Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the United States (varies Slightly), Volume 42Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, 1926 - Law reports, digests, etc Complete with headnotes, summaries of decisions, statements of cases, points and authorities of counsel, annotations, tables, and parallel references. |
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... Congress of its work , to take the motion into con- gress had taken away the power of the court sideration if it thought it necessary , so that it to render judgment or take any step or proceed- might examine the opinion and come to an ...
... Congress of its work , to take the motion into con- gress had taken away the power of the court sideration if it thought it necessary , so that it to render judgment or take any step or proceed- might examine the opinion and come to an ...
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... Congress of October 1 , 1890 , providing there- arated from the obligations of the lease by the for ( 26 Stat . at L. 567 , chap . 1244 ) , and the act reservation of a privilege and lien on the bounty of * March 2 , 1895 , making a ...
... Congress of October 1 , 1890 , providing there- arated from the obligations of the lease by the for ( 26 Stat . at L. 567 , chap . 1244 ) , and the act reservation of a privilege and lien on the bounty of * March 2 , 1895 , making a ...
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... Congress granted the right of way through the public lands of the United States to any railroad company duly organized under the laws of any territory , except in the District of Columbia , or by the Congress of the 190 ] United States ...
... Congress granted the right of way through the public lands of the United States to any railroad company duly organized under the laws of any territory , except in the District of Columbia , or by the Congress of the 190 ] United States ...
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... Congress . It is a declaration by ment , to cover every possible phase of the sub- the two Houses , through their presiding off ject . It is sufficient in the present case to say gers , to the President , that a bill thus attested that ...
... Congress . It is a declaration by ment , to cover every possible phase of the sub- the two Houses , through their presiding off ject . It is sufficient in the present case to say gers , to the President , that a bill thus attested that ...
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... Congress thought the govern- Co. supra , it was decided that where a pat- ment ought not to interfere , and because it ent for a grant of any kind issued by the believed it had made ample provision for se- United States has been ...
... Congress thought the govern- Co. supra , it was decided that where a pat- ment ought not to interfere , and because it ent for a grant of any kind issued by the believed it had made ample provision for se- United States has been ...
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Page 417 - That the Commission hereby created shall have authority to inquire into the management of the business of all common carriers subject to the provisions of this Act, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which the same is conducted, and shall have the right to obtain from such common carriers full and complete information necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created...
Page 423 - Commission, be authorized to charge less for longer than for shorter distances for the transportation of passengers or property ; and the Commission may from time to time prescribe the extent to which such designated common carrier may be relieved from the operation of this section of this act.
Page 141 - No man in this country is so high that he is above the law. No officer of the law may set that law at defiance with impunity. All the officers of the government, from the highest to the lowest, are creatures of the law, and are bound to obey it.
Page 456 - But where the second action between the same parties is upon a different claim or demand, the judgment in the prior action operates as an estoppel only as to those matters in issue, or points controverted, upon the determination of which the finding or verdict was rendered.
Page 95 - ... upon such evidence of criminality as, according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person so charged shall be found, would justify his apprehension and commitment for trial, if the crime or offence had there been committed...
Page 159 - And he would not for a while : but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man ; yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
Page 238 - The provision in the fourteenth amendment, that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws, was not intended to prevent a state from adjusting its system of taxation in all proper and reasonable ways. It may, if it chooses, exempt certain classes of property from any taxation at all, such as churches, libraries and the property of charitable institutions.
Page 233 - ... like and contemporaneous service in the transportation of a like kind of traffic, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions.
Page 143 - In view of the adjudications these principles must be regarded as settled. 1. A railroad corporation is a person within the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment declaring that no State shall deprive any person of property without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Page 254 - Every common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall file with the commission hereinafter provided for copies of its schedules of rates, fares, and charges which have been established and published in compliance with the requirements of this section, and shall promptly notify said commission of all changes made in the same. Every such common carrier shall also file with said commission copies of all contracts, agreements, or arrangements with other common carriers in relation to any traffic...