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The Single Arbitrary Act of a State Official, Directed Against a Single Individual, as a Violation of the Fourteenth Amendment |
36 Harvard Law Review 1020 (June, 1923) |
The prohibitions of the Fourteenth Amendment are addressed to states alone. The states act, however, not solely through their legislatures, but through their political subdivisions and through their judicial and administrative officers. A state may effect a deprivation of life, liberty, or property by any one of a multitude of agencies. Thus it was... |
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U.s. V. Bhagat Singh Thind |
261 U.S. 204, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 202 (2/19/1923) |
On Certificate from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Suit by the United States against Bhagat Singh Thind to cancel a certificate of naturalization. From a decree of the District Court dismissing the bill (268 Fed. 683), the United States appealed to the Circuit Court of Appeals, which certified to the Supreme Court... |
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Washington, B. & A. Electric R. Co. V. Waller |
53 App.D.C. 200, Court of Appeals of District of Columbia, Docket Number 3759 (5/7/1923) |
Appeal from the Supreme Court of District of Columbia. Action by William A. Waller against the Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Electric Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Affirmed. |
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Wells V. Wells |
139 N.E. 286, Appellate Court of Indiana, Division No. 2, Docket Number 11411 (4/26/1923) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Hancock County; Jonas P. Walker, Judge. Action by Henry Wells and another against Nelson Wells and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal. Reversed, with direction to grant new trial. |
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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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Western Union Telegraph Co. V. Brown |
294 F. 167, Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Docket Number 5739 (12/6/1923) |
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota; Page Morris, Judge. Action by Hattie E. Brown against the Western Union Telegraph Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Reversed and remanded for new trial. |
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Williams V. State |
156 Ga. 285, Supreme Court of Georgia, Docket Number 3476 (9/7/1923) |
Error from Superior Court, Crisp County; O. T. Gower, Judge. Effie Williams was convicted of murder, and she brings error. Affirmed. Russell, C. J., dissenting. |
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City of Dallas V. Mitchell |
245 S.W. 944, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas, Docket Number 8952 (11/25/1922) |
Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; Royall R. Watkins, Special Judge. Suit by C. S. Mitchell against the City of Dallas and others, to have an ordinance declared void and a writ of mandamus and a writ of injunction. From a judgment directing the issuance of the mandamus and the injunction, the defendants appeal. Affirmed. |
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Com. V. Meeks |
2 Pa. D. & C. 463, Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery of Pennsylvania, Dauphin County (1/1/1922) |
The defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree. He made a motion for a new trial, assigning the usual reasonsthat the verdict is against the weight of the evidence, the charge of the court and the law and the evidence. We have carefully considered the charge and the evidence and are entirely satisfied that there was no error in... |
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Crowder V. State |
18 Ala.App. 632, Court of Appeals of Alabama, Docket Number 4 DIV.696 (4/4/1922) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Pike County; A. B. Foster, Judge. J. Wade Crowder was indicted for murder in the first degree, convicted for manslaughter in the first degree, and he appeals. Affirmed. |
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Denny V. Gardner |
152 Ga. 602, Supreme Court of Georgia, Docket Number 2658 (2/14/1922) |
Error from Superior Court, Richmond County; H. C. Hammond, Judge. Suit by R. A. Denny, administrator, and others, against W. S. Gardner, executor, and others. Judgment for defendants on demurrer, and plaintiffs bring error. Affirmed. |
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Edmonds V. White |
247 S.W. 585, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana, Docket Number 2626 (12/15/1922) |
Appeal from District Court, Bowie County; Hugh Carney, Judge. Action by Joe White against T. A. Edmonds and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. Reversed and rendered as to defendant W. G. McIntyre, and as to other defendants affirmed. See, also, 226 S. W. 819. |
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Galloway V. Board of Education of Brunswick County |
184 N.C. 245, Supreme Court of North Carolina, Docket Number 290 (10/25/1922) |
Appeal from Superior Court, Brunswick County; Lyon, Judge. Suit for injunction by Oscar Galloway and others against Julius Moore and others, constituting the Board of Education of Brunswick County. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal. Appeal dismissed. |
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Goff V. Savage |
122 Wash. 194, Supreme Court of Washington, Docket Number 17098 (11/8/1922) |
Department 2. Appeal from Superior Court, Spokane County; Hugo E. Oswald, Judge. Action by Smallwood Goff against W. E. Savage. Judgment of dismissal, and plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. |
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Grand Lodge, I.o.o.f., of West Virginia, V. Board of Education of Independent School Dist. Of Elkins |
90 W.Va. 8, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Docket Number 4463 (1/17/1922) |
Error to Circuit Court, Randolph County. Petition by the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of West Virginia against the Board of Education of the Independent School District of Elkins and Boyd Wees and another, members of said board, and W. W. Trent, superintendent of schools of said district, for peremptory writ of mandamus to... |
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Katz V. Eldredge |
97 N.J.L. 123, Court of Errors and Appeals of New Jersey, Docket Number 345, 412, 216 (2/2/1922) |
Appeal from Supreme Court. Actions by Emanuel E. Katz, prosecutor, against Henry E. Eldredge and others, in which the judgment was for the defendants, and the prosecutor brings error; by August Carell, prosecutor, against James W. McCarthy, in which the judgment was for the defendant, and the prosecutor appeals; and by Dominick Sinisi, prosecutor,... |
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Kirby V. Kirby |
24 Ariz. 9, Supreme Court of Arizona, Docket Number 1970 (5/2/1922) |
Action by Joe R. Kirby against Mayellen Kirby. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Affirmed. |
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Kittredge V. Grau |
158 La. 154, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 24451 (6/22/1922) |
On Motion to Dismiss Appeal. Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Hugh C. Cage, Judge. Action by Mrs. Lilly Julia Kittredge and others against Edward G. Grau and others. From an insufficient judgment in their favor, plaintiffs appeal. Judgment annulled and set aside, and judgment rendered for plaintiffs. |
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Lacy V. Fidelity Bank of Durham |
183 N.C. 373, Supreme Court of North Carolina, Docket Number 261 (4/19/1922) |
Appeal from Superior Court, Wake County; Devin, Judge. Controversy without action by B. R. Lacy, State Treasurer, against the Fidelity Bank of Durham. Judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant excepts and appeals. Affirmed. |
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Lancaster V. Harwood |
245 S.W. 755, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas, Docket Number 8935 (11/18/1922) |
Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; Royall R. Watkins, Special Judge. Suit by Agnes Harwood against John L. Lancaster. From an order overruling the motion to dissolve a temporary restraining order and continuing the restraining order in force until the final hearing, defendant appeals. Reversed, and temporary writ of injunction, as well as... |
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Lincoln University V. Hackmann |
295 Mo. 118, Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc, Docket Number 23708 (6/19/1922) |
Mandamus by the Lincoln University, a corporation, against George E. Hackmann, State Auditor. Writ denied. |
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Lyne V. Coon |
241 S.W. 569, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Galveston, Docket Number 8156 (4/6/1922) |
Appeal from District Court, Brazoria County; M. S. Munson, Judge. Action by W. C. Lyne and others against R. S. Coon. Judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed. |
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Page V. Atkins |
86 Okla. 290, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, Docket Number 12769 (4/25/1922) |
Appeal from District Court, Creek County; Lucien B. Wright, Judge. Action by Sallie Atkins in ejectment, against Charles Page and others, defendants. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. Reversed and remanded, with directions. Pitchford, V. C. J., dissenting in part. |
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Parmalee V. Morris |
218 Mich. 625, Supreme Court of Michigan, Docket Number 29 (6/5/1922) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Oakland County, in Chancery; Glenn C. Gillespie, Judge. Suit for injunction by A. B. Parmalee and others against Charles Morris. From a decree modifying temporary injunction, defendant appeals. Affirmed. Argued before FELLOWS, C. J., and WIEST, McDONALD, CLARK, BIRD, SHARPE, MOORE, and STEERE, JJ. |
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Peters V. State |
22 Okla.Crim. 245, Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma, Docket Number A-4307 (12/12/1922) |
Appeal from District Court, Creek County; Lucien B. Wright, Judge. Lee Peters was convicted of murder, and he appeals. Modified and affirmed. |
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Potter V. Potter |
306 Ill. 37, Supreme Court of Illinois, Docket Number 14415 (12/19/1922) |
Suit by Alice M. Potter against Samuel H. Potter and others. From the decree rendered, complainant appeals. Reversed and remanded. Cartwright, J., dissenting. |
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Prowd V. Gore |
57 Cal.App. 458, District Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 1, California, Docket Number CIV 3805 (4/26/1922) |
Appeal from Superior Court, Los Angeles County; Edwin F. Hahn, Judge. Action by John Emery Prowd against A. L. Gore and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. Affirmed. |
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Reed V. State |
18 Ala.App. 353, Court of Appeals of Alabama, Docket Number 1 DIV. 433 (1/10/1922) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Washington County; Ben D. Turner, Judge. Percy Reed was convicted of miscegenation, and he appeals. Reversed and remanded. |
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Rollins V. State |
18 Ala.App. 354, Court of Appeals of Alabama, Docket Number 6 DIV. 927 (1/17/1922) |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; H. P. Heflin, Judge. Jim Rollins was convicted for miscegenation, and he appeals. Reversed and remanded. |
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State V. Chase |
106 Or. 263, Supreme Court of Oregon (12/19/1922) |
In Banc. Appeal from Circuit Court, Lane County; G. F. Skipworth, Judge. J. J. Chase was convicted of rape, and he appeals. Affirmed. |
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State V. Guirlando |
152 La. 570, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 25267 (6/23/1922) |
Appeal from Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa; Robert S. Ellis, Judge. Angelo Guirlando was convicted of murder, and he appeals. Affirmed. |
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