Category: 1934

291 U.S. 587 291 U.S. 587 54 S.Ct. 532 78 L.Ed. 1007 ARROW-HART & HEGEMAN ELECTRIC CO.v.FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. No. 363. Argued Feb. 8, 1934. Decided March 12, 1934. Messrs. Charles Neave, of New York City, Arthur L. Shipman, of Hartford, Conn., Arthur F. Mullen, of Washington, D.C., and Charles Welles Gross and Wallace W. […]

291 U.S. 608 291 U.S. 608 54 S.Ct. 532 78 L.Ed. 1019 MASSEYv.UNITED STATES. No. 707. Argued on Petition for Certiorari March 5, 1934. Decided March 12, 1934. Messrs. Edward F. Colladay, of Washington, D.C., William A. McClellan, of Muncie, Ind., and Harry C. Hendrickson, of Indianapolis, Ind., for petitioner. The Attorney General and Mr. […]

291 U.S. 457 291 U.S. 457 54 S.Ct. 471 78 L.Ed. 909 UNITED STATES et al.v.ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO. et al. No. 422. Argued Feb. 8, 9, 1934. Decided March 5, 1934. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Delaware. The Attorney General and Messrs. Angus D. MacLean, Asst. […]

291 U.S. 473 291 U.S. 473 54 S.Ct. 497 78 L.Ed. 921 PAGEL et al.v.PAGEL et al. No. 526. Argued Feb. 16, 1934. Decided March 5, 1934. Messrs. George L. Barnard, of Willmar, Minn., and L. D. Barnard, of Renville, Minn., for petitioner. Mr. Charles A. Swenson, of Atwater, Minn., for respondent. Mr. Justice BUTLER […]

291 U.S. 476 291 U.S. 476 54 S.Ct. 499 78 L.Ed. 924 GLOBE INDEMNITY CO.v.UNITED STATES, to Use of STEACY-SCHMIDT MFG. CO., Inc. No. 419. Argued Feb. 13—14, 1934. Decided March 5, 1934. [Syllabus from 477 intentionally omitted] Mr. Frederic L. Ballard, of Philadelphia, Pa., for petitioner. Mr. Samuel W. Cooper, of Philadelphia, Pa., for […]

291 U.S. 485 291 U.S. 485 54 S.Ct. 480 78 L.Ed. 929 HELVERING, Com’r of Internal Revenue,v.NEWPORT CO. No. 515. Argued Feb. 15, 16, 1934. Decided March 5, 1934. The Attorney General and Mr. Erwin N. Griswold, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. Charles F. Fawsett, of Milwaukee, Wis., for respondent. Mr. Justice STONE delivered […]

291 U.S. 491 291 U.S. 491 54 S.Ct. 461 78 L.Ed. 934 LANDRESSv.PHOENIX MUT. LIFE INS. CO. et al. No. 295. Argued Feb. 5, 1934. Decided March 5, 1934. Messrs. Wm. L. Frierson and R. P. Frierson, both of Chattanooga, Tenn., for petitioner. [Argument of Counsel from pages 492-493 intentionally omitted] Mr. Vaughn Miller, of […]

291 U.S. 53 291 U.S. 53 54 S.Ct. 315 78 L.Ed. 645 Louise A. WHITCOMB, Petitioner,v.Guy T. HELVERING, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. No. 145. Supreme Court of the United States January 8, 1934 Submitted Dec. 8, 1933. Messrs. Claude R. Branch, of Providence, R.I., W. W. Spalding and Robert A. Littleton, both of Washington, D.C., […]

291 U.S. 54 291 U.S. 54 54 S.Ct. 325 78 L.Ed. 647 R. H. STEARNS CO. OF BOSTON, MASS.,v.UNITED STATES. No. 133. Argued Dec. 5, 6, 1933. Decided Jan. 8, 1934. [Syllabus from pages 54-56 intentionally omitted] Messrs. Howe P. Cochran, James S.Y. Ivins, and Frederick S. Winston, all of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. The […]

291 U.S. 361 291 U.S. 361 54 S.Ct. 407 78 L.Ed. 847 STATE OF NEW JERSEYv.STATE OF DELAWARE. No. 13, Original. Argued Jan. 9, 10, 1934. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. [Syllabus from pages 361-363 intentionally omitted] Messrs. Duane E. Minard and George S. Hobart, both of Newark, N.J., Walter H. Bacon, and Wm. A. Stevens, […]

291 U.S. 559 291 U.S. 559 54 S.Ct. 494 78 L.Ed. 968 HANSENv.HAFF, Acting Commissioner of Immigration. No. 325. Argued Feb. 6, 1934. Decided March 5, 1934. Messrs. Roger O’Donnell, of Washington, D.C., and Stephen M. White, of San Francisco, Cal., for petitioner. The Attorney General and Mr. George C. Sweeney, Asst. Atty. Gen., for […]

291 U.S. 386 291 U.S. 386 54 S.Ct. 443 78 L.Ed. 859 UNITED STATESv.JEFFERSON ELECTRIC MFG. CO. AMERICAN CHAIN CO., Inc., v. EATON, Collector of Internal Revenue. ROUTZAHN, Collector of Internal Revenue, v. WILLARD STORAGE BATTERY CO. Nos. 171, 196, 329. Argued Dec. 15, 1933. Decided Feb. 12, 1934. [Syllabus from pages 386-388 intentionally omitted] […]

291 U.S. 466 291 U.S. 466 54 S.Ct. 469 78 L.Ed. 918 TRINITYFARM CONST. CO.v.GROSJEAN.* No. 355. Argued Feb. 7, 1934. Decided March 5, 1934. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Messrs. D. K. Woodward, Jr., of Austin, Tex., and Victor A. Sachse and H. Payne Breazeale, both […]

291 U.S. 35 291 U.S. 35 54 S.Ct. 308 78 L.Ed. 634 FREULERv.HELVERING, Com’r of Internal Revenue. No. 129. Argued Dec. 8, 1933. Decided Jan. 8, 1934. Messrs. Claude R. Branch, of Providence, R.I., Felix T. Smith, of San Francisco, Cal., and W. W. Spalding, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. The Attorney General and Mr. […]

291 U.S. 352 291 U.S. 352 54 S.Ct. 392 78 L.Ed. 840 HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY CO. et al.v.N. O. NELSON MFG. CO. No. 239. Argued Jan. 12, 1934. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. Appeal from the Supreme Court of Mississippi. Messrs. L. Barrett Jones and W. Calvin Wells, both of Jackson, Miss., for appellants. Mr. […]

291 U.S. 411 291 U.S. 411 54 S.Ct. 487 78 L.Ed. 882 BESTv.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 477. Argued Feb. 9, 1934. Decided March 5, 1934. Messrs. John H. Burnett and James A. O’Shea, both of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. Robert E. Lynch, of Washington, D.C., for respondent. [Argument of Counsel from page 412-413 intentionally […]

291 U.S. 420 291 U.S. 420 54 S.Ct. 491 78 L.Ed. 887 HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINEv.UNITED STATES. No. 343. Argued Feb. 7, 1934. Decided March 5, 1934. Messrs. Roger O’Donnell and William J. Peters, both of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. The Attorney General and Mr. J. W. Morris, of Washington, D.C., for the United States. Mr. Chief […]

291 U.S. 245 291 U.S. 245 54 S.Ct. 416 78 L.Ed. 777 TEXAS & PAC. RY. CO.v.POTTORFF. No. 128. Argued Dec. 7, 1933. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. [Syllabus from pages 245-246 intentionally omitted] Messrs. M. E. Clinton and T. D. Gresham, both of Dallas, Tex., for petitioner. [Argument of Counsel from pages 246-251 intentionally omitted] […]

291 U.S. 426 291 U.S. 426 54 S.Ct. 460 78 L.Ed. 891 HELVERING, Com’r of Internal Revenue,v.AMERICAN CHICLE CO. No. 349. Argued Feb. 6, 1934. Decided March 5, 1934. The Attorney General andMr. Erwin N. Griswold, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. [Argument of Counsel from pages 427-428 intentionally omitted] Mr. Wm. C. Breed, of New […]

291 U.S. 431 291 U.S. 431 54 S.Ct. 475 78 L.Ed. 894 CHASE NAT. BANKv.CITY OF NORWALK, OHIO. No. 290. Argued Jan. 18, 19, 1934. Decided March 5, 1934. Mr. George D. Welles, of Toledo, Ohio, for petitioner. Messrs. G. Ray Craig, of Norwalk, Ohio, and H. C. Laughlin and Walter A. Eversman, both of […]