168 U.S. 410 (1897) THE VICTORY & THE PLYMOTHIAN. Nos. 66, 67. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 28, 29, 1897. Decided November 29, 1897. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT. *415 Mr. J. Parker Kirlin and Mr. Floyd Hughes for the Plymothian. Mr. Robert M. Hughes for the Victory. Mr. Wilhelmus Mynderse for the Canton Insurance Company. *416 MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. The District Court and the...
167 U.S. 548 (1897) BAUMAN v. ROSS. ROSS v. BAUMAN. ABBOT v. ROSS. ROSS v. ARMES. Nos. 631, 632, 633, 634. Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 16, 17, 1896. Decided May 10, 1897. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. *549 Mr. A.S. Worthington for the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Mr. S.T. Thomas, Mr. A.B. Duvall and Mr. Samuel Maddox were on his brief. *550 Mr. Nathaniel Wilson and Mr. Chapin Brown for Bauman and others, and Abbot. Mr. A.H. O'...
165 U.S. 330 (1897) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. JOHNSON. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. SHECKELS. Nos. 617, 618. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted January 4, 1897. Decided February 15, 1897. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Dodge and Mr. Special Assistant Attorney Howard for appellants. Mr. J.J. Johnson for Johnson, appellee. Mr. W.L. Cole for Sheckels, appellee. MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM delivered the opinion of the court. These are appeals from the Court of Claims which...
165 U.S. 255 (1897) AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY v. INDIANA. ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY v. INDIANA. UNITED STATES EXPRESS COMPANY v. INDIANA. Nos. 469, 470, 471. Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 10, 11, 1896. Decided February 1, 1897. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MARION COUNTY, INDIANA. Mr. Lawrence Maxwell for the express companies. Mr. Clarence A. Seward for the Adams Express Company, and Mr. Frank H. Platt for the United States Express Company, were on his brief. Mr. Attorney General...
168 U.S. 66 (1897) BERGERE v. UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES v. BERGERE. Nos. 43, 46. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 19, 1897. Decided October 18, 1897. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS. *67 Mr. J.D. O'Bryan and Mr. James W. Vroom for Bergere and others. Mr. T.B. Catron was on their brief. Mr. Matthew G. Reynolds for the United States. Mr. Solicitor General Conrad was on his brief. MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM delivered the opinion of the court. These are cross-appeals from a...
165 U.S. 58 (1897) SCOTT v. DONALD. SCOTT v. DONALD. GARDNER v. DONALD. Nos. 411, 412, 413. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 21, 22, 1896. Decided January 18, 1897. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. *60 Mr. William A. Barber, Attorney General of the State of South Carolina, for plaintiffs in error. Mr. J.P. Kennedy Bryan for defendants in error. *66 MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS delivered the opinion of the court. The records in these cases...
165 U.S. 194 (1897) ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY v. OHIO STATE AUDITOR. [1] No. 337. Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 10, 11, 1896. Decided February 1, 1897. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. *203 Mr. Lawrence Maxwell, Jr., for the express companies. ( Mr. Clarence A. Seward for the Adams Express Company; Mr. James C. Carter for the American Express Company; and Mr. Frank H. Platt for the United States Express Company were on his brief.) Mr. Thomas McDougall for...
165 U.S. 482 17 S. Ct. 1001 41 L. Ed. 797 UNITED STATES v. UNION PAC. RY. CO. et al. SAME v. ST. PAUL & S. C. R. CO. et al. Nos. 319, 322. February 15, 1897. Mr. Justice BREWER delivered the opinion of the court. 1 The facts in these cases are different from the facts in the case just decided. U. S. v. Winona & St. P. R. Co., 17 Sup. Ct. 368. But the principles announced in the foregoing opinion are conclusive of the rights of the parties herein, and so, without any statement in detail of the...
167 U.S. 87 17 S. Ct. 995 42 L. Ed. 87 LATTA et al. v. NEUBERT. SAME v. COHN. SAME v. RUGG. SAME v. GARNETT. SAME v. SUMPTER et al. Nos. 304, 326-329. May 10, 1897. N. M. Rose and G. B. Rose, for appellants. John McClure, for appellees. Mr. Chief Justice FULLER. 1 The parties having stipulated that these cases shall abide the event of Latta v. Granger (just decided) 17 Sup. Ct. 746, the decrees of the circuit court of appeals therein are severally reversed, and the decrees of the circuit court...
167 U.S. 681 (1897) MACKALL v. WILLOUGHBY. SAME v. SAME. Nos. 274, 281. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 21, 22, 1897. Decided May 24, 1897. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. *683 Mr. Henry E. Davis for appellant. Mr. Arthur A. Birney for appellee. MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. The vital question depends for its answer on the interpretation to be given to the contract between the parties. It is in the...
168 U.S. 382 (1897) WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES. WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES. Nos. 266, 267. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 27, 1897. Decided November 29, 1897. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. Mr. George D. Collins for plaintiff in error. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Boyd for defendants in error. *383 MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court. By an indictment returned in the District Court of the United States...
168 U.S. 349 18 S. Ct. 157 42 L. Ed. 497 ST. ANTHONY FALLS WATER-POWER CO. v. BOARD OF WATER COM'RS OF CITY OF ST. PAUL, MINN. MINNEAPOLIS MILL CO. v. SAME Nos. 23 and 24. November 29, 1897. These actions were brought in a district court of the state of Minnesota, by the respective plaintiffs in error against the defendant in error, for the purpose of recovering damages for injury to their alleged rights as riparian owners and otherwise, at St. Anthony falls, on the Mississippi river, and also...
166 U.S. 463 17 S. Ct. 996 41 L. Ed. 1179 NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE v. CITY OF SEATTLE et al. SEATTLE NAT. BANK v. CITY OF SEATTLE et al. PUGET SOUND NAT. BANK v. CITY OF SEATTLE et al. WASHINGTON NAT. BANK v. COUNTY OF KING et al. Nos. 223-226. April 12, 1897. Harold Preston, for the banks. John K. Brown, for city of Seattle and others. A. F. Burleigh, for county of King and others. Mr. Justice SHIRAS delivered the opinion of the court. 1 The bills of complaint in these cases are substantially...
167 U.S. 278 (1897) UNITED STATES v. SANDOVAL. MORTON v. UNITED STATES. Nos. 205, 599. Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 9, 10, 1897. Decided May 24, 1897. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS. *290 Mr. Matthew G. Reynolds for the United States. Mr. Solicitor General was on his brief. Mr. T.B. Catron for Morton. Mr. Edward L. Bartlett filed a brief for same. Mr. John D.W. Veeder for Sandoval et al. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of...
165 U.S. 518 (1897) SMITH v. VULCAN IRON WORKS. NORTON v. WHEATON. Nos. 200, 639. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 19, 1897. Decided February 15, 1897. PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. *519 Mr. Calderon Carlisle (with whom was Mr. William G. Johnson on the brief) for the Vulcan Iron Works. Mr. John H. Miller (with whom was Mr. M. Estee on the brief) for the petitioners in both cases. Mr. Milton A. Wheaton in person for himself. MR....
167 U.S. 664 (1897) UNITED STATES v. REED. UNITED STATES v. REED. Nos. 189, 190. Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 10, 11, 1897. Decided May 24, 1897. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. *668 Mr. G.E.P. Howard for Reed. Mr. Elihu Root was on his brief. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Dodge for the United States. Mr. Samuel A. Putnam was on his brief. MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. These are appeals from the United...
165 U.S. 168 (1897) CLARKE v. McDADE. [1] No. 158. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted January 13, 1897. Decided January 25, 1897. ERROR TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. *169 Mr. A.C. Searle, for plaintiff in error, submitted on his brief, on which were Miss Clara S. Foltz and the plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendants in error. MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM delivered the opinion of the court. The records in the above numbers, 158 and 159, relate...
168 U.S. 443 (1897) THE WILLIAM M. HOAG. THE THREE SISTERS. Nos. 137, 138. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted November 12, 1897. Decided December 6, 1897. APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF OREGON. Mr. William T. Muir and Mr. John W. Whalley for appellants. Mr. L.B. Cox, Mr. W.W. Cotton, Mr. Thomas O'Day and Mr. C.F. Lord for respondents. MR. JUSTICE BROWN delivered the opinion of the court. These cases differ from those already disposed of ante, 437, only in the fact...
168 U.S. 437 (1897) THE RESOLUTE, DOWSETT, Libellant. THE RESOLUTE, WILSON, Libellant. Nos. 135, 136. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted November 12, 1897. Decided December 6, 1897. APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF OREGON. *439 Mr. L.B. Cox, Mr. W.W. Cotton, Mr. Thomas O'Day and Mr. C.F. Lord for the motion to dismiss; and for the respondents. Mr. William T. Muir and Mr. John W. Whalley opposing, and for the claimants. MR. JUSTICE BROWN, after stating the case,...
168 U.S. 311 (1897) HARRISON v. PEREA. PEREA v. HARRISON. Nos. 113, 497. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 10, 11, 1897. Decided November 29, 1897. APPEALS FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. *318 Mr. William B. Childers for Harrison. Mr. Neill B. Field for Perea. MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. The question first arising in this case is in regard to the correctness of the decisions of the courts below in allowing...
