Category: 1931

284 U.S. 231 284 U.S. 231 52 S.Ct. 113 76 L.Ed. 261 WILBUR, Secretary of the Interior,v.UNITED STATES ex rel. VINDICATOR CONSOL. GOLD MIN. CO. SAME v. UNITED STATES ex rel. CHESTATEE PYRITES & CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Nos. 66, 67. Argued Oct. 28, 29, 1931. Decided Dec. 7, 1931. The Attorney General and Mr. Seth W.Richardson, […]

284 U.S. 225 284 U.S. 225 52 S.Ct. 115 76 L.Ed. 256 VAN HUFFELv.HARKELRODE, County Treasurer. Nos. 54, 55. Argued Oct. 28, 1931. Decided Dec. 7, 1931. Messrs. H. H. Hoppe and Alonzo M. Snyder, both of Cleveland, Ohio, for petitioner. Messrs. Gilbert Bettman, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and G. H. Birrell, of Warren, Ohio, for […]

284 U.S. 23 284 U.S. 23 52 S.Ct. 48 76 L.Ed. 146 CUMBERLAND COAL CO.v.BOARD OF REVISION OF TAX ASSESSMENTS IN GREENE COUNTY, PA. (four cases). PHILLIPS v. BOARD OF REVISION OF TAX ASSESSMENTS IN GREENE COUNTY, PA. PIEDMONT COAL CO. v. BOARD OF REVISION OF TAX ASSESSMENTS IN GREENE COUNTY, PA. GREENE COUNTY COAL […]

284 U.S. 183 284 U.S. 183 52 S.Ct. 84 76 L.Ed. 233 MECOMv.FITZSIMMONS DRILLING CO., Inc., et al. No. 32. Argued Oct. 22, 23, 1931. Decided Nov. 23, 1931. Messrs. Roy F. Ford and S. J. Montgomery, both of Tulsa, Okl., for petitioner. Messrs. T. Austin Gavin, of Tulsa, Okl., George F. Short, of Oklahoma […]

284 U.S. 190 284 U.S. 190 52 S.Ct. 58 76 L.Ed. 239 SOUTHERN RY. CO.v.WALTERS. No. 52. Argued Oct. 27, 28, 1931. Decided Nov. 23, 1931. Messrs. Bruce A. Campbell, of East St. Louis, Ill., and H. O’B. Cooper, S. R. Prince, and L. E. Jeffries, all of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. Mr. Charles […]

284 U.S. 195 284 U.S. 195 52 S.Ct. 109 76 L.Ed. 243 UNITED STATES et al.v.BALTIMORE & O. R. CO. et al. No. 33. Argued Oct. 23, 1931. Decided Nov. 30, 1931. Mr. J. Stanley Payne, of Washington, D. C., for appellant, the United States and Interstate Commerce Commission. Mr. Parker McCollester, of New York […]

284 U.S. 206 284 U.S. 206 52 S.Ct. 120 76 L.Ed. 248 HOEPERv.TAX COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN et al.* No. 17. Submitted Oct. 15, 1931. Decided Nov. 30, 1931. Mr. Claire B. Bird, of Wausau, Wis., for appellant. [Argument of Counsel from page 207 intentionally omitted] Messrs. John W. Reynolds, Atty. Gen., and Harold M. Wilkie, […]

284 U.S. 221 284 U.S. 221 52 S.Ct. 118 76 L.Ed. 254 BRADFORD ELECTRIC LIGHT CO., Inc.,v.CLAPPER. No. 423. Submitted on Statement as to Jurisdiction Nov. 23, 1931. Decided Dec. 7, 1931. Mr. Wm. E. Leahy, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Mr. John E. Benton, of Washington, D. C., for appellee. Mr. Chief Justice […]

284 U.S. 160 284 U.S. 160 52 S.Ct. 46 76 L.Ed. 220 PHILLIPS, Collector of Internal Revenue,v.DIME TRUST & SAFE DEPOSIT CO. No. 18. Argued Oct. 20, 1931. Decided Nov. 23, 1931. The Attorney General and Mr. Claude R. Branch, of Providence, R. I., for Phillips, Collector. Mr. Charles C. Lark, of Shamokin, Pa., for […]

284 U.S. 167 284 U.S. 167 52 S.Ct. 65 76 L.Ed. 224 UNITED STATESv.RYAN. No. 49. Argued Oct. 26, 27, 1931. Decided Nov. 23, 1931. The Attorney General and Mr. G. A.Youngquist, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the United States. [Argument of Counsel from page 168 intentionally omitted] Mr. George D. Toole, of Butte, Mont., for […]

284 U.S. 177 284 U.S. 177 52 S.Ct. 72 76 L.Ed. 229 SUN INS. OFFICEv.SCOTT. NORWICH UNION FIRE INS. SOC., Limited, v. SAME. HOME INS. CO. OF NEW YORK v. SAME. Nos. 28-30. Argued Oct. 22, 1931. Decided Nov. 23, 1931. Mr. Rolland M. Edmonds, of Columbus, Ohio, for petitioners. Messrs. F. S. Monnett, of […]

284 U.S. 125 284 U.S. 125 52 S.Ct. 74 76 L.Ed. 201 LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION et al.v.TEXAS & N. O. R. Co. et al. STATE OF LOUISIANA et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. Nos. 36, 37. Argued Oct. 13, 1931. Decided Nov. 23, 1931. Messrs. Wylie M. Barrow, of Baton Rouge, La., and […]

284 U.S. 136 284 U.S. 136 52 S.Ct. 51 76 L.Ed. 207 HANDY & HARMANv.BURNET, Com’r of Internal Revenue. No. 14. Argued Oct. 19, 1931. Decided Nov. 23, 1931. Mr. William C. Breed, of New York City, for petitioner. The Attorney General and Mr. G. A.Youngquist, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent. Mr. Justice BUTLER delivered […]

284 U.S. 141 284 U.S. 141 52 S.Ct. 63 76 L.Ed. 210 UNITED STATESv.MURDOCK. No. 38. Argued Oct. 23-26, 1931. Decided Nov. 23, 1931. The Attorney General and Mr. Thomas D.Thacher, Sol. Gen., and Mr. Robert P. Reeder, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant. [Argument of Counsel from pages 142-143 intentionally omitted] Messrs. Edmund […]

284 U.S. 151 284 U.S. 151 52 S.Ct. 69 76 L.Ed. 214 HARDWARE DEALERS’ MUT. FIRE INS. CO. OF WISCONSINv.GLIDDEN CO. et al. No. 4. Argued Oct. 16, 1931. Decided Nov. 23, 1931. Messrs. Mortimer H. Boutelle and Nathan H. Chase, both of Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant. [Argument of Counsel from pages 152-154 intentionally omitted] […]

283 U.S. 96 283 U.S. 96 51 S.Ct. 392 75 L.Ed. 861 COLUMBUS & G. RY. CO. et al.v.MILLER, State Tax Collector. No. 195. Argued March 6-9, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Messrs. Wm. H. Watkins, of Jackson, Miss., and R. C. Stovall, of Okolona, Miss., for appellants and petitioners. Mr. Simon Rosenthal, of Jackson, […]

284 U.S. 1 284 U.S. 1 52 S.Ct. 4 76 L.Ed. 131 UNITED STATESv.KIRBY LUMBER CO. No. 26. Argued Oct. 21, 1931. Decided Nov. 2, 1931. The Attorney General and Mr. Charles B. Rugg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the United States. Mr. Robert Ash, of Washington, D. C., for respondent. Mr. Justice HOLMES delivered the […]

283 U.S. 805 283 U.S. 805 51 S.Ct. 562 75 L.Ed. 1425 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Complainant,v.STATE OF NEW YORK and City of New York, Defendants (COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Intervener). No. 16 Original. Supreme Court of the United States May 25, 1931 1 Messrs. Duane Minard, of Newark, N. J., and Wm. A. Stevens, of […]

283 U.S. 91 283 U.S. 91 51 S.Ct. 383 75 L.Ed. 857 HERRONv.SOUTHERN PAC. CO. No. 131. Submitted March 2, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Messrs. P. H. Hayes, of Phoenix, Ariz., M. J. Dougherty, of Mesa, Ariz., and J. A. Walsh, of Mesa, Ariz., for Herron. Messrs. Charles H. Bates, of Washington, D. C., […]

283 U.S. 807 283 U.S. 807 51 S.Ct. 645 75 L.Ed. 1426 Ex parte MADDEN BROS., Inc., petitioner. No. 24, original. Supreme Court of the United States May 25, 1931 Mr. E. W. MacPherran, of Duluth, Minn. (Messrs. H. A. Dancer, of Duluth, Minn., and Donald O. Wright and Alfred W. Bowen, both of Minneapolis, […]