Legal Opinion
White v. Butler
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 31, 1898No. Nos. 540 and 541PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
171 U.S. 379 (1898)
WHITE
v.
BUTLER.
WHITE
v.
RUCKMAN.
Nos. 540, 541.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued March 21, 22, 1898.
Decided May 31, 1898.
APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA.
Mr. Assistant Attorney General Boyd and Mr. Joseph H. Gaines for appellants.
Mr. Charles J. Faulkner for appellees.
2Opinion of the Court · HarlanJustice Harlan
Butler, the appellee in the first of the above cases, was a storekeeper of the United States at the Hannis distillery at Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Ruckman, the appellee in the second case, was also a storekeeper at the same distillery.
The bill in each case…
3Cases cited1 opinion
- White v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
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