AuthorTitleCitationSummaryYearTypeKey Terms in Title or SummaryCase Status
  Com. V. Merrick 65 Pa.Super. 482, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (1/1/1917) The appellants, with 19 others, were indicted in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Allegheny County, on a presentment by the grand jury and district attorney's bill, to No. 401, May Session, 1916, charged with inciting to riot, riot, etc. The trial began May 26th, and ended on June 3, 1916; the jury returned a verdict of guilty against Fred. H.... 1917 Cases    
  Crescent Cotton Oil Co. V. Union Gin & Lumber Co. 138 Tenn. 58, Supreme Court of Tennessee (6/2/1917) Certiorari to Court of Civil Appeals. Action by the Crescent Cotton Oil Company against the Union Gin & Lumber Company, in which the defendant filed a crossbill. From a decree of the chancellor for complainant, and dismissing the crossbill, the defendant appealed; and from a judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals, reversing the decree of the... 1917 Cases    
  Croom V. Whitehead 174 N.C. 305, Supreme Court of North Carolina, Docket Number 170 (10/17/1917) Appeal from Superior Court, Craven County; Cox, Judge. Action by Isaac Croom against L. H. Whitehead. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. New trial. 1917 Cases    
  Daniel V. Jones 146 Ga. 583, Supreme Court of Georgia, Docket Number 295 (2/28/1917) Error from Superior Court, Fulton County; Geo. L. Bell, Judge. Suit by Alfred D. Jones and others against the District Grand Lodge No. 18 of Georgia, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America, Jurisdiction of Georgia, on his own and in representative behalf, wherein T. C. Strickland and others on motion were made parties, and B. W. S. Daniel and... 1917 Cases    
  Epoch Producing Corp. V. Davis 19 Ohio N.P.(N.S.) 465, Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Cuyahoga County (4/10/1917) This is an action for an injunction, brought by the Epoch Producing Corporation and others against the mayor of the city of Cleveland and others. Answers have been filed and the case is being tried as upon final hearing. It appears from the pleadings that the plaintiff owns and controls the property of a certain photo-play called The Birth of a... 1917 Cases    
  Epoch Producing Corp. V. Davis 19 Ohio N.P.(N.S.) 465, Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Cuyahoga (4/10/1917) This is an action for an injunction, brought by the Epoch Producing Corporation and others against the mayor of the city of Cleveland and others. Answers have been filed and the case is... 1917 Trial Court Orders    
  Francis V. Tazewell 120 Va. 319, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (1/11/1917) Appeal from Circuit Court, Northampton County. Suit by Leah Francis and others against Thoroughgood Tazewell and others. From an adverse decree, plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed. 1917 Cases    
  Gibson V. Frye Institute 137 Tenn. 452, Supreme Court of Tennessee (2/5/1917) Appeal from Chancery Court, Hamilton County; Foster V. Brown, Special Chancellor. Suit by Filmore Gibson and others against the Frye Institute and others. From a decree for defendants, complainants appeal. Affirmed. 1917 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Goertz V. Continental Life Ins. & Inv. Co. 95 Wash. 358, Supreme Court of Washington, Docket Number 13925 (3/23/1917) Department 1. Appeal from Superior Court, Pierce County; M. L. Clifford, Judge. Action by Nora Goertz, as executrix of the estate of Fred D. Harris, deceased, against the Continental Life Insurance & Investment Company. Judgment for defendant on directed verdict, and plaintiff appeals. Reversed and remanded. 1917 Cases    
  Guy V. Tri-state Amusement Co. 30 Ohio C.D. 77, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Seventh District, Jefferson County (12/14/1917) This is a proceeding in error brought to reverse a judgment of the court of common pleas of this county and the parties sustain the same relation here as in the court below. On December 17, 1916, Malinda Guy, the plaintiff in error, filed her petition in the court below seeking to recover from the Tri-State Amusement Co. for an alleged violation of... 1917 Cases    
  Harden V. City of Atlanta 147 Ga. 248, Supreme Court of Georgia, Docket Number 573 (8/31/1917) Error from Superior Court, Fulton County; J. T. Pendleton, Judge. Petition by Frank Harden against the City of Atlanta. There was a judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error. Affirmed. Atkinson, J., dissenting. 1917 Cases   This is no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains.
  Henderson V. Mann 47 App.D.C. 174, Court of Appeals of District of Columbia, Docket Number 3049 (12/3/1917) The COURT in the opinion stated the facts as follows: The appellant, Mary Johnson Henderson, plaintiff below, brought her action to recover possession of an undivided one-third interest in certain land located in this city. At the close of the evidence, the defendant, Isaac T. Mann, moved for an instructed verdict on the ground that the plaintiff's... 1917 Cases    
  Hobbs V. Hobbs 279 Ill. 163, Supreme Court of Illinois, Docket Number 11255 (6/21/1917) Appeal from Circuit Court, Cook County; Charles M. Thompson, Judge. Bill by Marion Taylor Hobbs against Frederick J. Hobbs. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals. Affirmed. 1917 Cases    
  Home State Bank V. School Dist. No. 17 102 Kan. 98, Supreme Court of Kansas, 21128, Docket Number 21130 (12/8/1917) Appeal from District Court, Wyandotte County. Consolidated suits by the Home State Bank, the Minnesota Avenue State Bank, and the Commercial National Bank against School District No. 17. Judgments for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals. Judgments affirmed. 1917 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  In re Bautista 245 F. 765, District Court, N.D. California, Southern Division (11/5/1917) In the matter of the petition of Engracio Bautista for naturalization. Petition granted. 1917 Cases    
Eugene Wambaugh International Cases, Arbitrations, and Incidents 30 Harvard Law Review 658 (April, 1917) In these volumes the authors collect and classify a large number of incidents bearing upon the practice of nations regarding international rights and duties. The incidents are sometimes narrated in the terms of newspaper accounts of official documents; but to a large extent the authors have been compelled to resort to paraphrase and condensation.... 1917 Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources    
William F. Cahill, New York City Jurisdiction over Foreign Corporations and Individuals Who Carry on Business Within the Territory 30 Harvard Law Review 676 (May, 1917) PROBABLY the most pressing of the tasks now confronting American students of Conflict of Laws is the delimiting of the jurisdiction of the courts over foreign corporations and nonresident individuals who carry on business within a state. It is common knowledge that a few of the states by their extremely liberal corporation laws have secured a... 1917 Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources    
  Kidd V. Browne 200 Ala. 299, Supreme Court of Alabama, Docket Number 7 DIV. 835 (5/24/1917) Appeal from Shelby County Court; E.S. Lyman, Judge. Bill by Cecil Browne against James M. Kidd and others, to quiet title to land. Decree for complainant and respondents appeal. Affirmed. 1917 Cases    
  Lula, Seminole Roll No. 908 V. Powell 64 Okla. 200, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, Docket Number 6600 (7/31/1917) Error from District Court, Seminole County; Tom D. McKeown, Judge. Action by Lula, Seminole Roll No. 908, and another, by Alexander Crain, their guardian and next friend, against S. D. Powell. There was a judgment for the latter, and the former bring error. Affirmed in part, and reversed and remanded in part. Hardy, Brett, and Rainey, JJ.,... 1917 Cases    
  Marzette V. Cronk 141 La. 437, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 20880 (4/16/1917) Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; John R. Land, Judge. Petitory actions by Robert Marzette and Leanna Patterson against J. W. Cronk and others. Cases tried together with judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal. Affirmed. 1917 Cases    
  Miller V. Feather 176 Ky. 268, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (6/12/1917) Appeal from Circuit Court, Whitley County. Injunction by I. H. Miller and others against H. Feather and others. From a judgment dismissing the petition, the plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed. 1917 Cases    
  Mims V. Jones 107 S.C. 81, Supreme Court of South Carolina, Docket Number 9658 (3/28/1917) Appeal from Common Pleas Circuit Court of Greenville County; Thos. J. Mauldin, Judge. Suit by Phyllis Mims and others against Sarah Ann Jones and others. Decree for plaintiffs, and Sarah Ann Jones appeals. Affirmed. 1917 Cases    
  Moreau V. Grandich 114 Miss. 560, Supreme Court of Mississippi, Docket Number 19219 (5/28/1917) In Banc. Appeal from Circuit Court, Hancock County; J. H. Neville, Judge. Petition by Antonio Grandich and wife for mandamus against Charles Moreau and others, School Trustees. From a judgment granting the writ, defendants appeal. Reversed and remanded. 1917 Cases    
  Moulton V. State 199 Ala. 411, Supreme Court of Alabama, Docket Number 3 DIV. 268 (2/15/1917) Appeal from City Court of Montgomery; Gaston Gunter, Judge. Andrew Moulton, alias, was tried for murder, and he appeals. Reversed and remanded. McClellan, J., dissenting. 1917 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Richardson V. General Assembly of the Church of the Living God 191 S.W. 148, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas, Docket Number 7649 (1/6/1917) Appeal from District Court, Henderson County; John S. Prince, Judge. Suit by the General Assembly of the Church of the Living God and another against W. H. Richardson and another. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal. Affirmed. 1917 Cases    
  Roberts V. State 81 Tex.Crim. 227, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas (5/2/1917) Appeal from District Court, Denton County; C. F. Spencer, Judge. Jeff Roberts, alias Dickey, was convicted of murder, and appeals. Affirmed. 1917 Cases    
  Roland V. State 137 Tenn. 663, Supreme Court of Tennessee (5/29/1917) Error to Criminal Court, Shelby County; T. W. Harsh, Judge. Clarence Roland was convicted of assault, and he brings error. Reversed and remanded. 1917 Cases    
  Royals V. State 73 Fla. 897, Supreme Court of Florida (4/19/1917) Error to Criminal Court of Record, Duval County; Jas. M. Peeler, Judge. James Royals was convicted of an assault with intent to rape, and brings error. Reversed. 1917 Cases    
  Scott Co. V. Roman Catholic Archbishop for Diocese of Oregon, A. Christie 83 Or. 97, Supreme Court of Oregon (2/20/1917) Department 1. Appeal from Circuit Court, Multnomah County; Robert G. Morrow, Judge. Injunction by the Scott Company, a corporation, and others, against the Roman Catholic Archbishop for the Diocese of Oregon, A. Christie, a corporation. Decree dismissing the complaint, and plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed. 1917 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  State Sanatorium V. State Treasurer 173 N.C. 810, Supreme Court of North Carolina, Docket Number 264 (5/30/1917) Appeal from Superior Court, Wake County; Devin, Judge. Controversy between the State Sanatorium and the State Treasurer, submitted on case agreed. The question at issue was whether the sum of $10,000, annually, appropriated by the General Assembly of 1915 (chapter 98) for extension work by the Bureau of... 1917 Cases    
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