Category: 1878

99 U.S. 86 99 U.S. 86 25 L.Ed. 363 HACKETTv.OTTAWA. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. This action is upon certain bonds issued by the city of Ottawa, Ill., in the year 1869, and of which the testator of plaintiffs in error became […]

99 U.S. 97 99 U.S. 97 25 L.Ed. 409 CANAL AND BANKING COMPANYv.NEW ORLEANS. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. John Finney for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Samuel P. Blanc, contra. MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY delivered the […]

99 U.S. 700 99 U.S. 700 25 L.Ed. 496 25 L.Ed. 504 SINKING-FUND CASES.UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYv.UNITED STATES.CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYv.GALLATIN. October Term, 1878 1 APPEAL from the Court of Claims. 2 Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California. 3 The Union Pacific Railroad Company filed its petition […]

99 U.S. 80 99 U.S. 80 25 L.Ed. 407 BARROWv.HUNTON. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. On the 19th of January, 1874, Logan Hunton recovered in the Fourth District Court for the parish of Orleans, Louisiana, against F. M. Goodrich and one Pilcher, a […]

99 U.S. 684 99 U.S. 684 25 L.Ed. 451 LYONSv.MUNSON. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York. This was an action brought by Edgar Munson upon three hundred and eighty-seven coupons or interest warrants originally attached to one hundred and twenty-nine bonds issued […]

99 U.S. 686 99 U.S. 686 25 L.Ed. 491 BLOCKv.COMMISSIONERS.COMMISSIONERSv.BLOCK. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas. This was an action brought, March 17, 1875, by Block, against the board of commissioners of the county of Bourbon, Kansas, upon overdue coupons, amounting in the aggregate […]

99 U.S. 72 99 U.S. 72 25 L.Ed. 301 DOGGETTv.RAILROAD COMPANY. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Florida. This is a bill in equity filed by Francis Vose, a citizen of New York, William H. Wagner, a citizen of South Carolina, and Aristides Doggett, […]

99 U.S. 78 99 U.S. 78 25 L.Ed. 382 TRANSPORTATION LINEv.COOPER. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of New York. This suit was brought under the provisions of the statute of New York, in the Supreme Court of that State, by Hobart Cooper, as administrator of his wife, to recover […]

99 U.S. 660 99 U.S. 660 25 L.Ed. 306 EVANSTONv.GUNN. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. This was an action of trespass on the case brought by Jessie Gunn against the village of Evanston, Ill., to recover damages which she had sustained April […]

99 U.S. 668 99 U.S. 668 25 L.Ed. 265 LYONv.POLLOCK. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas. The appellant, Lyon, in 1873, recovered judgment in the Circuit Court of the United States against the appellees, Pollock and wife, in an action for two parcels […]

99 U.S. 674 99 U.S. 674 25 L.Ed. 308 PERRISv.HEXAMER. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. J. Van Santvoord and Mr. J. J. Coombs, for the appellants, cited Jollie v. Jacques, 1 […]

99 U.S. 676 99 U.S. 676 25 L.Ed. 404 ORLEANSv.PLATT. October Term, 1878 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. Levi H. Brown for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Francis Kernan, contra. MR. JUSTICE SWAYNE […]

99 U.S. 68 99 U.S. 68 25 L.Ed. 469 LANGEv.BENEDICT. October Term, 1878 MOTION to dismiss a writ of error to the Court of Appeals of the State of New York. This action was brought by Edward Lange in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, to recover damages for his alleged unlawful […]

99 U.S. 628 99 U.S. 628 25 L.Ed. 448 NATIONAL BANKv.CASE. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. This is a bill brought by Frank F. Case, receiver of the Crescent City National Bank of New Orleans, against the stockholders of that institution, to pay […]

99 U.S. 635 99 U.S. 635 25 L.Ed. 336 TRANSPORTATION COMPANYv.CHICAGO. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. This is an action of trespass on the case by the Northern Transportation Company of Ohio against Chicago, Ill., to recover damages sustained by reason of […]

99 U.S. 645 99 U.S. 645 25 L.Ed. 487 SPRING COMPANYv.EDGAR. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York. This is an action by Ann P. Edgar to recover from the Congress and Empire Spring Company $20,000 for personal injuries inflicted on her by […]

99 U.S. 607 99 U.S. 607 25 L.Ed. 446 WHITNEYv.COOK. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi. Motion to affirm the judgment of the court below. Mr. Philip Phillips in support of the motion. Mr. Thomas J. Durant, contra. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered […]

99 U.S. 608 99 U.S. 608 25 L.Ed. 362 NATIONAL BANKv.BANK OF COMMERCE. October Term, 1878 MOTION to amend a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. Mr. Philip Phillips in support of the motion. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court. […]

99 U.S. 610 99 U.S. 610 25 L.Ed. 421 STRINGFELLOWv.CAIN. October Term, 1878 ERROR to and appeal from the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. George W. Biddle and Mr. J. L. Rawlins for Stringfellow. Mr. Robert N. Baskin, contra. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE […]

99 U.S. 619 99 U.S. 619 25 L.Ed. 446 CANNONv.PRATT. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. George W. Biddle and Mr. J. L. Rawlins for the appellants. Mr. Robert N. Baskin, contra. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered […]