311 U.S. 211 (1940) SCHRIBER-SCHROTH CO. v. CLEVELAND TRUST CO. ET AL. [*] No. 9. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 24, 25, 1940. Decided December 9, 1940. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. *212 Messrs. John H. Sutherland and John H. Bruninga for petitioners. Messrs. Arthur C. Denison and F.O. Richey, with whom Messrs. Wm. C. McCoy and Milton Tibbetts were on the brief, for respondents. MR. JUSTICE STONE delivered the opinion of the Court. [*]...
308 U.S. 378 60 S. Ct. 332 84 L. Ed. 335 POSTAL S.S. CORPORATION v. THE EL ISLEO. SAME v. SOUTHERN PAC. CO. Nos. 73, 74. Argued Dec. 12, 1939. Decided Jan. 2, 1940. Mandate Conformed to June 3, 1940. See 112 F.2d 297 . Messrs. John C. Crawley and Earle Farwell, both of New York City, for petitioner. Mr. Chauncey I. Clark, of New York City, for respondents. Mr. Chief Justice HUGHES delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 The steamer Eastern Glade, owned by petitioner, collided with the steamer El...
310 U.S. 404 (1940) ANDERSON v. HELVERING, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. [*] No. 682. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 2, 1940. Decided May 20, 1940. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT. *405 Mr. Charles H. Garnett for petitioners. Mr. J. Louis Monarch, with whom Solicitor General Biddle, Assistant Attorney General Clark, and Messrs. Sewall Key, Joseph M. Jones, and Richard H. Demuth were on the brief, for respondent. MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the...
309 U.S. 323 (1940) COBBLEDICK ET AL. v. UNITED STATES. [*] No. 571. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 30, 1940. Decided February 26, 1940. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. Mr. Donald R. Richberg, with whom Messrs. Felix T. Smith and Chalmers G. Graham were on the brief, for petitioners. Mr. Wendell Berge, with whom Solicitor General Biddle, Assistant Attorney General Arnold and Mr. James C. Wilson were on the brief, for the United States. *324...
309 U.S. 590 (1940) YONKERS v. DOWNEY, RECEIVER. [*] No. 542. Supreme Court of United States. Argued February 29, 1940. Decided April 22, 1940. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. Messrs. Leonard G. McAneny and E.J. Dimock, with whom Mr. J. Donald Rawlings was on the brief, for petitioners. Mr. George P. Barse, with whom Messrs. Benjamin W. Moore, Milton L. Romm, John F. Anderson, and Lee Roy Stover were on the brief, for respondent. *593 MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS...
311 U.S. 292 (1940) UNITED STATES v. HARRIS. [*] No. 52. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 22, 1940. Decided December 9, 1940. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY. Mr. Gordon B. Tweedy argued the causes, and Solicitor General Biddle, Assistant Attorney General Clark, and Messrs. Sewall Key, Joseph W. Burns, and Herbert Wechsler were on the briefs, for the United States. No appearance for appellees. MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the...
309 U.S. 70 (1940) McGOLDRICK, COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK v. FELT & TARRANT MFG. CO. [*] No. 45. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 2, 1940. Decided January 29, 1940. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK. Mr. William C. Chanler, with whom Messrs. Sol Charles Levine, Edmund B. Hennefeld, and Jerome R. Hellerstein were on the briefs, for petitioner. Mr. Newton K. Fox for respondent in No. 45. *75 Mr. John H. Jackson, with whom Mr. Haig H. Davidian was on the brief, for...
311 U.S. 223 (1940) WEST ET AL. v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. Nos. 44 and 45. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 13, 1940. Decided December 9, 1940. ON WRITS OF CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. *225 Mr. H.L. Deibel, with whom Mr. Orlin F. Goudy was on the brief, for petitioners. Mr. William B. Cockley for respondent. *231 MR. JUSTICE STONE delivered the opinion of the Court. The Circuit Court of Appeals in this case, in which jurisdiction...
311 U.S. 132 (1940) FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM OF CALIFORNIA, INC. [*] No. 39. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 15, 1940. Decided November 25, 1940. CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. *133 Mr. Telford Taylor, with whom Solicitor General Biddle and Messrs. Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., Benedict P. Cottone, and Harry M. Plotkin were on the brief, for petitioner. Mr. Duke M. Patrick for respondent in No. 39. No appearance...
311 U.S. 189 (1940) HELVERING, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. JANNEY ET UX. [*] No. 36. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 18, 1940. Decided December 9, 1940. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. Mr. Thomas E. Harris, with whom Attorney General Jackson, Assistant Attorney General Clark, and Messrs. Sewall Key, Maurice J. Mahoney, and Miss Helen R. *190 Carloss were on the brief, for the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Mr. Bernhard Knollenberg,...
310 U.S. 150 (1940) UNITED STATES v. SOCONY-VACUUM OIL CO., INC. ET AL. [*] No. 346. Supreme Court of United States. Argued February 5, 6, 1940. Decided May 6, 1940. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT. *154 Mr. John Henry Lewin and Assistant Attorney General Arnold, with whom Solicitor General Jackson and Messrs. Charles H. Weston and Grant W. Kelleher were on the brief, for the United States. Mr. William J. Donovan, with whom Messrs. Ralstone R. Irvine, Herbert...
311 U.S. 295 (1940) L. SINGER & SONS ET AL. v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. [*] No. 34. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 14, 15, 1940. Decided December 16, 1940. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. *297 Mr. Ruby D. Garrett, with whom Messrs. John M. Cleary and Fred Ruark were on the brief, for petitioners in No. 34. Mr. William E. Kemp, with whom Mr. John M. Cleary was on the brief, for petitioner in No. 35. Mr. Henry N. Ess, in No. 34, and Mr. Thomas...
311 U.S. 317 (1940) UNITED STATES v. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. ET AL.; and NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. ET AL. v. UNITED STATES. Nos. 3 and 4. Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 4, 5, 1940. Reargued October 15, 16, 1940. Decided December 16, 1940. APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON. *323 Mr. Edward F. McClennen and Assistant Attorney General Littell, with whom Solicitor General Biddle, and Messrs. Walter L. Pope, E.E. Danly,...
311 U.S. 104 (1940) WILSON & CO., INC. v. UNITED STATES. [*] No. 23. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 22, 23, 1940. Decided November 18, 1940. CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Mr. Dean G. Acheson, with whom Messrs. J. Harry Covington, Paul E. Shorb, and H. Thomas Austern were on the brief, for petitioners. Mr. Warner W. Gardner, with whom Solicitor General Biddle, Assistant Attorney General Clark, and Mr. Sewall Key were on the brief, for the United States. MR. JUSTICE MURPHY...
311 U.S. 107 (1940) WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA; OHIO, AND PENNSYLVANIA v. ILLINOIS AND THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHICAGO ET AL. [*] MICHIGAN v. ILLINOIS AND THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHICAGO ET AL. NEW YORK v. ILLINOIS AND THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHICAGO ET AL. Nos. 2, 3, and 4, Original. Supreme Court of United States. Order entered November 25, 1940. ORDER. Upon consideration of the motion of the States of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York, and Illinois, and in accordance...
309 U.S. 569 (1940) WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA v. ILLINOIS AND THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHICAGO. MICHIGAN v. ILLINOIS AND THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHICAGO ET AL. NEW YORK v. ILLINOIS AND THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHICAGO ET AL. Nos. 2, 3 and 4, Original. Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 25, 26, 1940. Decided April 3, 1940. Messrs. John E. Cassidy, Attorney General of Illinois, and Montgomery S. Winning, for the State of Illinois, defendant. Mr. Herbert H. Naujoks for...
311 U.S. 282 (1940) DECKERT ET AL. v. INDEPENDENCE SHARES CORP. ET AL. [*] No. 17. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 18, 1940. Decided December 9, 1940. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. *284 Mr. Harry Shapiro for petitioners. Mr. Robert F. Irwin, Jr., with whom Mr. George M. Kelvin was on the brief, for respondents in No. 17. Mr. Walter Biddle Saul, with whom Mr. Francis H. Bohlen, Jr., was on the brief, for respondent in No. 18. MR. JUSTICE MURPHY...
308 U.S. 433 60 S. Ct. 343 84 L. Ed. 370 KALB et ux. v. FEUERSTEIN et ux. KALB v. LUCE et al. Nos. 120, 121. Argued Dec. 15, 1939. Decided Jan. 2, 1940. Mandate Conformed to May 7, 1940. See 291 N.W. 840 ; 291 N.W. 841 . Messrs. William Lemke, of Fargo, N.D., and Elmer McClain, of Lima, Ohio, for appellants. Messrs. J. Arthur Moran, of Delavan, Wis., and Arthur T. Thorson, of Elkhorn, Wis., for appellees. [Argument of Counsel from page 434 intentionally omitted] Mr. Justice BLACK delivered the...
309 U.S. 106 (1940) HELVERING, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. HALLOCK ET AL., TRUSTEES. [*] No. 110. Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 13, 1939. Decided January 29, 1940. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. *108 Mr. Arnold Raum, with whom Solicitor General Jackson, Assistant Attorney General Clark, and Messrs. Sewall Key and Lee A. Jackson were on the brief, for petitioners in Nos. 110-112, 183, and respondent in No. 399. Messrs. Walker H. Nye...
309 U.S. 83 (1940) MADDEN, EXECUTOR, v. KENTUCKY, BY REEVES, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE. No. 92. Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 14, 1939. Decided January 29, 1940. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF KENTUCKY. *84 Mr. Leo T. Wolford, with whom Mr. Wm. Marshall Bullitt was on the brief, for appellant. Mr. Samuel M. Rosenstein, with whom Messrs. Clifford E. Smith, Joseph J. Leary, and Harry D. Kremer were on the brief, for appellee. *85 MR. JUSTICE REED delivered the opinion of the...
