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Jones V. Ellis |
8 Alaska 146, District Court, Territory of Alaska, First Division, Docket Number 1323-KA (11/9/1929) |
Mandamus proceeding by Irene Jones, a minor appearing by and through Paul Jones, guardian ad litem, against R. V. Ellis and others, as the School Board of the Incorporated City of Ketchikan, Alaska. Alternative writ of mandamus issued in cause made absolute. |
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Jones V. Kyle |
168 La. 728, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 28849 (5/20/1929) |
Appeal from Fifth District Court, Parish of Richland; Jno. R. McIntosh, Judge. Suit by Tint Jones and others against Amanda A. Kyle to annul the will of James Walter Jones, deceased, or reduce a legacy to defendant. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals. Reversed and rendered. Thompson, J., dissenting. |
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This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed
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Zechariah Chafee, Jr, Harvard Law School |
La Critique du Témoignage |
42 Harvard Law Review 839 (April, 1929) |
The closest parallel in English to this valuable book is Wigmore's Principles of Judicial Proof. In each case the subject is not the admissibility of evidence but its weight. M. Gorphe does not, like Mr. Wigmore, include circumstantial evidence. He deals only with testimonial evidence, that is, the credibility of witnesses and other factors... |
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Lewis V. Hays |
21 S.W.2d 946, St. Louis Court of Appeals, Missouri, Docket Number 20473 (12/3/1929) |
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court; A. B. Frey, Judge. Not to be officially published. Action by Thomas A. Lewis and wife against John W. Hays, James T. Bush, and others. From a judgment overruling a motion to set aside an involuntary nonsuit as to defendant Bush, plaintiffs appeal. Reversed and remanded, with directions. |
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Mccoy V. Key |
155 Miss. 64, Supreme Court of Mississippi, Division A, Docket Number 27912 (10/7/1929) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Kemper County; J. I. Sturdivant, Judge. Action by Roger McCoy against S. W. Key and others. From the judgment, plaintiff appeals. Reversed and remanded. |
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Mckissic V. State |
23 Ala.App. 220, Court of Appeals of Alabama, Docket Number 4 DIV. 540 (6/18/1929) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Dale County; J. S. Williams, Judge. Luther McKissic was convicted of murder in the second degree, and he appeals. Affirmed. |
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Mitchell V. Deisch |
179 Ark. 788, Supreme Court of Arkansas, Docket Number 35 (6/17/1929) |
Appeal from Saline Chancery Court; W. R. Duffie, Chancellor. Suit by Frances Mitchell and others against Peter Deisch and others. Decree for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed. |
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Northwest Real Estate Co. V. Serio |
156 Md. 229, Court of Appeals of Maryland, Docket Number 49 TO 51, 51 (1/15/1929) |
Appeal from Circuit Court of Baltimore City; Eugene O'Dunne, Judge. Action by Charles Serio and wife against the Northwest Real Estate Company and another. From an order overruling its demurrer to the bill of complaint, defendant named appeals, and from the decree both plaintiffs and defendant named appeal. Order and decree affirmed. Bond, C. J.,... |
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Russell V. Wallace |
58 App.D.C. 357, Court of Appeals of District of Columbia, Docket Number 4745 (2/4/1929) |
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Suit by Frank S. Wallace and others against Edward G. Russell and others. Decree for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal. Affirmed. |
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Sims V. Etheridge |
164 Ga. 755, Supreme Court of Georgia, Docket Number 7248 (11/14/1929) |
Error from Superior Court, Fulton County; Virlyn B. Moore, Judge. Equitable petition by Minnie Sims against H. A. Etheridge and others, in which defendant Paul S. Etheridge filed a crossbill. From the judgment, plaintiff brings error. Reversed. |
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State Board of Education V. Brown |
232 Ky. 434, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (11/19/1929) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Fleming County. Action by Arthur Brown and others against the State Board of Education and others. From an adverse judgment, defendants appeal. Affirmed. |
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State of Florida V. U.s. |
30 F.2d 116, District Court, N.D. Georgia (1/17/1929) |
In Equity. Separate suits by the State of Florida, the Wilson Lumber Company, and by Brooks-Scanlon Corporation and others, against the United States and the Interstate Commerce Commission, in which the Georgia Public Service Commission intervened. Decree for defendants. |
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State V. Sanderson |
169 La. 55, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 30023 (7/8/1929) |
Appeal from Judicial District Court, Parish of Jackson; S. D. Pearce, Judge. Dudley A. Sanderson and another were convicted of murder, and defendant Sanderson appeals. Affirmed. |
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Stevenson V. Washington's Adm'r |
231 Ky. 233, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (10/25/1929) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jessamine County. Action by George Washington's administrator to settle the estate of his decedent, in which Lilly Stevenson was made a party. From the judgment, Lilly Stevenson appeals. Reversed, with directions. |
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Stratton V. Cornelius |
99 Cal.App. 8, District Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 1, California, Docket Number CIV 6228 (5/16/1929) |
Appeal from Superior Court, Los Angeles County; Joseph F. Chambers, Judge. Action by S.M. Stratton and wife against V. Cornelius and wife. Judgment of nonsuit, and plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed. |
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U.s. V. James G. Kitchen & Co. |
Not Reported in F.2d, United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, Docket Number 3195 (11/4/1929) |
Appeal from United States Customs Court, Abstract 7761 [Reversed.] |
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U.s. V. Sullens |
36 F.2d 230, District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Jackson Division (11/5/1929) |
Proceeding by the United States by way of information charging Frederick Sullens with criminal contempt of court. Defendant found guilty of contempt. |
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West V. Bliley |
33 F.2d 177, District Court, E.D. Virginia, Docket Number 795 (6/5/1929) |
At law. Action by James O. West against A. C. Bliley and others. Demurrer to declaration overruled. |
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White V. White |
108 W.Va. 128, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Docket Number 6498 (11/12/1929) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Cabell County. Suit by H. B. White against Lewis White and others. From an adverse decree, defendants appeal. Reversed and rendered. |
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Wilborn V. State |
111 Tex.Crim. 299, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Docket Number 12250 (1/2/1929) |
Appeal from District Court, Titus County; R. T. Wilkinson, Judge. Wade Wilborn was convicted of murder, and he appeals. Affirmed. |
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Abel V. Smith |
151 Va. 568, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (9/27/1928) |
Error to Circuit Court, Fairfax County. Attachment proceeding by George R. Abel and another against Luther D. Smith and others. Judgement of dismissal, and plaintiffs bring error. Affirmed. |
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American Ry. Express Co. V. Mcgee |
223 Ky. 681, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (3/20/1928) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Harlan County. Suit by Ran McGee and wife against the American Railway Express Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals. Affirmed. |
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Ashburn V. Allen |
150 Va. 290, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (6/14/1928) |
Error to Circuit Court, Southampton County. Suit by W. R. Ashburn and others against M. C. Allen and others. Decree of dismissal, and complainants bring error. Reversed and remanded. |
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Boyle V. Gray |
28 F.2d 7, Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit, Docket Number 2198, 2199 (8/27/1928) |
Anderson, Circuit Judge, dissenting. Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the District of Maine; James M. Morton, Judge. Suits by James L. Boyle, trustee in bankruptcy of Frank H. Gordon, against Herbert Gray and others, and against Artemus Weatherbee and others. From decrees of dismissal, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. |
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Brown V. Board of Education of Charleston Independent School Dist. |
106 W.Va. 476, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Docket Number 6294 (12/4/1928) |
Error to Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Mandamus by Anderson H. Brown and others against the Board of Education of Charleston Independent School District. Judgment quashing an alternative writ, and plaintiffs bring error. Reversed and remanded. |
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Brownlow V. Miers |
28 F.2d 653, Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Docket Number 5221 (11/5/1928) |
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Alabama; Robert T. Ervin, Judge. Habeas corpus petition by George Miers against H. C. Brownlow, Immigration Inspector. From a judgment setting aside proceedings of immigration authorities, and remanding petitioner for new hearing (21 F.(2d) 376), the Immigration... |
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Bruster V. State |
40 Okla.Crim. 25, Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma, Docket Number A-6707 (4/21/1928) |
Appeal from District Court, Muskogee County; W. J. Crump, Judge. Theodore Bruster was convicted of murder, and he appeals. Affirmed. |
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Com. V. Widovich |
93 Pa.Super. 323, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (1/1/1928) |
On June 8, 1927, a grand jury sitting in Beaver County returned as a true bill an indictment containing six counts in each of which Philip Widovich, Peter Muselin, Tom Zima, Milan Resetar and Steve Bratich were charged with violations of the Act of June 26, 1919, P. L. 639, entitled An Act defining sedition, and prescribing the punishment... |
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Cox V. Windham |
10 S.W.2d 136, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin, Docket Number 7242 (9/26/1928) |
Appeal from District Court, Brown County; J. O. Woodward, Judge. Action by Marion M. Cox and others against John D. Windham and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed. |
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Ellis V. Ellis |
152 Miss. 836, Supreme Court of Mississippi, Division B, Docket Number 27448 (12/17/1928) |
Appeal from Chancery Court, Hinds County; V. J. Stricker, Chancellor. Suit by William Kirby Ellis against Mrs. Lottie Simmons Ellis. Decree of dismissal, and complainant appeals. Reversed and remanded. |
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