Category: 1879

101 U.S. 71 101 U.S. 71 101 U.S. 71 25 L.Ed. 950 THOMASv.RAILROAD COMPANY. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This was an action of covenant, by George W. Thomas, Alfred S. Porter, and Nathaniel F. Chew, against the West Jersey Railroad Company, […]

101 U.S. 721 101 U.S. 721 101 U.S. 721 25 L.Ed. 833 PHILLIPSv.GILBERT. October Term, 1879 APPEAL from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. George F. Appleby for the appellant. Mr. Enoch Totten and Mr. S. R. Bond for the appellees. MR. […]

101 U.S. 726 101 U.S. 726 101 U.S. 726 25 L.Ed. 835 UNITED STATESv.KIMBALL. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas. This was an action brought by the United States upon the bond of a collector of internal revenue. The breach assigned was his […]

101 U.S. 728 101 U.S. 728 101 U.S. 728 25 L.Ed. 1078 MEYERv.HORNBY. October Term, 1879 1 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Iowa. 2 The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court. 3 Mr. James Grant and Mr. Joseph H. Choate for the appeallants. […]

101 U.S. 7 101 U.S. 7 101 U.S. 7 25 L.Ed. 820 BABBITTv.FINN. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. March 27, 1872, James C. Babbitt, assignee in bankruptcy of E. Miller, recovered, in the District Court of the United States for the Western […]

101 U.S. 708 101 U.S. 708 101 U.S. 708 25 L.Ed. 1077 MOULORv.INSURANCE COMPANY. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This action was brought by Emilie Moulor, widow of Louis Moulor, against the American Life Insurance Company, upon a policy of insurance upon […]

101 U.S. 688 101 U.S. 688 101 U.S. 688 25 L.Ed. 1004 CASEv.BEAUREGARD. October Term, 1879 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. The facts out of which this case arises are stated in Case v. Beauregard, 99 U. S. 119. The bill in each case is in […]

101 U.S. 693 101 U.S. 693 101 U.S. 693 25 L.Ed. 1005 ANTHONYv.COUNTY OF JASPER. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The case was argued by Mr. John B. Henderson and Mr. Joseph […]

101 U.S. 700 101 U.S. 700 101 U.S. 700 25 L.Ed. 869 DAUTERIVEv.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1879 APPEAL from the District Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Edward Janin for the appellants. The Solicitor-General, contra. MR. JUSTICE CLIFFORD delivered the […]

101 U.S. 641 101 U.S. 641 101 U.S. 641 25 L.Ed. 1075 KENNEDYv.CRESWELL. October Term, 1879 APPEAL from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Richard T. Merrick and Mr. Martin F. Morris for the appellant. Mr. Enoch Totten, contra. MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY […]

101 U.S. 647 101 U.S. 647 101 U.S. 647 25 L.Ed. 945 IMHAEUSERv.BUERK. October Term, 1879 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This is a suit, commenced July 5, 1872, by Jacob E. Buerk against William Imhaeuser, Theodore Hahn, and Charles Keinath doing business as […]

101 U.S. 665 101 U.S. 665 101 U.S. 665 25 L.Ed. 1037 SCIPIOv.WRIGHT. October Term, 1879 This was an action brought by William P. Wright against the town of Scipio, on twenty-five instruments in writing, numbered from 1 to 25, both inclusive, all being alike, except as to their number, and also except that eight […]

101 U.S. 677 101 U.S. 677 101 U.S. 677 25 L.Ed. 968 DOUGLASSv.COUNTY OF PIKE. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. This was an action by Joseph M. Douglass on three hundred and twenty-one overdue coupons detached from bonds issued by the county […]

101 U.S. 68 101 U.S. 68 101 U.S. 68 25 L.Ed. 876 TRUST COMPANYv.NATIONAL BANK. October Term, 1879 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. Mr. Samuel W. Packard for the appellant. Mr. J. A. Sleeper and […]

101 U.S. 612 101 U.S. 612 101 U.S. 612 25 L.Ed. 895 GATESv.GOODLOE. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Luke W. Finlay for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. Joseph B. Heiskell, contra. MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the […]

101 U.S. 622 101 U.S. 622 101 U.S. 622 25 L.Ed. 1030 JONESv.GUARANTY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY. October Term, 1879 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. The New York Kerosene Oil Company and the New York Guaranty and Indemnity Company were corporations organized pursuant to the […]

101 U.S. 633 101 U.S. 633 101 U.S. 633 25 L.Ed. 1072 LUMBER COMPANYv.BUCHTEL. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Emery A. Storrs for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Mitchell J. Smiley, […]

101 U.S. 639 101 U.S. 639 101 U.S. 639 25 L.Ed. 1074 RAILWAY COMPANYv.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1879 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Middle District of Tennessee. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. James E. Bailey for the appellant. The Attorney-General and Mr. Edwin […]

101 U.S. 597 101 U.S. 597 101 U.S. 597 25 L.Ed. 1019 BECHTELv.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1879 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. Edward Salomon for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. Assistant Attorney-General Smith, […]

101 U.S. 601 101 U.S. 601 101 U.S. 601 25 L.Ed. 1070 CRAMPTONv.ZABRISKIE. October Term, 1879 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey. ‘The Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Hudson,’ in the State of New Jersey, adopted, Dec. 14, 1876, a resolution for the […]