Category: 1931

283 U.S. 301 283 U.S. 301 51 S.Ct. 418 75 L.Ed. 1049 BURNET, Commissioner of Internal Revenue,v.THOMPSON OIL & GAS CO. No. 288. Argued March 16, 17, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. The Attorney General and Mr. Seth W. Richardson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner. Messrs. Phil D. Morelock, of Kansas City, Mo., and James […]

283 U.S. 284 283 U.S. 284 51 S.Ct. 371 75 L.Ed. 1037 STANDARD MARINE INS. CO., Limited,v.SCOTTISH METROPOLITAN ASSUR. CO., Limited. No. 261. Argued March 13-16, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Mr. Russell T. Mount, of New York City, for petitioner. Mr. T. Catesby Jones, of New York City, for respondent. Mr. Justice STONE delivered […]

283 U.S. 27 283 U.S. 27 51 S.Ct. 334 75 L.Ed. 819 CARBICE CORPORATION OF AMERICAv.AMERICAN PATENTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION et al. No. 54. Argued Jan. 16-19, 1931. Decided March 9, 1931. Mr. Samuel E. Darby, Jr., of New York City, for petitioners. Messrs. Charles Neave and George C. Dean, both of New York City, for […]

283 U.S. 273 283 U.S. 273 51 S.Ct. 390 75 L.Ed. 1028 MAYNARDv.ELLIOTT. VARNEY v. SAME. SMITH et al. v. SAME. RUTHERFORD v. SAME. Nos. 239-242. Argued March 12, 13, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Messrs. Randolph Bias and Wells Goody. both of Williamson, W. Va., for petitioner. Mr. Stanley Reed, of Ashland, Ky., for […]

283 U.S. 279 283 U.S. 279 51 S.Ct. 432 75 L.Ed. 1032 GROUP NO. I OIL CORPORATIONv.BASS, Collector of Internal Revenue. No. 425. Argued Feb. 26, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Messrs. James A. Baker and Homer L. Bruce, both of Houston, Tex., for petitioner. Mr. Thomas D. Thacher, Sol. Gen., of Washington, D. C., […]

283 U.S. 258 283 U.S. 258 51 S.Ct. 395 75 L.Ed. 1018 BONWIT TELLER & CO.v.UNITED STATES. No. 282. Argued March 16, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Mr. Arthur B. Hyman, of New York City, for petitioner. Mr. Charles B. Rugg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the United States. Mr. Justice BUTLER delivered the opinion of […]

283 U.S. 266 283 U.S. 266 51 S.Ct. 416 75 L.Ed. 1023 PAGELv.MacLEAN. No. 176. Argued and Submitted March 5, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Messrs. Charles A. Swenson, of Atwater, Minn., and Henry T. Ronning, of Willmar, Minn., for petitioner. Messrs. Fred W. Putnam and Orin M. Oulman, both of Minneapolis, Minn., for respondent. […]

283 U.S. 269 283 U.S. 269 51 S.Ct. 376 75 L.Ed. 1025 UNITED STATESv.FELT & TARRANT MFG. CO. No. 116. Argued March 3, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. The Attorney General and Mr. Charles B. Rugg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the United States. Messrs. Thomas G. Haight, of Jersey City, N. J., and Robert H. […]

283 U.S. 249 283 U.S. 249 51 S.Ct. 458 75 L.Ed. 1010 MISSOURI PAC. R. CO.v.NORWOOD, Attorney General of Arkansas, et al.* No. 193. Argued March 10, 11, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Messrs. Edward J. White, of St. Louis, Mo., and Thomas B. Pryor, of Fort Smith, Ark., for appellant. Messrs. Donald R. Richberg, […]

283 U.S. 25 283 U.S. 25 51 S.Ct. 340 75 L.Ed. 816 McBOYLEv.UNITED STATES. No. 552. Argued Feb. 26, 27, 1931. Decided March 9, 1931. Mr. Harry F. Brown, of Guthrie, Okl., for petitioner. The Attorney General and Mr. Claude R. Branch, of Providence, R. I., for the United States. Mr. Justice HOLMES delivered the […]

283 U.S. 242 283 U.S. 242 51 S.Ct. 399 75 L.Ed. 1005 NEW YORK LIFE INS. CO.v.BOWERS. BOWERS v. NEW YORK LIFE INS. CO. Nos. 93, 160. Argued March 2, 3, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Mr. James H. McIntosh, of New York City, for New York Life ins. co. The Attorney General and Mr. […]

283 U.S. 229 283 U.S. 229 51 S.Ct. 416 75 L.Ed. 995 David BURNET, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Petitioner,v.Sallie H. HENRY. No. 202. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 12, 1931. April 13, 1931 The Attorney General and Mr. G. A. Youngquist, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner. Mr. Wm. Clarke Mason, of Philadelphia, […]

283 U.S. 230 283 U.S. 230 51 S.Ct. 416 75 L.Ed. 996 David BURNET, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Petitioner,v.William Hobart PORTER and Andrew W. Porter, Executors of the Estate of William W. Porter, Deceased. No. 203. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 12, 1931. April 13, 1931 The Attorney General and Mr. G. […]

283 U.S. 231 283 U.S. 231 51 S.Ct. 398 75 L.Ed. 996 KLEIN et al.v.UNITED STATES. No. 387. Argued Feb. 27, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Messrs. Benjamin B. Pettus and H. H. Shinnick, both of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. The Attorney General and Mr. Charles B. Rugg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the United […]

283 U.S. 235 283 U.S. 235 51 S.Ct. 429 75 L.Ed. 999 STANDARD OIL CO. (INDIANA)v.UNITED STATES et al. No. 384. Argumed March 20, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Messrs. John R. Cochran and L. L. Stephens, both of Chicago, Ill., for appellant. Mr. John Lord O’Brian, Asst. to Atty. Gen., for the United States […]

283 U.S. 209 283 U.S. 209 51 S.Ct. 453 75 L.Ed. 983 CHESAPEAKE & O. RY. CO.v.MARTIN et al. No. 155. Argued March 4, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Messrs. Meade T. Spicer, Jr., and Walter Leake, both of Richmond, Va., for petitioner. Mr. Justice SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 This is […]

283 U.S. 223 283 U.S. 223 51 S.Ct. 413 75 L.Ed. 991 BURNET, Commissioner of Internal Revenue,v.HOUSTON. No. 199. Argued March 12, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. The Attorney General and Mr. G. A. Young-quist, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner. Mr. Wm. Clarke Mason, of Philadelphia, Pa., for respondent. Mr. Justice SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion […]

283 U.S. 183 283 U.S. 183 51 S.Ct. 380 75 L.Ed. 953 INTERSTATE TRANSIT, Inc.,v.LINDSEY, County Court Clerk. No. 358. Argued March 19, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. [Syllabus from pages 183-184 intentionally omitted] Messrs. J. Carlton Loser, of Nashville, Tenn., and Thomas L. Tallentire, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for appellant. Mr. W. F. Barry, Jr., […]

283 U.S. 191 283 U.S. 191 51 S.Ct. 410 75 L.Ed. 971 BUCK et al.v.JEWELL-LA SALLE REALTY CO. (two cases). Nos. 138, 139. Argued March 3, 4, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Messrs. Thomas G. Haight, of Jersey City, N. J., and Maurice J. O’Sullivan, of Kansas City, Mo., for Buck and others. Mr. Charles […]

283 U.S. 202 283 U.S. 202 51 S.Ct. 407 75 L.Ed. 978 JEWELL-LA SALLE REALTY CO.v.BUCK et al. No. 140. Argued March 3, 4, 1931. Decided April 13, 1931. Messrs. Thomas G. Haight, of Jersey City, N. J., and Maurice J. O’Sullivan, of Kansas City, Mo., for Buck and others. Mr. Charles M. Blackmar, of […]