Category: 1879

100 U.S. 82 100 U.S. 82 100 U.S. 82 25 L.Ed. 550 TRADE-MARK CASES.UNITED STATESv.STEFFENS;UNITED STATESv.WITTEMANN;UNITED STATESv.JOHNSON. October Term, 1879 THE first two cases were brought here on certificates of division in opinion between the judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The last was brought […]

100 U.S. 78 100 U.S. 78 100 U.S. 78 25 L.Ed. 550 RAILWAY COMPANYv.TWOMBLY. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the Territory of Colorado. This was an action of trespass on the case, brought Aug. 30, 1873, in the District Court of the first judicial district for the county of Arapahoe, in […]

100 U.S. 8 100 U.S. 8 100 U.S. 8 25 L.Ed. 536 SOULEv.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California. This was an action by the United States on the bond executed by Soule as collector of internal revenue for the first collection district […]

100 U.S. 699 100 U.S. 699 100 U.S. 699 25 L.Ed. 750 NATIONAL BANKv.GRAHAM. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. George H. Williams for the plaintiff in error. Mr. John Hays, contra. MR. JUSTICE SWAYNE delivered the […]

100 U.S. 7 100 U.S. 7 100 U.S. 7 25 L.Ed. 536 GARNEAUv.DOZIER. October Term, 1879 MOTION to dismiss an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. This is an appeal taken by Garneau from a decree rendered in favor of the defendants below, partners doing business […]

100 U.S. 704 100 U.S. 704 100 U.S. 704 25 L.Ed. 739 COXv.NATIONAL BANK.CLARDYv.NATIONAL BANK. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kentucky. The first of these cases is an action by the National Bank of the State of New York against Merritt Cox, the drawer, […]

100 U.S. 72 100 U.S. 72 100 U.S. 72 25 L.Ed. 567 HOLDENv.TRUST COMPANY. October Term, 1879 APPEAL from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. William A. Meloy for the appellant. Mr. Enoch Totten and Mr. Thomas H. Talbot for the appellee. […]

100 U.S. 75 100 U.S. 75 100 U.S. 75 25 L.Ed. 568 ARTHURv.HEROLD. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This was an action brought by Herold against Arthur, collector of customs of the port of New York, for an alleged illegal exaction […]

100 U.S. 675 100 U.S. 675 100 U.S. 675 25 L.Ed. 772 NAGLEv.RUTLEDGE. October Term, 1879 MOTION to dismiss a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the Territory of Wyoming. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Edward P. Johnson for the defendant in error, in support of the […]

100 U.S. 676 100 U.S. 676 100 U.S. 676 25 L.Ed. 754 MACHINE COMPANYv.GAGE. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. R. McPhail Smith for the plaintiff in error. No counsel appeared for the defendant in error. MR. […]

100 U.S. 680 100 U.S. 680 100 U.S. 680 25 L.Ed. 772 EMBRYv.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1879 APPEAL from the Court of Claims. This was a suit in the court below by Bowling Embry to recover $4,644.75 as the amount of salary claimed to be due him as deputy postmaster of Nashville, Tenn., from May […]

100 U.S. 686 100 U.S. 686 100 U.S. 686 25 L.Ed. 766 NATIONAL BANKv.BURKHARDT. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Timothy D. Lincoln for the plaintiff in error. Mr. George A. Sage […]

100 U.S. 693 100 U.S. 693 100 U.S. 693 25 L.Ed. 761 MANNINGv.INSURANCE COMPANY. 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. William Henry Arnoux for the plaintiff in error. Mr. James C. […]

100 U.S. 661 100 U.S. 661 100 U.S. 661 25 L.Ed. 587 RAILROAD COMPANYv.BLAIR. October Term, 1879 MOTION to dismiss an 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. W. C. Larned in support of the motion. […]

100 U.S. 663 100 U.S. 663 100 U.S. 663 25 L.Ed. 747 UNITED STATESv.LIPPITT. October Term, 1879 APPEAL from the Court of Claims. This was a claim of Lippitt for $1,742, to which he alleged that he was entitled as commutation for fuel and quarters while he was in the military service of the United […]

100 U.S. 671 100 U.S. 671 100 U.S. 671 25 L.Ed. 733 BURNSv.MEYER. October Term, 1879 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Samuel S. Boyd for the appellants. No counsel appeared for the appellees. MR. […]

100 U.S. 673 100 U.S. 673 100 U.S. 673 25 L.Ed. 759 BRANCHv.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1879 APPEAL from the Court of Claims. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Theodore H. N. McPherson for the appellants. The Attorney-General, contra. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court. 1 […]

100 U.S. 648 100 U.S. 648 100 U.S. 648 25 L.Ed. 609 IMPROVEMENT COMPANYv.SLACK. October Term, 1879 1 The ‘Argilite Mining and Manufacturing Company’ was incorporated by an act of the General Assembly of Kentucky passed March 4, 1865. Its name, by an amendment to the charter, was changed to the ‘Kentucky Improvement Company,’ and […]

100 U.S. 621 100 U.S. 621 100 U.S. 621 25 L.Ed. 607 WILLSv.RUSSELL. October Term, 1879 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. This was an action brought by Willis, Edmands, & Co., against Thomas Russell, a former collector of customs for the port of Boston, to recover […]

100 U.S. 630 100 U.S. 630 100 U.S. 630 25 L.Ed. 713 SAVINGS BANKv.CRESWELL. October Term, 1879 APPEAL from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. On June 20, 1870, the firm of S. P. Brown & Son made to Samuel P. Brown its promissory note for $10,000, payable to his order one year […]