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Affirmed Tax Law 1927

United States v. S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Co.

UNITED STATES v. S. S. WHITE DENTAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY. CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 291. Argued April 22, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. Under § 234 of the Revenue Act of 1918 which authorizes the deduction from gross income i

274 U.S. 398 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1927

Ohio ex rel. Clarke v. Deckebach

OHIO ex rel. CLARKE v. DECKEBACH, AUDITOR. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP OHIO. No. 272. Argued April 18, 19, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. Construction of the pleadings by the state supreme court as sufficiently drawing in que

274 U.S. 392 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1927

Fort Smith Light & Traction Co. v. Board of Improvement of Paving District No. 16

FORT SMITH LIGHT AND TRACTION COMPANY v. BOARD OF IMPROVEMENT OF PAVING DISTRICT NO. 16 OF THE CITY OF FORT SMITH. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. No. 269. Submitted March 17, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. Under the po

274 U.S. 387 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Civil Rights 1927

Fiske v. Kansas

FISKE v. KANSAS. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS. No. 48. Argued May 3, 1926. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. A decision of a state court applying and enforcing a state statute of general scope against a particular transaction as

274 U.S. 380 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1927

Whitney v. California

WHITNEY v. CALIFORNIA. ERROR TO THE. DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE, OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. No. 3. Argued October 6, 1925; reargued March 18, 1926. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. This Court acquires no juris

274 U.S. 357 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1927

Hess v. Pawloski

HESS v. PAWLOSKI. ERROR TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WORCESTER COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. No. 263. Argued April 18, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. Massachusetts Gen. Ls., c. 90, as aménded by -Stat. 1923, c. 431, § 2, which declares that use of the St

274 U.S. 352 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1927

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Public Utilities Commission

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY et al. v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE. STATE OF IDAHO. No. 242. Argued March 17, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. A State cannot requi

274 U.S. 344 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Business & Corporate Law 1927

Phelps v. United States

PHELPS v. UNITED STATES. CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CLAIMS. No. 531. Argued March 3, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. A claim for just compensation for the use of property taken by the Government is.“ founded 'upon the Constitution,” within t

274 U.S. 341 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1927

Burns v. United States

BURNS v. UNITED STATES. ERROR TO THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. No. 135. Argued November 24, 1926. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. The California statute defining and punishing criminal syndicalism ■ is n

274 U.S. 328 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Civil Rights 1927

Zahn v. Board of Public Works

ZAHN et al. v. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS et al. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP CALIFORNIA. No. 196. Argued March 7, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. A zoning ordinance dividing the City of Los Angeles into five building zones and pres

274 U.S. 325 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Personal Injury 1927

Baltimore Steamship Co. v. Phillips

BALTIMORE STEAMSHIP COMPANY et al. v. PHILLIPS. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 271. Argued April 18, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. A judgment in an action for personal injuries, based on one ground o

274 U.S. 316 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Tax Law 1927

United States v. Ludey

UNITED STATES v. LUDEY. certiorari to the court of claims. No. 289. Argued April 21, 22, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. Under the income and excess profits provisions of the Revenue Act of 1916, as amended by Revenue Act of 1917, in determi

274 U.S. 295 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1927

Alston v. United States

ALSTON v. UNITED STATES. CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. No. 898. Argued April 14, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. Section 9 of the original Harrison Narcotic Act, prescribing that any person who violate

274 U.S. 289 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1927

Hope Natural Gas Co. v. Hall, State Tax Commissioner

HOPE NATURAL GAS COMPANY v. HALL, STATE TAX COMMISSIONER, et al. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP WEST VIRGINIA. No. 815. Argued April 21, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. ISA state court’s construction of a state statute is

274 U.S. 284 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury 1927

Deal v. United States

DEAL et al. v. UNITED STATES. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF,.APPEARS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 344. Submitted April 25, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. A postmaster is not liable as an insurer under Rev. Stats. § 3846 for the loss of a

274 U.S. 277 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1927

United States v. Sisal Sales Corp.

UNITED STATES v. SISAL SALES CORPORATION et al. APPEAL PROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP NEW YORK. No. 200. Argued March 9, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. I.. A combination, entered into by parties within the U

274 U.S. 268 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Civil Rights 1927

United States v. Alford

UNITED STATES v. ALFORD. J3RROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF- FLORIDA. No. 983. Argued April 28, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927.

274 U.S. 264 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1927

United States v. Sullivan

UNITED STATES v. SULLIVAN. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT. No. 851. Argued April 27, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. Gains from illicit traffic ,in liquor are subject to the income tax. P. 263. 2. The Fifth

274 U.S. 259 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Civil Rights 1927

Westfall v. United States

WESTFALL v. UNITED STATES. CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. No. 766. Argued March 8, 9, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act, "ag amended June 21, 1917, is constitutional in

274 U.S. 256 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed 1927

Zimmermann v. Sutherland, Alien Property Custodian

ZIMMERMANN et al. v. SUTHERLAND, ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN, et al. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. No. 180. Argued March 1, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. In a suit under the Trading with the Enemy Act to satisf

274 U.S. 253 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1927

United States v. Stone & Downer Co.

UNITED STATES v. STONE & DOWNER COMPANY et al. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF CUSTOMS APPEALS. No. 150. Argued February 24, 1927. Decided May 16, 1927. 1. A judgment of the Court of Customs Appeals deciding the classification of g

274 U.S. 225 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Business & Corporate Law 1927

St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. Spiller

ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD COMPANY et al. v. SPILLER et al. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT pF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. ’ No. 577. Argued April 12, 1927. Decided May 15, 1927. 1. Assuming that a shipper’s claim for moneys col

274 U.S. 304 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1927

Midland Oil Co. v. Ball

No. 308. Midland Oil Company v. Benjamin Ball. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. Argued April 29, 1927. Decided May 2, 1927. Mr. Samuel N. Hawkes, with whom Mr. Hayes McCoy was on the brief, for plaintiff in error. Messrs

274 U.S. 721 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1927

Fife v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners

No. 880. Joseph B. Fife and Walter W. Fife v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; No. 881. Joseph B. Fife and Walter W. Fife v. State of Louisiana; and No. 882. Joseph B. Fife and Walter W. Fife v. State of Louisiana. Error to the S

274 U.S. 720 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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