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Virginia Vs. Maryland
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-16-1957
VIRGINIA v. MARYLAND - 355 U.S. 269 (1957) U.S. Supreme Court VIRGINIA v. MARYLAND, 355 U.S. 269 (1957) 355 U.S. 269 VIRGINIA v. MARYLAND. ON MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BILL OF COMPLAINT. No. 12, Original. Argued December 10, 1957. Decided December 16, 1957. Virginia granted leave to file bill of complaint; Maryland to file answer within 60 days. C. F. Hicks, Assistant Attorney General of Virginia, and Kenneth C. Patty, Attorney General, argued the cause and filed a brief for plaintiff. Joseph S. Kaufman, Assistant Attorney General of Maryland, and C. Ferdinand Sybert, Attorney General, argued the cause for defendant. With them on the brief was Edward S. Digges, Special Assistant Attorney General. PER CURIAM. The Court having heard oral argument by the Attorneys General of the States and having considered the printed briefs of counsel, the Court is of the opinion that the motion for leave to file the bill of complaint should be granted. The State of Maryland is directed to ...
Green Vs. United States
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-16-1957
Green v. United States - 355 U.S. 184 (1957) U.S. Supreme Court Green v. United States, 355 U.S. 184 (1957) Green v. United States No. 46 Argued April 25, 1957 Restored to the calendar for reargument June 24, 1957 Reargued October 15, 1957 Decided December 16, 1957 355 U.S. 184 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner was indicted and tried in a federal court for first degree murder. The judge instructed the jury that it could find him guilty of either first degree murder or second degree murder. The jury found him guilty of second degree murder, and its verdict was silent on the charge of first degree murder. The trial judge accepted the verdict, entered judgment, dismissed the jury and sentenced petitioner to imprisonment. On appeal, his conviction was reversed and the case was remanded for a new trial. On remand, petitioner was tried again for first degree murder under the original indictment, convicted o...
Rosengard Vs. City of Boston
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-16-1957
ROSENGARD v. CITY OF BOSTON - 355 U.S. 272 (1957) U.S. Supreme Court ROSENGARD v. CITY OF BOSTON, 355 U.S. 272 (1957) 355 U.S. 272 ROSENGARD ET AL. v. CITY OF BOSTON ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS. No. 566. Decided December 16, 1957. Appeal dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. Reported below: 336 Mass. 224, 143 N. E. 2d 683. Samuel P. Sears for appellants. J. Edward Keefe, Jr. for appellees. PER CURIAM. The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. Page 355 U.S. 272, 273 ...
Nelson Vs. Tennessee
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-16-1957
NELSON v. TENNESSEE - 355 U.S. 271 (1957) U.S. Supreme Court NELSON v. TENNESSEE, 355 U.S. 271 (1957) 355 U.S. 271 NELSON ET AL. v. TENNESSEE. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE, EASTERN DISTRICT. No. 56. Argued December 12, 1957. Decided December 16, 1957. Certiorari dismissed for want of properly presented federal question. Reported below: 200 Tenn. 462, 292 S. W. 2d 727. Hobart F. Atkins argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners. James M. Glasgow, Assistant Attorney General of Tennessee, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was George F. McCanless, Attorney General. PER CURIAM. The writ of certiorari is dismissed for want of a properly presented federal question. MACDONALD v. LA SALLE NATIONAL BANK, CONSERVATOR, 355 U.S. 271 (1957) 355 U.S. 271 (1957) "> U.S. Supreme Court MACDONALD v. LA SALLE NATIONAL BANK, CONSERVATOR, 355 U.S. 271 (1957) 355 U.S. 271 MACDONALD v. LA SALLE NATIONAL BANK, CONSERVATOR. APPEAL FROM THE ...
United States Vs. New York, N.H. and Hartford R. Co.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-16-1957
United States v. New York, N.H. & Hartford R. Co. - 355 U.S. 253 (1957) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. New York, N.H. & Hartford R. Co., 355 U.S. 253 (1957) United States v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. No. 45 Argued November 20, 1957 Decided December 16, 1957 355 U.S. 253 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT Syllabus Pursuant to 322 of the Transportation Act of 1940, the Government paid, upon presentation and prior to audit bills presented by respondent railroad, for transporting government property in 1944. On post-audit, the Government found that it had been overcharged, and, upon refusal of respondent to refund the amount of the overcharge, deducted the amount from a bill for transportation services rendered by respondent in 1950. Respondent then sued the Government under the Tucker Act for the full amount of the 1950 bill. In its answer, the Government admitted the 1950, bill but claimed credit for the 1944 overcha...
Railway Express Agency, Inc., Vs. United States
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-16-1957
RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY, INC., v. UNITED STATES - 355 U.S. 270 (1957) U.S. Supreme Court RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY, INC., v. UNITED STATES, 355 U.S. 270 (1957) 355 U.S. 270 RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY, INC., v. UNITED STATES ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. No. 557. Decided December 16, 1957. 153 F. Supp. 738, affirmed. R. J. Fletcher, R. E. Johnson and James V. Lione for appellant. Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Hansen, Robert W. Ginnane and H. Neil Garson for the United States and the Interstate Commerce Commission, and Bernard G. Segal, Irving R. Segal and S. Harrison Kahn for the United Parcel Service, Inc., appellees. PER CURIAM. The motions to affirm are granted and the judgment is affirmed. CARSON v. CITY OF WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO, 355 U.S. 270 (1957) 355 U.S. 270 (1957) "> U.S. Supreme Court CARSON v. CITY OF WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO, 355 U.S. 270 (1957) 355 U.S. 270 CARSON ...
Lambert Vs. California
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-16-1957
Lambert v. California - 355 U.S. 225 (1957) U.S. Supreme Court Lambert v. California, 355 U.S. 225 (1957) Lambert v. California No. 47 Argued April 3, 1957 Restored to the docket for reargument June 3, 1957 Reargued October 16-17, 1957 Decided December 16, 1957 355 U.S. 225 APPEAL FROM THE APPELLATE DEPARTMENT OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY Syllabus A Los Angeles municipal ordinance makes it an offense for a person who has been convicted of a crime punishable in California as a felony to remain in the City or more than five days without registering with the Chief of Police. On appeal from a conviction for failure to register, Held: when applied to a person who.has no actual knowledge of his duty to register, and where no showing is made of the probability of such knowledge, this ordinance violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 355 U. S. 226 -230. Reversed. Page 355 U. S. 226 MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinio...
Mcgee Vs. International Life Ins. Co.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-16-1957
McGee v. International Life Ins. Co. - 355 U.S. 220 (1957) U.S. Supreme Court McGee v. International Life Ins. Co., 355 U.S. 220 (1957) McGee v. International Life Ins. Co. No. 50 Argued November 20, 1957 Decided December 16, 1957 355 U.S. 220 CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS OF TEXAS, FIRST SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT Syllabus Petitioner's son, a resident of California, bought a life insurance policy from an Arizona corporation, naming petitioner as beneficiary. Later, respondent, a Texas corporation, agreed to assume the insurance obligations of the Arizona corporation, and mailed a reinsurance certificate to petitioner's son in California, offering to insure him in accordance with his policy. He accepted this offer, and paid premiums by mail from his California home to respondent's office in Texas. Neither corporation has ever had any office or agent in California or done any other business in that State. Petitioner sent proofs of her son's death to respondent, but...
United States Vs. Shotwell Mfg. Co.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-16-1957
United States v. Shotwell Mfg. Co. - 355 U.S. 233 (1957) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Shotwell Mfg. Co., 355 U.S. 233 (1957) United States v. Shotwell Manufacturing Co. No. 1 Argued October 17, 1957 Decided December 16, 1957 355 U.S. 233 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT Syllabus In a jury trial in a federal court, respondents were convicted of willfully attempting to evade federal corporate income taxes. The Court of Appeals reversed on the ground that their privilege against self-incrimination had been violated by the admission of evidence obtained as a result of timely voluntary disclosures made by them in good faith in the hope of obtaining immunity from criminal prosecution under a policy then followed by the Treasury Department. After petitioning this Court for certiorari, the Government moved that the case be remanded to the District Court for further proceedings, on the ground that newly discovered evidence revealed that...
Youngdahl Vs. Rainfair
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Dec-09-1957
Youngdahl v. Rainfair - 355 U.S. 131 (1957) U.S. Supreme Court Youngdahl v. Rainfair, 355 U.S. 131 (1957) Youngdahl v. Rainfair No. 11 Argued October 15, 1957 Decided December 9, 1957 355 U.S. 131 CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS Syllabus Respondent, a manufacturer engaged in interstate commerce and whose employees were entitled to the protection of the National Labor Relations Act, operated a branch plant in an essentially rural community of about 4,000 inhabitants. The plant had about 100 employees, none of whom were members of a labor union but many of whom had signed applications to join a union. Apparently in an effort to compel respondent to recognize the union as the bargaining agent of the employees, some of the employees struck and picketed the plant. The picketing was accompanied by massed name-calling, threats, and other conduct calculated to intimidate the officers, agents and nonstriking employees of the plant. A state court enjoined not only the thre...
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