Category: 1940

310 U.S. 80 310 U.S. 80 60 S.Ct. 780 84 L.Ed. 1087 HELVERING, Commissioner of Internal Revenue,v.LEONARD. No. 426. Argued March 26, 1940. Decided April 22, 1940. Messrs. Robert H. Jackson, Atty. Gen., and Arnold Raum, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. J. Donald Duncan, of New York City, for respondent. Mr. Justice DOUGLAS delivered […]

310 U.S. 88 310 U.S. 88 60 S.Ct. 736 84 L.Ed. 1093 THORNHILLv.STATE OF ALABAMA. No. 514. Argued Feb. 29, 1940. Decided April 22, 1940. [Argument of Counsel from pages 88-90 intentionally omitted] Messrs. James J. Mayfield, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Joseph A. Padway, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. William H. Loeb, of Montgomery, […]

311 U.S. 1 311 U.S. 1 61 S.Ct. 2 85 L.Ed. 3 STATE OF ARKANSASv.STATE OF TENNESSEE. No. 9, Original. Oct. 14, 1940. Messrs. Carl E. Bailey, of Little Rock, Ark., and D. Fred Taylor, Jr., of Osceola, Ark., for complainant. Came on this cause to be heard upon the bill of complaint, the answer […]

310 U.S. 554 310 U.S. 554 60 S.Ct. 1034 84 L.Ed. 1356 UNITED STATESv.DICKERSON. No. 705. Argued April 26, 1940. Decided May 27, 1940. Messrs. Robert H. Jackson, Atty. Gen., and Francis M. Shea, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner. Mr. Herman J. Galloway, of Washington, D.C., for respondent. Mr. Justice MURPHY delivered the opinion of […]

310 U.S. 563 310 U.S. 563 60 S.Ct. 1026 84 L.Ed. 1362 STATE OF ARKANSASv.STATE OF TENNESSEE. No. 9, Original. Argued on Exceptions to Special Master’s Report April 23, 1940. Decided June 3, 1940. Mr. D. Fred Taylor, Jr., of Osceola, Ark., for complainant. Messrs. Nat Tipton, of Nashville, Tenn., and C. M. Buck, of […]

310 U.S. 573 310 U.S. 573 60 S.Ct. 1021 84 L.Ed. 1368 RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS et al.v.ROWAN & NICHOLS OIL CO. No. 681. Argued April 24, 25, 1940. Decided June 3, 1940. As Modified on Denial of Petition for Rehearing Oct. 21, 1940. Mr. James P. Hart, of Austin, Tex., for petitioners. [Argument of […]

310 U.S. 586 310 U.S. 586 60 S.Ct. 1010 84 L.Ed. 1375 MINERSVILLE SCHOOL DIST. et al.v.GOBITIS et al. No. 690. Argued April 25, 1940. Decided June 3, 1940. Mr. Joseph W. Henderson, of Philadelphia, Pa., for petitioners. [Argument of Counsel from page 587 intentionally omitted] Messrs. George K. Gardner, of Boston, Mass., and Joseph […]

310 U.S. 434 310 U.S. 434 60 S.Ct. 1044 84 L.Ed. 1293 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONv.UNITED STATES REALTY & IMPROVEMENT CO. No. 796. Argued April 29, 30, 1940. Decided May 27, 1940. [Syllabus from pages 434-436 intentionally omitted] Robert H. Jackson, Atty. Gen., and Francis Biddle, Sol. Gen., for petitioner. [Argument of Counsel from pages […]

310 U.S. 530 310 U.S. 530 60 S.Ct. 1032 84 L.Ed. 1342 WHITEv.STATE OF TEXAS. No. 87. Argued on Motion of State of Texas for Rehearing May 20, 1940. Decided May 27, 1940. Messrs. F.S.K. Whittaker and Carter Wesley, both of Houston, Tex., for petitioner. Messrs. Lloyd W. Davidson and William J. Fanning, both of […]

310 U.S. 534 310 U.S. 534 60 S.Ct. 1059 84 L.Ed. 1345 UNITED STATES et al.v.AMERICAN TRUCKING ASS’NS, Inc., et al. No. 713. Argued April 26, 1940. Decided May 27, 1940. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. Robert H. Jackson, Atty. Gen., and Thomas E. Harris, of […]

310 U.S. 419 310 U.S. 419 60 S.Ct. 1039 84 L.Ed. 1287 DELAWARE RIVER JOINT TOLL BRIDGE COMMISSION, PENNSYLVANIA-NEW JERSEY,v.COLBURN et al. No. 563. Argued Feb. 26, 1940. Decided May 27, 1940. Mr. Edward P. Stout, of Jersey City, N.J., for petitioner. [Argument of Counsel from pages 420-422 intentionally omitted] Mr. Egbert Rosecrans, of Blairstown, […]

310 U.S. 469 310 U.S. 469 60 S.Ct. 982 84 L.Ed. 1311 APEX HOSIERY CO.v.LEADER et al. No. 638. Argued April 1, 2, 1940. Decided May 27, 1940. [Syllabus from pages 469-471 intentionally omitted] Mr. Sylvan H. Hirsch, of Philadelphia, Pa., for petitioner. [Argument of Counsel from pages 472-477 intentionally omitted] Mr. Isadore Katz, of […]

310 U.S. 53 310 U.S. 53 60 S.Ct. 758 84 L.Ed. 1074 OSBORN et al.v.OZLIN et al. No. 592. Argued March 27, 1940. Decided April 22, 1940. Appeal from the District Court for the Eastern District of virginia. Messrs. John Lord O’Brian, of Buffalo, N.Y., and Andrew D. Christian, of Richmond, Va., for appellants. [Argument […]

310 U.S. 381 310 U.S. 381 60 S.Ct. 907 84 L.Ed. 1263 SUNSHINE ANTHRACITE COAL CO.v.ADKINS, Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Arkansas. No. 804. Argued April 29, 1940. Decided May 20, 1940. [Syllabus from pages 381-383 intentionally omitted] Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of […]

310 U.S. 404 310 U.S. 404 60 S.Ct. 952 84 L.Ed. 1277 ANDERSONv.HELVERING, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. PRICHARD v. SAME. Nos. 682, 683. Argued April 2, 1940. Decided May 20, 1940. Mr. Charles H. Garnett, of Oklahoma City, for petitioners. Mr. J. Louis Monarch, Sp. Asst. to Atty. Gen., for respondent. Mr. Justice MURPHY delivered […]

310 U.S. 41 310 U.S. 41 60 S.Ct. 800 84 L.Ed. 1067 COLORADO NAT. BANK F DENVERv.BEDFORD, Treasurer of State of Colorado. No. 719. Argued April 2—3, 1940. Decided April 22, 1940. Messrs. Walter W. Blood and Frank N. Bancroft, both of Denver, Colo., for appellant. [Argument of Counsel from page 42 intentionally omitted] Messrs. […]

310 U.S. 414 310 U.S. 414 60 S.Ct. 1019 84 L.Ed. 1283 UNITED STATESv.SUMMERLIN. No. 715. Argued April 29, 1940. Decided May 27, 1940. Robert H. Jackson, Atty. Gen., and Mr. Frederick Bernays Wiener, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. Asbury Summerlin, of Winter Haven, Fla., for respondent. Mr. Chief Justice HUGHES delivered the opinion […]

310 U.S. 362 310 U.S. 362 60 S.Ct. 968 84 L.Ed. 1254 NASHVILLE, C. & ST. L. RY.v.BROWNING et al. No. 789. Argued April 30, May 1, 1940. Decided May 20, 1940. Messrs. Wm. H. Swiggart and Edwin F. Hunt, both of Nashville, Tenn., for petitioner. Mr. W. F. Barry, Jr., of Nashville, Tenn., for […]

310 U.S. 371 310 U.S. 371 60 S.Ct. 944 84 L.Ed. 1259 UNITED STATESv.GEORGE S. BUSH & CO., Inc. No. 613. Argued April 23, 24, 1940. Decided May 20, 1940. Messrs. Robert H. Jackson, Atty. Gen., and Warner W. Gardner, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. [Argument of Counsel from page 372 intentionally omitted] Mr. George […]

310 U.S. 354 310 U.S. 354 60 S.Ct. 947 84 L.Ed. 1249 Ex parte BRANSFORD.No. —-, Original.Argued on Motion for Leave to File and Rule and Return April 23, 1940. Decided May 20, 1940. Mr. Gerald Jones, of Tucson, Ariz., for petitioner. Mr. J. L. Gust, of Phoenix, Ariz., for respondent. Mr. Justice REED delivered […]