Category: 1872

84 U.S. 29 84 U.S. 29 21 L.Ed. 596 17 Wall. 29 THE NUESTRA SENORA DE REGLA. December Term, 1872 APPEAL from the District Court for the Southern District of New York. The steamer Nuestra Senora de Regla, then recently built in New York for a Spanish corporation doing business in Cuba, and owned by […]

84 U.S. 19 84 U.S. 19 21 L.Ed. 554 17 Wall. 19 BANKv.KENNEDY. December Term, 1872 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Kennedy, receiver of the Merchants’ National Bank, brought suit in the court below against the National Bank of the Metropolis, to recover the balance alleged to be due on […]

84 U.S. 144 84 U.S. 144 21 L.Ed. 561 17 Wall. 144 18 Wall. 144 WILLIAMSv.BAKER.CEDAR RAPIDS RAILROAD CO.v.DES MOINES NAVIGATION CO. December Term, 1872 [Though the two cases here reported were decided in order of time prior to that of the Homestead Company v. Valley Railroad next in order of place (beginning on page […]

84 U.S. 153 84 U.S. 153 21 L.Ed. 622 17 Wall. 153 HOMESTEAD COMPANYv.VALLEY RAILROAD. December Term, 1872 APPEAL from the Circuit Court for the District of Iowa; the case being thus: On the 8th of August, 1846, Congress granted1 to the then Territory, and now State, of Iowa—— ‘For the purpose of aiding said […]

84 U.S. 167 84 U.S. 167 21 L.Ed. 624 17 Wall. 167 CRILLEYv.BURROWS December Term, 1872 1 At the same time with the preceding was adjudged another, Crilley v. Burrows, which the court said (Mr. Justice DAVIS delivering the opinion) was ‘in no essential respect different from it;’ and had ‘no principle which had not […]

84 U.S. 168 84 U.S. 168 21 L.Ed. 538 17 Wall. 168 UNITED STATESv.COOK. December Term, 1872 ON certificate of division of opinion of the judges of the Circuit Court for the Southern District of Ohio; the case being thus: The 16th section of the act of August 6th, 1846,1 enacts: ‘That all officers and […]

84 U.S. 182 84 U.S. 182 21 L.Ed. 624 17 Wall. 182 THE COLLECTORv.BEGGS. December Term, 1872 ERROR to the Circuit Court for the Southern District of Ohio; the case being thus: The 10th section of the ‘Act imposing taxes on distilled spirits,’ &c., approved July 20th, 1868,1 enacts: ‘That every assessor shall proceed at […]

84 U.S. 1 84 U.S. 1 21 L.Ed. 587 17 Wall. 1 CORDOVAv.HOOD. December Term, 1872 APPEAL from the Circuit Court for the Western District of Texas, on a decree dismissing a bill filed to enforce a vendor’s lien. The case was thus: On the 4th of March, 1859, B. G. Shields, by instrument of […]

84 U.S. 109 84 U.S. 109 21 L.Ed. 618 17 Wall. 109 OULTONv.SAVINGS INSTITUTION. December Term, 1872 ERROR to the Circuit Court for the District of California. The German Savings and Loan Society, at San Francisco, California, brought a suit in the court below against Oulton, collector of internal revenue, to recover back a tax […]

84 U.S. 123 84 U.S. 123 21 L.Ed. 589 17 Wall. 123 GODDARDv.FOSTER. December Term, 1872 1 ERROR to the Circuit Court for the District of New York; the case being thus: 2 In June, 1843, G. J. Foster and W. W. Goddard entered into an agreement, in writing, under seal, by which Foster agreed […]

84 U.S. 14 84 U.S. 14 21 L.Ed. 596 17 Wall. 14 MARINv.LALLEY. December Term, 1872 ON motion to dismiss an appeal from the Circuit Court for the District of Louisiana; the case being thus: In Louisiana a mortgage creditor may apply to a judge at chambers, or in court, upon non-payment of the mortgage […]

83 U.S. 610 83 U.S. 610 21 L.Ed. 430 16 Wall. 610 CRAPOv.KELLY. December Term, 1872 ERROR to the Supreme Court of New York; the case being thus: On the 18th of January, 1861, the American ship Arctic, owned, as to one-half, by Gibbs & Jenny, of Massachusetts, and registered as to that half in […]

83 U.S. 644 83 U.S. 644 21 L.Ed. 328 16 Wall. 644 ST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIPv.ROGERS. December Term, 1872 1 ERROR to the Circuit Court for the Southern District of Illinois. 2 Rogers brought assumpsit in the court below against St. Joseph Township, Champagne County, Illinois, to recover interest on certain railroad bonds alleged to have […]

83 U.S. 667 83 U.S. 667 21 L.Ed. 375 16 Wall. 667 RAILROAD COMPANYv.COUNTY OF OTOE. December Term, 1872 ON certificate of division from the Circuit Court of Nebraska; the case being thus: An act of the Territorial legislature of Nebraska, approved January 1st, 1861, enacted: ‘That the commissioners of any county should have power […]

83 U.S. 678 83 U.S. 678 21 L.Ed. 382 16 Wall. 678 OLCOTTv.THE SUPERVISORS. December Term, 1872 1 ERROR to the Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; in which court Olcott sued the supervisors of the county of Fond du Lac, Michigan, upon certain county orders issued by the county February the 15th, […]

83 U.S. 699 83 U.S. 699 21 L.Ed. 507 16 Wall. 699 EX PARTE: IN THE MATTER OF THE UNITED STATES. December Term, 1872 ON motion by the Attorney-General, for an alternative writ of mandamus directed to the Court of Claims, commanding the said court to hear and decide certain motions for a new trial […]

83 U.S. 6 83 U.S. 6 21 L.Ed. 272 16 Wall. 6 LYNDEv.THE COUNTY. December Term, 1872 ERROR to the Circuit Court for the District of Iowa; the case being thus: The Code of Iowa of 1851, section 98, thus enacts: ‘Each county now or hereafter organized is a body corporate for civil and political […]

83 U.S. 603 83 U.S. 603 21 L.Ed. 373 16 Wall. 603 RAILWAY COMPANYv.PRESCOTT. December Term, 1872 ERROR to the Supreme Court of Kansas; the case being thus: An act of Congress passed in 1862, to aid what was afterwards known as the Kansas Pacific Railway Company, in the construction of its road, gave to […]

83 U.S. 584 83 U.S. 584 21 L.Ed. 504 16 Wall. 584 WAGER ET AL.v.HALL. December Term, 1872 1 APPEAL from the Circuit Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. 2 Hall, assignee of Lakin, a trader in Brodhead, Green County, Wisconsin, filed a bill in the court below against Wager & Fales, merchants, of […]

83 U.S. 551 83 U.S. 551 21 L.Ed. 481 16 Wall. 551 MARSHALLv.KNOX. December Term, 1872 APPEAL from the Circuit Court for the District of Louisiana; the case being thus: Marshall was the owner of a plantation in the parish of Avoyelles, in Louisiana, and on the 7th of February, 1867, leased it to Nathan […]