Central Pacific R. Co. v. United States, 164 U.S. 93 (1896)

164 U.S. 93 17 S.Ct. 35 41 L.Ed. 362 CENTRAL PAC. R. CO.v.UNITED STATES. No. 46. November 9, 1896. J. K. McCammon and C. H. Tweed, for appellant. Sol. Gen. Conrad, for the United States. Mr. Justice PECKHAM delivered the opinion of the court. 1 The Central Pacific Railroad Company owned or leased and operated […]

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McElroy v. United States, 164 U.S. 76 (1896)

164 U.S. 76 17 S.Ct. 31 41 L.Ed. 355 McELROY et al.v.UNITED STATES. No. 402. November 2, 1896. Wm. M. Cravens, for plaintiffs in error. Asst. Atty. Gen. Dickinson, for the United States. Mr. Chief Justice FULLER delivered the opinion of the court. 1 George McElroy, John C. W. Bland, Henry Hook Charles Hook, Thomas […]

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United States v. McMahon, 164 U.S. 81 (1896)

164 U.S. 81 17 S.Ct. 28 41 L.Ed. 357 UNITED STATESv.McMAHON. McMAHON v. UNITED STATES. Nos. 356, 357. November 2, 1896. These were writs of error sued out by both parties, to review a judgment of the circuit court of appeals for the Second circuit. affirming, except in one particular, a judgment of the circuit […]

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Parsons v. Venzke, 164 U.S. 89 (1896)

164 U.S. 89 17 S.Ct. 27 41 L.Ed. 360 PARSONSv.VENZKE et al. No. 264. November 2, 1896. On July 25, 1892, the United States issued a patent for the land in controversy to Gustav Venzke, one of the defendants in error. The other defendants in error are his mortgagees. On January 11, 1883, one Willis […]

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France v. United States, 164 U.S. 676 (1897)

164 U.S. 676 17 S.Ct. 219 41 L.Ed. 595 FRANCE et al.v.UNITED STATES. No. 495. January 4, 1897. A. W. Goldsmith and James C. Carter, for plaintiffs in error. Asst. Atty. Gen. Whitney, for the United States. Mr. Justice PECKHAM delivered the opinion of the court. 1 The plaintiffs in error were indicted for and […]

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Bushnell v. Leland, 164 U.S. 684 (1897)

164 U.S. 684 17 S.Ct. 209 41 L.Ed. 598 BUSHNELLv.LELAND. No. 497. January 4, 1897. John J. Crawford, for plaintiff in error. F. W. Holden and Edward Winslow Paige, for defendant in error. Mr. Justice WHITE delivered the opinion of the court. 1 The plaintiff in error, being a stockholder in the State National Bank […]

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Ex Parte Jones, 164 U.S. 691 (1897)

164 U.S. 691 17 S.Ct. 222 41 L.Ed. 601 Ex parte JONES. January 4, 1897.[692] F. A. Brooks, for petitioner. djQ Mr. Justice BROWN, after stating the facts in the foregoint language, delivered the opinion of the court. The circuit court of appeals refused to allow an appeal in this case upon the ground that […]

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France v. United States, 164 U.S. 676 (1897)

164 U.S. 676 17 S.Ct. 219 41 L.Ed. 595 FRANCE et al.v.UNITED STATES. No. 495. January 4, 1897. A. W. Goldsmith and James C. Carter, for plaintiffs in error. Asst. Atty. Gen. Whitney, for the United States. Mr. Justice PECKHAM delivered the opinion of the court. 1 The plaintiffs in error were indicted for and […]

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Bushnell v. Leland, 164 U.S. 684 (1897)

164 U.S. 684 17 S.Ct. 209 41 L.Ed. 598 BUSHNELLv.LELAND. No. 497. January 4, 1897. John J. Crawford, for plaintiff in error. F. W. Holden and Edward Winslow Paige, for defendant in error. Mr. Justice WHITE delivered the opinion of the court. 1 The plaintiff in error, being a stockholder in the State National Bank […]

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Mills v. United States, 164 U.S. 644 (1897)

164 U.S. 644 17 S.Ct. 210 41 L.Ed. 584 MILLSv.UNITED STATES. No. 536. January 4, 1897. Asst. Atty. Gen. Dickinson, for the United States. Mr. Justice PECKHAM delivered the opinion of the court. 1 The plaintiff in error was indicted in the United States district court for the Western district of Arkansas at the November […]

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Nofire v. United States, 164 U.S. 657 (1897)

164 U.S. 657 17 S.Ct. 212 41 L.Ed. 588 NOFIRE et al.v.UNITED STATES. No. 578. January 4, 1897. Asst. Atty. Gen. Whitney, for the United States. Mr. Justice BREWER delivered the opinion of the court. 1 Plaintiffs in error were indicted in the circuit court of the United States for the Western district of Arkansas […]

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Ford v. Delta & Pine Land Co., 164 U.S. 662 (1897)

164 U.S. 662 17 S.Ct. 230 41 L.Ed. 590 FORD et al.v.DELTA & PINE LAND CO. et al. No. 25. January 4, 1897. This was a bill in equity filed in the circuit court of the United States for the Southern district of Mississippi, on February 27, 1889, by the appellants, as complainants, to quiet […]

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Mills v. United States, 164 U.S. 644 (1897)

164 U.S. 644 17 S.Ct. 210 41 L.Ed. 584 MILLSv.UNITED STATES. No. 536. January 4, 1897. Asst. Atty. Gen. Dickinson, for the United States. Mr. Justice PECKHAM delivered the opinion of the court. 1 The plaintiff in error was indicted in the United States district court for the Western district of Arkansas at the November […]

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Osborne v. Florida, 164 U.S. 650 (1897)

164 U.S. 650 17 S.Ct. 214 41 L.Ed. 586 OSBORNEv.STATE OF FLORIDA. No. 87. January 4, 1897. From the order committing plaintiff in error to the custody of the sheriff, and appeal was taken to the supreme court of the state of Florida, and that court affirmed the order. Osborne v. State, 33 Fla. 162, […]

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Nofire v. United States, 164 U.S. 657 (1897)

164 U.S. 657 17 S.Ct. 212 41 L.Ed. 588 NOFIRE et al.v.UNITED STATES. No. 578. January 4, 1897. Asst. Atty. Gen. Whitney, for the United States. Mr. Justice BREWER delivered the opinion of the court. 1 Plaintiffs in error were indicted in the circuit court of the United States for the Western district of Arkansas […]

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Ford v. Delta & Pine Land Co., 164 U.S. 662 (1897)

164 U.S. 662 17 S.Ct. 230 41 L.Ed. 590 FORD et al.v.DELTA & PINE LAND CO. et al. No. 25. January 4, 1897. This was a bill in equity filed in the circuit court of the United States for the Southern district of Mississippi, on February 27, 1889, by the appellants, as complainants, to quiet […]

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Gonzales v. Cunningham, 164 U.S. 612 (1896)

164 U.S. 612 17 S.Ct. 182 41 L.Ed. 572 BORREGO et al.v.CUNNINGHAM. No. 643. December 21, 1896. Appellants were indicted at the June, A. D. 1894, term of the district court for the county of Santa F e, N. M., in the First judicial district of that territory, for the murder of one Francisco Chaves. […]

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In re Atlantic City Railroad, 164 U.S. 633 (1897)

164 U.S. 633 17 S.Ct. 208 41 L.Ed. 579 In re ATLANTIC CITY R. CO. January 4, 1897. Wm. Houston Kenyon, for petitioner. djQ Mr. Chief Justice FULLER delivered the opinion of the court. This is an application for leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus. The petition states that the Atlantic […]

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