153 U.S. 584 (1894) EVANS v. UNITED STATES. No. 922. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 17, 18, 1894. Decided May 14, 1894. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. *586 Mr. Hampton L. Carson, (with whom were Mr. J. Levering Jones and Mr. Rufus E. Shapley on the brief,) for plaintiff in error. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Conrad for defendants in error. MR. JUSTICE BROWN, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. *...
154 U.S. 421 (1894) PITTSBURGH, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY v. BACKUS. No. 899. Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 27, 28, 1894. Decided May 26, 1894. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF INDIANA. *424 Mr. John M. Butler (with whom were Mr. S.O. Pickens, Mr. Alpheus H. Snow, and Mr. John M. Butler, Jr., on the brief,) for plaintiff in error. Mr. Alonzo Greene Smith, Attorney General of the State of Indiana, and Mr. William A. Ketcham for defendant in error....
152 U.S. 384 (1894) UNITED STATES v. ALGER. UNITED STATES v. STAHL. Nos. 885, 886. Supreme Court of United States. Petitions for rehearing. Distributed March 3, 1894. Decided March 19, 1894. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. *385 Mr. William A. Maury, for both petitioners. *396 MR. JUSTICE GRAY delivered the opinion of the court. These two cases were decided at the present term in favor of the United States, upon the ground that under the act of March 3, 1883, c. 97, (22 Stat. 473,) an officer...
151 U.S. 368 (1894) MERCHANTS' COTTON PRESS AND STORAGE COMPANY v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA. No. 807. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted January 8, 1894. Decided January 22, 1894. [1] ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. *370 Mr. T.B. Turley, Mr. L.E. Wright, Mr. C.W. Metcalf and Mr. S.P. Walker for plaintiffs in error. Mr. John M. Butler, Mr. Holmes Cummins and Mr. William H. Carroll for defendants in error. *371 MR. JUSTICE JACKSON delivered the opinion of...
155 U.S. 448 (1894) ALSOP v. RIKER. RIKER v. ALSOP. Nos. 59, 63. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 8, 1894. Decided December 10, 1894. APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. *449 Mr. Andrew J. Riker in person for himself. Mr. George W. Wingate for Alsop and for Campbell's executors. Mr. John M. Bowers, for Whitewright, submitted on his brief. MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court. William H. Aspinwall, Joseph W....
155 U.S. 333 (1894) PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY v. JONES. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY v. STEWART. Nos. 40, 41. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 26, 29, 1894. Decided December 10, 1894. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. *334 Mr. Enoch Totten for plaintiffs in error. Mr. W.L. Cole and Mr. William A. Cook for defendants in error. *335 MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS delivered the opinion of the court. These were suits brought in the Supreme Court of the District of...
153 U.S. 130 14 S. Ct. 795 38 L. Ed. 660 THE BRITANNIA. THE BEACONSFIELD. THE BRITANNIA et al. v. CLEUGH. SAME v. COTTON. LA COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DE NAVIGATION A VAPEUR et al. v. THE BEACONSFIELD et al. Nos. 340-342. April 23, 1894. In the district court of the United States for the southern district of New York, George Cleugh, of Newcastle, England, filed his libel and complaint, as owner of the steamship Beaconsfield, against the steamship Britannia, alleging that, on the 19th day of November,...
153 U.S. 192 (1894) HANRICK v. HANRICK. HANRICK v. HANRICK. BRADY v. HANRICK. Nos. 337, 338, 339. Supreme Court of United States. Argued and submitted April 3, 1894. Decided April 30, 1894. APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. *194 Mr. W. Hallett Phillips for appellant in No. 337. Mr. L.W. Goodrich also filed a brief for same. No appearance for other parties. MR. JUSTICE GRAY, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. The...
155 U.S. 45 (1894) TALBERT v. UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES v. TALBERT. Nos. 24, 25. Supreme Court of United States. Argued and submitted October 11, 12, 1894. Decided October 15, 1894. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Mr. S.S. Henkle for Talbert in both cases. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Conrad for the United States. *46 The court declined to hear him in No. 24, and in No. 25 he submitted on his brief. THE CHIEF JUSTICE: This was a suit brought in the Court of Claims under an act of...
152 U.S. 454 (1894) TENNESSEE v. UNION AND PLANTERS' BANK. TENNESSEE v. BANK OF COMMERCE. TENNESSEE v. BANK OF COMMERCE. Nos. 1020, 1021, 761. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 12, 15, 1894. Decided March 19, 1894. APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. *458 Mr. S.P. Walker, (with whom was Mr. C.W. Metcalf on brief,) for all the appellants. Mr. T.B. Turley, (with whom was Mr. Henry Craft on the brief, in No. 1020,) for all the...
151 U.S. 137 (1894) BALTIMORE TRACTION COMPANY v. BALTIMORE BELT RAILROAD COMPANY. No. 994. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted December 11, 1893. Decided January 8, 1894. ERROR TO THE BALTIMORE CITY COURT. *138 Mr. John K. Cowen and Mr. William Irvine Cross for the motion. Mr. Nicholas P. Bond opposing. THE CHIEF JUSTICE: These were proceedings in condemnation, commenced June 15, 1892, in accordance with section 167 of article 23 of the Code of Public General Laws of the State of...
153 U.S. 411 (1894) NEW ORLEANS v. BENJAMIN. No. 981. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted January 12, 1894. Decided May 14, 1894. CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. *420 Mr. William A. Maury, Mr. Henry C. Miller, and Mr. E.A. O'Sullivan for the city of New Orleans. Mr. J.D. Rouse and Mr. William Grant for appellees. *423 MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. The first and third questions propounded relate to...
153 U.S. 183 (1894) GOURKO v. UNITED STATES. No. 972. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted November 17, 1893. Decided April 16, 1894. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. *189 No appearance for plaintiff in error. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Conrad for defendants in error. MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. The court below made a long charge in reference to the principles of law which it...
151 U.S. 164 (1894) TUCKER v. UNITED STATES. No. 970. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted December 4, 1893. Decided January 3, 1894. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. *167 Mr. A.H. Garland for plaintiff in error. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Conrad for defendants in error. MR. JUSTICE GRAY, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. The only exception argued to any ruling upon evidence was to the admission, in...
151 U.S. 129 (1894) CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY v. McGEORGE. No. 965. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted November 27, 1893. Decided January 3, 1894. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. *132 Mr. Adrian H. Joline, for appellant. No brief filed for appellee. MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS delivered the opinion of the court. The court below, in holding that it did not have jurisdiction of the cause, and in dismissing the bill of complaint for that reason,...
151 U.S. 262 (1894) DAVIS v. UTAH TERRITORY. No. 961. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted November 15, 1893. Decided January 8, 1894. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. *263 Mr. Warren N. Dusenberry for plaintiff in error. Mr. Solicitor General for defendant in error. MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court. The plaintiff in error, Enoch Davis, was indicted in the First Judicial District Court of the Territory of Utah for murder, alleged to have been...
153 U.S. 689 (1894) CONNECTICUT ex rel. NEW YORK & NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD COMPANY v. WOODRUFF. No. 958. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted April 30, 1894. Decided May 14, 1894. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ERRORS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. *691 Mr. Henry C. Robinson for the motion. Mr. Tilton E. Doolittle opposing. The CHIEF JUSTICE: The motion to dismiss is sustained. Woodruff v. Railroad Company, 59 Connecticut, 63; Railroad Company v. Woodruff, 63 Connecticut, 91; Railroad Company v....
151 U.S. 360 (1894) WERNER v. CHARLESTON. No. 941. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted January 15, 1894. Decided January 22, 1894. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. *361 Mr. Charles Inglesby for the motion. Mr. T. Moultrie Mordecai opposing. THE CHIEF JUSTICE: The writ of error is dismissed. Meagher v. Minnesota Thresher Co., 145 U.S. 608 ; Rice v. Sanger, 144 U.S. 197 ; Hume v. Bowie, 148 U.S. 245 .
154 U.S. 362 (1894) REAGAN v. FARMERS' LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. No. 928. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 4, 5, 1894. Decided May 26, 1894. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. *370 Mr. Charles A. Culberson, Attorney General of the State of Texas, for appellants. Mr. John F. Dillon and Mr. E.B. Kruttschnitt, (with whom were Mr. Herbert B. Turner and Mr. John J. McCook on the brief,) for appellee. Mr. Alexander G. Cochran, Mr. Winslow S....
151 U.S. 556 (1894) NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD COMPANY v. BRISTOL. No. 917. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted January 8, 1894. Decided February 5, 1894. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ERRORS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. *562 Mr. Henry C. Robinson and Mr. John J. Jennings for the motions to dismiss or to affirm. Mr. Charles E. Perkins and Mr. Edward D. Robbins opposing. *565 MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. The reasons of appeal...
