Category: 1878

99 U.S. 482 99 U.S. 482 25 L.Ed. 375 MONTGOMERYv.SAMORY. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Thomas Hunton for the appellant. Mr. Philip Phillips and Mr. Henry C. Miller, contra. MR. JUSTICE CLIFFORD […]

99 U.S. 491 99 U.S. 491 25 L.Ed. 292 UNITED STATESv.SIOUX CITY AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Iowa. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The Attorney-General and Mr. Joseph K. McCammon for the plaintiff in error. […]

99 U.S. 402 99 U.S. 402 25 L.Ed. 274 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYv.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1878 1 APPEAL from the Court of Claims. 2 This is a suit by the Union Pacific Railroad Company to recover compensation for services rendered to the United States prior to 1874, and during a portion of that year […]

99 U.S. 449 99 U.S. 449 25 L.Ed. 287 UNITED STATESv.CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The Attorney-General and Mr. Joseph K. McCammon for the plaintiff in error. Mr. S. […]

99 U.S. 455 99 U.S. 455 25 L.Ed. 289 UNITED STATESv.KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The Attorney-General and Mr. Joseph K. McCammon for the plaintiff in error. Mr. John […]

99 U.S. 393 99 U.S. 393 25 L.Ed. 455 HARTMANv.BEAN. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. T. W. Cotzhausen for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Assistant Attorney-General Smith, contra. MR. JUSTICE CLIFFORD […]

99 U.S. 398 99 U.S. 398 25 L.Ed. 437 SMITHv.RAILROAD COMPANY. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Thomas G. Frost for the appellant. Mr. J. E. McKeighan, contra. MR. JUSTICE SWAYNE delivered the […]

99 U.S. 434 99 U.S. 434 25 L.Ed. 457 PARSONSv.JACKSON. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. This is an appeal by Edwin Parsons, George Parsons, E. G. Pearl, Charles Parsons, and Scott, Zerega, & Co., from the decree of the court below, confirming the […]

99 U.S. 441 99 U.S. 441 25 L.Ed. 327 KEELYv.SANDERS. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. William M. Randolph for the plaintiff in error. There was no opposing counsel. MR. JUSTICE STRONG delivered the opinion of the […]

99 U.S. 389 99 U.S. 389 25 L.Ed. 419 HALEv.FROST. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Iowa. Between 1867 and 1873, The Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Minnesota Railway Company, a corporation duly organized under the laws of Iowa, built and put in operation its main […]

99 U.S. 362 99 U.S. 362 25 L.Ed. 416 BROOKLYNv.INSURANCE COMPANY. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. This action was brought by the AEtna Life Insurance Company, a corporation of the State of Connecticut, against the town of Brooklyn, in the State of […]

99 U.S. 372 99 U.S. 372 25 L.Ed. 479 UNITED STATESv.WINCHESTER. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Court of Claims. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The Attorney-General for the appellants. Mr. Joseph S. Fowler and Mr. John Pool, contra. MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court. 1 The […]

99 U.S. 378 99 U.S. 378 25 L.Ed. 453 VAN NORDENv.MORTON. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Thomas J. Durant for the appellant. Mr. John A. Campbell, contra. MR. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the […]

99 U.S. 382 99 U.S. 382 25 L.Ed. 305 RYANv.RAILROAD COMPANY. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California. This is a suit in equity brought by Ryan to enjoin and restrain the Central Pacific Railroad Company from relying upon or using as evidence a patent […]

99 U.S. 309 99 U.S. 309 25 L.Ed. 387 UNIVERSITYv.PEOPLE. October Term, 1878 1 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois. 2 At the June Term, 1875, of the County Court of Cook County, Illinois, application, in the manner prescribed by the revenue law of the State, was made by the county […]

99 U.S. 334 99 U.S. 334 25 L.Ed. 394 SAGEv.CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Iowa. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Matt. H. Carpenter and Mr. N. A. Cowdrey for the appellants. Mr. Herbert B. Turner, […]

99 U.S. 348 99 U.S. 348 25 L.Ed. 303 HOGEv.RAILROAD COMPANY. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from Circuit Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina. The Richmond and Danville Railroad Company, a stockholder in the Atlanta tnd Richmond Air Line Railway Company, filed its bill against the taxing officers of South Carolina […]

99 U.S. 35 99 U.S. 35 25 L.Ed. 295 UNITED STATESv.AMES. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. E. S. Mansfield and Mr. G. A. Somerby for the appellant. Mr. George O. Shattuck and […]

99 U.S. 355 99 U.S. 355 25 L.Ed. 476 DENVERv.ROANE. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Albert Pike for the appellants. Mr. Joseph H. Bradley and Mr. S. S. Henkle, contra. The MR. JUSTICE STRONG delivered the […]

99 U.S. 291 99 U.S. 291 25 L.Ed. 324 MYRICKv.THOMPSON. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Surpeme Court of Minnesota. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. C. K. Davis for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. E. C. Palmer, contra. MR. JUSTICE CLIFFORD delivered the opinion of the court. 1 Lands […]