Category: 1868

74 U.S. 82 74 U.S. 82 19 L.Ed. 42 7 Wall. 82 AURORA CITYv.WEST. December Term, 1868 ERROR to the Circuit Court for Indiana; the case being this: The charter of the city of Aurora authorized its council, whenever a majority of its qualified voters required it, to take stock in any chartered company for […]

74 U.S. 700 74 U.S. 700 19 L.Ed. 227 7 Wall. 700 TEXASv.WHITE ET AL. December Term, 1868 1 [Syllabus from pages 700-702 intentionally omitted] 2 ON original bill. 3 The Constitution ordains that the judicial power of the United States shall extend to certain cases, and among them ‘to controversies between a State and […]

74 U.S. 700 74 U.S. 700 19 L.Ed. 227 7 Wall. 700 TEXASv.WHITE ET AL. December Term, 1868 1 [Syllabus from pages 700-702 intentionally omitted] 2 ON original bill. 3 The Constitution ordains that the judicial power of the United States shall extend to certain cases, and among them ‘to controversies between a State and […]

74 U.S. 71 74 U.S. 71 19 L.Ed. 101 7 Wall. 71 LANE COUNTYv.OREGON. December Term, 1868 ERROR to the Supreme Court of Oregon. The case was this: Congress, February, 1862, authorized the issue of $150,000,000 in notes of the United States, and enacted that they should ‘be receivable in payment of all taxes, internal […]

74 U.S. 71 74 U.S. 71 19 L.Ed. 101 7 Wall. 71 LANE COUNTYv.OREGON. December Term, 1868 ERROR to the Supreme Court of Oregon. The case was this: Congress, February, 1862, authorized the issue of $150,000,000 in notes of the United States, and enacted that they should ‘be receivable in payment of all taxes, internal […]

74 U.S. 743 74 U.S. 743 19 L.Ed. 184 7 Wall. 743 ROLANDv.UNITED STATES. December Term, 1868 APPEAL from the District Court for the Northern District of California, respecting a land claim, under the act of March 3d, 1851. The grant purported to have been made on the 2d of May, 1846, by Pio Pico; […]

74 U.S. 743 74 U.S. 743 19 L.Ed. 184 7 Wall. 743 ROLANDv.UNITED STATES. December Term, 1868 APPEAL from the District Court for the Northern District of California, respecting a land claim, under the act of March 3d, 1851. The grant purported to have been made on the 2d of May, 1846, by Pio Pico; […]

74 U.S. 82 74 U.S. 82 19 L.Ed. 42 7 Wall. 82 AURORA CITYv.WEST. December Term, 1868 ERROR to the Circuit Court for Indiana; the case being this: The charter of the city of Aurora authorized its council, whenever a majority of its qualified voters required it, to take stock in any chartered company for […]

74 U.S. 694 74 U.S. 694 19 L.Ed. 164 7 Wall. 694 WASHINGTON COUNTYv.DURANT.* December Term, 1868 THE record showed that this cause had been brought here from the Circuit Court for Iowa, as on a writ of error, by agreement of parties, and without the issuing or service of such a writ. Coming before […]

74 U.S. 694 74 U.S. 694 19 L.Ed. 164 7 Wall. 694 WASHINGTON COUNTYv.DURANT.* December Term, 1868 THE record showed that this cause had been brought here from the Circuit Court for Iowa, as on a writ of error, by agreement of parties, and without the issuing or service of such a writ. Coming before […]

74 U.S. 694 74 U.S. 694 19 L.Ed. 224 7 Wall. 694 AUSTINv.THE ALDERMEN. December Term, 1868 ERROR to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachsetts. The case was this: By a true interpretation of the rights of the Federal government, as settled by this court, the State have no right to tax is means and […]

74 U.S. 694 74 U.S. 694 19 L.Ed. 224 7 Wall. 694 AUSTINv.THE ALDERMEN. December Term, 1868 ERROR to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachsetts. The case was this: By a true interpretation of the rights of the Federal government, as settled by this court, the State have no right to tax is means and […]

74 U.S. 688 74 U.S. 688 19 L.Ed. 277 7 Wall. 688 GARRISONv.UNITED STATES. December Term, 1868 APPEAL from the Court of Claims; the facts as found by that court being thus: The Secretary of War, by an order, approved by the President, of the date of September 1st, 1861, authorized General Butler to ‘raise, […]

74 U.S. 692 74 U.S. 692 19 L.Ed. 275 7 Wall. 692 Jamesv.BANK. December Term, 1868 IN error to the Circuit Court for Louisiana. The Bank of Mobile brought suit in the court below against one James, on bill of exchange. The record of the case, as sent here, contained nothing but the declaration; the […]

74 U.S. 692 74 U.S. 692 19 L.Ed. 275 7 Wall. 692 Jamesv.BANK. December Term, 1868 IN error to the Circuit Court for Louisiana. The Bank of Mobile brought suit in the court below against one James, on bill of exchange. The record of the case, as sent here, contained nothing but the declaration; the […]

74 U.S. 693 74 U.S. 693 19 L.Ed. 280 7 Wall. 693 BLITZv.BROWN. December Term, 1868 IN this case—a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia—no authenticated transcript of the record had been filed. That which purported to be a transcript contained only a blank form of a certificate of […]

74 U.S. 693 74 U.S. 693 19 L.Ed. 280 7 Wall. 693 BLITZv.BROWN. December Term, 1868 IN this case—a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia—no authenticated transcript of the record had been filed. That which purported to be a transcript contained only a blank form of a certificate of […]

74 U.S. 646 74 U.S. 646 19 L.Ed. 211 7 Wall. 646 WHITE’S BANKv.SMITH. December Term, 1868 ERROR to the Circuit Court for the Northern District of New York. The case was this: An act of Congress, ‘providing for the recording of conveyances of vessels and for other purposes,’ and passed July 29th, 1850,1 thus […]

74 U.S. 646 74 U.S. 646 19 L.Ed. 211 7 Wall. 646 WHITE’S BANKv.SMITH. December Term, 1868 ERROR to the Circuit Court for the Northern District of New York. The case was this: An act of Congress, ‘providing for the recording of conveyances of vessels and for other purposes,’ and passed July 29th, 1850,1 thus […]

74 U.S. 656 74 U.S. 656 19 L.Ed. 157 7 Wall. 656 THE NICHOLS. December Term, 1868 BROWN, owning a schooner of that name, filed a libel in the District Court for Northern New York, against the barque Nichols; the ground of his complaint being, that the two vessels being on Lake Erie, one going […]