Category: 1875

92 U.S. 81 92 U.S. 81 23 L.Ed. 675 O’BRIENv.WELD ET AL. October Term, 1875 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Mr. A. J. Vanderpoel for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Granville P. Hawes for the defendants in error. MR. JUSTICE HUNT delivered the opinion of the court. 1 This […]

92 U.S. 85 92 U.S. 85 23 L.Ed. 561 CHEATHAM ET AL.v.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1875 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Middle District of Tennessee. Mr. Henry Cooper for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Assistant Attorney-General Edwin B. Smith, contra. MR. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court. […]

92 U.S. 90 92 U.S. 90 23 L.Ed. 678 WALKERv.SAUVINET. October Term, 1875 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. This is an action brought by Sauvinet against Walker, a licensed keeper of a coffee-house in New Orleans, for refusing him refreshments when called for, on the ground that he was a […]

92 U.S. 93 92 U.S. 93 23 L.Ed. 699 MAGEE ET AL.v.MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. October Term, 1875 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Alabama. This is a suit by The Manhattan Life Insurance Company of the city of New York against the plaintiffs in error, sureties […]

92 U.S. 77 92 U.S. 77 23 L.Ed. 603 UNITED STATESv.LANDERS. October Term, 1875 APPEAL from the Court of Claims. Landers enlisted for three years; was enrolled Jan. 1, 1864; and mustered into service Jan. 16, 1864, to take effect from the date of his enrolment. He deserted Nov. 12, 1864; was arrested June 2, […]

92 U.S. 73 92 U.S. 73 23 L.Ed. 697 SHUEY, EXECUTOR,v.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1875 APPEAL from the Court of Claims. Henry B. Ste. Marie filed his petition in the Court of Claims to recover the sum of $15,000, being the balance alleged to be due him of the reward of $25,000 offered by the […]

92 U.S. 733 92 U.S. 733 23 L.Ed. 634 LEAVENWORTH, LAWRENCE, AND GALVESTON RAILROAD COMPANYv.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1875 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas. This is a bill, filed by the United States against the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Galveston Railroad Company, to establish its title to […]

92 U.S. 760 92 U.S. 760 23 L.Ed. 645 MISSOURI, KANSAS, AND TEXAS RAILWAY COMPANYv.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1875 NOTE.—Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway Company v. United States, appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas, is, in its essential features, the same as the preceding case,1 and was […]

92 U.S. 761 92 U.S. 761 23 L.Ed. 769 NEWHALLv.SANGER. October Term, 1875 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California. Submitted on printed arguments by Mr. Montgomery Blair for the appellant, and by Mr. George F. Edmunds for the appellee. MR. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the […]

92 U.S. 698 92 U.S. 698 23 L.Ed. 690 HOT SPRINGS CASES.RECTORv.UNITED STATES;HALEv.UNITED STATES;GAINES ET AL.v.UNITED STATES;RUSSELLv.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1875 APPEALS from the Court of Claims. These cases were argued by—— Mr. Matt. H. Carpenter and Mr. Albert Pike for Rector. Mr. Frederick P. Stanton for Hale. Mr. E. W. Munford for Gaines et […]

92 U.S. 716 92 U.S. 716 23 L.Ed. 764 BURDELL ET AL.v.DENIG ET AL. October Term, 1875 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio. Mr. William Lawrence for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. George Gifford, contra. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The […]

92 U.S. 723 92 U.S. 723 23 L.Ed. 767 McSTAY ET AL.v.FRIEDMAN. October Term, 1875 MOTION to dismiss a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the State of California. Mr. Aaron A. Sargent for the defendant in error, in support of the motion. Mr. W. Irvine, contra. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the […]

92 U.S. 724 92 U.S. 724 23 L.Ed. 767 HAMMOND ET AL.v.MASON AND HAMLIN ORGAN COMPANY. October Term, 1875 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. Mr. B. E. Valentine for the appellants. Mr. Frederick H. Betts, contra. MR. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court. 1 […]

92 U.S. 728 92 U.S. 728 23 L.Ed. 500 HALL ET AL.v.WEARE. October Term, 1875 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Emery A. Storrs for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. W. Penn Clarke, contra. MR. […]

92 U.S. 665 92 U.S. 665 23 L.Ed. 757 CENTRAL RAILROAD AND BANKING COMPANYv.GEORGIA. October Term, 1875 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia. The case was argued by Mr. Jeremiah S. Black, Mr. David Dudley Field, and Mr. A. R. Lawton, for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. N. J. […]

92 U.S. 677 92 U.S. 677 23 L.Ed. 750 BRANCH ET AL.v.CITY OF CHARLESTON ET AL. October Term, 1875 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina. In City of Charleston v. Branch, 15 Wall, 470, the decree of the Circuit Court of the United States for the […]

92 U.S. 684 92 U.S. 684 23 L.Ed. 686 GARSEDv.BEALL ET AL. October Term, 1875 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia. The case was argued by Mr. Robert Toombs for the appellant, and by Mr. Benjamin H. Hill for the appellee. MR. JUSTICE CLIFFORD delivered the […]

92 U.S. 695 92 U.S. 695 23 L.Ed. 763 THE ‘ALABAMA’ AND THE ‘GAME-COCK.’ October Term, 1875 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The case was argued by Mr. Edwards Pierrepont for the ‘Alabama,’ by Mr. W. R. Beebe for the ‘Game-cock,’ and by Mr. […]

92 U.S. 651 92 U.S. 651 23 L.Ed. 756 INTERMINGLED COTTON CASES.UNITED STATESv.RAYMOND, ASSIGNEE;SAMEv.KIDD;SAMEv.COWAN, ADMINISTRATOR;SAMEv.BRABSTON;SAMEv.SPEAR;SAMEv.McLEAN;SAMEv.COOK;SAMEv.BATCHELOR;SAMEv.HAWKINS;SAMEv.GARDNER, ASSIGNEE;SAMEv.BODENHELM, EXECUTRIX. October Term, 1875 APPEALS from the Court of Claims. Mr. Solicitor-General Phillips and Mr. Assistant Attorney-General Edwin B. Smith for the appellants. Mr. Joseph Casey and Mr. Henry S. Foot, contra. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion […]

92 U.S. 654 92 U.S. 654 23 L.Ed. 517 MORRISON ET AL.v.JACKSON. October Term, 1875 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. Mr. P. Phillips and Mr. J. L. D. Morrison for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. John R. Shepley and Mr. J. M. Koune, contra. MR. […]