FALL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al. CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA No. 511. Argued January 11, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. A court has power at any stage of a ease to r

273 U.S. 315 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1927

United States v. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad

UNITED STATES et al. v. LOS ANGELES & SALT LAKE RAILROAD COMPANY. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. No. 414. Argued January 3, 4, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. A “ final ” valuation

273 U.S. 299 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1927

Farrington v. Tokushige

FARRINGTON, GOVERNOR OF HAWAII, et al. v. TOKUSHIGE et al. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 465. Argued January 21, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. Acts of the Legislature of Hawaii “relating to fore

273 U.S. 284 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1927

Louisiana & Western Railroad v. Gardiner

LOUISIANA & WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY v. GARDINER. ERROR AND CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE. OF LOUISIANA, FIRST CIRCUIT. No. 120. Argued January 12, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. Cause held reviewable by certiorari, no

273 U.S. 280 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1927

American Railway Express Co. v. Royster Guano Co.

AMERICAN RAILWAY EXPRESS COMPANY v. ROYSTER GUANO COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO THE SPECIAL COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP VIRGINIA. No. 116. Argued November 17, 18, 1925. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. Judgment holding petitioner liable in Virgi

273 U.S. 274 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1927

American Railway Express Co. v. Kentucky

AMERICAN RAILWAY EXPRESS COMPANY v. KENTUCKY. CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. No. 5. Argued January 29, 1925; reargued November 17, 18, 1925. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. Upon review of a judgment of a state co

273 U.S. 269 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Business & Corporate Law 1927

United States v. Ritterman

UNITED STATES v. RITTERMAN. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 669. Argued January 19, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. The crime of smuggling as defined by § 593(a) of the Tariff Act of 1922 is consum

273 U.S. 261 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1927

Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. v. Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS COMPANY v. OKLAHOMA. SAME v. SAME et al. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. Nos. 154, 187. Submitted January 3, 10, 1927. Decided February 21, 1927. 1. At common law, and by the rule in tbe federal cou

273 U.S. 257 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1927

Hellmich v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

HELLMICH, COLLECTOR, v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT No. 507. Argued January 18, 1927 Decided February 21, 1927. 1. Messages transmitted for a railroad company by a tel

273 U.S. 242 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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