AuthorTitleCitationSummaryYearTypeKey Terms in Title or SummaryCase Status
  Nixon V. Herndon 273 U.S. 536, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 117 (3/7/1927) In Error to the District Court of the United States for Western District of Texas. Action by L. A. Nixon against C. C. Herndon and another, Judges of Elections. To review a judgment dismissing suit, plaintiff brings error. Judgment reversed. 1927 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  People V. Jones 87 Cal.App. 482, District Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 1, California, Docket Number CR. 1486 (12/12/1927) Appeal from Superior Court, Los Angeles County; Carlos S. Hardy, Judge. J. Russell Jones was convicted of embezzlement, and he appeals from the judgment, from an order denying his motion for a new trial, and from an order denying permission to apply for probation. Judgment reversed, with directions, order denying new trial affirmed, and appeal from... 1927 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  People V. Simon 80 Cal.App. 675, District Court of Appeal, Third District, California, Docket Number CR 926 (1/17/1927) Appeal from Superior Court, Stanislaus County; J. C. Needham, Judge. Ernest Simon was convicted of arson, and he appeals. Reversed. 1927 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Powe V. Morgan's L. & T.r.r. & S.s. Co. 7 La.App. 51, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit (6/7/1927) Lynch Powe, while a passenger on one of defendant's trains, was killed in a headon collision at or near Ricohoc Switch in the Parish of St. Mary, on March 22, 1925. This suit is brought by his surviving spouse, individually, and as the legal guardian of their two minors, Leotice and Oramy Powe, for the recovery against defendant company of the... 1927 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Quo Warranto and Private Corporations 37 Yale Law Journal 237 (December, 1927) In a recent Pennsylvania case, the Attorney General ex officio brought quo warranto proceedings against the defendant corporation for violating an act prohibiting the performance of worldly employment on Sunday. The defendant answered that quo warranto would not lie, and that the sole penalty was a fine of four dollars provided in the act. The... 1927 Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources    
  Raison V. Board of Education of Berkeley Tp., Ocean County 103 N.J.L. 547, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Docket Number 434 (6/15/1927) Mandamus by John F. Raison, relator, against the Board of Education of the Township of Berkeley, Ocean County. Demurrer to petition overruled, with leave to respondent to make return. 1927 Cases    
  Ray V. Knox 164 La. 193, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 26808 (7/11/1927) Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; J. H. Stephens, Judge. Action by Wilson A. Ray and others against Willis Knox, Jr. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal. Reversed and rendered. 1927 Cases    
  Roby V. State 147 Miss. 575, Supreme Court of Mississippi, Division A, Docket Number 26614 (6/6/1927) Appeal from Circuit Court, Attala County; Jno. F. Allen, Judge. Mims Roby was convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals. Reversed and remanded for new trial. 1927 Cases    
  Schulte V. Starks 238 Mich. 102, Supreme Court of Michigan, Docket Number 45 (4/1/1927) Appeal from Circuit Court, Wayne County, in Chancery; Leland W. Carr, Judge. Action by Frank A. Schulte and others against William H. Starks and wife. From a decree for plaintiffs, defendants appeal. Affirmed. Argued before the Entire Bench. 1927 Cases    
  Sing V. Sitka School Bd. 7 Alaska 616, District Court, Territory of Alaska, First Division, Docket Number 2698-A (4/26/1927) The petitioner, Henry Sing, through his father and guardian ad litem, Peter Sing, on December 13, 1926, filed a petition, praying for the issuance of a writ of mandamus against the defendants above named, requiring them to admit him into the public school of the Sitka school district, within the incorporated town of Sitka, Alaska. The petitioner... 1927 Cases    
  State V. Brice 163 La. 392, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 28437 (3/28/1927) Appeal from Seventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Concordia; R. M. Taliaferro, Judge. Leroy Brice was convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals. Verdict and sentence annulled, and case remanded for new trial. 1927 Cases    
  State V. County Bd. Of Renville County 171 Minn. 177, Supreme Court of Minnesota, Docket Number 26227 (4/22/1927) Appeal from District Court, Renville County; Harold Baker, Judge. Proceeding by the State, on the relation of Irene Passer, against the County Board of Renville County for mandamus. From a judgment for the relator, defendant appeals. Reversed. 1927 Cases    
  State V. Frazier 104 W.Va. 480, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Docket Number 5870 (11/15/1927) Error to Circuit Court, Mingo County. Daisy Frazier was convicted of first degree murder, and she brings error. Reversed and remanded. 1927 Cases    
  State V. Morgan 147 Miss. 121, Supreme Court of Mississippi, Division B, Docket Number 26513 (5/30/1927) Appeal from Circuit Court, Jackson County; W. A. White, Judge. Proceeding by the State, on the relation of R. C. Cowan, District Attorney, for mandamus to be directed to M. M. Morgan, County Superintendent of Education of Jackson County, and others. From a judgment for defendants, relator appeals. Affirmed. 1927 Cases    
  Taylor V. Neutzel 220 Ky. 510, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (6/14/1927) Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County, Chancery Branch, First and Second Divisions. Election contest by C. A. Taylor against Fred O. Neutzel, with 33 companion cases. From judgments of dismissal, contestants appeal. Reversed and remanded. Sampson, J., dissenting. 1927 Cases    
  Townsend V. State 37 Okla.Crim. 76, Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma, Docket Number A-5809 (6/11/1927) Appeal from District Court, Choctaw County; G. M. Barrett, Judge. W. A. Townsend was convicted of pandering, and he appeals. Affirmed. 1927 Cases    
  U.s. V. Ali 20 F.2d 998, District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Divisio, Docket Number 614 (7/18/1927) In Equity. Suit by the United States against John Mohammad Ali to cancel certificate of citizenship. Decree was entered, canceling the certificate (7 F.(2d) 728), and defendant moves to set aside decree. Motion denied. 1927 Cases    
  U.s. V. Javier 57 App.D.C. 303, Court of Appeals of District of Columbia, Docket Number 4543 (11/7/1927) Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Bill by the United States for cancellation of certificate of naturalization of Ambrosio Javier. Decree dismissing bill, and the United States appeals. Reversed and remanded for further proceedings. 1927 Cases    
  Virginia Railway & Power Co. V. Deaton 147 Va. 576, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (3/17/1927) Error to Law and Chancery Court of City of Norfolk. Proceeding by notice of motion by Sarah A. Deaton against the Virginia Railway & Power Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Judgment reversed and annulled, verdict set aside, and case remanded for new trial. 1927 Cases    
  Berry V. Davis 15 F.2d 488, Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Docket Number 7069, 7068 (10/29/1926) In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Oklahoma; Franklin E. Kennamer, Judge. Mandamus by D. D. Davis and others against Tom Hill, County Registrar, for whom W. N. Berry was substituted as party defendant, and against B. A. Taylor, Precinct Registrar. Judgment granting peremptory writ, and W. N. Berry brings... 1926 Cases    
  Berry V. Smith & Son, Inc. 5 La.App. 64, Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans (5/24/1926) This is a devolutive appeal, prosecuted by defendant, from a judgment of non-suit, in a compensation case. No appeal was taken by plaintiff and no answer was filed to defendant's appeal. The sole issue before us is defendant's demand for a definite judgment. Plaintiff's injury was caused by the falling of a heavy weight on his right foot causing a... 1926 Cases    
  Board of Com'rs of Carter County V. School Dist. No. 19, Carter County 119 Okla. 20, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, Docket Number 16589 (6/1/1926) Commissioners' Opinion, Division No. 3. Appeal from District Court, Carter County; Asa E. Walden, Judge. Action by School District No. 19, Carter County, against the Board of County Commissioners of Carter County and another, to recover money arising from the gross production tax for school purposes. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.... 1926 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Board of Educ. Of Oklahoma City V. Thurman 121 Okla. 108, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, Docket Number 16423 (1/19/1926) Appeal from District Court, Oklahoma County; T. G. Chambers, Judge. Action by H. C. Thurman against the Board of Education of Oklahoma City on a contract. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Modified and affirmed. Riley, Mason, Lester, and Clark, JJ., dissenting. 1926 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Board of Education of School Dist. Of City of Dayton V. State 114 Ohio St. 188, Supreme Court of Ohio, Docket Number 19573 (2/16/1926) Error to Court of Appeals, Montgomery County. Mandamus by the State of Ohio, on the relation of Carl Reese, against the Board of Education of the School District of the City of Dayton and others. Judgment for plaintiff in the Court of Appeals, and defendants bring error. Affirmed.-[By Editorial Staff.] 1926 Cases    
  Bradley V. State 21 Ala.App. 430, Court of Appeals of Alabam, Docket Number 6 DIV. 901 (6/8/1926) Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; Bessemer Division; J.C.B. Gwin, Judge. Annie Bell Bradley was convicted of violating the prohibition laws, and she appeals. Reversed and remanded. 1926 Cases    
  Briscoe V. State 106 Tex.Crim. 478, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Docket Number 10212 (6/2/1926) Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; W. S. Anderson, Judge. Matthew Briscoe was convicted of rape, and he appeals. Affirmed. See, also, 292 S. W. 893. 1926 Cases    
  Burrell V. Michaux 286 S.W. 176, Commission of Appeals of Texas, Section B, Docket Number 608-4442 (6/23/1926) Error to Court of Civil Appeals of First Supreme Judicial District. Suit by D. W. Michaux and others, as officers of the Arabia Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America, against A. H. Burrell and others, as officers and members of the Doric Temple of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order of Nobles of the... 1926 Cases   This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains.
  Carrere V. City of New Orleans 162 La. 981, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 27592 (10/5/1926) Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Hugh C. Cage, Judge. Petitory action by Ernest A. Carrere against the City of New Orleans. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Affirmed. Land and St. Paul, JJ., dissenting. 1926 Cases    
  Corrigan V. Buckley 271 U.S. 323, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 104 (5/24/1926) Appeal from the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Suit by John J. Buckley against Irene Hand Corrigan and another. From a decree of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia (55 App. D. C. 30, 299 F. 899), affirming a decree for plaintiff, defendants appeal. Appeal dismissed for want of jurisdiction. 1926 Cases    
  Evans V. Ingram 288 S.W. 494, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco, Docket Number 398 (10/21/1926) Appeal from District Court, Navarro County; Hawkins Scarborough, Judge. Partition suit by H. C. Evans and another against Caroline Ingram and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed. 1926 Cases    
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