94 U.S. 73 94 U.S. 73 24 L.Ed. 67 UNITED STATESv.CLARK. October Term, 1876 APPEAL from the Court of Claims. On the 12th of April, 1873, Clark filed his petition in the Court of Claims praying relief from responsibility, under the act of May 9, 1866, 14 Stat. 44, on account of the loss, by […]
Category: 1876
94 U.S. 734
94 U.S. 734 94 U.S. 734 24 L.Ed. 136 JEROMEv.McCARTER. October Term, 1876 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan. The case is fully stated in the opinion of the court. Argued by Mr. Matt. H. Carpenter and Mr. George Norris for the appellants. Mr. George F. […]
94 U.S. 695
94 U.S. 695 94 U.S. 695 24 L.Ed. 238 CAWOOD PATENT.ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANYv.TURRILL;MICHIGAN SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN INDIANA RAILROAD COMPANYv.SAME;CHICAGO AND ALTON RAILROAD COMPANYv.SAME;CHICAGO, BURLINGTON, AND QUINCY RAILROAD COMPANYv.SAME;PITTSBURGH, FORT WAYNE, AND CHICAGO RAILWAY COMPANYv.SAME. October Term, 1876 APPEALS from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. The facts […]
94 U.S. 70
94 U.S. 70 94 U.S. 70 24 L.Ed. 63 COUNTY OF LEAVENWORTHv.BARNES. October Term, 1876 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Submitted on printed arguments by Mr. J. W. English for the plaintiffs in error, and by […]
94 U.S. 711
94 U.S. 711 94 U.S. 711 24 L.Ed. 307 PIKEv.WASSELL. October Term, 1876 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Mr. Luther H. Pike for the appellants. Mr. William M. Randolph for the appellees. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court. 1 In Wallach […]
94 U.S. 715
94 U.S. 715 94 U.S. 715 24 L.Ed. 244 MEMPHISv.BROWN. October Term, 1876 On motion, 1. To dismiss a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee. 2. To vacate the supersedeas. Brown obtained a decree in the Circuit Court of the United States for the […]
94 U.S. 682
94 U.S. 682 94 U.S. 682 24 L.Ed. 219 COUNTY OF SCOTLANDv.THOMAS. October Term, 1876 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. This was a suit brought upon certain coupons attached to bonds, purporting to have been issued by the county of Scotland, in the State of […]
94 U.S. 652
94 U.S. 652 94 U.S. 652 24 L.Ed. 216 CRIMv.HANDLEY. October Term, 1876 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia. Handley, on the 14th of April, 1873, brought suit in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia against Crim and Peeples, […]
94 U.S. 660
94 U.S. 660 94 U.S. 660 24 L.Ed. 182 COUNTY OF DALLASv.MACKENZIE. October Term, 1876 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri. This is an action brought by the defendant in error to recover on certain coupons attached to bonds alleged by him to have been issued […]
94 U.S. 664
94 U.S. 664 94 U.S. 664 24 L.Ed. 304 GUNNv.PLANT. October Term, 1876 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia. This is a bill in equity, filed Jan. 12, 1872, by I. C. Plant & Son, against Joseph E. Murray, trustee in bankruptcy of James H. Woolfolk, […]
94 U.S. 672
94 U.S. 672 94 U.S. 672 24 L.Ed. 237 GODDARDv.ORDWAY. October Term, 1876 APPEAL from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. On motion for a writ of supersedeas. Mr. E. L. Stanton in support of the motion. Mr. R. T. Merrick and Mr. George F. Appleby, contra. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the […]
94 U.S. 673
94 U.S. 673 94 U.S. 673 24 L.Ed. 168 24 L.Ed. 307 CASEYv.GALLI. October Term, 1876 THIS was an action at law, brought in this court by the receiver of the New Orleans National Banking Association, to enforce the individual liability of the defendant as a stockholder of that institution. The defendant is a subject […]
94 U.S. 621
94 U.S. 621 94 U.S. 621 24 L.Ed. 298 EAMESv.HOME INSURANCE COMPANY. October Term, 1876 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. J. C. Robinson for the appellant. Mr. George O. Ide, contra. MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY […]
94 U.S. 631
94 U.S. 631 94 U.S. 631 24 L.Ed. 133 COMMISSIONERS OF JOHNSON COUNTYv.THAYER. October Term, 1876 1 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas. 2 This action was commenced by Nathaniel Thayer, F. W. Palfrey, and George W. Weld, to recover the amount due upon interest coupons attached […]
94 U.S. 645
94 U.S. 645 94 U.S. 645 24 L.Ed. 302 BOYDv.ALABAMA. October Term, 1876 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of Alabama. Mr. S. F. Rice for the plaintiff in error. Mr. John T. Morgan and Mr. P. Phillips for the defendant in error. MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court. 1 […]
94 U.S. 650
94 U.S. 650 94 U.S. 650 24 L.Ed. 216 LOWEv.WILLIAMS. October Term, 1876 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of Nebraska. Williams, a citizen of Iowa, brought suit, June 9, 1869, in the District Court of the second judicial district of Nebraska, against Lowe, a citizen of the latter State, and obtained judgment […]
94 U.S. 604
94 U.S. 604 94 U.S. 604 24 L.Ed. 237 GLENNYv.LANGDON. October Term, 1876 MOTION to set aside an order dismissing an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohi. Mr. J. L. Miner for the appellant, in support of the motion. Mr. Stanley Matthews, contra. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE […]
94 U.S. 606
94 U.S. 606 94 U.S. 606 24 L.Ed. 214 RUSSELLv.PLACE. October Term, 1876 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York. Mr. Horace E. Smith for the appellant. Mr. T. L. Wakefield, contra. MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court. 1 This is a suit […]
94 U.S. 610
94 U.S. 610 94 U.S. 610 24 L.Ed. 268 NEW JERSEY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYv.BAKER. October Term, 1876 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Dennis McMahon for the plaintiff in error. The court declined […]
94 U.S. 614
94 U.S. 614 94 U.S. 614 24 L.Ed. 295 UNITED STATESv.JOSEPH. Octo er Term, 1876 1 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the Territory of New Mexico. 2 Mr. Solicitor Phillips for the United States. 3 Mr. S. B. Elkins, contra. 4 MR. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court. Sect. 2118 of the […]