Nicol v. Ames
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. ORIGINAL.
Read the full summary
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. ORIGINAL. These cases involve the validity and construction of some of the provisions of section 6, and a portion of schedule “A,” therein referred to, of the act of Congress approved June 13, 1898, c. 448, 30 Stat., entitled “An act to provide ways and means to meet war expenditures, and for other purposes,” commonly spoken of as the-War Eevenue Act. The cases come before the court in this…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Peckham,
after stating the facts, delivered the opinion- of the court., These cases may be considered together; because they involve substantially the. same question, only the last one includes, in addition, a- question of construction as distinguished from a question, of the validity of the statute.
That portion of the act which is involved is set forth in the margin. 1 30 Stat. 448, 451, 458.
It is seen that the cases embrace the facts of a member of the board of trade of Chicago, selling fqr immediate delivery, products or merchandise: (a) without making a memorandum; (ib) making…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brown v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Co. v. EllisSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Magoun v. Illinois Trust & Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
3Cited by172 opinions
- Flint v. Stone Tracy Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Knowlton v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Tyler v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Buttfield v. StranahanSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- McCray v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
167 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.