256 U.S. 658 41 S. Ct. 604 65 L. Ed. 1151 KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RY. CO. et al. v. ROAD IMPROVEMENT DIST. NO. 6 OF LITTLE RIVER COUNTY, ARK. No. 205. Argued March 16 and 17, 1921. Decided June 6, 1921. Messrs. Samuel W. Moore, of New York City, and James B. McDonough, of Ft. Smith, Ark., for plaintiffs in error. Messrs. John J. Du Laney, of Ashdown, Ark., and William H. Arnold, of Texarkana, Ark., for defendant in error. Mr. Justice McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 Proceeding...
257 U.S. 176 (1921) ROCKEFELLER v. UNITED STATES. NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY ET AL., EXECUTORS OF HARKNESS, v. EDWARDS, COLLECTOR OF UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE FOR THE SECOND DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Nos. 535, 536. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 11, 12, 1921. Decided November 21, 1921. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. *177 Mr. George Welwood Murray, with whom Mr. Harrison Tweed was on the briefs, for plaintiffs in error. Mr....
255 U.S. 472 (1921) UNITED STATES v. CORONADO BEACH COMPANY. Nos. 524, 525. Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 1, 2, 1921. Decided March 28, 1921. ERROR TO AND APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. *473 Mr. Assistant Attorney General Garnett, with whom Mr. Charles S. Lawrence was on the briefs, for the United States. Mr. P.F. Dunne, with whom Mr. Read G. Dilworth was on the briefs, for defendant in error and appellee. *485 MR....
255 U.S. 288 (1921) DAWSON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, ET AL. v. KENTUCKY DISTILLERIES & WAREHOUSE COMPANY. DAWSON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, AND INDIVIDUALLY, ET AL. v. J. & A. FREIBERG COMPANY, INCORPORATED. Nos. 439, 582. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 6, 1921. Decided February 28, 1921. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE...
254 U.S. 554 (1921) CENTRAL UNION TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE, & c., v. GARVAN, AS ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN. MERRILL ET AL., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEES, & c., v. SAME. MARSHALL ET AL., AS TRUSTEES, & c., v. SAME. MARSHALL ET AL., AS TRUSTEES, & c., v. SAME. METROPOLITAN TRUST COMPANY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, TRUSTEE, & c., v. SAME. Nos. 392-396. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 10, 11, 1921. Decided January 24, 1921. ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF...
255 U.S. 102 (1921) KINNANE, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN, v. DETROIT CREAMERY COMPANY ET AL. UNITED STATES v. SWARTZ. UNITED STATES v. SMITH. Nos. 376-378. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 19, 20, 1920. Decided February 28, 1921. APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. The Solicitor General for appellant in No. 376...
254 U.S. 394 (1921) ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY v. BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONERS ET AL. SAME v. SAME. PASSAIC WATER COMPANY v. SAME. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. SAME. D. FULLERTON & COMPANY v. SAME. MEYER ET AL., PARTNERS DOING BUSINESS AS MEYER & DeVOGEL, v. SAME. MORRIS & COMPANY v. SAME. PUBLIC SERVICE RAILWAY COMPANY v. SAME. Nos. 33-40. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 16, 17, 1920. Decided January 3, 1921. ERROR TO THE COURT OF ERRORS AND APPEALS OF THE STATE OF...
256 U.S. 582 41 S. Ct. 545 65 L. Ed. 1103 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. R. P. ANDREWS PAPER CO. SAME v. SAKS & CO. SAME v. LISNER. Nos. 282, 283, 284. Argued April 22 and 25, 1921. Decided June 1, 1921. Mr. F. H. Stephens, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner. Messrs. M. D. Rosenberg and Charles L. Frailey, both of Washington, D. C., for respondents. MR. JUSTICE CLARKE delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 These three cases, tried on agreed statements of fact, were argued and will be disposed of...
256 U.S. 406 (1921) NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY v. YORK & WHITNEY COMPANY. YORK & WHITNEY COMPANY v. NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY. Nos. 280, 281. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 22, 1921. Decided May 16, 1921. ERROR AND CERTIORARI TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. Mr. William L. Parsons for New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Co. Mr. Amos L. Taylor for York & Whitney Co. MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of...
256 U.S. 222 (1921) NICKEL ET AL., AS TRUSTEES, & c., ET AL. v. COLE, AS STATE CONTROLLER OF THE STATE OF NEVADA. NICKEL ET AL., AS TRUSTEES, & c., ET AL. v. STATE OF NEVADA. Nos. 268, 269. Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 24, 1921. Decided April 25, 1921. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA. *223 Mr. Edward F. Treadwell, with whom Mr. Azro E. Cheney was on the brief, for plaintiffs in error. Mr. Leonard B. Fowler, Attorney General of the State of Nevada, with whom Mr....
257 U.S. 138 (1921) JOHN HORSTMANN COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. NATRON SODA COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. Nos. 26, 32. Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 7, 1921. Decided November 21, 1921. APPEALS FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. *139 Mr. Edward M. Cleary and Mr. Thomas A. Allan, for appellant in No. 26, submitted. Mr. Frank S. Bright and Mr. H. Stanley Hinrichs, for appellant in No. 32, submitted. (They also moved to remand for further findings.) Mr. Solicitor General Beck for the United States....
255 U.S. 539 (1921) SOUTHERN IOWA ELECTRIC COMPANY v. CITY OF CHARITON, IOWA, ET AL. IOWA ELECTRIC COMPANY v. CITY OF FAIRFIELD, IOWA, ET AL. MUSCATINE LIGHTING COMPANY v. CITY OF MUSCATINE, IOWA, ET AL. Nos. 180, 189, 190. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 26, 28, 1921. Decided April 11, 1921. APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA. *540 Mr. Emmet Tinley, with whom Mr. W.E. Mitchell, Mr. J.C. Pryor, Jr., Mr. D.L. Ross and Mr. Edwin D....
255 U.S. 151 (1921) SILVER KING COALITION MINES COMPANY v. CONKLING MINING COMPANY. Nos. 158, 187. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 19, 1921. Decided February 28, 1921. CERTIORARI TO AND APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. *152 Mr. Thomas Marioneaux, with whom Mr. W.H. Dickson, Mr. A.C. Ellis, Jr., and Mr. R.G. Lucas were on the briefs, for petitioner and appellant, presented, among other points, the following. Mr. Edward B. Critchlow and Mr. Wm. W....
256 U.S. 35 (1921) THE BALDWIN COMPANY ET AL. v. R.S. HOWARD COMPANY. THE BALDWIN COMPANY v. R.S. HOWARD COMPANY. Nos. 139 and 113. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 14, 1921. Decided April 11, 1921. APPEAL FROM AND ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. *36 Mr. Lawrence Maxwell, with whom Mr. John E. Cross was on the briefs, for appellants and petitioner. Mr. Samuel S. Watson for appellee and respondent. MR. JUSTICE DAY delivered...
257 U.S. 226 (1921) RAFFERTY, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, v. SMITH, BELL & COMPANY, LIMITED. SAME v. COMPANIA GENERAL DE TABACOS DE FILIPINAS. SAME v. VISAYAN REFINING COMPANY. Nos. 138, 140, 142. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 10, 1921. Decided December 5, 1921. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. *227 Mr. Grant T. Trent, with whom Mr. Cassius M. Dowell was on the briefs, for petitioner. Mr. Clarence B. Miller, with whom Mr....
256 U.S. 94 (1921) OWNBEY v. MORGAN ET AL., EXECUTORS OF MORGAN. No. 99. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 18, 1920. Decided April 11, 1921. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. Mr. Louis Marshall for plaintiff in error. Mr. Willard Saulsbury and Mr. Harlan F. Stone for defendants in error. *98 MR. JUSTICE PITNEY delivered the opinion of the court. This writ of error brings under review a judgment of the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware affirming a judgment...
255 U.S. 72 (1921) EL BANCO POPULAR DE ECONOMIAS Y PRESTAMOS DE SAN JUAN, P.R., v. WILCOX. No. 91. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 12, 1920. Decided February 28, 1921. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT. Mr. Boyd B. Jones, with whom Mr. Philip N. Jones was on the briefs, for appellant. Mr. Ben A. Matthews, with whom Mr. Jose R.F. Savage was on the briefs, for appellee. *73 MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court. In a suit in the...
255 U.S. 323 (1921) UNITED STATES v. DIAMOND COAL & COKE COMPANY. No. 87. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 11, 1920. Decided March 7, 1921. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. *324 Mr. Assistant Attorney General Nebeker, with whom Mr. H.L. Underwood, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, was on the brief, for the United States. Mr. W.B. Rodgers, with whom Mr. L.O. Evans, Mr. D.M. Kelly and Mr. B.M. Ausherman were on the brief, for appellee. *329...
254 U.S. 581 (1921) THE JOURNAL AND TRIBUNE COMPANY v. UNITED STATES. No. 86. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 10, 11, 1920. Decided January 24, 1921. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. *582 Mr. Benjamin Carter for appellant. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Davis for the United States. MR. JUSTICE PITNEY delivered the opinion of the court. This suit was brought to recover moneys paid for the transportation of newspapers in the mails, upon the ground that they were paid under mistake...
255 U.S. 77 (1921) T.M. DUCHE & SONS, LIMITED, v. AMERICAN SCHOONER "JOHN TWOHY," HER TACKLE, & c., CUMMINS ET AL., CLAIMANTS. No. 84. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 9, 1920. Decided February 28, 1921. CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. Mr. William J. Conlen for petitioner. No brief filed for respondents. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court. Consequent on the allowance of a writ of certiorari, the case is here to review the...
