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Green Point Savings Bank v. Board of Zoning Appeals

No. 788. Green Point Savings Bank v. Board of Zoning Appeals of the Town of Hempstead et al. March 25, 1940. Mr. Irving Ma-riash for appellant. Mr. Franklin T. Voelker for appellees.

309 U.S. 633 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1940

Frame v. Hudspeth

No. 698. Frame v. Hudspeth, Warden. March 25, 1940. Perry Frame, pro se.

309 U.S. 632 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Vacated 1940

Connor v. California

No. 562. Connor v. California et al. March 25, 1940. Frank S. Connor, pro se and Mr. H. Thomas Austern for petitioner. Messrs. Earl Warren, Attorney General of California, and Everett W. Mattoon, Assistant Attorney General, for respondents.

309 U.S. 631 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1940

Tradesmens National Bank of Oklahoma City v. Oklahoma Tax Commission

TRADESMENS NATIONAL BANK OF OKLAHOMA CITY v. OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION. No. 596. Submitted March 6, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Mr. E. A. Walker submitted for appellant. Mr. F. M. Dudley submitted for appellee.

309 U.S. 560 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1940

Minnesota v. National Tea Co.

MINNESOTA v. NATIONAL TEA CO. et al. No. 500. Argued March 7, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Messrs. Matthias N. Orfield and George W. Markam, with whom Mr. J. A. A. Burnquist, Attorney General of Minnesota, was on the brief,..for petitioner

309 U.S. 551 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1940

Rico v. Rubert Hermanos, Inc.

PUERTO RICO v. RUBERT HERMANOS, INC. No. 582. Argued March 7, 8, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Mr. William Cattron Rigby, with whom Messrs. George A. Malcolm and Nathan R. Margold were on the brief, for petitioner. Messrs. Henri Brown and G

309 U.S. 543 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1940

Whitney v. State Tax Commission

WHITNEY et al., EXECUTORS, et al. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION OF NEW YORK. No. 541. Argued February 28, 29, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Mr. Arthur A. Ballantine, with whom Messrs. Roy.C. Gasser, Thomas B. Gilchrist, Horace R. Lamb, and Leo óo

309 U.S. 530 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1940

Woodring v. Wardell

WOODRING, SECRETARY OF WAR, et al. v. WARDELL, RECEIVER. No. 5. Argued October 10, 11, 1939. Decided March 25, 1940. Assistant Attorney General Shea, with whom Solicitor General Jackson and Mr. Paul A. Sweeney were on the brief, for petitio

309 U.S. 527 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1940

Inland Waterways Corp. v. Young

INLAND WATERWAYS CORP. et al. v. YOUNG, RECEIVER. No. 6. Argued October 11, 1939. Decided March 25, 1940. Assistant Attorney General Shea, with whom- Solicitor General Jackson and Mr. Paul A. Sweeney were on the brief, for petitioners. Mess

309 U.S. 517 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded 1940

United States v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

UNITED STATES v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. et al. No. 569. Argued February 27, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Solicitor General Biddle, with whom Assistant Attorney General Littell and Mr. Thomas E. Harris were on the brief, for

309 U.S. 506 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1940

United States v. Shaw

UNITED STATES v. SHAW, ADMINISTRATOR DE BONIS NON. No. 570. Argued February 27, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Solicitor General Biddle, with whom Assistant Attorney General Shea and Messrs. Melvin H. Siegel, Paul A. Sweeney, and Thomas E. H

309 U.S. 495 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1940

Kersh Lake Drainage District v. Johnson

KERSH LAKE DRAINAGE DISTRICT et al. v. JOHNSON. No. 595. Argued March 8, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Messrs. George B. Rose and George Rose Smith for petitioners. Mr. Walter G. Riddick, with whom Mr. Charles T. Coleman was on the brief, f

309 U.S. 485 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Estate Planning & Probate 1940

Thompson v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.

THOMPSON, TRUSTEE, v. MAGNOLIA PETROLEUM CO. et al. No. 481. Argued February 28, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Mr. Thomas T. Railey for petitioner. Messrs. Craig VanMeter and Thomas H. Cobbs, with whom Messrs. Fred H. Kelly, Wm. H. Armstron

309 U.S. 478 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1940

Federal Communications Commission v. Sanders Bros. Radio Station

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION v. SANDERS BROTHERS RADIO STATION. No. 499. Argued February 9, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Mr. William J. Dempsey, with whom Solicitor General Biddle and Messrs. Richard H. Demuth, William Q^..Kop~ lovitz

309 U.S. 470 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed Tax Law 1940

Helvering v. Bruun

HELVERING, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. BRUUN. No. 479. Argued February 28, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Mr. Arnold Raum, with whom Solicitor General Jackson, Assistant Attorney General Clark, and Mr. Sewall Key were on the brief,

309 U.S. 461 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1940

Ethyl Gasoline Corp. v. United States

ETHYL GASOLINE CORPORATION et al. v. UNITED STATES. No. 536. Argued March 1, 4, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Mr. Dean G. Acheson, with whom Mr. H. Thomas Austern was on the brief, for appellants. Assistant Attorney General Arnold, with who

309 U.S. 436 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1940

McGoldrick v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique

McGOLDRICK, COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, v. COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE. No. 44. Argued January 2, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Mr. William C. Chanter, with whom Messrs. Sol Charles Levine and Jerome R. Hellerstein' were on

309 U.S. 430 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1940

McGoldrick v. Gulf Oil Corp.

McGOLDRICK, COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, v. GULF OIL CORP. No. 473. Reargued February 27, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Mr. Paxton Blair, with whom Messrs. William C. Chanler and Sol Charles Levine were on the brief, for petitioner.

309 U.S. 414 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Tax Law 1940

Helvering v. Price

HELVERING, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. PRICE. No. 559. Argued March 5, 6, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Mr. Richard H. Demuth, with whom Solicitor General Biddle, Assistant Attorney General Clark,' and Messrs. Bewail Key and Berrym

309 U.S. 409 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1940

Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp.

SHELDON et al. v. METRO-GOLDWYN PICTURES CORP. et al. No. 482. Argued February 8, 9, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Mr. Arthur F. Driscoll, with whom Mr. Edward J. Clarke was on the brief, for petitioners. Mr. John W. Davis, with whom Messrs

309 U.S. 390 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1940

Deitrick v. Greaney

No. 246. Deitrick, Receiver, v. Greaney. March 11, 1940.

309 U.S. 697 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1940

Vail v. County of Somerset

No. 716. Vail, Executrix, v. County of Somerset. March 11, 1940. Mr. T. Girard Wharton for petitioner. Mr. Ralph E. Lum for respondent.

309 U.S. 673 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1940

Barrett v. Morgenthau

No. 701. Barrett v. Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. March 11, 1940. Messrs. William Cattron Rigby, Éugh C. Smith, and Eugene R. West for petitioner. Solicitor General Biddle, Assistant Attorney General Shea, and Messrs. Paul A

309 U.S. 672 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1940

Arbetman v. Reconstruction Finance Corp.

No. 694. Arbetman et al. v. Reconstruction Finance Corporation et al. March 11, 1940. Mr. Meyer Abrams for petitioners. Solicitor General Biddle and Messrs. Clifford J. Durr, Hans A. Klagsbrunn, and William S. Allen for respondents.

309 U.S. 671 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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