1885 in law
McArthur v. Scott
1885 in law | united states supreme court casesMcArthur v. Scott, , regarded a suit brought to contest a will which directed land to be conveyed to or divided among remaindermen at the expiration of a particular estate, are to be presumed, unless clearly controlled by other provisions, to relate to the beginning of enjoyment by remaindermen, and not to the vesting of the title in them. McArthur v. Scott, 113 U.S. 340 (1885) Justia.com
Dakota County v. Glidden
1885 in law | united states supreme court casesDakota County v. Glidden, , was a motion to dismiss a suit issued in aid of a railroad. Judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant brought a writ of error to reverse it. Subsequently to the judgment, the county settled with the plaintiff and other bondholders, by giving them new bonds bearing a less rate of interest, and the old bonds, which were the cause of action in this suit, were surrendered and destroyed. These facts were brought before this Court by affidavits and transcripts from the county records, accompanied by a motion to dismiss the writ of error. Dakota County v. Glidden, 113 U.S. 222 (1885) Justia.com
Price v. Pennsylvania R. Co.
1885 in law | united states supreme court casesPrice v. Pennsylvania R. Co., , was a case where the plaintiff sued the defendant for the loss of her husband by a death which the jury found, by a special verdict, to be caused by the negligence of the company's servant or servants. Price v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 113 U.S. 218 (1885) Justia.com
Davison v. Von Lingen
1885 in law | united states supreme court casesDavison v. Von Lingen, 113 U.S. 40 (1885), , On the first of August, 1879, a charter-party was entered into between the owners of the steam-ship Whickham and the firm of A. Schumacher & Co., composed of George A. Von Lingen, Carl A. Von Lingen, and William G. Atkinson. Davison v. Von Lingen, 113 U.S. 40 (1885) Justia.com
