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Mcwilliams V. Commonwealth |
18 Ky.L.Rptr. 92, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (April 25, 1896) |
Appeal from circuit court, Warren county. Not to be officially reported. Charles McWilliams was convicted of an assault with a deadly weapon, with intent to kill, and appealed. Reversed. |
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Murray V. State of Louisiana |
163 U.S. 101, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 718 (May 18, 1896) |
In Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. |
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Parks V. State |
35 Tex.Crim. 378, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas (January 22, 1896) |
Appeal from district court, Falls county; S. R. Scott, Judge. Ben Parks was convicted of seduction, and appeals. Reversed. |
1896 |
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Plessy V. Ferguson |
163 U.S. 537, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 210 (May 18, 1896) |
In Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. |
1896 |
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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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Ratliff V. Beale |
74 Miss. 247, Supreme Court of Mississippi (November 30, 1896) |
Appeal from chancery court, Hinds county; H. C. Conn, Chancellor. Suit by Ambus Beale against W. T. Ratliff, sheriff, etc. From a decree for complainant, defendant appeals. Affirmed. |
1896 |
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Schwarz V. Allen |
37 S.W. 986, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas (November 12, 1896) |
Appeal from district court, Austin county; H. Teichmueller, Judge. Action by Alfred Allen and others against George Schwarz. There was a judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals. Reversed. |
1896 |
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Smith V. Commonwealth |
17 Ky.L.Rptr. 1162, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (January 25, 1896) |
Appeal from circuit court, Fayette county. Not to be officially reported. The commonwealth of Kentucky indicted Henry Smith for the crime of rape. Accused was tried and convicted as charged, and from a judgment fixing his punishment at death he appeals. Affirmed. |
1896 |
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Smith V. State of Mississippi |
162 U.S. 592, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 710 (April 13, 1896) |
In Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi. |
1896 |
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State V. Arnold |
47 S.C. 9, Supreme Court of South Carolina (July 03, 1896) |
Appeal from general sessions circuit court of Abbeville county; Earle, Judge. Charles Arnold was convicted of murder, and appeals. Affirmed. The grounds of appeal were: (1) Because the presiding judge erred in allowing the witness Lucy Wardlaw to testify to a declaration of George Merryweather, the deceased, alleged to have been made to her by him... |
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State V. Hall |
4 Ohio Dec. 147, Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Clinton County (January 01, 1896) |
On the trial of this case the state called as a witness one Wm. B. Britton, and offered to prove by him that he was the owner of a blood-hound about nine years old; that the dog had been carefully trained to follow the scent of human tracks; that it had been previously tested and found to follow such tracks with certainty and success; that such... |
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State V. Hall |
4 Ohio Dec. 147, Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Clinton County (January 01, 1896) |
On the trial of this case the state called as a witness one Wm. B. Britton, and offered to prove by him that he was the owner of a blood-hound about nine years old; that the dog had been... |
1896 |
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Hollis R. Bailey |
A New Nation |
9 Harvard Law Review 309 (December 26, 1895) |
EVERYTHING gravitates to Washington: the highest interests and the most absorbing ambitions look to the National capital for gratification; and it is no longer the State, but the Nation, that in men's minds and imaginations is an ever present sovereignty. . We may preserve the Constitution in its every phrase and every letter with only such... |
1895 |
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Andrews V. Swartz |
156 U.S. 272, Supreme Court of the United States, Docket Number 710 (February 04, 1895) |
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey. |
1895 |
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Bailey V. Holland |
7 App.D.C. 184, Court of Appeals of District of Columbia, Docket Number 483 (November 04, 1895) |
The COURT in its opinion stated the case as follows: This is an appeal from a judgment in an action for libel brought by the appellee, Milton M. Holland, as plaintiff below, against the appellant, Leonard C. Bailey, and founded on the following letter: WASHINGTON, D. C., June, 8, 1891. Hon. John Sherman, Mansfield, Ohio. SIR: I trust you will... |
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Benny V. O'brien |
58 N.J.L. 36, Supreme Court of New Jersey (June 07, 1895) |
Error to circuit court, Hudson county; before Justice Lippincott. Action by Allan Benny against William J. O'Brien to contest an election. Judgment for defendant, and relator brings error. Reversed. |
1895 |
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Brock V. O'dell |
44 S.C. 22, Supreme Court of South Carolina (April 15, 1895) |
Appeal from common pleas circuit court of Pickens county; Wallace, Judge. Action by Caroline Brock and others against W. T. O'Dell and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed. |
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Brown V. Mccall |
44 S.C. 503, Supreme Court of South Carolina (September 07, 1895) |
Appeal from common pleas circuit court of Sumter county; D. A. Townsend, Judge. Suit by George W. Brown and others against Emily S. McCall and others for partition. From the decree, certain defendants appeal. Modified. |
1895 |
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Byrne V. France |
131 Mo. 639, Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2 (December 17, 1895) |
Appeal from circuit court, Buchanan county; A. M. Woodson, Judge. Action by Josie Byrne against Charles B. France and others to remove a cloud, and for the construction of a will. From a judgment sustaining a demurrer to the petition, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. |
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Carrey V. Spencer |
72 N.Y.St.Rep. 108, Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, Special Term (December 01, 1895) |
Action by Ella Carrey against Samuel Spencer, Henry Finck, and Charles M. McGhee, as receivers of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff. |
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Carrey V. Spencer |
72 N.Y.St.Rep. 108, Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, Special Term (December 01, 1895) |
Action by Ella Carrey against Samuel Spencer, Henry Finck, and Charles M. McGhee, as receivers of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff. |
1895 |
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Chapman V. Chapman |
11 Tex.Civ.App. 392, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas (October 10, 1895) |
Appeal from district court, Victoria county; S. F. Grimes, Judge. Application by Jesse R. White for letters of administration in the estate of Thomas Chapman, deceased. From a decree of the district court adjudging the right to administer to be in Johanna Chapman, as surviving wife, Emma Chapman appeals. Affirmed. |
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Coleman V. Vollmer |
31 S.W. 413, Court of Civil Appeals of Texas (May 22, 1895) |
Appeal from district court, Bexar county; W. W. King, Judge. Trespass to try title by Jack Coleman against John Vollmer. There was a judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Reversed. |
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Com. V. School Directors |
4 Pa. D. 314, Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania, Chester County (April 01, 1895) |
A writ of alternative mandamus issued in this case upon the presentation of relator's petition, to which defendants made answer. This answer was demurred to, and issue was joined upon the demurrer. The issue thus raised is, whether defendant's answer is sufficient to preclude the relator from obtaining a writ of peremptory mandamus. While the writ... |
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Com. V. School Directors |
4 Pa. D. 314, Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania, Chester (April 01, 1895) |
A writ of alternative mandamus issued in this case upon the presentation of relator's petition, to which defendants made answer. This answer was demurred to, and issue was joined upon the... |
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Dodson V. State |
61 Ark. 57, Supreme Court of Arkansas (July 06, 1895) |
Appeal from circuit court, Pulaski county; Roberts J. Sea, Judge. Thomas Dodson was convicted of unlawful cohabitation, and appeals. Affirmed. |
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Dougherty V. State |
106 Ala. 63, Supreme Court of Alabama (April 09, 1895) |
Appeal from city court of Montgomery; Thomas M. Arrington, Judge. C. J. Dougherty was convicted of refusing to aid an officer in making an arrest, and appeals. Reversed. |
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Ellis V. Reaves |
94 Tenn. 210, Supreme Court of Tennessee (January 05, 1895) |
Error to circuit court, Trousdale county; W. T. Smith, Judge. Replevin in a justice's court by H. C. Ellis, trustee, against A. S. Reaves. From a judgment, on appeal to the circuit court, for defendant, plaintiff brings error. Reversed. |
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Ex Parte Murray |
66 F. 297, Circuit Court, E.D. Louisiana, Docket Number 12380 (February 27, 1895) |
This was a petition by James Murray for writs of habeas corpus, certiorari, and prohibition, alleging that he was illegally restrained of his liberty under an indictment, and that he had been denied due process of law, and the equal protection of the laws, in violation of the constitution of the United States. |
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Green V. Niver |
43 S.C. 359, Supreme Court of South Carolina (March 25, 1895) |
Appeal from common pleas circuit court of Beaufort county; James F. Izlar, Judge. Action by Laura Green and others against Christian W. Niver and others to remove an alleged cloud from the title to certain lands. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal. Reversed, and complaint dismissed for want of jurisdiction. |
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In re Murphy |
5 Wyo. 297, Supreme Court of Wyoming (May 29, 1895) |
Reserved case from district court, Albany county. Application by James E. Murphy for a writ of habeas corpus. Case reserved to this court by the district court on certain important and difficult questions stated in the opinion. Denied. |
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