Category: 1936

299 U.S. 300 299 U.S. 300 57 S.Ct. 215 81 L.Ed. 251 KROGER GROCERY & BAKING CO.v.LUTZ, Atty. Gen., of State of Indiana, et al. No. 501. Argued Dec. 7, 1936. Decided Dec. 21, 1936. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Indiana. Messrs. Robert S. Marx and […]

299 U.S. 183 299 U.S. 183 57 S.Ct. 139 81 L.Ed. 109 OLD DEARBORN DISTRIBUTING CO.v.SEAGRAM-DISTILLERS CORPORATION. McNEIL v. JOSEPH TRINER CORPORATION. Nos. 226, 372. Argued Nov. 12, 13, 1936. Decided Dec. 7, 1936. Appeals from the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois. [Syllabus from pages 183-185 intentionally omitted] In No. 226: Messrs. Irving […]

299 U.S. 211 299 U.S. 211 57 S.Ct. 137 81 L.Ed. 130 NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS, DANVILLE, ILL., et al.v.WOOD. No. 70. Argued Nov. 13, 1936. Decided Dec. 7, 1936. Messrs. Homer S. Cummings, Atty. Gen., and James W. Morris, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioners. Mr. Ray M. Foreman, of Danville, Ill., for […]

299 U.S. 217 299 U.S. 217 57 S.Ct. 151 81 L.Ed. 133 PUFAHLv.PARKS’ ESTATE. No. 18. Argued Oct. 15, 1936. Decided Dec. 7, 1936. Messrs. George P. Barse, of Washington, D.C., and Otis F. Glenn, of Chicago, Ill., for petitioner. [Argument of Counsel from pages 218-220 intentionally omitted] Mr. Franz W. Castle, of Chicago, Ill., […]

299 U.S. 232 299 U.S. 232 57 S.Ct. 170 81 L.Ed. 142 AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. et al.v.UNITED STATES et al. No. 74. Argued Nov. 16, 17, 1936. Decided Dec. 7, 1936. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. [Syllabus from pages 232-234 intentionally omitted] […]

299 U.S. 24 299 U.S. 24 57 S.Ct. 88 81 L.Ed. 16 In re 620 CHURCH STREET BLDG. CORPORATION et al.* No. 271. Argued Oct. 23, 1936. Decided Nov. 9, 1936. Messrs. Theodore E. Rein and Isaac M. Mills, both of Chicago, Ill., for petitioners. Messrs. Geo. T. Buckingham and Isaac E. Ferguson, both of […]

299 U.S. 248 299 U.S. 248 57 S.Ct. 163 81 L.Ed. 153 LANDIS et al.v.NORTH AMERICAN CO. SAME v. AMERICAN WATER WORKS & ELECTRIC CO., Inc. Nos. 221 and 222. Argued Nov. 9, 1936. Decided Dec. 7, 1936. Messrs. Homer S. Cummings, Atty. Gen., Stanley F. Reed, Sol. Gen., of Washington, D.C., and Robert H. […]

299 U.S. 259 299 U.S. 259 57 S.Ct. 202 81 L.Ed. 178 DUKE POWER CO. et al.v.GREENWOOD COUNTY, S.C., et al. No. 32. Argued Nov. 10, 1936. Decided Dec. 14, 1936. Messrs. W. S. O’B. Robinson, Jr., of Charlotte, N.C., and Newton D. Baker and Raymond T. Jackson, both of Cleveland, Ohio, for petitioners. Messrs. […]

299 U.S. 269 299 U.S. 269 57 S.Ct. 197 81 L.Ed. 183 KVOS, Inc.,v.ASSOCIATED PRESS. No. 28. Argued Nov. 11, 1936. Decided Dec. 14, 1936. Messrs. Wm. H. Pemberton, of Olympia, Wash., and Clarence C. Dill, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Messrs. John W. Davis and William C. Cannon, both of New York City, for […]

299 U.S. 167 299 U.S. 167 57 S.Ct. 168 81 L.Ed. 99 MOUNTAIN STATES POWER CO.v.PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF MONTANA et al. (two cases). Nos. 38, 39. Argued Nov. 11, 1936. Decided Dec. 7, 1936. Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the District of Montana. Messrs. Hance H. Cleland, of Olympia, […]

299 U.S. 171 299 U.S. 171 57 S.Ct. 148 81 L.Ed. 101 SCHAFERv.HELVERING, Commissioner of Internal Revenue (three cases). Nos. 24, 25, 26. Argued Nov. 17, 1936. Decided Dec. 7, 1936. Mr. Eugene Untermyer, of New York City, for petitioners. Messrs. Homer S. Cummings, Atty. Gen., and Robert H. Jackson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent. […]

299 U.S. 175 299 U.S. 175 57 S.Ct. 150 81 L.Ed. 104 HELVERING, Commissioner of Internal Revenue,v.FRIED. SAME v. EINHORN. Nos. 186, 187. Argued Nov. 9, 1936. Decided Dec. 7, 1936. Messrs. Homer S. Cummings, Atty. Gen., and Robert H. Jackson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner. Mr. John J. Curtin, of New York City, for […]

299 U.S. 178 299 U.S. 178 57 S.Ct. 129 81 L.Ed. 106 JOHN HANCOCK MUT. LIFE INS. CO.v.YATES.* No. 146. Submitted Nov. 18, 1936. Decided Dec. 7, 1936. Messrs. Alex W. Smith, Jr., of Atlanta, Ga., and Byron K. Elliott, of Boston, Mass., for petitioner. Mr. Edgar Watkins, of Atlanta, Ga., for respondent. Mr. Justice […]

299 U.S. 18 299 U.S. 18 57 S.Ct. 85 81 L.Ed. 13 TENNESSEE PUB. CO.v.AMERICAN NAT. BANK et al. No. 48. Argued Oct. 22, 23, 1936. Decided Nov. 9, 1936. Messrs. A. H. Roberts, A. H. Roberts, Jr., and Lewis S. Pope, all of Nashville, Tenn., for petitioner. Messrs. Cecil Sims and William Waller, both […]

299 U.S. 198 299 U.S. 198 57 S.Ct. 147 81 L.Ed. 122 THE PEP BOYS, MANNY, MOE & JACK, OF CALIFORNIA,v.PYROIL SALES CO., Inc. KUNSMAN v. MAX FACTOR & CO. et al. Nos. 55, 79. Argued Nov. 12, 1936. Decided Dec. 7, 1936. Appeals from the Supreme Court of the State of California. Messrs. John […]

299 U.S. 201 299 U.S. 201 57 S.Ct. 159 81 L.Ed. 123 UNITED STATESv.ESNAULT-PELTERIE.* No. 41. Argued Oct. 22, 1936. Decided Dec. 7, 1936. Messrs. Homer S. Cummings, Atty. Gen., and Drury W. Cooper, of New York City, for the Unied States. Mr. Eugene V. Myers, of New York City, for respondent. Mr. Justice BUTLER […]

299 U.S. 207 299 U.S. 207 57 S.Ct. 126 81 L.Ed. 127 UNITED STATESv.RESNICK et al. SAME v. ACME CAN CO. Nos. 62, 63. Argued Nov. 13, 1936. Decided Dec. 7, 1936. Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Messrs. Homer S. Cummings, Atty. Gen., and William […]

299 U.S. 105 299 U.S. 105 57 S.Ct. 57 81 L.Ed. 67 FOXv.CAPITAL CO. No. 23. Argued Oct. 16, 1936. Decided Nov. 9, 1936. Mr. Benjamin Reass, of New York City, for petitioner. Mr. Wm. D. Whitney, of New York City, for respondent. Mr. Justice CARDOZO delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 The question […]

299 U.S. 109 299 U.S. 109 57 S.Ct. 96 81 L.Ed. 70 GULLY, State Tax Collector,v.FIRST NAT. BANK IN MERIDIAN. No. 29. Argued Oct. 19, 1936. Decided Nov. 9, 1936. [Syllabus from pages 109-111 intentionally omitted] Mr. J. C. Floyd, of Meridian, Miss., for petitioner. Messrs. R. E. Wilbourn and Albert S. Bozeman, both of […]

299 U.S. 119 299 U.S. 119 57 S.Ct. 124 81 L.Ed. 75 McKEY, Trustee in Bankruptcy,v.PARADISE (two cases). Nos. 4, 5. Argued Oct. 12, 1936. Decided Dec. 7, 1936. Messrs. Wm. E. Leahy and Wm. J. Hughes, Jr., both of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. Stanford Clinton, of Chicago, Ill., for respondent. Mr. Chief Justice […]