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Taylor V. State |
249 Ala. 130, Supreme Court of Alabama, Docket Number 1 DIV 279 (4/24/1947) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Mobile County; D. H. Edington, Judge. Samuel Taylor was convicted of rape, and he appeals. Affirmed. |
1947 |
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This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains. |
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The Alien Land Laws: a Reappraisal |
56 Yale Law Journal 1017 (June, 1947) |
The return of Japanese evacuees from wartime relocation centers to the West Coast has brought the alien land laws of the Pacific Coast states once more before the courts. The states, inspired by war strengthened anti-Japanese sentiment, have undertaken a revitalized campaign to enforce the prohibitions against the holding of agricultural land by... |
1947 |
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The Image in the Mirror: the Functions of the Supreme Court Today as Reflected in its Current Opinions |
56 Yale Law Journal 1356 (September, 1947) |
Of the writings of the Fathers there is no certain matter agreed upon. Andrew Horne, The Mirrour of the Justices (c. 1300). Why it's a looking-glass book, of course! And if I hold it up to a glass, the words will all go the right way again. Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass. It has been little more than ten years since Mr. Justice... |
1947 |
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Trimble V. Employers Mut. Cas. Co. |
32 So.2d 479, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit, Docket Number 2951 (11/21/1947) |
Appeal from Nineteenth Judicial District Court Parish of East Baton Rouge; Carlos G. Spaht, Judge. Suit by Joseph Trimble against Employers Mutual Casualty Company to recover compensation for total and permanent disability, plus medical expenses. From insufficient judgment, the plaintiff appeals, and the defendant answers the appeal. Affirmed. |
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U.s. ex Rel. Marshall V. Snyder |
160 F.2d 351, Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, Docket Number 147, 20432 (2/25/1947) |
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Habeas corpus proceeding by United States of America, on the relation of Hackett Marshall, against William E. Snyder, Warden, state prison, Ossining, N.Y. From an order dismissing a writ of habeas corpus obtained by the relator, the relator appeals. Affirmed. |
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U.s. V. Local 36 of Intern. Fishermen and Allied Workers |
70 F.Supp. 782, District Court, S.D. California, Central Division, Docket Number 18842 (3/12/1947) |
Local 36 of International Fisherman & Allied Workers and others were indicted of an offense, and they move to dismiss the indictment and to strike out the entire trial jury panel. Motions denied in accordance with opinion. |
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Weeks V. Seaman |
33 So.2d 79, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit, Docket Number 2958 (12/30/1947) |
Appeal from Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Beauregard; John T. Hood, Jr., Judge. Suit by Theodore Weeks against H. E. Seaman to annual and set aside a tax deed. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals. Affirmed. |
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Westminster School Dist. Of Orange County V. Mendez |
161 F.2d 774, Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Docket Number 11310 (4/14/1947) |
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of California, Central Division; Paul J. McCormick, Judge. Action by Gonzalo Mendez and others, by their father and next of friend, Gonzalo Mendez, and others, against Westminster School District of Orange County, and others, to redress alleged violations of civil rights.... |
1947 |
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This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed
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Williams V. Wright |
249 Ala. 9, Supreme Court of Alabama, Docket Number 5 DIV. 417 (2/13/1947) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Macon County; Albert Hooten, Judge. Appeal by Payton H. Williams to the Circuit Court from a decision or order of the Board of Registrars of Macon County, composed of Mrs. G. W. Wright, Virgil Guthrie and another, denying registration as an elector. From an order or judgment dismissing the appeal, petitioner appeals.... |
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Wrighten V. Board of Trustees of University of S.c. |
72 F.Supp. 948, District Court, E.D. South Carolina, Columbia Division, Docket Number CIV. A. 1670 (7/12/1947) |
Action by John H. Wrighten against Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina and others for a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief requiring plaintiff's admission to the University Law School and to recover damages for loss by reason of deprivation of his right to obtain a legal education. Order in accordance with opinion. |
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Yarbrough V. State |
202 Miss. 820, Supreme Court of Mississippi, Division A, Docket Number 36565 (11/10/1947) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jones County; F. Burkett Collins, Judge. Lavern Yarbrough was convicted of rape, and he appeals. Affirmed. |
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American Chain & Cable Co. V. Truck Drivers and Helpers Union, Local 676, A.f.l. |
68 F.Supp. 54, District Court, D. New Jersey, Docket Number CIV. 8757 (9/30/1946) |
Action by American Chain & Cable Company, Incorporated, a New York corporation, against Truck Drivers and Helpers Union, Local 676, A.F.L., an unincorporated association, for an injunction restraining the defendant from picketing the plaintiff's plant. Bill dismissed. |
1946 |
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Availability of Nlra Remedies to "Unlawful" Strikers |
59 Harvard Law Review 747 (May, 1946) |
Since its inception, the National Labor Relations Act has been subjected to constant criticism for its reputed one-sidedness in not including a category of unfair practices on the part of labor, particularly in connection with strikes, and sanctions positive or negative for such conduct. Commentators from legislative draftsmen to judges... |
1946 |
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Brief and Argument for Appellants, Colegrove V. Green |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 804 (3/2/1946) |
To: The Supreme Court of the United States: We think it may not be out of order to begin our Argument, in this particular case, with a sort of introductory parable which we feel is apt and... |
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Brief and Argument for Appellees, Colegrove V. Green |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 804 (3/4/1946) |
On January 8, 1946, three inhabitants of Illinois, Kenneth W. Colegrove, Peter J. Chamales and Kenneth C. Sears filed a complaint in the District Court of the United States for the Northern... |
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Brief for Respondents, U.s. V. Lovett |
Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number Nos. 809, 810, 811 (4/22/1946) |
The four opinions of the Court of Claims (R. 33-48) are not yet officially reported. The judgments of the Court of Claims were entered on November 5, 1945 (R. 33, 41, 48-49). Petitions for... |
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Chapman V. King |
154 F.2d 460, Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Docket Number 11494 (3/6/1946) |
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Georgia; T. Hoyt Davis, Judge. Action by Primus E. King against Joseph E. Chapman, Jr., and others, chairman and members of the Democratic Executive Committee of Muscogee County, Ga., to recover damages for alleged deprivation of plaintiff's right to vote in Democratic... |
1946 |
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Colgate-palmolive-peet Co. (Berkeley, Cal.) |
70 NLRB No. 107, N.L.R.B, Docket Number Cases Nos. 20-R-1486 and 20-C- (9/6/1946) |
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1946 |
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Daylight Grocery Co. V. Jackson |
158 Fla. 314, Supreme Court of Florida, en Banc (10/11/1946) |
Suit by Leo Jackson against Daylight Grocery Company to recover for assault made upon plaintiff by defendant's employee. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals. Affirmed. TERRELL, BUFORD, and BARNS, JJ., dissenting. |
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Harold Hoffman |
Denial of Due Process Through Use of the Class Action |
25 Texas Law Review 64 (November, 1946) |
In Richardson v. Kelly the Texas Supreme Court considered whether due process of law had been denied by the use of a class action to assess members of an insolvent reciprocal insurance exchange. In the class suit the 3,200 members of the exchange had been represented by 28 defendants actually served. After the judgment in this suit had become final... |
1946 |
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Dixon V. State |
224 Ind. 327, Supreme Court of Indiana, Docket Number 28156 (6/10/1946) |
Appeal from Vanderburgh Circuit Court; Nat H. Youngblood, Judge. Eugene Dixon was convicted of first-degree murder, and he appeals. Reversed with directions. |
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Dodd V. State |
149 Tex.Crim. 156, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Docket Number 23258 (1/23/1946) |
Appeal from District Court, Marion County; Sam Williams, Judge. Bertha V. Dodd was convicted of murder, and she appeals. Affirmed. |
1946 |
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Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Mo., Ohio and Other States V. Hoehn |
355 Mo. 257, Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2, Docket Number 39744 (8/1/1946) |
Suit by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio and Other States, a corporation, and another, against Arthur C. Hoehn, as Assessor of the City of St. Louis, for whom Eugene M. Guise, as successor in office, was substituted as a party defendant, and others for an adjudication that plaintiffs' realty in St. Louis was exempt from 1944 city... |
1946 |
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Evans V. City of Jackson |
201 Miss. 14, Supreme Court of Mississippi, in Banc, Docket Number 36224 (12/9/1946) |
Appeal from Chancery Court, Hinds County; V. J. Stricker, Chancellor. Bill by J. M. Evans and others against the City of Jackson to invalidate and set aside a tax sale of the State of Mississippi and a patent from the state to the city to certain land located in city and to confirm complainant's title to such land, wherein city filed a cross-bill.... |
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Gamble V. State |
149 Tex.Crim. 282, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Docket Number 23291 (3/13/1946) |
Appeal from Criminal District Court, Tarrant County; Willis M. McGregor, Judge. Richard Gamble was convicted of murder, and he appeals. Affirmed. |
1946 |
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Harry A. Greenberg; |
Tax Court of the United States, Docket Number 6513 (10/29/1946) |
Husband held taxable on wife's income from partnership with third party. |
1946 |
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Henderson V. City of Shreveport |
26 So.2d 766, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit, Docket Number 6923 (6/20/1946) |
Appeal from First District Court, Parish of Caddo; James U. Galloway, Judge. Suit under the Workmen's Compensation Act by Louise Henderson against City of Shreveport and others to recover compensation as a dependent parent of Tom Henderson, deceased city employee, wherein Jim Henderson, the father of deceased employee, was made a party. From a... |
1946 |
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This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed
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Hill V. State |
201 Ga. 300, Supreme Court of Georgia, Docket Number 15527 (9/7/1946) |
Error from Superior Court, Ware County; Walter Thomas, Judge. J. C. Hill was convicted of murder, and he brings error. Affirmed. |
1946 |
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Hughes Tool Co. |
69 NLRB No. 36, N.L.R.B, Docket Number Case No. 16-R-1489 (7/9/1946) |
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1946 |
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In the Matter of Mondakota Gas Co. V. Montana-dakota Utilities Co. |
5 F.P.C. 64, F.P.C, Docket Number G-220, G-402 (3/22/1946) |
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1946 |
Administrative Decisions & Guidance |
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This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed
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