Category: 1931

283 U.S. 473 283 U.S. 473 51 S.Ct. 519 75 L.Ed. 1176 STATE OF NEW JERSEYv.CITY OF NEW YORK. No. 17, Original. Argued on Exceptions to Report of Special Master April 30, 1931. Decided May 18, 1931. [Syllabus intentionally omitted] Mr. Arthur J. W. Hilly, of New York City, for defendant in support of the […]

283 U.S. 48 283 U.S. 48 51 S.Ct. 358 75 L.Ed. 833 PHILIPPIDESv.DAY, Commissioner of Immigration. No. 92. Argued and Submitted March 2, 1931. Decided March 23, 1931. Messrs. Thomas A. Kane, of New York City, and George C. Vournas, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. The Attorney General and Mr. Claude R. Branch, of […]

283 U.S. 43 283 U.S. 43 51 S.Ct. 360 75 L.Ed. 830 UNITED STATESv.MUNSON S. S. LINE. No. 85. Argued March 2, 1931. Decided March 23, 1931. The Attorney General and Mr. John Lord O’Brian, Asst. to Atty. Gen., for the United States. Messrs. W. Calvin Chesnut, of Baltimore. Md., Frank Lyon, of Washington, D. […]

283 U.S. 465 283 U.S. 465 51 S.Ct. 499 75 L.Ed. 1171 EAST OHIO GAS CO.v.TAX COMMISSION OF OHIO et al. No. 453. Argued April 22, 23, 1931. Decided May 18, 1931. [Syllabus from pages 465-466 intentionally omitted] Messrs. William B. Cockley and T. H. Hogsett, both of Cleveland, Ohio, for appellant. Mr. Gilbert Bettman, […]

283 U.S. 414 283 U.S. 414 51 S.Ct. 502 75 L.Ed. 1148 UNITED STATES ex rel. McLENNANv.WILBUR, Secretary of the Interior. UNITED STATES ex rel. SIMPSON v. WILBUR, Secretary of the Interior, et al. UNITED STATES ex rel. BARTON v. WILBUR, Secretary of the Interior. UNITED STATES ex rel. PYRON v. WILBUR, Secretary of the […]

283 U.S. 420 283 U.S. 420 51 S.Ct. 496 75 L.Ed. 1153 CARBICE CORPORATION OF AMERICAv.AMERICAN PATENTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION et al. No. 54. Reargued April 27, 1931 Decided May 18, 1931. Mr. Samuel E. Darby, Jr., of New York City, for petitioner. Messrs. Charles Neave and George C. Dean, both of New York City, for […]

283 U.S. 423 283 U.S. 423 51 S.Ct. 522 75 L.Ed. 1154 STATE OF ARIZONAv.STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al. No. 19. Argued March 9, 10, 1931. Decided May 18, 1931. [Syllabus from pages 423-426 intentionally omitted] Messrs. Thomas D. Thacher, Sol. Gen., and Robert P. Reeder, both of Washington, D. C., for defendant Wilbur, Secretary […]

283 U.S. 398 283 U.S. 398 51 S.Ct. 538 75 L.Ed. 1140 FRANK L. YOUNG CO.v.McNEAL-EDWARDS CO. No. 490. Argued and Submitted April 24, 27, 1931. Decided May 18, 1931. Messrs. Walter B. Leach, Jr., and John G. Palfrey, both of Boston, Mass., for petitioner. Mr. Asa P. French, of Boston, Mass., for respondent. Mr. […]

283 U.S. 401 283 U.S. 401 51 S.Ct. 498 75 L.Ed. 1142 ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO.v.POWE. No. 600. Argued May 1, 1931. Decided May 18, 1931. Messrs. Thomas W. Davis, of Wilmington, N. C., and Arthur R. Young, of Charleston, S. C., for petitioner. Mr. John P. Grace, of Charleston, S. C., for respondent. […]

283 U.S. 404 283 U.S. 404 51 S.Ct. 550 75 L.Ed. 1143 BURNET, Commissioner of Internal Revenuev.LOGAN. SAME v. BRUCE. Nos. 521, 522. Argued April 29, 1931. Decided May 18, 1931. [Syllabus intentionally omitted] The Attorney General and Mr. G. A. Youngquist, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner. 1 [Argument of Counsel from pages 404-407 intentionally […]

283 U.S. 359 283 U.S. 359 51 S.Ct. 532 75 L.Ed. 1117 STROMBERGv.PEOPLE OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA. No. 584. Argued April 15, 1931. Decided May 18, 1931. Mr. John Beardsley, of Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant. Mr. John D. Richer, of Los Angeles, Cal., for the People of the State of California. Mr. Chief Justice […]

283 U.S. 376 283 U.S. 376 51 S.Ct. 515 75 L.Ed. 1126 GRANITEVILLE MFG. CO.v.QUERY et al. No. 596. Argued April 27, 1931. Decided May 18, 1931. Mr. P. F. Henderson, of Aiken, S. C., for appellant. Mr. Chief Justice HUGHES delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 The Graniteville Manufacturing Company, a corporation of […]

283 U.S. 35 283 U.S. 35 51 S.Ct. 337 75 L.Ed. 824 CHESAPEAKE & O. RY. CO.v.UNITED STATES et al. No. 73. Argued Jan. 26, 27, 1931. Decided March 9, 1931. Messrs. Robert B. Tunstall, of Richmond, Va., Herbert Fitzpatrick, of Huntington, W. Va., and Thomas L. Preston, of Richmond, Va., for appellant. Messrs. Thomas […]

283 U.S. 353 283 U.S. 353 51 S.Ct. 476 75 L.Ed. 1112 TWIN CITY PIPE LINE CO. et al.v.HARDING GLASS CO. No. 330. Argued March 17, 18, 1931. Decided May 4, 1931. Messrs. Harry P. Daily and J. P. Woods, both of Ft. Smith, Ark., for petitioners. Messrs. Joseph R. Brown and James B. McDonough, […]

283 U.S. 332 283 U.S. 332 51 S.Ct. 463 75 L.Ed. 1101 STATE-PLANTERS’ BANK & TRUST CO. et al.v.PARKER et al. No. 166. Argued March 4, 1931. Decided April 20, 1931. Messrs. Percy S. Stephenson, of Norfolk, Va., and Littleton M. Wickham, of Richmond, Va., for State-Planters’ Bank & Trust Co., and others. Messrs. John […]

283 U.S. 336 283 U.S. 336 51 S.Ct. 478 75 L.Ed. 1104 STATE OF NEW JERSEYv.STATE OF NEW YORK et al. (COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Intervener). No. 16. Argued on Exceptions to Report of the Special Master April 13-15, 1931. Decided May 4, 1931. [Syllabus from pages 336-338 intentionally omitted] Messrs. Duane E. Minard, of Newark, […]

283 U.S. 348 283 U.S. 348 51 S.Ct. 474 75 L.Ed. 1109 SMOOT SAND & GRAVEL CORPORATIONv.WASHINGTON AIRPORT, Inc. No. 678. Argued April 17, 1931. Decided May 4, 1931. The Attorney General and Mr. Thomas D. Thacher, Sol. Gen., of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. Mr. Louis Titus, of Washington, D. C., for repond ent. […]

283 U.S. 318 283 U.S. 318 51 S.Ct. 465 75 L.Ed. 1060 STRATON et al., Special Com’rs,v.NEW et al. No. 137. Argued March 3, 1931. Decided April 20, 1931. Mr. Randolph Bias, of Williamson, W. Va., for Straton and others. Mr. Arthur F. Kingdon, of Bluefield, W. Va., for New, Trustee, etc. Mr. Justice ROBERTS […]

283 U.S. 308 283 U.S. 308 51 S.Ct. 470 75 L.Ed. 1054 ALDRIDGEv.UNITED STATES. No. 683. Argued March 16, 1931. Decided April 20, 1931. Mr. James Francis Reilly, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. The Attorney General and Mr. Leo A. Rober, of Washington, D. C., for the United States. Mr. Chief Justice HUGHES delivered […]

283 U.S. 291 283 U.S. 291 51 S.Ct. 434 75 L.Ed. 1042 SUSQUEHANNA POWER CO.v.STATE TAX COMMISSION OF MARYLAND. No. 368. Argued March 19, 20, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Messrs. Wm. Clarke Mason, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Fred R. Williams, of Bel Air, Md., for appellant. Messrs. Wm. L. Marbury, Jr., and Robert H. […]