Category: 1880

103 U.S. 580 103 U.S. 580 103 U.S. 580 26 L.Ed. 492 JARROLTv.MOBERLY. October Term, 1880 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri. The plaintiff is a citizen of the State of Illinois. The defendant is the city of Moberly, a municipal corporation of the State of […]

103 U.S. 591 103 U.S. 591 103 U.S. 591 26 L.Ed. 583 ADAMv.NORRIS. October Term, 1880 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. S. F. Leib for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. Benjamin S. Brooks and Mr. […]

103 U.S. 554 103 U.S. 554 103 U.S. 554 26 L.Ed. 486 SUPERVISORSv.KENNICOTT. October Term, 1880 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. The case was argued by Mr. C. C. Boggs for the plaintiff in error, […]

103 U.S. 544 103 U.S. 544 103 U.S. 544 26 L.Ed. 436 INSURANCE COMPANYv.NELSON. October Term, 1880 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. D. G. Hooker for the appellant. Mr. John J. Ingalls for the appellee. […]

103 U.S. 550 103 U.S. 550 103 U.S. 550 26 L.Ed. 504 DUBUCLETv.LOUISIANA. October Term, 1880 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. John Ray for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Conway Robinson, contra. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE […]

103 U.S. 516 103 U.S. 516 103 U.S. 516 26 L.Ed. 523 WATER-WORKS COMPANYv.BARRET. October Term, 1880 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Augustus H. Garland for the appellant. Mr. U. M. Rose, contra. MR. […]

103 U.S. 518 103 U.S. 518 103 U.S. 518 26 L.Ed. 485 GREENv.FISK. October Term, 1880 MOTION to dismiss an 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 and Mr. Charles W. Hornor in support […]

103 U.S. 522 103 U.S. 522 103 U.S. 522 26 L.Ed. 313 DENNISONv.ALEXANDER. October Term, 1880 APPEAL from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Alexander, on the fifth day of January, 1875, filed his bill in the court below against Dennison and others, commissioners of the District of Columbia, and the First National […]

103 U.S. 523 103 U.S. 523 103 U.S. 523 26 L.Ed. 340 COUNTY OF TIPTONv.LOCOMOTIVE WORKS. October Term, 1880 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. George Gantt for the plaintiff in error. Mr. William Y. […]

103 U.S. 540 103 U.S. 540 103 U.S. 540 26 L.Ed. 313 THE ‘RICHMOND.’ October Term, 1880 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. This was a libel filed by Shirley and others, owners of the steamboat ‘Sabine.’ They allege, in substance, that between two and three o’clock […]

103 U.S. 49 103 U.S. 49 103 U.S. 49 26 L.Ed. 347 SPRING COMPANYv.KNOWLTON. October Term, 1880 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York. This suit was brought in 1869 by Dexter A. Knowlton, a citizen of Illinois, against The Congress and Empire Spring Company, in […]

103 U.S. 494 103 U.S. 494 103 U.S. 494 26 L.Ed. 497 DIETZSCHv.HUIDEKOPER. October Term, 1880 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. Edwin Walker for the appellants. Mr. Henry Crawford, contra. MR. JUSTICE WOODS delivered […]

103 U.S. 498 103 U.S. 498 103 U.S. 498 26 L.Ed. 498 COUNTY OF MORGANv.ALLEN. October Term, 1880 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois. The County Court of Morgan County, in the State of Illinois, at its December Term, 1856, in pursuance of authority conferred by […]

103 U.S. 5 103 U.S. 5 103 U.S. 5 26 L.Ed. 302 HALLv.WISCONSIN. October Term, 1880 Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Luther S. Dixon for the plaintiff in error. No counsel appeared for the defendant in error. MR. JUSTICE […]

103 U.S. 515 103 U.S. 515 103 U.S. 515 26 L.Ed. 504 ALLENv.MORGAN COUNTY. October Term, 1880 MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court. 1 We do not perceive that the petition for rehearing in behalf of the county of Morgan contains any suggestion which was not pressed upon our attention in oral […]

103 U.S. 447 103 U.S. 447 103 U.S. 447 26 L.Ed. 405 UNITYv.BURRAGE. October Term, 1880 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois. On Feb. 8, 1853, an act of the legislature of Illinois was approved, entitled an act to incorporate ‘the Decatur and Indianapolis Railroad Company.’ […]

103 U.S. 461 103 U.S. 461 103 U.S. 461 26 L.Ed. 409 WICKEv.OSTRUM. October Term, 1880 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This is a suit by William Wicke against Henry P. Ostrum to restrain the alleged infringement by the latter of letters-patent No. 38,924, […]

103 U.S. 480 103 U.S. 480 103 U.S. 480 26 L.Ed. 521 THOMPSONv.UNITED STATES. October Term, 1880 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan. The facts are stated in the ERROR to the Circuit Court Mr. H. F. Severens for the plaintiff in error. Mr. M. J. […]

103 U.S. 485 103 U.S. 485 103 U.S. 485 26 L.Ed. 354 KERNv.HUIDEKOPER. October Term, 1880 ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Edwin Walker for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Henry Crawford, contra. MR. JUSTICE […]

103 U.S. 431 103 U.S. 431 103 U.S. 431 26 L.Ed. 520 FISKv.ARTHUR. October Term, 1880 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. Stephen G. Clarke for the plaintiff in error. The Solicitor-General, contra. MR. […]