Category: 1929

279 U.S. 787 279 U.S. 787 49 S.Ct. 490 73 L.Ed. 957 ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO.v.DRIGGERS. No. 225. Argued April 9 and 10, 1929. Decided June 3, 1929. Mr. Thomas W. Davis, of Wilmington, N. C., for petitioner. Mr. Louis M. Shinel, of Charleston, S. C., for respondent. Mr. Justice SANFORD delivered the opinion […]

279 U.S. 792 279 U.S. 792 49 S.Ct. 484 73 L.Ed. 960 MARYLAND CASUALTY CO.v.JONES. No. 524. Argued April 18, 1929. Decided June 3, 1929. Messrs. Roszel C. Thomsen and Walter L. Clark, both of Baltimore, Md., for petitioner. Mr. Nat Schmulowitz, of San Francisco, Cal., for respondent. Mr. Justice SANFORD delivered the opinion of […]

279 U.S. 797 279 U.S. 797 49 S.Ct. 507 73 L.Ed. 963 KIRK, Superintendent of Public Works, etc., of Ohio, et al.v. MAUMEE VALLEY ELECTRIC CO. Argued April 25 and 26, 1929. Decided June 3, 1929. No. 674. Messrs. George W. Ritter, of Toledo, Ohio, Gilbert Bettman, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Le Roy W. Hunt, […]

279 U.S. 80 279 U.S. 80 49 S.Ct. 321 73 L.Ed. 621 SPOKANE COUNTY et al.v.UNITED STATES. No. 164. Argued Feb. 20, 21, 1929. Decided April 8, 1929. Messrs. Charles W. Greenough and A. O. Colburn, both of Spokane, Wash., for petitioners. [Argument of Counsel from pages 80-85 intentionally omitted] Mr. Chief Justice TAFT delivered […]

279 U.S. 807 279 U.S. 807 49 S.Ct. 511 73 L.Ed. 969 KIRK, Superintendent of Public Works, etc., of Ohio, et al.v.PROVIDENCE MILL CO. No. 675. Argued April 25 and 26, 1929. Decided June 3, 1929. Messrs. George W. Ritter, of Toledo, Ohio, and Gilbert Bettman, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Le Roy W. Hunt, of […]

279 U.S. 655 279 U.S. 655 49 S.Ct. 463 73 L.Ed. 894 OKANOGAN, METHOW, SAN POELIS (or San Poil), NESPELEM, COLVILLE, AND LAKE INDIAN TRIBES OR BANDS OF STATE OF WASHINGTONv.UNITED STATES. THE POCKET VETO CASE. No. 565. Argued March 11, 1929. Decided May 27, 1929. [Syllabus from pages 655-657 intentionally omitted] Messrs. Wm. S. […]

279 U.S. 813 279 U.S. 813 49 S.Ct. 256 73 L.Ed. 972 OHIO OIL CO.v.CONWAY, Supervisor of public Accounts, et al. No. 514. Argued Feb. 26, 1929. Decided March 5, 1929. Mr. S. L. Herold, of Shreveport, La., for appellant. Mr. Wood H. Thompson, of New Orleans, La., for appellees. PER CURIAM. 1 This is […]

279 U.S. 816 279 U.S. 816 49 S.Ct. 341 73 L.Ed. 973 The UNITED STATES of America, complainant,v.The STATE OF UTAH. No. 15, original. Supreme Court of the United States March 11, 1929 ORDER 1 On consideration of the motion by the United States for the appointment of a Special Master to take the evidence […]

279 U.S. 817 279 U.S. 817 49 S.Ct. 264 73 L.Ed. 974 The UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Joseph Wenger, appellant,v.W. Frank MATHUES, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. No. 631. Supreme Court of the United States March 11, 1929 Mr. Joseph Blank, of Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant. Messrs. William D. […]

279 U.S. 819 279 U.S. 819 49 S.Ct. 341 73 L.Ed. 975 John JOHNSON, petitioner,v.UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION. No. 220. Supreme Court of the United States April 8, 1929 Mr. Silas B. Axtell, of New York City, for petitioner. 1 This cause is restored to the docket for reargument and is set […]

279 U.S. 821 279 U.S. 821 49 S.Ct. 349 73 L.Ed. 976 The STATE OF WISCONSIN et al., complainants,v.The STATE OF ILLINOIS et al.; STATE OF MICHIGAN, complainant, v. The STATE OF ILLINOIS et al.; STATE OF NEW YORK, complainant. v. STATE OF ILLINOIS et al. No. 7, original. No. 11, original. No. 12, original. […]

279 U.S. 749 279 U.S. 749 49 S.Ct. 471 73 L.Ed. 938 SINCLAIR et al.v.UNITED STATES. No. 748. Argued and Submitted April 22, 23, 1929. Decided June 3, 1929. [Syllabus from pages 749-751 intentionally omitted] Messrs. George P. Hoover and Charles A. Douglas, both of Washington, D. C., and Martin W. Littleton, of New York […]

279 U.S. 708 279 U.S. 708 49 S.Ct. 439 73 L.Ed. 914 GULF REFINING CO.v.ATLANTIC MUT. INS. CO. No. 506. Argued April 17, 1929. Decided May 27, 1929. Mr. Ira A. Campbell, of New York City, for petitioner. Mr. J. M. R. Lyeth, of New York City, for respondent. Mr. Justice STONE delivered the opinion […]

279 U.S. 716 279 U.S. 716 49 S.Ct. 499 73 L.Ed. 918 OLD COLONY TRUST CO. et al.v.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. No. 130. Reargued April 15, 1929. Decided June 3, 1929. [Syllabus from pages 716-718 intentionally omitted] Messrs. Arthur A. Ballantine and George E. Cleary, both of New York City, for Old Colony Trust Co. […]

279 U.S. 73 279 U.S. 73 49 S.Ct. 260 73 L.Ed. 619 UNITED STATESv.NEW YORK CENT. R. CO. SAME v. NEVADA COUNTY NARROW GAUGE R. CO. Nos. 238, 304. Argued Feb. 21-25, 1929. Decided March 11, 1929. The Attorney General, Mr. William D. Mitchell, Sol. Gen., of Washington, D. C., and Mr. Robert P. Reeder, […]

279 U.S. 732 279 U.S. 732 49 S.Ct. 505 73 L.Ed. 929 UNITED STATESv. BOSTON & M. R. R. Reargued April 15, 1929. Decided June 3, 1929. No. 129. The Attorney General, for the United States. Mr. James S. Y. Ivins, of Washington, D. C., for Boston & M. R. Co. Mr. Chief Justice TAFT […]

279 U.S. 737 279 U.S. 737 49 S.Ct. 485 73 L.Ed. 931 ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ARABIC ORDER OF NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE et al.v.MICHAUX et al. No. 7. Argued Jan. 12 and 13, 1929. Decided June 3, 1929. Messrs. Harold S. Davis, of Boston, Mass., James E. White and Samuel A. T. Watkins, both of […]

279 U.S. 768 279 U.S. 768 49 S.Ct. 494 73 L.Ed. 947 ATCHISON, T. & S. F. RY. CO. et al.v.UNITED STATES et al. No. 466. Argued April 11, 1929. Decided June 3, 1929. [Syllabus from pages 768-770 intentionally omitted] Messrs. R. S. Outlaw and Elmer Westlake, both of Chicago, Ill., for appellants. The Attorney […]

279 U.S. 620 279 U.S. 620 49 S.Ct. 432 73 L.Ed. 874 MACALLEN CO.v.COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 578. Argued April 25, 1929. Decided May 27, 1929. Messrs. Thomas Allen, of Boston, Mass., and Richard H. Wiswall, of Salem, Mass., for appellant. Messrs. R. Ammi Cutter, Joseph E. Warner, and F. Delano Putnam, all of Boston, […]

279 U.S. 63 279 U.S. 63 49 S.Ct. 257 73 L.Ed. 615 LEWIS et al.v.UNITED STATES. No. 182. Argued Dec. 3 and 4, 1929. Decided March 5, 1929. Messrs. R. L. Davidson and Finis E. Riddle, both of Tulsa, Okl., for petitioners. [Argument of Counsel from pages 64-65 intentionally omitted] Mr. W. D. Mitchell, Sol. […]