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Atkinson V. Fleming |
129 Misc. 663, Supreme Court, New York County, New York, Special Term (5/21/1927) |
Application for peremptory order of mandamus by Neville M. Atkinson against Mark L. Fleming, General Medical Superintendent of Bellevue Hospital, to compel said Superintendent to appoint... |
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Aubert V. Thibodeaux Benevolent Ass'n |
6 La.App. 569, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit (6/7/1927) |
Defendant, as its name indicates is an incorporated benevolent association domiciled in the Parish of Lafourche. Its purpose is to furnish pecuniary protection to the loved ones of its members after the death of such members, and with that object in view, it issues benefit certificates in the sum of one thousand dollars. The present suit is upon... |
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Benton V. State |
108 Tex.Crim. 285, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Docket Number 11115 (11/30/1927) |
Appeal from District Court, Crosby County; Homer L. Pharr, Judge. Robert Lee Benton (alias Robert Stanley) and Son Gipson were convicted of murder, and they appeal. Affirmed. |
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Blevins V. Snyder |
57 App.D.C. 300, Court of Appeals of District of Columbia, Docket Number 4610 (11/7/1927) |
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Petition by James Blevins for writ of habeas corpus to obtain release from Edgar C. Snyder, United States Marshal in and for the District of Columbia. From a judgment dismissing his petition, petitioner appeals. Affirmed. |
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Board of Health of State of Louisiana V. Town of De Quincy |
163 La. 369, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 26065 (2/28/1927) |
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu; Jerry Cline, Judge. Suit by the Board of Health of the State of Louisiana against the Town of De Quincy and others. From a judgment granting the relief prayed for in part, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. |
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Bolden V. Grand Rapids Operating Corp. |
239 Mich. 318, Supreme Court of Michigan, Docket Number 112 (6/6/1927) |
Error to Superior Court of Grand Rapids; Leonard D. Verdier, Judge. Action by Emmett N. Bolden against the Grand Rapids Operating Corporation. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error. Reversed and remanded. Argued before SHARPE, C. J., and BIRD, STEERE, FELLOWS, WIEST, and McDONALD, JJ. |
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Bond V. Tij Fung |
148 Miss. 462, Supreme Court of Mississippi, Division A, Docket Number 26333 (10/10/1927) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Coahoma County, Second District; W. A. Alcorn, Jr., Judge. Mandamus by Joe Tij Fung, an adult, and Joe Tin Lun, minor, against W. F. Bond, State Superintendent of Education, to require him and the teachers of the Dublin Consolidated School to permit minor petitioner to attend and enroll as a student of such school.... |
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Brice V. City of Dallas |
300 S.W. 970, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas, Docket Number 10201 (11/19/1927) |
Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; Claude M. McCallum, Judge. Suit by Garner W. Brice and others against the City of Dallas and others, in which a plea of intervention and a crossaction was filed. From a judgment dismissing the suit, plaintiffs appeal. Reversed and remanded, with instructions. |
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Burnside V. Douglas School Dist. No. 27 of Cochise County |
33 Ariz. 1, Supreme Court of Arizona, Docket Number 2645 (12/5/1927) |
Action by Fairfax Burnside, a minor, by his guardian ad litem, Fairfax Burnside, against the Douglas School District No. 27 of Cochise County and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. |
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Chaires V. City of Atlanta |
161 Ga. 247, Supreme Court of Georgia, Docket Number 5648, 5649 (9/14/1927) |
Error from Superior Court, Fulton County; John D. Humphries, Judge. Petition for injunction by R. C. Chaires and others against the city of Atlanta. Judgment for plaintiffs for part of the relief demanded, plaintiffs bring error, and defendant files crossbill. Reversed on main bill of exceptions; affirmed on crossbill. |
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Chester V. State |
108 Tex.Crim. 150, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Docket Number 11157 (11/23/1927) |
Commissioner's Decision Appeal from Criminal District Court, Harris County; Whit Boyd, Judge. Pete Chester was convicted of murder, and he appeals. Reversed and remanded. |
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City of Dallas V. Liberty Annex Corp. |
295 S.W. 591, Commission of Appeals of Texas, Section A, Docket Number 953-4780 (6/4/1927) |
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Fifth Supreme Judicial District. Suit by the Liberty Annex Corporation against the City of Dallas and others. From a judgment reversing and remanding judgment dismissing the suit (289 S. W. 1067), defendants bring error. Affirmed. |
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Cole V. Commonwealth |
222 Ky. 350, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (12/16/1927) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Hopkins County. I. Willis Cole, William Warley, and the Louisville News were separately convicted of libel, and they separately appeal, which appeals were considered in one opinion. Affirmed. |
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Commonwealth V. Slade |
91 Pa.Super. 533, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (1/1/1927) |
January 24, 1927, Lillian Slade filed in the court below a complaint that on January 21, 1927, her husband, the defendant, separated himself from her without reasonable cause and had since that time neglected to maintain her, and that her purpose was to secure provision for support. After a hearing held February 2, 1927, at which the wife and the... |
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Davis V. Meyer |
115 Neb. 251, Supreme Court of Nebraska, Docket Number 24605 (2/14/1927) |
Appeal from District Court, Lancaster County; Stewart, Judge. Action by Nannie I. Davis against Otto H. Meyer for slander. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Reversed and remanded. |
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Decision by Comptroller General Mccarl |
7 Comp. Gen. 381, Comp.Gen (12/12/1927) |
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Ford V. Calhoun |
6 La.App. 350, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit, Docket Number 2192 (4/8/1927) |
This is a petitory action. Plaintiff claims to be the owner of certain real estate situated in Caddo parish, Louisiana. The property was acquired of plaintiff's father, Simon Ford, and plaintiff claims by inheritance from him. The suit is against several parties who are in possession of and claim to own the land. The district judge rendered a... |
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Garcia V. Fantauzzi |
20 F.2d 524, Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit, Docket Number 1991 (6/20/1927) |
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Porto Rico; Ira K. Wells, Judge. Action by Jose Esteban Garcia, by his mother, Jacinto Garcia y Torrendell, against Antonio Fantauzzi. Judgment of dismissal, and plaintiff brings error. Reversed and remanded. |
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Gong V. Rice |
275 U.S. 78, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 29 (11/21/1927) |
In Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi. Mandamus by Gong Lum and another, as next friend of Martha Lum, to be directed to G. P. Rice and others. Judgment for plaintiff was reversed by the Supreme Court of Mississippi (139 Miss. 760, 104 So. 105), and plaintiffs bring error. Affirmed. |
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Hamilton V. State |
38 Okla.Crim. 62, Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma, Docket Number A-6348 (8/27/1927) |
Appeal from District Court, Hughes County; Geo. C. Crump, Judge. Roswell Hamilton was convicted of murder, and he appeals. Reversed and remanded. |
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Harrison V. City of New Bern |
193 N.C. 555, Supreme Court of North Carolina, Docket Number 152 (4/13/1927) |
Appeal from Superior Court, Craven County; Sinclair, Judge. Action by Mary Hatch Harrison and another against the City of New Bern and others. From the judgment, plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed. |
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In re Fisher |
21 F.2d 1007, District Court, N.D. California, Southern Division, Docket Number 10913 (10/18/1927) |
Application by Antonio Jose Fisher for naturalization. Petition denied. |
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Jarrott V. State |
108 Tex.Crim. 427, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Docket Number 10108 (10/5/1927) |
Appeal from District Court, Montague County; Vincent Stine, Judge. M. J. Jarrott was convicted of felony theft, and he appeals. Affirmed. |
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Johnson V. Douglas School Dist. No. 27 of Cochise County |
33 Ariz. 12, Supreme Court of Arizona, Docket Number 2684 (12/5/1927) |
This case is similar in all respects to that of Burnside v. Douglas School District No. 27 (cause No. 2645) 261 P. 629, just decided, and it was stipulated that the two cases be consolidated for the purposes of argument and decision. The judgment of the trial court is therefore affirmed. |
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Jones V. Newlon |
81 Colo. 25, Supreme Court of Colorado, Docket Number 11466 (1/24/1927) |
En Banc. Error to District Court, City and County of Denver; Julian H. Moore, Judge. Action by Mildred Jones, a minor, by Daisy Jones, as next friend, and others, against Jesse H. Newlon, Superintendent of Public Instruction of the City and County of Denver, and others. To review a judgment of dismissal after sustaining defendants' demurrer,... |
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Mcmillan V. Greer |
85 Cal.App. 558, District Court of Appeal, First District, Division 1, California, Docket Number LA 8162, CIV 5207 (9/24/1927) |
Appeal from Superior Court, Los Angeles County; George H. Thompson, Judge. Action by Luvenia McMillan and another against George L. Greer. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed. |
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Moore V. Porterfield |
125 Okla. 217, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, Docket Number 17264 (6/21/1927) |
Appeal from District Court, Seminole County; Chas. L. Orr, Special Judge. Suit by E. R. Moore and another against Luther V. Porterfield and others for an injunction. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed. |
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Felix Frankfurter, Harvard Law School |
Mr. Justice Holmes and the Constitution |
41 Harvard Law Review 121 (December, 1927) |
WHEN the present Chief Justice was appointed, a leading New York newspaper gave utterance to a wide-spread public appreciation of his tact and good humor by remarking that with Justice Taft as moderator, it is probable that not a few asperities that mar the harmony of the celestial chamber, the consulting room, will be softened, and that not... |
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Nanfito V. U. S. |
20 F.2d 376, Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Docket Number 7381-7384 (6/13/1927) |
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska; Joseph W. Woodrough, Judge. Criminal prosecution by the United States against Tony Nanfito, Joe St. Lucas, Rosario Gibilisco, and Sam Gibilisco. Judgment of conviction, and defendants separately bring error. Reversed and remanded. |
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Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry. Co. V. Graham |
5 Tenn.App. 121, Court of Appeals of Tennessee (4/14/1927) |
Mrs. Frankie Graham recovered a judgment in the circuit court of Fayette county against the defendant railway company for the killing of a number of cows and hogs by various engines and trains operated by the defendant railway through the farm of the plaintiff, which farm is located about two miles from Somerville, Tennessee. Said stock was killed... |
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