AuthorTitleCitationSummaryYearTypeKey Terms in Title or SummaryCase Status
  U.s. V. Bell 81 F. 830, Circuit Court, W.D. Tennessee, Western Division (June 10, 1897) The defendant stands indicted for perjury, as defined by Rev.St.Sect. 5392, upon an examination before Pension Examiner W. M. Ragsdale, had upon the 14th day of November, 1895, at his office, in the city of Memphis. 1897 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Walsh V. Murphy 167 Ill. 228, Supreme Court of Illinois (June 08, 1897) Appeal from appellate court, First district. Suit by David Walsh against Francis T. Murphy and others. From a judgment of the appellate court reversing a decree for complainant, he appeals. Affirmed. 1897 Cases    
  Wood V. Louisville & N.r. Co. 19 Ky.L.Rptr. 924, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (October 06, 1897) Appeal from circuit court, Hardin county. To be officially reported. Action by Ella Wood and others against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal. Reversed. 1897 Cases    
  Woods V. Woods 19 Ky.L.Rptr. 1022, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (October 16, 1897) Appeal from circuit court, Harrison county. Not to be officially reported. Action by Perry Woods and others against Jeff Woods for the recovery and sale of a tract of land. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed. 1897 Cases    
  Young V. Easley 94 Va. 193, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (January 07, 1897) Appeal from circuit court, Halifax county. Action by Andrew Easley and others against Fannie C. Young to subject the income of a certain fund to the payment of defendant's debts. From a decree for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. Affirmed. 1897 Cases    
  Alberty V. U.s. 162 U.S. 499, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 853 (April 20, 1896) In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Arkansas. 1896 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Bedford V. Bedford's Adm'r 18 Ky.L.Rptr. 193, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (May 19, 1896) Appeal from circuit court, Lewis county. To be officially reported. Action brought by Thomas S. Clark, administrator de bonis non with the will annexed of Elizabeth M. Bedford, deceased, against Susan M. Bedford and others. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. Reversed in part and affirmed in part. 1896 Cases    
  Brief for Plaintiff in Error, H. A. Plessy, Plaintiff in Error, V. J. H. Ferguson, Judge, &C. Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 210 (March 31, 1896) This writ of error brings up a judgment rendered in the supreme court of Louisiana, denying to the plaintiff in error writs of prohibition, etc., asked for against the defendant in error as... 1896 Briefs    
  Brief for the United States, Alexander Allen, Plaintiff in Error, V. the United States. Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 371 (October 01, 1896) This case is here on a writ of error to the circuit court of the United States for the western district of Arkansas. No formal entry of judgment appears in this record on the verdict... 1896 Briefs    
  Brief on Behalf of Defendant in Error, Homer A. Plessy, Plaintiff in Error, V. J. H. Ferguson, Judge of Section A, Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans. Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 210 (April 01, 1896) 1. The Supreme Court shall have control and general supervision over all inferior courts. They shall have powers to issue writs of certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto and other... 1896 Briefs    
  Brief on Behalf of Defendant in Error, Homer A. Plessy, Plaintiff in Error, V. J. H. Ferguson, Judge, &C., &C. Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number No. 210 (April 15, 1896) There may be a preliminary inquiry, whether, in the stage of this cause in and under the proceedings had in the criminal court and in the supreme court of Louisiana, a Federal question is... 1896 Briefs    
  Butler V. Butler 161 Ill. 451, Supreme Court of Illinois (May 09, 1896) Appeal from circuit court, Lawrence county; S. Z. Landes, Judge. Action by John H. Butler and others against Mariah Butler and others. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal. Reversed. This is a bill for partition, filed by appellees in the circuit court of Lawrence county for the partition of certain lands, and to remove a cloud from... 1896 Cases    
  Com. V. Smith 39 W.N.C. 181, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (January 01, 1896) We agree with the court below in holding that the system of checks adopted by this association did not make the transaction essentially different from what it would have been if the members had paid the janitor or steward directly for the liquor furnished, and he had turned over the money to the association. We agree also, that if the object of an... 1896 Cases    
  Davenport V. Cloverport 72 F. 689, District Court, D. Kentucky (February 03, 1896) In Equity. Bill by W. B. Davenport, Anderson De Haven, Wesley Valentine, Bessie Davenport, Ella De Haven, and Amelia Valentine (the latter three, being infants, under 20 years of age, sue by the former, as their next friends) against the board of trustees of the Cloverport High School, a corporation created by the laws of the commonwealth of... 1896 Cases    
  Dixon V. State 74 Miss. 271, Supreme Court of Mississippi (November 09, 1896) Appeal from circuit court, Washington county; R. W. Williamson, Judge. To be officially reported. John Henry Dixon was convicted of murder, and appeals. Affirmed. 1896 Cases    
  Ezell V. Head 99 Ga. 560, Supreme Court of Georgia (November 09, 1896) Error from superior court, Morgan county; John C. Hart, Judge. Petition by John Orr, administrator c. t. a. of James Head, deceased, against Mary D. Head and others. A judgment was rendered, from a portion of which Sarah Ezell and others bring error. Reversed. 1896 Cases    
  Fruchey V. Eagleson 15 Ind.App. 88, Appellate Court of Indiana (March 04, 1896) Appeal from circuit court, Montgomery county; J. F. Hurney, Judge. Action by Preston E. Eagleson, by next friend, against John B. Fruchey. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Affirmed. 1896 Cases    
  Gibson V. State of Mississippi 162 U.S. 565, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 711 (April 13, 1896) In Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi. 1896 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Hebert V. Mayer 48 La.Ann. 938, Supreme Court of Louisiana, Docket Number 12,145 (June 01, 1896) Appeal from judicial district court, parish of Avoyelles; A. V. Coco, Judge. Action by Gilbert Hebert against George L. Mayer and the sheriff. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant Mayer appeals. Affirmed. 1896 Cases    
  Henderson V. Galveston, H. & S.a. Ry. Co. 38 S.W. 1136, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas (October 21, 1896) Appeal from district court, Bexar county; J. L. Camp, Judge. Action by E. Henderson against the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Reversed. 1896 Cases    
  In re Wong Kim Ark 71 F. 382, District Court, N.D. California, Docket Number 11198 (January 03, 1896) Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Petition granted and petitioner, Wong Kim Ark, discharged. 1896 Cases    
  Jennings V. Webb 8 App.D.C. 43, Court of Appeals of District of Columbia, Docket Number 470 (February 04, 1896) The COURT in its opinion stated the case as follows: This is an action of ejectment brought by appellant, Franklin Jennings, as plaintiff below, against the appellee, Elizabeth Webb, as defendant, to recover an undivided one-half interest in a certain lot in square 107 in the city of Washington. (1) After proving title from the United States in... 1896 Cases    
  Johnson V. Dudley 4 Ohio Dec. 243, Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Lorain County (May 01, 1896) The petition in this case alleges that on or about the 10th of May, 1888, Lucius M. Warren, Virginia A. Conoway and Andrew J. Warren, children of Malachi Warren, deceased, and Maggie S. B wler, Minnie C. Waldon and Thomas Waldon, grandchildren of said Malachi, were seized in fee simple of certain premises specifically described in the petition.... 1896 Cases    
  Johnson V. Dudley 4 Ohio Dec. 243, Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Lorain County (May 01, 1896) The petition in this case alleges that on or about the 10th of May, 1888, Lucius M. Warren, Virginia A. Conoway and Andrew J. Warren, children of Malachi Warren, deceased, and Maggie S. B... 1896 Trial Court Orders    
  Jones' Adm'r V. Jones' Adm'r 92 Va. 590, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (February 13, 1896) Appeal from circuit court of city of Fredericksburg. Action by Sarah A. Waddy against Thomas W. Waller, as administrator of the estates of Philip H. Jones, deceased, and Gabriel Jones, deceased, for an accounting. Bob Jones, claiming an annuity from the estate of Philip H. Jones, was allowed to file a petition in the case, and, after his death, J.... 1896 Cases    
  Journeycake V. Cherokee Nation 31 Ct.Cl. 140, United States Court of Claims, Docket Number 17209, 16857, 16837 (January 27, 1896) The Cherokee Nation appropriates and pays to Cherokees by blood more than their proportional part of a communal fund. The court awards to the complainants only their proportional part. In one case it appears that a decree was entered for more, on the stipulation of the defendants' attorneys, contrary to the decision in the case. 1896 Cases    
  Larimer & Weld Reservoir Co. V. Cache La Poudre Irr. Co. 8 Colo.App. 237, Court of Appeals of Colorad (June 08, 1896) Error to district court, Weld county. Suit by the Cache La Poudre Irrigating Company against the Larimer & Weld Reservoir Company and others for injunction. Judgment and decree for plaintiff. The Larimer & Weld Reservoir Company brings error. Reversed. 1896 Cases    
  Louisville & N.r. Co. V. Com. 18 Ky.L.Rptr. 491, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (September 25, 1896) Appeal from circuit court, Taylor county. To be officially reported. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company was convicted of an offense, and appeals. Reversed. 1896 Cases    
  Lucas V. U.s. 163 U.S. 612, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 692 (May 25, 1896) In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Arkansas. 1896 Cases   This has some negative history but hasn’t been reversed or overruled.
  Lumpkins V. Harton 18 Ky.L.Rptr. 460, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (September 18, 1896) Appeal from circuit court, Campbell county. Not to be officially reported. Action by Washington Lumpkins and others against W. H. Harton, trustee of James Taylor. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiffs appeal. Reversed. 1896 Cases    
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