1. Compagnie des Sucreries de Puerto Rico v. Ponce & Guayama Railroad Copy cite
   2 P.R. Fed. 176 D. Puerto Rico September 20, 1906 No. 414
   Not cited

   Kodey, Judge, delivered tbe following opinion: On September 11, 1906, tbe above-named complainant appeared before tbe court witb its bill petitioning for a temporary injunction against tbe defendant. Tbe court examined tbe bill and beard tbe statements of counsel

2. Crane v. Bennett Copy cite
   3 P.R. Fed. 185 D. Puerto Rico October 12, 1907 No. 470
   Not cited

   Podey, Judge, delivered tbe following opinion: Tbis matter is before ns at tbe present time on the issue raised by tbe demurrer of the defendants to tbe complaint. For a cause of action, tbe plaintiffs allege that they are mother and son, and that in November

3. In re McNaught Copy cite
   225 F. 511 D. Massachusetts December 22, 1903 No. 6075
   Cited by 3

   LOWEEE, District Judge. The bankrupt has been held in jail pursuant to the order of committal made November 19th. Frequent representations have been made to the court during the past month that he is without means, and has not in hand or in his disposition any

4. The Manitoba Copy cite
   99 F. 780 S.D. New York January 17, 1900
   Not cited

   BROWN, District Judge (after stating tbe facts). The weight of testimony shows that the “Jacob’s Ladder” was new, sound, good of its kind, and that the step did not give way as libelant supposed. Such ladders are in frequent use on board ship and familiar. This

5. The George W. Elder Copy cite
   159 F. 1009 D. Oregon February 21, 1908 No. 4,879
   Cited by 2

   WOLVERTON, District Judge (after stating the facts as above). The libel is challenged by exceptions thereto upon grounds following: *1010 First, that the act constituting the port of Portland as a municipality is unconstitutional, and especially as it respects

6. United States v. The Schooner "Kawaiulani" Copy cite
   1 D. Haw. 260 D. Hawaii June 20, 1902
   Not cited

   Estee, J. This is a libel of information based upon Section 3450 of the Devised Statutes of the United States and brought to condemn as forfeited to the United States, the schooner “Kaw-aiulani”, seized in the port of Honolulu, by the Collector of Internal Devenue

7. Holland v. Steamship "Helene" Copy cite
   1 D. Haw. 281 D. Hawaii July 26, 1902
   Not cited

   Estee, J. This is -a proceeding under Section 4546 of tbe Revised Statutes of tbei Hnited States winch provides as follows: “Whenever -the- wages of any seaman are not paid1 within ten days after tbe time when the- same ought to- be paid according to the provisions

8. United States v. Hung Chang Copy cite
   126 F. 400 N.D. Ohio December 17, 1903
   Cited by 2

   WING, District Judge. On the 3d day of October of this year one Hung Chang was arrested upon a warrant issued by John H. Simpson, United States Commissioner for the Northern District of Ohio, the basis for such warrant being the affidayit of Thomas P. H. O’Neill

9. United States v. Baltimore & O. R. Copy cite
   153 F. 997 N.D. West Virginia April 19, 1907 No. 794-798
   Not cited

   GOFF, Circuit Judge. For reasons appearing in the record of these cases, on account of the disqualification of the district judge, the questions raised by the defendant’s demurrers and motions to quash have been argued and submitted to me for decision. The indictments

10. In re Hines Copy cite
    144 F. 147 D. Oregon April 2, 1906 No. 901
    Cited by 10

    WOEVERTON, District Judge. On the dismissal of the petition of certain creditors praying that S. E. Hines be adjudged a bankrupt, the respondent filed a cost bill, aggregating $ 1,939.30, which he claims should be adjudged as costs against the petitioners, under

11. Flanders v. Canada, A. & P. S. S. Co. Copy cite
    161 F. 378 D. Massachusetts February 18, 1908 No. 197
    Cited by 2

    LOWELL, Circuit Judge. On April 28, 1904, the plaintiff entered into a certain contract with the defendant, whereby the latter agreed to employ the former as general agent for a term of five years from May 1, 1901-, at a salary of $3,000 a year, payable upon

12. The Catherine Sudden Copy cite
    1 Alaska 607 D. Alaska June 7, 1902 No. 2a
    Not cited

    WICKERSHAM, District Judge. This cause comes on for hearing upon the objections to the report of the referee heretofore filed. I have carefully read and examined the report and all the evidence upon which it is based, and have considered the objections thereto

13. In re Berry Copy cite
    146 F. 623 S.D. New York February 15, 1906
    Cited by 1

    HOLT, District Judge. I think that the bankrupts should be granted their discharge in this case, but on somewhat different grounds from those .stated by the referee in his report. I think that the customers’ stock pledged was not the bankrupts’ property, and

14. United States v. D. S. Hesse & Bro. Copy cite
    141 F. 492 S.D. New York May 17, 1905 Nos. 3,634, 3,635
    Not cited

    TOWNSEND, Circuit Judge (orally). The merchandise in question, consisting of certain thermometers, was classified for duty under Tariff Act July 24, 1897, c. 11, § 1, Schedule B, par. 100, 30 Stat. 157 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1633], as “articles of glass, cut

15. In re McKane Copy cite
    152 F. 733 E.D. New York April 2, 1907
    Cited by 2

    CHATFIELD, District Judge. The petitioning creditors have applied for the appointment of a receiver and for a stay of a certain sale under decree in foreclosure, which sale is advertised for April 2, 1907. The attorney for the mortgagee, plaintiff in foreclosure

16. In re Clyde S. S. Co. Copy cite
    134 F. 95 S.D. New York December 7, 1904
    Cited by 6

    ADAMS, District Judge. These petitions for limitation of liability on the part of the Old Dominion Steamship Company and the Clyde Steamship Company, were the result of a collision which occurred in the Atlantic Ocean near the Winter Quarter Shoal Lightship,

17. In re Mertens Copy cite
    134 F. 101 N.D. New York January 17, 1905
    Cited by 2

    RAY, District Judge (after stating the facts). It is insisted by the Varick Bank that the policies of insurance were the property of J. M. Mertens individually, the copartnership having no interest therein, and that hence the claim against J. M. Mertens & Co.

18. The Hendrick Hudson Copy cite
    163 F. 862 S.D. New York April 29, 1908
    Cited by 9

    ADAMS, District Judge. Edward Reilly, the owner of the scow Prosperity, brought this action to recover the damages alleged to have been -caused by the swells of the steamboat Hendrick Hudson, while passing the .scow, then discharging a portion of her load of

19. In re Rionda Copy cite
    164 F. 368 S.D. New York June 16, 1908
    Cited by 1

    ADAMS, District judge. The petitioner, Harriet Rionda, seeks to become a citizen of this country by naturalization. It appears that she was born in the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1889, she was married in this country to her present husband, Manuel

20. Delaware, L. & W. R. Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission Copy cite
    169 F. 894 S.D. New York February 18, 1909
    Not cited

    PER CURIAM. In granting this application of the American Forwarding Company, Trans-Continental Freight Company, and Rockford Manufacturers’ & Shippers’ Association, this court is not to be understood as sanctioning a practice which would allow every interested

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