141 U.S. 260 (1891) GRISWOLD v. HAZARD. GRISWOLD v. HAZARD. GRISWOLD v. HAZARD. GRISWOLD v. HAZARD. Nos. 50, 53, 51, 52. Supreme Court of United States. Argued and submitted April 10, 13, 1891. Decided May 25, 1891. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND. APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND. *271 Mr. James C. Carter for...
141 U.S. 441 (1891) CROSBY STEAM GAGE & VALVE COMPANY v. CONSOLIDATED SAFETY VALVE COMPANY. No. 999. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 22, 1891. Decided November 2, 1891. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. *442 Mr. Edmund Wetmore for appellant. Mr. Joshua H. Millett was with him on the brief. Mr. Thomas William Clarke for appellee. MR. JUSTICE BLATCHFORD delivered the opinion of the court. On the 27th of May, 1879, the Consolidated...
141 U.S. 479 (1891) DAVIS v. PATRICK. No. 984. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 22, 23, 1891. Decided November 9, 1891. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA. *481 Mr. J.M. Woolworth for plaintiff in error. Mr. John L. Webster for defendant in error. Mr. Nathaniel Wilson was with him on the brief. *485 MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. That Davis was interested in having the ore transported to the...
141 U.S. 475 (1891) LEADVILLE COAL COMPANY v. McCREERY. No. 969. Supreme Court of United States. Argued and submitted October 29, 1891. Decided November 9, 1891. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. Mr. Henry Crawford, for appellants, submitted on his brief. Mr. Charles C. Baldwin, with whom was Mr. Cecil D. Hine on the brief, for appellees. MR. JUSTICE BREWER delivered the opinion of the court. The facts in this case are these: On February 21,...
142 U.S. 241 (1891) DESERET SALT COMPANY v. TARPEY. No. 96. Supreme Court of United States. Argued and submitted November 24, 1891. Decided December 21, 1891. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. *244 Mr. Parley L. Williams for plaintiff in error. Mr. Attorney General and Mr. John B. Cotton for defendant in error. *245 MR. JUSTICE FIELD, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. The only questions which appear in this case to have elicited much discussion in...
140 U.S. 117 (1891) BIRDSEYE v. SCHAEFFER. No. 920. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted April 20, 1891. Decided April 27, 1891. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. *118 Mr. Philip B. Thompson and Mr. J.M. Vale for the motion. Mr. Bethel Coopwood and Mr. John Hancock opposing. PER CURIAM. The writ of error is dismissed upon the authority of Gurnee v. Patrick County, 137 U.S. 141 ; Richmond & Danville Railroad Co. v. Thouron, 134 U.S. 45 ....
141 U.S. 62 (1891) VOIGHT v. WRIGHT. No. 92. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted November 26, 1890. Decided May 25, 1891. ERROR TO THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK, STATE OF VIRGINIA. *63 Mr. James E. Heath for plaintiffs in error. No appearance for defendant in error. MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY delivered the opinion of the court. This was an action brought in 1886, in a justice's court in Norfolk, State of Virginia, by Wright, the defendant in error, against the plaintiffs in error,...
142 U.S. 116 (1891) HALL v. CORDELL. No. 90. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 12, 1891. Decided December 7, 1891. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. *117 Mr. J.A. Sleeper for plaintiffs in error. Mr. Ashley M. Gould for defendants in error. Mr. Frank P. Sebree and Mr. Henry C. McDougal were with him on the brief. *118 MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. There was evidence on behalf of...
138 U.S. 464 (1891) CLAY v. FIELD. FREEMAN v. CLAY. FIELD v. CLAY. Nos. 895, 1085, 1091. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted October 27, 1890. Decided March 2, 1891. APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI. *465 Mr. W.L. Nugent for Mr. and Mrs. Clay. Mr. Edward Mayes for Mrs. Freeman. Mr. J.E. McKeighan and Mr. Frank Johnston for Field. MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY delivered the opinion of the court. This case was before us in October term, 1885,...
139 U.S. 612 (1891) MAGONE v. LUCKEMEYER. No. 880. Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 30, 31, 1891. Decided April 13, 1891. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Mr. Solicitor General for plaintiff in error. Mr. Francis Lynde Stetson for defendants in error. MR. JUSTICE BLATCHFORD delivered the opinion of the court. This case involves the same question as that presented in No. 1441, Seeberger v. Farwell, ante, p. 608, just decided. It...
141 U.S. 638 (1891) CRAIG v. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY. No. 88. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 6, 9, 1891. Decided November 23, 1891. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. *641 Mr. Don M. Dickinson for plaintiff in error. Mr. F.H. Canfield for defendant in error. *644 MR. JUSTICE BLATCHFORD, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. The principal contention on the part of the plaintiff is that § 4283 of the...
138 U.S. 656 (1891) SAN FRANCISCO CITY AND COUNTY v. LE ROY. No. 878. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted January 19, 1891. Decided March 2, 1891. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. *659 Mr. George Flournoy for appellant. Mr. Evans S. Pillsbury and Mr. Gordon Blanding for appellees. MR. JUSTICE FIELD, after making the above statement, delivered the opinion of the court. It was conceded in the court below that the premises, to remove...
139 U.S. 342 (1891) PEAKE v. NEW ORLEANS. No. 852. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 27, 28, 29, 1890. Decided March 9, 1891. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. *349 Mr. Richard DeGray for appellant. Mr. Grover Cleveland for appellant and for John Crossley & Sons, Limited, holders of drainage warrants. Mr. Carleton Hunt for appellee. Mr. Thomas J. Semmes for appellant. MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after stating the facts as above,...
141 U.S. 47 (1891) CRUTCHER v. KENTUCKY. No. 828. Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 19, 1890. Decided May 25, 1891. ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. *52 Mr. W.W. Macfarland for plaintiff in error. Mr. James P. Helm (with whom was Mr. Helm Bruce on the brief) for defendant in error. *56 MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. We regret that we are unable to concur with the learned Court of Appeals of Kentucky in its views...
142 U.S. 161 (1891) KNIGHT v. UNITED STATES LAND ASSOCIATION. No. 824. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 23, 26, 1891. Decided December 21, 1891. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. *172 Mr. Edward R. Taylor for plaintiff in error. Mr. Samuel M. Wilson was with him on the brief. Mr. Charles N. Fox for defendants in error. Mr. Galpin also filed the following points for defendants. *176 MR. JUSTICE LAMAR, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court....
138 U.S. 252 (1891) WATERMAN v. MACKENZIE. No. 82. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 19, 1890. Decided February 2, 1891. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. *254 Mr. Walter S. Logan for appellant. No appearance for appellees. *255 MR. JUSTICE GRAY, after stating the case as above, delivered the opinion of the court. Every patent issued under the laws of the United States for an invention or discovery contains "a grant to the...
140 U.S. 91 (1891) In re WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN RAILROAD COMPANY. No. 8. Original. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 13, 14, 1891. Decided April 27, 1891. ORIGINAL. *92 Mr. Enoch Totten and Mr. Walter D. Davidge for the petitioner. Mr. C.C. Cole and Mr. William A. Cook opposing. Mr. W.L. Cole was on their brief. MR. JUSTICE BLATCHFORD delivered the opinion of the court. On the 16th of January, 1884, Lewis H. McDade brought an action at law in the Supreme Court of the District of...
141 U.S. 548 (1891) ROGERS v. UNITED STATES. No. 78. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 5, 1891. Decided November 16, 1891. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Mr. George Bliss for plaintiff in error. Mr. Solicitor General for defendant in error. MR. JUSTICE BLATCHFORD delivered the opinion of the court. *549 On the 12th of March, 1885, the United States brought an action at law in the District Court of the United States for the...
138 U.S. 87 (1891) UNITED STATES v. KINGSLEY. No. 778. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 16, 1891. Decided January 26, 1891. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. *90 Mr. Assistant Attorney General Maury for appellants. No appearance for appellee. MR. JUSTICE BROWN delivered the opinion of the court. (1) Claimant's right to retained pay depends upon Rev. Stat. § 1281, which reads as follows: "To the rates of pay stated in the preceding section one dollar per month shall be added for the...
138 U.S. 587 (1891) DUCIE v. FORD. No. 777. Supreme Court of United States. Submitted January 8, 1891. Decided March 2, 1891. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF MONTANA. *589 Mr. Walter H. Smith for appellants. *591 Mr. M.F. Morris for appellee. *590 MR. JUSTICE BROWN delivered the opinion of the court. By Rev. Stat. sec. 2319, all valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States are declared to be free and open to exploration and purchase "by citizens of the...
