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Discusses the ruling on the U.S. versus Rutherford case concerning jury tampering. Specifics of the case; Role of the federal courts in creating rules for claims of irregularity and prejudice; Practices that must be developed by courts working on tampering claims.

Discusses several supreme court cases in the U.S. as of November 2004. Ruling on the case of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama versus Garrett, concerning Americans with Disabilities Act; Specifics of the vehicular search case of Thornton versus U.S.; Assessment of the decision on the case of Blakely versus Washington.

Presents court rulings on several cases in the U.S. in 1994. State versus Davis; Eckstein versus Balcor Film Investors.

Discusses the issue of a system of precedents which enables lawyers and judges to determine from an examination of them what the law on any particular subject ought to be declared by the courts to be, when a dispute of litigants brings the matter there for determination. Judges and lawyers' recollections of the cases which came before them; Importance of trial note-taking in the administration of the system.

This article focuses on various court cases. Some of the cases are: Agency, liability to third parties- The plaintiff was injured through the negligence of the defendant, a real estate agent, in failing to keep in proper repair certain premises of which he had been given the entire control by the owner, field, that the plaintiff could recover from the agent. Another case is related to bankruptcy- Proceedings in involuntary bankruptcy under a state law were begun against a mining corporation. A judgment creditor of the corporation petitioned for a writ of prohibition to prevent the state court from assuming jurisdiction, on the ground that the state law was suspended by the national act of 1898.

This article focuses on notes related to various court cases. Some of the cases are: President's power to pardon contempts. In the Circuit Court of Appeals of the Eighth Circuit, Judge Sanborn has most vigorously assailed the proposition that "contempts of court are public offenses, pardonable like any other." Another case is related to specific performance of contracts to perform continuous acts: By a recent decision in South Carolina a mandatory decree compelling a defendant to build and maintain a railroad station and keep a resident agent there was affirmed. The court thus not only gave specific performance of a contract to build, but also required the performance of continuous acts.

Presents various court cases in the U.S. Opinion of the court on the case of "Campbell v. Hackfeld;" Facts of the case in "Byrne v. Londonderry Transway Co.;" "Merit of the case on Dunlop v. Munroe."

The article discusses the supreme court and the provisions in Sherman anti-trust act. Facts of the case; Merits of the case; Opinion of the court.

Describes several case trials of various legal issues in the U.S. Case details; Examination of the rendered judgment based on the application of the principle of law; Application of punitive damages for an agent’s tort; Liability of an implied warranty of authority through forgery of power of attorney; Liability of carriers to passengers for lost possession; Validation of a foreign divorce from a first husband; Jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme court over a sewerage system operation in the state of Missouri.

The article presents information on some recent cases. An insurance agent accepted overdue premiums from the insured in several instances. Held, that forfeiture for non-payment of a premium when due may be thus' waived although the policy expressly states that no waiver shall be valid unless in writing signed by an officer of the company. The appellate's husband, an employee of appellant, was killed by the negligence of another employee whom it was his duty to obey, Held, that a servant does not assume risks growing out of the negligence of vice-masters whom it is his duty to obey.

The article presents notes related to jurisdiction. According to the common law of England, no verdict of a jury could he reviewed by another jury on appeal to a superior court. This rule was adopted in the American colonies, with the exception of New England and Georgia; at all events, it governs that ideal jury which our federal Constitution guarantees. In Violette v. Rice, 53 N. E. Rep. 144 (Mass.), the plaintiff contracted with the defendant to take the part of "Bertha Gessler" in a play called " Excelsior, Junior." The agreement was in writing and required the plaintiff "to render services at any theatre." The contention was that the word "services" was orally agreed at the time of the contract to mean services in a particular part.

Presents notes relating to law compiled as of March 1896. Announcement of the death of Charles Doe, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire; Importance of the opinion of the House of Lords in the case "Angus v. Dalton"; Applications of the doctrine of respondent superior.

Lists several cases which are selected from the English and American decisions, for the purpose of giving the latest and most progressive work of the courts. "Baird v. Shipman"; "Union National Bank v. German Ins. Co."; "Williams v. Roxbury"; "Nassoiy v. Tomlinson et al."

The article presents information on the Harvard Law School; and reports on decisions that have been taken for various court cases. There has been an astonishing increase in the membership of the law school, which must be very gratifying, not only to the instructors as evidence of appreciation of their work, but to all who are interested in the school and its methods. One other fact especially worthy of notice is that the present second year class is now larger than it was in its first year, numbering 112 in the year 1891-1892 as against 101 in the year 1890-1891.

This article presents information on the jury and its development. The article attempt, to trace this earlier history and transmigration more definitely. Author James B. Thayer's more accurate judgments will endeavor to follow the development of the jury through the later seven centuries to our own time. Such an undertaking must be executed in a very summary manner. The characteristic of the jury is that the judge summons a number of the members of the community, selected by him as having presumably a knowledge of the facts in question and takes of them a promise to declare the truth on the questions to be put by him.

The article reports on decisions that have been taken for various court cases of Great Britain and the United States. In a court case, it has been decided that in an action against the defendant to recover for an injury caused by the negligence of his servant, it is no defence that the plaintiff was employed in a common employment with that of the negligent servant, unless the servants had a common master also. The facts were that the plaintiff and the negligent servant were both engaged in work upon a house, but had different masters who were independent contractors.

Presents reviews of several legal issues and judgments that were recent in November 15, 1891. Discussion of the American Bar Association on the topic of trial by jury; Decision regarding the liability of elevated railway companies to abutters in the case Pappenheim v. The Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.; Supreme Court decision on the Alabama Claims award in Williams v. Heard.

The article presents news related to recent developments in the legal profession and reports on decisions that have been taken for various court cases. A father murdered his daughter in order to inherit her property, and four days later, sold the property to a third person. A court decided that the daughter's property did not descend to the father, because of his crime, and consequently declined to consider the question of the purchaser's good faith, although this should have been the cardinal point of the case. It is believed that the so-called fusion of law and equity is largely responsible for such decisions.

The article presents a discussion on recent decisions of legal cases of the United States and Great Britain. A recent court case has held that where an authority is given in a foreign country to an agent to transact business for his principal in other countries, it must be construed, in the absence of evidence of a contrary intention, according to the law of the place where the business is to be transacted. The possession of certain land was given to a trustee for the benefit of the grantor's imbecile daughter. A deed was also executed and delivered, but through an error in description it did not cover the property of the grantor. A court decision held that the deed could be changed although the conveyance was voluntary, for it constituted an executed trust.

The article presents news related to recent developments in the legal profession and reports decisions that have been given in various court cases. The Court of Appeals of Maryland has held in the Trageser v. Gray case, that a State can forbid aliens to sell liquor. A State can prohibit the sale of liquor altogether, and therefore no man, alien or citizen, has a natural right to sell it. This right to prohibit necessarily includes the right to regulate; and into the reasonableness of the regulation the court cannot inquire. The Legislature may prohibit the liquor trade, that is, make a lawful trade unlawful; otherwise it remains lawful, subject, like other lawful trades, to regulation by the State.

The article presents a discussion on a decision given for the court case: Price v. Neal. The rule established by the decision of the case, Price v. Neal, that a drawee pays (or accepts) at his peril a bill, on which the drawer's signature is forged, has been repeatedly recognized both in Great Britain and the United States. The same rule prevails in Scotland and on the continent of Europe. The drawee's inability to recover the money paid is often referred to his supposed negligence. He ought, it is said, to know the signature of the drawer.

Presents news and developments in law and legislation in the U.S. compiled as of May 1890. Court ruling on the case of Reg v. Collins concerning theft; Criminal case appeal on the practice of incorporating into a bill of exceptions during trials; Appointment of law professors at the Harvard Law School.

The article presents a discussion on recent decisions of legal cases. The United States Supreme Court has been criticized for holding that execution by electricity is not a cruel and an unusual punishment, prohibited by the eighth amendment to the Constitution of the U.S. A court has held that an agreement entered between the sender of a telegram and the telegraph company, exempting the company from liability beyond the price of the message, for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, was void as it was against public policy.

Provides information on court cases as of October 1888. Settlement of the case Mills versus Armstrong by an unanimous decision of the British House of Lords; Reversal of the decision of Justice Butt on the case Thorogood versus Bryan by the U.S. Court of Appeal; Ruling of Judge Tuley of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois on the case Bond versus Kilvery.

Lists several cases which are selected from the English and American decisions, for the purpose of giving the latest and most progressive work of the courts. Outline of the case "Davis v. Hall"; "R'y Co. v. McCarthy"; "Carpenter v. Bank"; "Brown v. Ladd"; "Kemper v. Commonwealth."

Describes judges as creative artists. Comparison of judges with musical performers when applying statutory or legal rules; Criticisms on judicial decisions in comparison with the products of fine artists; Importance of trial-court decisions to persons who litigate.

Presents summaries of several concluded court cases published in the September 1944 issue of the "Harvard Law Review."

Provides information on several court cases in the U.S. as of October 1943. Facts of the case Bernhard versus Bank of America; Consideration of the Philippine court judgment as void by a New York court in the case Perkins versus Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.; Principles and specific rules of res judicata.

The article presents various court cases in the U.S. The British Government instituted an admiralty action in a United States district court against the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique and attached one of its vessels. In 1806, it was apparently first held that a " lien, legal or equitable" was necessary to reach a fund remaining in the registry of an admiralty court after the fund's original purpose had been satisfied. In a case of bankruptcy the United States sued the defendant as surety on bonds given to secure the release of a vehicle seized under the National Prohibition Act. The defendant pleaded a discharge in bankruptcy proceedings in which the Government had been listed as a creditor on the bonds.

This article presents information related to the business of the Supreme Court in the U.S. at the October terms of 1935 and 1936. Utilizing the control over its business afforded by the Act of 1925, the Court has continued to achieve the result, first realized during the 1930 term, of keeping abreast of its docket. At the close of the 1935 term 90 cases remained on the docket and 98 were left from the 1936 term. The Court year for both terms lasted 34 weeks, of which 16 were devoted to the hearing of argument and 18 spent in recess.

This article focuses on the recent law cases. Minsker v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co., 254 N.Y. 333, 173 N.E.. The defendant further proved that the insured had received medical treatment within the month preceding his application, contrary to the information disclosed therein. The plaintiff testified that the insured had answered the examiner's questions truly. The trial court, in accordance with the Georgia law, submitted to the jury the determination of the materiality of the misrepresentation, and further charged that its agent's knowledge of the misrepresentation, if found, would prevent the company from avoiding the policy. A judgment on a verdict for the plaintiff was affirmed by the intermediate and the highest courts of Georgia.

Details several legal cases in the United States. "Matter of Heaney v. Carlin Construction Co."; "First National Bank and Trust Co. v. Storms"; "Pacific States Box and Basket Co. v. White"; "United States v. Constantine"; "Selke v. Stewart."

The article presents information related to decisions that have been taken for various court cases in the United States. A collecting bank sent checks to the drawee for credit. The drawee held the checks until the afternoon, when they were entered on the check journal. That evening a letter was mailed to the correspondent bank, advising it that the check was credited to its account, but the check was not debited to the customer, this being left until the next morning as usual. Learning of the drawer's threatened insolvency, the drawee withdrew the letter from the mails. The collecting bank sued the drawee for the proceeds of the checks. A judgment on a verdict for the defendant in the lower court was reversed by the appellate court and the defendant appealed.

The article presents information related to decisions that have been taken for various court cases and recent developments in the field of law. The rise of the federal equity receivership to its present position as the characteristic method of administering the affairs of distressed corporations has been marked by constant controversy. Since the very creation of the judiciary, the federal courts have been forced, by the limited scope and ambiguity of certain sections of the Judiciary Act, to choose between two sharp alternatives: either they could administer the general common law throughout the system, or each federal court could adhere to the practice of the state wherein it was situated.

Provides some insights into the application and implications of the rule of exclusion of similar fact evidence under criminal law in England in the 1930s. Comparison with existing criminal law in the U.S.; Definition of relevance and similarity in criminal cases; History of the rule of exclusion; Indications of the growth of a discretionary power in the trial judge concerning the dangers of admitting such evidence in particular cases; Implications for the litigation of criminal cases.

Presents summaries of cases tried and decide in U.S. courts. Questions of judicial review of administrative findings of fact; Remedies against abuses of property mortgagors; Power of state bank liquidators to borrow from the Reconstruction Finance Corp.; Designation by the senior circuit court judge and the business delegated to the district courts.

The article presents information related to decisions that have been taken for various court cases in the United States. A minor was driving a roadster, owned by his father and kept for family use, with four in the front seat, against the father's orders and in violation of a statute. A collision caused by the operator's negligence resulted in the death of one of the party. Her administratrix sued the father, who appealed from an adverse judgment. A court held that the son, granting him to be his father's agent in amusing himself, exceeded the scope of his authority by violating the statute.

The article presents information about various U.S. court cases. The state board of law examiners instituted disbarment proceedings against the defendant for the alteration of a deed. The proceedings were brought under a statute providing that an accused attorney could demand a jury trial and that the verdict, with the court's recommendations, should be filed in the Supreme Court where, after a hearing, such judgment should be rendered as the facts warranted. The decedent gave oral orders to the plaintiff, a stockbroker, to buy shares of stock for which the decedent was to pay a fixed price. The transaction occurred in Massachusetts.

The article focuses on circuit court case, Coriell v. Morris White. While the famous Boyd case has led to the development of judicial machinery for insuring the fairness of plans for the reorganization of insolvent corporations, no generally acceptable scheme has yet been devised to compel recalcitrant creditors to accept participation on terms which the court has approved. The circuit court of appeals for the second circuit, in Coriell v. Morris White lnc., recognized, however, that the creditor's interest could adequately be protected without observing the empty and expensive ritual of a public sale.

The article focuses on recent court cases. In a court case, in an action for damages for injury caused to the plaintiff's wharf, the jury returned a verdict for an amount equal to the plaintiff's estimate of damage less three items which the defendant had contested at the trial. In another case, a Maryland statute provided that all shares of stock in domestic corporations, owned by non-residents, should be taxed at the place at which the principal office of the corporation in the state was located. In the case, lnverclyde, Otherwise Tripp v. lnverclyde, the petitioner, an Englishwoman, married to the respondent, a domiciled Scotchman, petitioned an English court for a decree nullifying this marriage on the ground that the respondent was incurably impotent at the time of the marriage.

The article focuses on the business of the Supreme Court at October term, 1929 in the United States. At the last term the Court disposed of every case that was ripe for decision. For the first time in many years no case that had been submitted was allowed to go over. In eleven instances cases were restored to the docket for re-argument. But in a period of shifting personnel, as was true last term, re-arguments in closely contested issues of public importance are to be expected. Prompt rendering of decisions is one of the great desiderata in the administration of the law. The article presents a comparison in court proceedings between 1925 and 1929.

This article focuses on various court cases in the U.S. A recent case, rising out of the U.S. Senate's investigation of the activities of the former Attorney General of the U.S., presents a question of great legal and political importance. In this case the court rests its decision upon the narrow ground that the Senate has no power to investigate the conduct of an administrative officer of the government in his individual capacity and require testimony therefore. Whether the facts of the case warrant placing the decision upon this narrow ground is extremely doubtful.

The article presents recent U.S. court cases and their judgments. In the court case Battese v. Union Pacific Ry. Co., I70 Pac. 8II Plaintiff's intestate was killed by defend- ant's negligence in Nebraska, where a statute gives the personal representative a right of action for death by wrongful act. The court held the decision that the action cannot be maintained as personal representative refers to one appointed by the state whoses statute created the right of action. In the case Ornaechevarria V. Idaho, 38 Sup. Ct. Rep. 323., the defendant was convicted in an Idaho court for violation of a statute of Idaho prohibiting the grazing of sheep under certain circumstances. The court held the decision that conviction should be affirmed.

Looks at the effect of an overruling decision upon acts done in reliance on the decision overruled. Background of the case; Scope of the constitutional prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments; Factors that affect overruled judicial decision.

The article discusses various lawsuits in the U.S. One of the lawsuits discussed is Harris v. Nashville Trust Co. In this case, a testator, leaving a small bequest to his niece, described her in the will as the illegitimate child of his brother. The court held that the niece may recover against the estate of the deceased in an action of libel. Another case discussed is Dunn v. Lippard-Stewart Motor Car Co. In this case, the defendant disputed one item in the plaintiff's claim for goods manufactured, but admitted the others, and sent a check for the admitted amount less two per cent. The check was stamped "This pays in full." The plaintiff cashed the check and sues for the balance of the account. The court held that the defendant is liable.

This article focuses on a case related to warranty in sales. The case which so decided presented the following facts. The plaintiff inquired of the defendant whether his firm was bringing out a new rubber company. The defendant replied that they were, and the plaintiff then asked whether the company was all right. The defendant answered that his firm was bringing it out, to which the plaintiff rejoined that was good enough for him. Though the original basis of warranty was deceit and not contract, and though much confusion would be avoided if it were borne in mind that not only historically but analytically the scope of warranty in sales goes beyond the bounds of contract.

Presents the courts' rulings on several cases in the U.S. Epstein versus Resor; Anderson versus Sills; Wilshire Oil Co. versus Riffe.

Analyzes the kind of harmless-error rule which should be adopted by the U.S. federal courts in light of the decision in Chapman versus California case. Details on the harmless-error rule; Ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Chapman case; Information on the Chapman case.

Presents several Supreme Court cases in the U.S. Facts of the case of Goldsmith versus the U.S.; Merits of the case of Farely Realty Corp. versus Commissioner; Countercharges filed by the defendant in the case of the Commissioner versus Marshman; Opinion of the court on the case of Standard Radio & Television Co. versus Chronicle Publishing Co.

Presents several court cases and judgments in the U.S. as of February 1961. Facts of the case "State v. Mapp," involving statute proscribing conscious possession of obscene materials; Merits of the case "Hosie v. Chicago & N. W. Ry.," involving district court rule providing for separate trials of liability and damages; Basis of the court ruling in the case "Consolidated Edison Co. v. United States."