Category: 1934

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. 315 291 U.S. 315 54 S.Ct. 432 78 L.Ed. 821 MURRAYv.JOE GERRICK & CO. et al. No. 308. Argued Jan. 19, 1934. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. Messrs. M. M. Doyle, of Washington, D.C., and William Martin, of Seattle, Wash., for petitioner. Messrs. Roszel C. Thomsen and Walter L. Clark, both of Baltimore, Md., […]

291 U.S. 320 291 U.S. 320 54 S.Ct. 385 78 L.Ed. 824 MANHATTAN PROPERTIES, Inc.,v.IRVING TRUST CO.* BROWN et al. v. SAME. Nos. 505, 506. Argued Dec. 10, 1933. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. [Syllabus from pages 321-325 intentionally omitted] Messrs. William D. Mitchell and Charles Dickerman Williams, both of New York City, for petitioners. [Argument […]

291 U.S. 339 291 U.S. 339 54 S.Ct. 379 78 L.Ed. 836 BOOTHv.UNITED STATES. AMIDON v. SAME. Nos. 656 and 657. Argued Jan. 17, 1934. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. Messrs. William D. Mitchell, of New York City, and John Spalding Flannery, of Washington, D.C., for Booth and Amidon. [Argument of Counsel from pages 339-341 intentionally […]

291 U.S. 24 291 U.S. 24 54 S.Ct. 259 78 L.Ed. 628 CITY BANK FARMERS’ TRUST CO.v.SCHNADER, Attorney General of Pennsylvania et al. No. 84. Argued Nov. 9, 1933. Decided Jan. 8, 1934. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Henry S. Drinker, Jr., of Philadelphia, […]

291 U.S. 262 291 U.S. 262 54 S.Ct. 421 78 L.Ed. 787 CITY OF MARION, ILL.,v.SNEEDEN et al. No. 400. Argued Dec. 7, 8, 1933. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. Messrs. Richard Mayer, of Chicago, Ill., H. F. Driemeyer, of East St. Louis, Ill.,David F. Rosenthal and Carl Meyer, both of Chicago, Ill., for petitioners. Wm. […]

291 U.S. 272 291 U.S. 272 54 S.Ct. 389 78 L.Ed. 793 UNITED STATESv.PROVIDENT TRUST CO. No. 224. Argued Jan. 11—12, 1934. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. The Attorney General and Mr. J. Crawford Biggs, Sol. Gen., of Washington, D.C., for the United States. [Argument of Counsel from pages 273-277 intentionally omitted] Mr. Joseph Carson, of […]

291 U.S. 286 291 U.S. 286 54 S.Ct. 399 78 L.Ed. 798 STATE OF ALABAMAv.STATE OF ARIZONA et al. No. ___, Original. Argued on Return to Rule Jan. 9, 1934. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. [Syllabus from 287 intentionally omitted] Mr. William Logan Martin, of Birmingham, Ala., for complainant in support of the motion for leave […]

291 U.S. 293 291 U.S. 293 54 S.Ct. 396 78 L.Ed. 804 LOCAL 167 OF INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS, STABLEMEN & HELPERS OF AMERICA et al.v.UNITED STATES. No. 6. Argued Jan. 17, 18, 1934. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. […]

291 U.S. 300 291 U.S. 300 54 S.Ct. 383 78 L.Ed. 810 PACIFIC TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO.v.CITY OF SEATTLE WASH., et al. No. 364. Argued Jan. 15, 1934. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. Appeal from the Supreme Court of the State of Washington. Messrs. Otto R. Rupp and Alfred J. Schweppe, both of Seattle, Wash., for […]

291 U.S. 304 291 U.S. 304 54 S.Ct. 423 78 L.Ed. 814 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSIONv.R. F. KEPPEL & BRO., Inc. No. 194. Argued Jan. 11, 1934. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. [Syllabus from pages 304-306 intentionally omitted] The Attorney General and Mr. Harold M.Stephens, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner. Mr. George E. Elliott, of Washington, D.C., […]

291 U.S. 170 291 U.S. 170 54 S.Ct. 348 78 L.Ed. 711 WILLIAMSv.UNION CENTRAL LIFE INS. CO. No. 208. Argued Dec. 14, 1933. Decided Jan. 15, 1934. Messrs. Harris O. Williams and Charles O. Harris, both of San Angelo, Tex., for petitioner. Mr. Eugene P. Locke, of Dallas, Tex., for respondent. Mr. Chief Justice HUGHES […]

291 U.S. 183 291 U.S. 183 54 S.Ct. 353 78 L.Ed. 719 HELVERING, Com’r of Internal Revenue,v.FALK et al. No. 225. Argued Dec. 11, 1933. Decided Jan. 15, 1934. The Attorney General andMr. Erwin N. Griswold, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. Charles F. Fawsett, of Milwaukee, Wis., for respondents. Mr. Justice McREYNOLDS delivered the […]

291 U.S. 192 291 U.S. 192 54 S.Ct. 356 78 L.Ed. 725 Marshall S. REYNOLDS, Individually and as Collector of Internal Revenue, Petitioner,v.Richard F. COOPER. SAME v. Barbara V. COOPER. SAME v. Richard F. COOPER and Barbara V. Cooper. Nos. 227—229. Argued Dec. 11, 1933. Decided Jan. 15, 1934. The Attorney General andMr. Erwin N. […]

291 U.S. 193 291 U.S. 193 54 S.Ct. 356 78 L.Ed. 725 BROWNv.HELVERING, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. No. 187. Argued Dec. 13, 14, 1933. Decided Jan. 15, 1934. Messrs. Arthur B. Dunne and Peter F. Dunne, both of San Francisco, Cal., for petitioner. The Attorney General, and Mr. J. Crawford Biggs, Sol. Gen., of Washington, […]

291 U.S. 205 291 U.S. 205 54 S.Ct. 402 78 L.Ed. 755 MOOREv.CHESAPEAKE & O. RY. CO. No. 173. Argued Dec. 10, 11, 1933. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. [Syllabus from 206 intentionally omitted] Messrs. Edward Davidson, of La Fayette, Ind., and John P. Bramhall, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. Albert H. Cole, of Peru, […]

291 U.S. 217 291 U.S. 217 54 S.Ct. 434 78 L.Ed. 763 UNITED STATESv.CHAMBERS et al. No. 659. Argued Jan. 16, 17, 1934. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of North Carolina. [Syllabus from pages 217-218 intentionally omitted] Mr. J. Crawford Biggs, Sol. Gen., […]

291 U.S. 227 291 U.S. 227 54 S.Ct. 427 78 L.Ed. 767 CLARK’S FERRY BRIDGE CO.v.PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. No. 274. Argued Jan. 18, 1934. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. Appeal from the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [Syllabus from pages 228-230 intentionally omitted] Mr. George Ross Hull, of Harrisburg, Pa., […]

291 U.S. 242 291 U.S. 242 54 S.Ct. 381 78 L.Ed. 775 STANDARD OIL CO.v.PEOPLE OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA. No. 347. Argued Jan. 12, 1934. Decided Feb. 5, 1934. Appeal from the Supreme Court of the State of California. Messrs. V. K. Butler, Jr., Oscar Sutro, and Felix T. Smith, all of San Francisco, Cal., […]

291 U.S. 138 291 U.S. 138 54 S.Ct. 361 78 L.Ed. 695 PIGEON RIVER IMPROVEMENT, SLIDE & BOOM CO.v.CHARLES W. COX, Limited. No. 126. Argued Dec. 6, 7, 1933. Decided Jan. 15, 1934. Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth circuit. [Syllabus from pages 138-140 intentionally omitted] Messrs. John D. […]