Category: 1921

257 U.S. 547 257 U.S. 547 42 S.Ct. 250 66 L.Ed. 364 COMMISSIONERS OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT DIST. NO. 2 OF LAFAYETTE COUNTY, ARK.,v.ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RY. CO. No. 141. Argued Jan. 26 and 27, 1922. Decided Feb. 27, 1922. [Syllabus from pages 547-548 intentionally omitted] Mr. Henry Moore, Jr., of Texarkana, Ark., for petitioner. Mr. […]

257 U.S. 563 257 U.S. 563 42 S.Ct. 232 66 L.Ed. 371 RAILROAD COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN et al.v.CHICAGO, B. & Q. R. CO. No. 206. Reargued December 5, 6 and 7, 1921, Decided Feb. 27, 1922. The proceeding out of which this case has grown, known as the ‘Wisconsin Passenger Fares,’ began in an investigation […]

257 U.S. 591 257 U.S. 591 42 S.Ct. 239 66 L.Ed. 385 STATE OF NEW YORK et al.v.UNITED STATES et al., Interstate Commerce Commission (LEHIGH VALLEY R. CO. et al., Interveners). No. 283. Argued Oct. 19 and 20, 1921. Decided Feb. 27, 1922. Mr. Edward G. Griffin, of Albany, N. Y., for appellants. [Argument of […]

257 U.S. 6 257 U.S. 6 42 S.Ct. 2 66 L.Ed. 101 In re LINCOLN GAS & ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. No. 29. Petition Received Aug. 2, 1921. Decided Oct. 24, 1921. Messrs. Robert A. Brown, of St. Joseph, Mo., Maxwell V. Beghtol, of Lincoln, Neb., Charles A. Frueauff, of New York City, and Wade H. […]

257 U.S. 602 257 U.S. 602 42 S.Ct. 223 66 L.Ed. 391 SMIETANKA, Collector of Internal Revenue,v.FIRST TRUST & SAVINGS BANK. No. 540. Argued Jan. 19, 1922. Decided Feb. 27, 1922. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Ottinger, for petitioner. Mr. John P. Wilson, of Chicago, Ill., for respondent. Mr. Chief Justice TAFT delivered the opinion of […]

257 U.S. 616 257 U.S. 616 42 S.Ct. 94 66 L.Ed. 399 The STATE OF OKLAHOMA, complainant,v.The STATE OF TEXAS. No. 20, original. Supreme Court of the United States November 21, 1921 1 Mr. S. P. Freeling, of Oklahoma City, Okl., for the State of Oklahoma. 2 Messrs. C. W. Taylor, of Corsicana, Tex., Orville […]

257 U.S. 628 257 U.S. 628 42 S.Ct. 92 66 L.Ed. 405 LIBERTY OIL COMPANY, petitioner,v.The CONDON NATIONAL BANK et al. Ole TOLO, petitioner, v. Steamship HANNAH NIELSON, her engines, etc. SIOUX CITY BRIDGE COMPANY, petitioner, v. DAKOTA COUNTY, NEBRASKA. DOO FOOK, petitioner, v. The UNITED STATES of America. CHAN WY SHEUNG, petitioner, v. The […]

257 U.S. 66 257 U.S. 66 42 S.Ct. 24 66 L.Ed. 131 SPRINGFIELD GAS & ELECTRIC CO.v.CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. No. 46. Argued Oct. 19, 1921. Decided Nov. 7, 1921. Messrs. Philip Barton Warren, of Springfield, Ill., Joseph S. Clark, of Philadelphia, Pa., and William L. Patton, of Springfield, Ill., for plaintiff in error. [Argument of […]

257 U.S. 71 257 U.S. 71 42 S.Ct. 7 66 L.Ed. 133 NICHOLASv.UNITED STATES. No. 10. Argued Oct. 5, 1921. Decided Nov. 7, 1921. Messrs. Wm. E. Russell, of New York City, and L. T. Michener, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Riter, for the United States. Mr. Justice DAY delivered […]

257 U.S. 77 257 U.S. 77 42 S.Ct. 9 66 L.Ed. 136 NORRISv.UNITED STATES. No. 11. Argued Oct. 5, 1921. Decided Nov. 7, 1921. Messrs. Wm. E. Russell, of New York City, and L. T. Michener, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Mr. W. D. Riter, Asst. Atty Gen., for the United States. Mr. Justice […]

257 U.S. 82 257 U.S. 82 42 S.Ct. 12 66 L.Ed. 140 EBERLEINv.UNITED STATES. No. 12. Argued and Submitted Oct. 5, 1921. Decided Nov. 7, 1921. Messrs. Wm. E. Russell, of New York City, and L. T. Michener, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Messrs. Assistant Attorney General Davis and Wm. D. Harris, of Dayton, […]

257 U.S. 85 257 U.S. 85 42 S.Ct. 18 66 L.Ed. 141 PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.v.WEBER. No. 210. Argued Oct. 13, 1921. Decided Nov. 7, 1921. Messrs. Henry Wolf Bikle and Francis I. Gowen, both of Philadelphia, Pa., and Frederic D. McKenney, of Washington, D. C., for plaintiff in error. Mr. Wm. A. Glasgow, Jr., of […]

257 U.S. 92 257 U.S. 92 42 S.Ct. 35 66 L.Ed. 144 WILSONv.REPUBLIC IRON & STEEL CO. et al. No. 21. Argued Oct. 6 and 7, 1921. Decided Nov. 7, 1921. Mr. W. A. Denson, of Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff in error. Mr. Augustus Benners, of Birmingham, Ala., for defendants in error. Mr. Justice VAN […]

257 U.S. 99 257 U.S. 99 42 S.Ct. 15 66 L.Ed. 149 CITIZENS’ NAT. BANK OF CINCINNATIv.DURR et al. No. 27. Argued Oct. 7, 1921. Decided Nov. 7, 1921. Mr. Murray Seasongood, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for plaintiff in error. [Argument of Counsel from pages 100-105 intentionally omitted] Mr Charles S. Bell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for […]

257 U.S. 478 257 U.S. 478 42 S.Ct. 164 66 L.Ed. 325 DAVIS, Director General of Railroads, et al.v.WALLACE et al. No. 329. Argued, Dec. 16, 1921. Decided Jan. 9, 1922. Messrs. C. W. Bunn, D. F. Lyons, and M. L. Countryman, all of St. Paul, Minn., for appellants. Mr. George E. Wallace, of Bismarck, […]

257 U.S. 485 257 U.S. 485 42 S.Ct. 170 66 L.Ed. 329 STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA ex rel. LEMKE, Atty. Gen.,v.CHICAGO & N. W. RY. CO. et al. No. 25, Original. Argued on Motion to Dismiss Jan. 5, 1922. Decided Jan. 23, 1922. Charles W. Bunn, of St. Paul, Minn., for defendants. Karl Knox Gartner, […]

257 U.S. 491 257 U.S. 491 42 S.Ct. 176 66 L.Ed. 332 CORNELIv.MOORE, Collector of Internal Revenue. GHIO v. SAME. BRYAN v. MILES, Collector of Internal Revenue, et al. EASTES v. CRUTCHLEY, Collector of Internal Revenue, et al. Nos. 174, 175, 428, and 548. Argued Dec. 15, 1921, Decided Jan. 30, 1922. Suits by Charles […]

257 U.S. 501 257 U.S. 501 42 S.Ct. 171 66 L.Ed. 338 GILLESPIEv.STATE OF OKLAHOMA. No. 322. Argued Jan. 3, 1922. Decided Jan. 30, 1922. James P. Gilmore, of Tulsa, Okl., for plaintiff in error. C. W. King, of Oklahoma City, Okl., for the State of Oklahoma. [Argument of Counsel from page 502-503 intentionally omitted] […]

257 U.S. 506 257 U.S. 506 42 S.Ct. 179 66 L.Ed. 341 INTERNATIONAL RY. CO.v.DAVIDSON et al. No. 340. Argued Jan. 3, 4, 1922. Decided Jan. 30, 1922. Mr. Basil Robillard, of Niagara Falls, N. Y., for petitioner. [Argument of Counsel from page 507-508 intentionally omitted] Mr. Assistant Attorney General Ottinger, for respondent. Mr. Justice […]

257 U.S. 516 257 U.S. 516 42 S.Ct. 173 66 L.Ed. 347 STATE OF GEORGIAv.STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. No. 16, original. Argued Jan. 4 and 5, 1922. Decided Jan. 30, 1922. Messrs. Thomas F. Green, of Athens, Ga., George M. Napier, of Atlanta, Ga., Clifford Walker, of Monroe, Ga., and Graham Wright, of Rome, Ga., […]