Category: 1868

74 U.S. 666 74 U.S. 666 19 L.Ed. 169 7 Wall. 666 THE FLOYD ACCEPTANCES. December Term, 1868 APPEALS from the Court of Claims. The facts, as found by that court, were thus: Russell, Majors & Waddell had contracts for supplies and transportation, to be furnished to the army in Utah. By these contracts, they […]

74 U.S. 685 74 U.S. 685 19 L.Ed. 199 7 Wall. 685 WHITELYv.SWAYNE. December Term, 1868 WHITELY filed a bill against Swayne, in the Circuit Court for Southern Ohio, to enjoin the use of a certain machine known as the Kirbey Harvester. As the case was presented in the argument, he relied upon a patent […]

74 U.S. 685 74 U.S. 685 19 L.Ed. 199 7 Wall. 685 WHITELYv.SWAYNE. December Term, 1868 WHITELY filed a bill against Swayne, in the Circuit Court for Southern Ohio, to enjoin the use of a certain machine known as the Kirbey Harvester. As the case was presented in the argument, he relied upon a patent […]

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. 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. 619 74 U.S. 619 19 L.Ed. 205 7 Wall. 619 BELOITv.MORGAN. December Term, 1868 APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Wisconsin. The legislature of Wisconsin, by act of 1853, authorized the supervisors of the town of Beloit to subscribe to the capital stock of a certain railroad company, and to pay for the […]

74 U.S. 619 74 U.S. 619 19 L.Ed. 205 7 Wall. 619 BELOITv.MORGAN. December Term, 1868 APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Wisconsin. The legislature of Wisconsin, by act of 1853, authorized the supervisors of the town of Beloit to subscribe to the capital stock of a certain railroad company, and to pay for the […]

74 U.S. 624 74 U.S. 624 19 L.Ed. 266 7 Wall. 624 THE BELFAST. December Term, 1868 ERROR to the Supreme Court of Alabama. The case was thus: The Constitution ordains that the judicial power of the United States shall extend ‘to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction.’ And the ninth section of the […]

74 U.S. 624 74 U.S. 624 19 L.Ed. 266 7 Wall. 624 THE BELFAST. December Term, 1868 ERROR to the Supreme Court of Alabama. The case was thus: The Constitution ordains that the judicial power of the United States shall extend ‘to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction.’ And the ninth section of the […]

74 U.S. 613 74 U.S. 613 19 L.Ed. 203 7 Wall. 613 MORGANv.BELOIT, CITY AND TOWN. December Term, 1868 APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Wisconsin. In 1853, the legislature of Wisconsin authorized the town of Beloit to subscribe to the stock of a railroad company, and to pay therefor in bonds of the town. […]

74 U.S. 578 74 U.S. 578 19 L.Ed. 281 7 Wall. 578 MORRIS AND JOHNSONv.UNITED STATES. December Term, 1868 APPEAL from the District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. By an act of Congress of August 6th, 1861, property used in aid of the rebellion was made the lawful subject of prize and capture […]

74 U.S. 578 74 U.S. 578 19 L.Ed. 281 7 Wall. 578 MORRIS AND JOHNSONv.UNITED STATES. December Term, 1868 APPEAL from the District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. By an act of Congress of August 6th, 1861, property used in aid of the rebellion was made the lawful subject of prize and capture […]

74 U.S. 580 74 U.S. 580 19 L.Ed. 263 7 Wall. 580 UNITED STATESv.ROSENBURGH. December Term, 1868 ON certificate of division in opinion between the judges of the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York. The Judiciary Act of 1802 provides that whenever any question shall occur before a Circuit Court, upon which […]

74 U.S. 580 74 U.S. 580 19 L.Ed. 263 7 Wall. 580 UNITED STATESv.ROSENBURGH. December Term, 1868 ON certificate of division in opinion between the judges of the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York. The Judiciary Act of 1802 provides that whenever any question shall occur before a Circuit Court, upon which […]

74 U.S. 583 74 U.S. 583 19 L.Ed. 177 7 Wall. 583 AGAWAM COMPANYv.JORDAN. December Term, 1868 ERROR to the Circuit Court for Massachusetts, the suit having been one to restrain the use, by the Agawam Woollen Company, of a certain machine for manufacturing wool and other fibrous materials, patented to John Goulding. The process […]

74 U.S. 583 74 U.S. 583 19 L.Ed. 177 7 Wall. 583 AGAWAM COMPANYv.JORDAN. December Term, 1868 ERROR to the Circuit Court for Massachusetts, the suit having been one to restrain the use, by the Agawam Woollen Company, of a certain machine for manufacturing wool and other fibrous materials, patented to John Goulding. The process […]

74 U.S. 610 74 U.S. 610 19 L.Ed. 202 7 Wall. 610 MORGANv.TOWN CLERK. December Term, 1868 By the law, as settled in Wisconsin, a provision in a statute under which a town issued its bonds to a railroad, that a tax requisite to pay the interest on these bonds should be levied by the […]

74 U.S. 610 74 U.S. 610 19 L.Ed. 202 7 Wall. 610 MORGANv.TOWN CLERK. December Term, 1868 By the law, as settled in Wisconsin, a provision in a statute under which a town issued its bonds to a railroad, that a tax requisite to pay the interest on these bonds should be levied by the […]

74 U.S. 613 74 U.S. 613 19 L.Ed. 203 7 Wall. 613 MORGANv.BELOIT, CITY AND TOWN. December Term, 1868 APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Wisconsin. In 1853, the legislature of Wisconsin authorized the town of Beloit to subscribe to the stock of a railroad company, and to pay therefor in bonds of the town. […]