Category: 1929

280 U.S. 72 280 U.S. 72 50 S.Ct. 44 74 L.Ed. 172 GENERAL INS. CO. OF AMERICAv.NORTHERN PAC. RY. CO. No. 23. Argued Oct. 25, 1929. Decided Nov. 25, 1929. Messrs. Ralph S. Pierce and James B. Howe, both of Seattle, Wash., for petitioner. Mr. Dennis F. Lyons, of St. Paul, Minn., for respondent. Mr. […]

280 U.S. 78 280 U.S. 78 50 S.Ct. 63 74 L.Ed. 175 WILLIAMS et al.v.RILEY, State Controller of California. No. 12. Argued April 18, 1929. Decided Nov. 25, 1929. Messrs. Edwin C. Ewing and W. R. Crawford, both of Seattle, Wash., for appellants. Messrs. Frank L. Guerena and U. S. Webb, both of San Francisco, […]

280 U.S. 80 280 U.S. 80 50 S.Ct. 64 74 L.Ed. 178 BEKINS VAN LINES, Inc., et al.v.RILEY, State Controller of California. No. 13. Argued April 18, 1929. Decided Nov. 25, 1929. Messrs. Samuel T. Bush and William Sea, Jr., both of San Francisco, Cal., for appellants. Messrs. Frank L. Guerena and U. S. Webb, […]

280 U.S. 83 280 U.S. 83 50 S.Ct. 59 74 L.Ed. 180 SAFE DEPOSIT & TRUST CO. OF BALTIMORE, MD.,v.COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. No. 20. Argued Oct. 24, 1929. Dicided Nov. 25, 1929. Messrs. Littleton M. Wickham and Joseph M. Hurt, Jr., both of Richmond, Va., for appellant. [Argument of Counsel from pages 84-86 intentionally omitted] […]

280 U.S. 98 280 U.S. 98 50 S.Ct. 51 74 L.Ed. 187 UNITED STATES et al.v.ERIE R. CO. et al. No. 30. Argued Nov. 1, 1929. Decided Nov. 25, 1929. The Attorney General and Messrs. Edward M. Reidy and Daniel W. Knowlton, both of Washington, D. C., for appellants. Mr. Marion B. Pierce, of New […]

280 U.S. 500 280 U.S. 500 50 S.Ct. 186 74 L.Ed. 578 WHITE et al.v.SPARKILL REALTY CORPORATION et al. No. 336. Argued Jan. 7, 1930. Decided Feb. 24, 1930. Mr. Walter H. Pollak, of New York City, for appellants. [Argument of Counsel from pages 501-503 intentionally omitted] Mr. Jackson A. Dykman, of Brooklyn, N. Y., […]

280 U.S. 52 280 U.S. 52 50 S.Ct. 53 74 L.Ed. 163 INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSIONv.UNITED STATES ex rel. CITY OF LOS ANGELES. No. 54. Argued Oct. 28, 1929. Decided Nov. 25, 1929. Mr. Daniel W. Knowlton, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. [Argument of Counsel from pages 53-55 intentionally omitted] Messrs. Jess E. Stephens, of […]

280 U.S. 543 280 U.S. 543 50 S.Ct. 36 74 L.Ed. 603 The BECKER STEAMSHIP COMPANY, petitioner,v.William SNYDER, etc.* No. 334. Supreme Court of the United States October 21, 1929 Mr. Frederick L. Leckie, of Cleveland, Ohio, for petitioner. Mr. Luther Day, of Cleveland, Ohio, for respondent. 1 Petition for writ of certiorari to the […]

280 U.S. 560 280 U.S. 560 50 S.Ct. 18 74 L.Ed. 615 Ralph W. HARBISON, petitioner,v.C. G. LEWELLYN, formerly collector, etc.; Joseph Hudson BROOKS, petitioner, v. C. G. LEWELLYN, formerly collector, etc.; James E. LEWIS, petitioner, v. C. G. LEWELLYN, formerly collector, etc.; Lee C. MORGANROTH, petitioner, v. C. G. LEWELLYN, formerly collector, etc.; Harry […]

280 U.S. 588 280 U.S. 588 50 S.Ct. 37 74 L.Ed. 636 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, petitioner,v.RAILROAD COMMISSION OF the STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al. No. 377. Supreme Court of the United States October 21, 1929* Messrs. Roy V. Reppy and W. C. Mullendore, both of Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner. Mr. Arthur T. George, […]

280 U.S. 412 280 U.S. 412 50 S.Ct. 177 74 L.Ed. 518 UNITED STATESv.AMERICAN CAN CO. SAME v. MISSOURI CAN CO. SAME v. DETROIT CAN CO. Nos. 128-130. Argued Jan. 21, 1930. Decided Feb. 24, 1930. The Attorney General and Mr. Charles E. Hughes, Jr., Sol. Gen., of Washington, D. C., for the United States. […]

280 U.S. 420 280 U.S. 420 50 S.Ct. 220 74 L.Ed. 524 TAGG BROS. & MOORHEAD et al.v.UNITED STATES et al. No. 45. Argued Oct. 23, 1929. Decided Feb. 24, 1930. [Syllabus from pages 420-422 intentionally omitted] Messrs. Francis A. Brogan, of Omaha, Neb., and James M. Beck, of Washington, D. C., for appellants. [Argument […]

280 U.S. 43 280 U.S. 43 50 S.Ct. 22 74 L.Ed. 157 COLGATEv.UNITED STATES. No. 74. Submitted Oct. 14, 1929. Decided Nov. 4, 1929. Messrs. George A. King, Louis Titus, and C. Bascom Slemp, all of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Messrs. Charles E. Hughes, Jr., Sol. Gen., of Washington, D. C., and Herman J. […]

280 U.S. 445 280 U.S. 445 50 S.Ct. 202 74 L.Ed. 538 LUCAS, Commissioner of Internal Revenue,v.AMERICAN CODE CO., Inc. No. 67. Argued Jan. 8, 1930. Decided Feb. 24, 1930. The Attorney General and Mr. Charles E. Hughes, Jr., Sol. Gen., of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. [Argument of Counsel from page 446 intentionally omitted] […]

280 U.S. 453 280 U.S. 453 50 S.Ct. 215 74 L.Ed. 542 FLORSHEIM BROS. DRYGOODS CO., Limited,v.UNITED STATES. WHITE, Collector, v. HOOD RUBBER CO. Nos. 118 and 414. Argued Jan. 13, 14, 1930. Decided Feb. 24, 1930. Messrs. James Craig Peacock, of Washington, D. C., and E. H. Randolph, of Shreveport, La., for the Drygoods […]

280 U.S. 469 280 U.S. 469 50 S.Ct. 192 74 L.Ed. 551 PIEDMONT & N. RY. CO. et al.v.UNITED STATES et al. No. 164. Argued Jan. 22, 1930. Decided Feb. 24, 1930. Mr. W. S. O’B. Robinson, Jr., of Charlotte, N. C., for appellant Piedmont & N. Ry. Co. [Argument of Counsel from pages 470-471 […]

280 U.S. 478 280 U.S. 478 50 S.Ct. 212 74 L.Ed. 556 UNITED STATESv.GUARANTY TRUST CO. OF NEW YORK et al. No. 402. Argued Jan. 6, 7, 1930. Decided Feb. 24, 1930. The Attorney General and Mr. John Lord O’Brian, Asst. to Atty. Gen., for the United States. Mr. Charles Bunn, of St. Paul, Minn., […]

280 U.S. 486 280 U.S. 486 50 S.Ct. 198 74 L.Ed. 562 NEW YORK CENT. R. CO.v.AMBROSE. No. 73. Argued Jan. 10, 1930. Decided Feb. 24, 1930. Messrs. William H. Carey, Albert C. Wall, and John A. Hartpence, all of Jersey City, N. J., for petitioner. Messrs. A. O. Stanley, of Washington, D. C., and […]

280 U.S. 49 280 U.S. 49 50 S.Ct. 21 74 L.Ed. 160 WHEELERv.GREENE. No. 39. Argued Oct. 22, 23, 1929. Decided November 4, 1929. Messrs. Floyd E. Thompson, of Chicago, Ill., Joseph Very Quarles, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Henry Jackson Darby, of Chicago, Ill., for petitioner. Messrs. Edwin S. Mack and Arthur W. Fairchild, both […]

280 U.S. 491 280 U.S. 491 50 S.Ct. 182 74 L.Ed. 566 BALTIMORE & OHIO S. W. R. CO.v.CARROLL. No. 87. Argued Jan. 15, 1930. Decided Feb. 24, 1930. Mr. William A. Eggers, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for petitioner. Mr. Oscar H. Montgomery, of Seymour, Ind., for respondent. [Argument of Counsel from page 492 intentionally omitted] […]