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Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. V. Ferris |
67 A.D. 1, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York (12/6/1901) |
Appeal from special term, New York county. Suit by the Farmers' Loan & Trust Company, for the construction of the will of James S. Gibbes, Sr., against Richard B. Ferris and others, as executors of the will, and others. From the decree, defendant John R. Abney and others appeal separately. Modified. |
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Hanley V. Kansas & T. Coal Co. |
110 F. 62, Circuit Court, W.D. Arkansas, Fort Smith Division (6/24/1901) |
In Equity. On demurrer to amended bill. |
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Holly V. Domestic & Foreign Missionary Soc. Of Protestant Episcopal Church |
180 U.S. 284, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 138 (2/25/1901) |
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to review a decision reversing a decree of the Circuit Court in an action to recover money misappropriated by an executor and paid to a legatee. Affirmed. See same case below, 34 C. C. A. 649, 92 Fed. Rep. 745 |
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In re Maddox |
93 Md. 727, Court of Appeals of Maryland (11/21/1901) |
Application of Etta H. Maddox for admission to the bar. Denied. |
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Kipper V. State |
42 Tex.Crim. 613, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas (4/10/1901) |
Appeal from district court, El Paso county; A. M. Walthall, Judge. John Kipper was convicted of murder in the first degree, and he appeals. Reversed. |
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Leach V. State |
62 S.W. 422, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas (3/13/1901) |
Appeal from district court, Tarrant county; Irby Dunklin, Judge. Cal Leach was convicted of murder in the second degree, and appeals. Reversed. |
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Lee V. Lee |
161 Mo. 52, Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1 (3/12/1901) |
Appeal from circuit court, Livingston county; E. J. Broaddus, Judge. Petition by Peter Lee and others against Mary Ann Lee and others. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal. Affirmed. |
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Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. Of Texas V. Ball |
25 Tex.Civ.App. 500, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas (3/6/1901) |
Appeal from district court, Dallas county; Richard Morgan, Judge. Neill, J., dissenting. Action by Edwin Ball against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. Affirmed on conditions. |
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Mullen V. U.s. |
106 F. 892, Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, Docket Number 885 (2/12/1901) |
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Kentucky. |
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Parker V. State |
65 S.W. 1066, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas (11/27/1901) |
Appeal from district court, Hood county; W. J. Oxford, Judge. Monroe Parker was convicted of an assault with intent to murder, and he appeals. Affirmed. |
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Roberson V. Mccauley |
61 S.C. 411, Supreme Court of South Carolina (8/20/1901) |
Appeal from common pleas circuit court of Anderson county; Hudson, Special Judge. Action for partition by Amanda Roberson against Mary McCauley and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. |
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Scott V. Porter |
99 Va. 553, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (7/4/1901) |
Appeal from circuit court, Smyth county. Bill by one Scott and others against James T. Porter to surcharge and falsify the settlement of defendant as executor of the estate of William Porter, deceased. From a decree in favor of defendant, plaintiffs appeal. Reversed. |
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Sharp V. Johnson |
38 Or. 246, Supreme Court of Oregon (1/14/1901) |
Appeal from circuit court, Lane county; J.W. Hamilton, Judge. Action by Ola Sharp against A.J. Johnson. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Reversed |
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Smith V. Blachley |
198 Pa. 173, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1/7/1901) |
Appeal from court of common pleas, Allegheny county. Two actions,-one by John H. Smith and another, executors of Joseph Beabout, deceased, against Oliver L. Blachley; the other by John McCullough against the same defendant. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals. Reversed. |
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Spottswood V. Bentley |
130 Ala. 310, Supreme Court of Alabama (6/14/1901) |
Appeal from circuit court, Madison county; H. C. Speake, Judge. Action by Martha A. Spottswood against A. J. Bentley to recover for money had and received. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. |
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State V. Baptiste |
105 La. 661, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 14,005 (6/3/1901) |
Appeal from judicial district court, parish of Acadia; Conrad De Baillon, Judge. Hubert Baptiste was convicted of manslaughter, and appeals. Reversed. |
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State V. Brownfield |
60 S.C. 509, Supreme Court of South Carolina (6/4/1901) |
Appeal from common pleas circuit court of Georgetown county; Ernest Gary, Judge. John Brownfield was convicted of murder, and he appeals. Affirmed. |
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State V. New York Yearly Meeting of Friends |
61 N.J. Eq. 620, Prerogative Court of New Jersey (1/18/1901) |
Appeal from orphans' court, Camden county. Suit by the state of New Jersey against the New York Yearly Meeting of Friends. From a decree for the latter, the former appeals. Affirmed. |
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State V. Sheppard |
49 W.Va. 582, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (9/7/1901) |
Error to circuit court, Wirt county; Lewis N. Tavenner, Judge. Samuel Sheppard was convicted of murder, and brings error. Reversed. |
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State V. Warner |
165 Mo. 399, Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2 (11/26/1901) |
Appeal from circuit court, Montgomery county; E. M. Hughes, Judge. Fred Warner was convicted of a felonious assault, and he appeals. Reversed. |
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Tarrance V. State |
43 Fla. 446, Supreme Court of Florida (7/23/1901) |
Error to circuit court, Escambia county; Evelyn C. Maxwell, Judge. James Tarrance and others were convicted of murder in the third degree, and bring error. Affirmed. |
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| Selden Bacon, of the New York Bar |
Territory and the Constitution |
10 Yale Law Journal 99 (January, 1901) |
The questions of constitutional law arising out of our recent territorial acquisitions are about to be determined not as political questions but as matters of law, in accordance with rules of law, by the Supreme Court of the United States. In view of the well known adherence of that court to the rule of stare decisis it is obvious that its decision... |
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The Development of Law as Illustrated by the Decisions Relating to the Police Power of the State |
14 Harvard Law Review 555 (March, 1901) |
This excellent and readable essay is that for which the Henry W. Phillips Prize of $2,000 was awarded by the committee of judges appointed by the American Philosophical Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge. The author finds the first use of the term Police Power in its present form in Marshall's opinion in Brown v. Maryland (1827), and in the... |
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U.s. V. Miller |
107 F. 913, District Court, D. Indiana, Docket Number 6185 (4/23/1901) |
The question here involved relates to the sufficiency of the indictment against the above-named defendants to withstand a demurrer thereto. Omitting the formal averments, the indictment charges that the defendants did on the 6th day of November, 1900, unlawfully and feloniously control, hinder, and prevent William Jackson, Herbert Wilkinson, James... |
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Walter V. Victor G. Bloede Co. |
94 Md. 80, Court of Appeals of Maryland (11/22/1901) |
Appeal from superior court of Baltimore city; Henry Stockbridge, Judge. Action by Edward J. Walter against the Victor G. Bloede Company of Baltimore City. From a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. |
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Whitney V. State |
43 Tex.Crim. 197, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas (6/12/1901) |
Appeal from district court, Harris county; A. C. Allen, Judge. Ralph Whitney, alias Ralph Winston, was convicted of rape, and he appeals. Affirmed. |
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Wood V. Cole |
25 Tex.Civ.App. 378, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas (2/13/1901) |
Appeal from district court, Lamar county; E. S. Chambers, Judge. Trespass to try title by Goodlow Wood against V. M. Cole and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. |
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Beatty V. Smith |
14 S.D. 24, Supreme Court of South Dakota (11/21/1900) |
Appeal from circuit court, Meade county; Joseph B. Moore, Judge. Bill by James Beatty against John F. Smith, as sheriff of Meade county, and others, to restrain the sale of certain property under execution. From an order dissolving a temporary injunction, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. |
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Blythe V. Hinckley |
127 Cal. 431, Supreme Court of California, Docket Number 1,548 (1/4/1900) |
Department 2. Appeal from superior court, city and county of San Francisco. Action by Boswell M. Blythe against Florence Blythe Hinckley. From a judgment in favor of defendant on a demurrer to the complaint, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. |
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Botts V. Botts |
22 Ky.L.Rptr. 109, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (5/4/1900) |
Appeal from circuit court, Montgomery county. To be officially reported. Action by Sarah Botts and Sandy Botts against D. C. Howel, administrator of Philip Botts, deceased, and others to set aside certain deeds. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal. Reversed. |
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