UNITED STATES REPORTS

VOLUME 164

CASES ADJUDGED

IN

THE SUPREME COURT

AT

OCTOBER TERM, 1896

J. C. BANCROFT DAVIS

REPORTER

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NEW YORK AND ALBANY

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JUSTICES

OF THE

SUPREME COURT

DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS.

MELVILLE WESTON FULLER, CHIEF JUSTICE.
STEPHEN JOHNSON FIELD, AssociaTE JUSTICE.
JOHN MARSHALL HARLAN, AssociaTE JUSTICE.
HORACE GRAY, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
DAVID JOSIAH BREWER, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
HENRY BILLINGS BROWN, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
GEORGE SHIRAS, JR., Associate JUSTICE.
EDWARD DOUGLASS WHITE, Associate Justice.
RUFUS W. PECKHAM, AssociATE JUSTICE.

JUDSON HARMON, ATTORNEY GENERAL.
HOLMES CONRAD, SOLICITOR GENERAL.
JAMES HALL MCKENNEY, CLERK.
JOHN MONTGOMERY WRIGHT, MARSIIAL.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

TABLE OF CASES REPORTED.

PAO1

707

388

701

492

703

559

Abbott, Chisholm v.

Acers v. United States

Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad Company, Henry v.

Allen v. United States

Ambler, Petitioner, In re

American Emigrant Company, The Rogers Locomotive

Machine Works v.

American Road Machine Company v. Pennock and

Sharp Company
American Sugar Refining Company v. Steamship G. R.

Booth

Arizona, Maish v.

Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company v. Laird

Atlantic City Railroad, In re

26

707

599

393

633

1702

1

301

705

54

Baltzell, Wisconsin ex rel., v. Siebecker
Bear Lake and River Water Works and Irrigation Com-

pany v. Garland et al.

Bigelow, Coughran v.

Bilby, Cheney v.

Birtwell, Saltonstall v..

Bloom's Administrator, Texas and Pacific Railway Com-

pany v.

Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company v. Groome

Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company v. Wilkins

Bradley, Fallbrook Irrigation District v.

Brow, Wabash Western Railway v.

Brown v. United States

Bashnell v. Leland

636

706

706

112

271

221

631