Category: 1878

98 U.S. 254 98 U.S. 254 25 L.Ed. 47 BOWENv.CHASE. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Chauncey Shaffer and Mr. Merritt E. Sawyer for the plaintiff in error. Mr. James C. […]

98 U.S. 308 98 U.S. 308 25 L.Ed. 108 LITTLE ROCKv.NATIONAL BANK. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas. This was an action brought by the Merchants’ National Bank of Little Rock, Ark., against the city of Little Rock. The first count of the […]

98 U.S. 203 98 U.S. 203 25 L.Ed. 97 SNYDERv.SICKLES. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Montgomery Blair and Mr. Britton A. Hill for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. Philip Phillips, Contra. […]

98 U.S. 218 98 U.S. 218 25 L.Ed. 103 ELCOXv.HILL. 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 Elcox and Larter against Hill, proprietor of a public hotel in the city of Chicago, to recover […]

98 U.S. 225 98 U.S. 225 25 L.Ed. 158 ANDREAEv.REDFIELD. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from 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. Robert G. Ingersoll and Mr. A. W. Griswold for the appellant. Mr. Assistant Attorney-General Smith, […]

98 U.S. 240 98 U.S. 240 25 L.Ed. 105 EX PARTE SCHWAB. October Term, 1878 MOTION for an order to show cause why a mandamus shall not be issued. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Matt. H. Carpenter and Mr. Don M. Dickinson in support of the motion. MR. CHIEF […]

98 U.S. 242 98 U.S. 242 25 L.Ed. 122 SLAUGHTERv.GLENN. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. W. S. Herndon for the appellants. Mr. Isaac C. Collins, contra. MR. JUSTICE SWAYNE delivered the […]

98 U.S. 176 98 U.S. 176 25 L.Ed. 238 ORVISv.POWELL. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The case was argued by Mr. O. D. Barrett for the appellant, and by Mr. Edward S. […]

98 U.S. 179 98 U.S. 179 25 L.Ed. 115 MCKNIGHTv.UNITED STATES.UNITED STATESv.MCKNIGHT. October Term, 1878 1 APPEAL from the Court of Claims. 2 This was a suit by William S. McKnight and James W. Richardson, assignees of Simeon Hart, to recover from the United States the sum of $9,000. The United States interposed a counter-claim […]

98 U.S. 187 98 U.S. 187 25 L.Ed. 116 STEWARTv.SONNEBORN. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Middle District of Alabama. This was an action brought by Meyer Sonneborn, the plaintiff below, against A. T. Stewart & Co., to recover damages for an alleged wrongful and malicious institution […]

98 U.S. 20 98 U.S. 20 25 L.Ed. 43 GLENNYv.LANGDON. October Term, 1878 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The case was argued by Mr. S. T. Crawford for the appellant, and by Mr. Stanley Matthews […]

98 U.S. 126 98 U.S. 126 25 L.Ed. 77 POWDER COMPANYv.POWDER WORKS. October Term, 1878 1 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California. 2 This is an appeal from a decree dismissing, upon demurrer, a bill filed by the Giant Powder Company against the California Powder Works and […]

98 U.S. 140 98 U.S. 140 25 L.Ed. 114 CITIZENS’ BANKv.BOARD OF LIQUIDATION. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Armand Pitot and Mr. Edward Janin for the plaintiff in error. Mr. John Q. A. Fellows, contra. MR. […]

98 U.S. 142 98 U.S. 142 25 L.Ed. 65 DUMONTv.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. W. Willoughby for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Assistant Attorney-General Smith, contra. MR. JUSTICE […]

98 U.S. 145 98 U.S. 145 25 L.Ed. 244 REYNOLDSv.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1878 1 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah. 2 This is an indictment found in the District Court for the third judicial district of the Territory of Utah, charging George Reynolds with bigamy, in violation of sect. 5352 […]

98 U.S. 169 98 U.S. 169 25 L.Ed. 88 COUNTY OF SCHUYLERv.THOMAS. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. George W. McCrary for the plaintiff in error. Mr. A. J. Baker and Mr. […]

98 U.S. 1 98 U.S. 1 25 L.Ed. 60 PALMERv.LOW. October Term, 1878 1 Page 2 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California. 2 This was an action of ejectment, commenced April 30, 1872, by Daniel Palmer, the plaintiff in error, against Joseph W. Low, S. O. Houghton, […]

98 U.S. 104 98 U.S. 104 25 L.Ed. 105 BARDLEYv.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1878 1 APPEAL from the Court of Claims. 2 This was an action by Andrew C. Bradley for the use of George Taylor, Samuel Cross, and Peter F. Bacon, trustees, to recover the sum of $4,200 rent claimed to be due from […]

98 U.S. 118 98 U.S. 118 25 L.Ed. 86 WIRTHv.BRANSON. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Horatio C. Burchard for the plaintiff in error. Mr. S. Corning Judd, contra. MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY […]

98 U.S. 123 98 U.S. 123 25 L.Ed. 75 NATIONAL BANKv.GRAND LODGE. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. This is an action by the Second National Bank of Saint Louis, Missouri, against the Grand Lodge of Missouri of Free and Accepted Ancient Masons, […]