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Date
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HELIS v. WARD, 308 U.S. 365 (1939)
December 18, 1939
No. 68
GRIFFITHS v. HELVERING, 308 U.S. 355 (1939)
December 18, 1939
No. 49
BOARD OF COM'RS OF JACKSON COUNTY v. US, 308 U.S. 343 (1939)
December 18, 1939
No. 14
NARDONE v. UNITED STATES, 308 U.S. 338 (1939)
December 11, 1939
No. 240
WEISS v. UNITED STATES, 308 U.S. 321 (1939)
December 11, 1939
No. 42
FORD MOTOR CO. v. BEAUCHAMP, 308 U.S. 331 (1939)
December 11, 1939
No. 17
US v. BORDEN CO., 308 U.S. 188 (1939)
December 04, 1939
No. 397
US v. LOWDEN, 308 U.S. 225 (1939)
December 04, 1939
No. 343
DANFORTH v. US, 308 U.S. 271 (1939)
December 04, 1939
No. 309
BRUNO v. UNITED STATES, 308 U.S. 287 (1939)
December 04, 1939
No. 300
US v. SPONENBARGER, 308 U.S. 256 (1939)
December 04, 1939
No. 72
PEARSON v. MCGRAW, 308 U.S. 313 (1939)
December 04, 1939
No. 69
HELIS v. WARD, 308 U.S. 521 (1939)
December 04, 1939
No. 68
HELVERING v. F. & R. LAZARUS & CO., 308 U.S. 252 (1939)
December 04, 1939
No. 56
UNION STOCK YARD & TRANSIT CO. OF CHICAGO v. US, 308 U.S. 213 (1939)
December 04, 1939
No. 40
PEPPER v. LITTON, 308 U.S. 295 (1939)
December 04, 1939
No. 39
JOHN HANCOCK MUT. LIFE INS. CO. v. BARTELS, 308 U.S. 180 (1939)
December 04, 1939
No. 33
CITIES SERVICE OIL CO. v. DUNLAP, 308 U.S. 208 (1939)
December 04, 1939
No. 28
NATIONAL LABOR R. BD. v. NEWPORT NEWS, SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCK, 308 U.S. 241 (1939)
December 04, 1939
No. 20
NEIRBO CO. v. BETHLEHEM SHIPBUILDING CORP., 308 U.S. 165 (1939)
November 22, 1939
No. 38
SCHNEIDER v. NEW JERSEY, 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
November 22, 1939
CATO v. SMITH, 308 U.S. 608 (1939)
November 13, 1939
No. 15536
VALVOLINE OIL CO. v. U. S., 308 U.S. 141 (1939)
November 13, 1939
No. 25
ZIFFRIN, INC. v. REEVES, 308 U.S. 132 (1939)
November 13, 1939
PALMER v. COM. OF MASS., 308 U.S. 79 (1939)
November 06, 1939
No. 40
RASQUIN v. HUMPHREYS, 308 U.S. 54 (1939)
November 06, 1939
No. 37
SANFORD'S ESTATE v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, 308 U.S. 39 (1939)
November 06, 1939
No. 34
US v. GLENN L. MARTIN CO., 308 U.S. 62 (1939)
November 06, 1939
No. 30
F. H. E. OIL CO. v. HELVERING, 308 U.S. 104 (1939)
November 06, 1939
No. 26
CASE v. LOS ANGELES LUMBER PRODUCTS CO., 308 U.S. 106 (1939)
November 06, 1939
No. 23
BOTELER v. INGELS, 308 U.S. 57 (1939)
November 06, 1939
No. 15
PITTMAN v. HOME OWNERS' LOAN CORP. OF WASHINGTON, D.C., 308 U.S. 21 (1939)
November 06, 1939
No. 10
STANDARD BRANDS v. NATIONAL GRAIN YEAST CORP., 308 U.S. 34 (1939)
November 06, 1939
No. 10
TREINIES v. SUNSHINE MINING CO., 308 U.S. 66 (1939)
November 06, 1939
HELVERING v. WILSHIRE OIL CO., 308 U.S. 90 (1939)
November 06, 1939
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS v. STATE OF MISSOURI, 308 U.S. 1 (1939)
November 06, 1939
H.P. HOOD & SONS v. US, 307 U.S. 588 (1939)
June 05, 1939
No. 772
UNITED STATES v. ROCK ROYAL CO-OP., INC., 307 U.S. 533 (1939)
June 05, 1939
No. 771
AMERICAN TOLL BRIDGE CO. v. RAILROAD COMMISSION, 307 U.S. 486 (1939)
June 05, 1939
No. 704
HAGUE v. COMMITTEE FOR INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION, 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
June 05, 1939
No. 651
BALDWIN v. SCOTT COUNTY MILLING CO., 307 U.S. 478 (1939)
June 05, 1939
No. 650
COLEMAN v. MILLER, 307 U.S. 433 (1939)
June 05, 1939
No. 353
CHANDLER v. WISE, 307 U.S. 474 (1939)
June 05, 1939
No. 14
SOUTHERN PAC. CO. v. UNITED STATES, 307 U.S. 393 (1939)
May 29, 1939
No. 613
PERKINS v. ELG, 307 U.S. 325 (1939)
May 29, 1939
No. 454
NEWARK FIRE INS. CO. v. STATE BOARD OF TAX APPEALS, 307 U.S. 313 (1939)
May 29, 1939
No. 449
GRAVES v. ELLIOTT, 307 U.S. 383 (1939)
May 29, 1939
No. 372
CURRY v. MCCANLESS, 307 U.S. 357 (1939)
May 29, 1939
No. 339
TOLEDO PRESSED STEEL CO. v. STANDARD PARTS, INC., 307 U.S. 350 (1939)
May 29, 1939
No. 166
RORICK v. DEVON SYNDICATE, LTD., 307 U.S. 299 (1939)
May 22, 1939
No. 676
MAYTAG CO. v. HURLEY MACH. CO., 307 U.S. 243 (1939)
May 22, 1939
No. 661
BETHLEHEM STEEL CO v. ZURICH GENERAL ACCIDENT & LIABILITY INS, 307 U.S. 265 (1939)
May 22, 1939
No. 590
ELECTRICAL FITTINGS CORPORATION v. THOMAS & BETTS CO., 307 U.S. 241 (1939)
May 22, 1939
No. 582
LANE v. WILSON, 307 U.S. 268 (1939)
May 22, 1939
No. 460
GUARANTY TRUST CO. OF NEW YORK v. HENWOOD, 307 U.S. 247 (1939)
May 22, 1939
No. 384
US v. ONE 1936 MODEL FORD V-8 DE LUXE COACH, 307 U.S. 219 (1939)
May 22, 1939
No. 10
WILLIAM JAMESON & CO., INC. v. MORGENTHAU, 307 U.S. 171 (1939)
May 15, 1939
No. 717
UNITED STATES v. MILLER, 307 U.S. 174 (1939)
May 15, 1939
No. 696
US v. POWERS, 307 U.S. 214 (1939)
May 15, 1939
No. 687
RORICK v. BOARD OF COM'RS OF EVERGLADES DRAINAGE DIST., 307 U.S. 208 (1939)
May 15, 1939
No. 554
UNITED STATES v. MARXEN, 307 U.S. 200 (1939)
May 15, 1939
No. 544
US v. MORGAN, 307 U.S. 183 (1939)
May 15, 1939
No. 221
O'MALLEY v. WOODROUGH, 307 U.S. 277 (1939)
April 28, 1939
No. 810
SPRAGUE v. TICONIC NAT. BANK, 307 U.S. 161 (1939)
April 24, 1939
No. 543
CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF MINNESOTA v. UNITED STATES, 307 U.S. 1 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 666
MCCRONE v. U. S., 307 U.S. 61 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 660
ATLAS LIFE INS. CO. v. W. I. SOUTHERN, INC., 306 U.S. 563 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 598
CARRIER v. BRYANT, 306 U.S. 545 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 541
CLARK v. PAUL GRAY, INC., 306 U.S. 583 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 534
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FAINBLATT, 306 U.S. 601 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 514
DRISCOLL v. EDISON LIGHT & POWER CO., 307 U.S. 104 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 509
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION v. PACIFIC POWER & L. CO., 307 U.S. 156 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 508
MULFORD v. SMITH, 307 U.S. 38 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 505
ROCHESTER TELEPHONE CORPORATION v. UNITED STATES, 307 U.S. 125 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 481
HONOLULU OIL CORPORATION, LTD. v. HALLIBURTON, 306 U.S. 550 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 466
HONEYMAN v. JACOBS, 306 U.S. 539 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 465
HIGGINBOTHAM v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE, LA., 306 U.S. 535 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 462
US TRUST CO OF NEW YORK v. HELVERING, 307 U.S. 57 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 453
WILENTZ v. SOVEREIGN CAMP, W.O.W., 306 U.S. 573 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 448
ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY CO. v. SHIMADZU, 307 U.S. 616 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 441
ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY CO. v. SHIMADZU, 307 U.S. 5 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 441
US v. MAHER, 307 U.S. 148 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 432
KESSLER v. STRECKER, 307 U.S. 22 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 330
BUCK v. GALLAGHER, 307 U.S. 95 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 329
GIBBS v. BUCK, 307 U.S. 66 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 276
KOHN v. CENTRAL DISTRIBUTING CO., INC., 306 U.S. 531 (1939)
April 17, 1939
No. 177
GENERAL GAS & ELECTRIC CORP. v. COMMISSIONER OF INT. REV., 306 U.S. 530 (1939)
April 03, 1939
No. 492
HELVERING v. METROPOLITAN EDISON CO., 306 U.S. 522 (1939)
April 03, 1939
No. 486
SMITH v. THE FERNCLIFF, 306 U.S. 444 (1939)
March 27, 1939
No. 548
CLASON v. STATE OF INDIANA, 306 U.S. 439 (1939)
March 27, 1939
No. 517
SANCHO v. YABUCOA SUGAR CO., 306 U.S. 505 (1939)
March 27, 1939
No. 498
STATE TAX COMMISSION OF UTAH v. VAN COTT, 306 U.S. 511 (1939)
March 27, 1939
No. 491
GRAVES v. PEOPLE OF STATE OF NEW YORK, 306 U.S. 466 (1939)
March 27, 1939
No. 478
CHESEBRO v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DIST., 306 U.S. 459 (1939)
March 27, 1939
No. 368
LOWDEN v. SIMONDS-SHIELDS-LONSDALE GRAIN CO., 306 U.S. 516 (1939)
March 27, 1939
No. 342
LANZETTA v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, 306 U.S. 451 (1939)
March 27, 1939
No. 308
PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INS. CO. v. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION, 306 U.S. 493 (1939)
March 27, 1939
No. 158
FAIRBANKS v. UNITED STATES, 306 U.S. 436 (1939)
March 27, 1939
No. 65
STATE OF TEXAS v. STATE OF FLORIDA, 306 U.S. 398 (1939)
March 13, 1939
No. 11
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FANSTEEL METALLURGICAL CORP., 306 U.S. 240 (1939)
February 27, 1939
No. 436
MILK CONTROL BOARD OF PENNSYLVANIA v. EISENBERG FARM PRODUCTS, 306 U.S. 346 (1939)
February 27, 1939
No. 426
HALE v. BIMCO TRADING, 306 U.S. 375 (1939)
February 27, 1939
No. 418
US v. BERTELSEN & PETERSEN ENGINEERING CO., 306 U.S. 276 (1939)
February 27, 1939
No. 416
DIMOCK v. CORWIN, 306 U.S. 363 (1939)
February 27, 1939
No. 391
EICHHOLZ v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF STATE OF MISSOURI, 306 U.S. 268 (1939)
February 27, 1939
No. 367
KEIFER & KEIFER v. RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORP., 306 U.S. 381 (1939)
February 27, 1939
No. 364
US v. TOWERY, 306 U.S. 324 (1939)
February 27, 1939
No. 360
TAYLOR v. STANDARD GAS & ELEC. CO., 306 U.S. 307 (1939)
February 27, 1939
No. 312
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. SANDS MFG. CO., 306 U.S. 332 (1939)
February 27, 1939
No. 274
NATIONAL LABOR R. BOARD v. COLUMBIAN E. & STAMPING CO., INC., 306 U.S. 292 (1939)
February 27, 1939
No. 229
TITUS v. WALLICK, 306 U.S. 282 (1939)
February 27, 1939
No. 188
PIERRE v. STATE OF LA., 306 U.S. 354 (1939)
February 27, 1939
No. 142
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF MISSOURI v. BRASHEAR FREIGHT LINES, 306 U.S. 204 (1939)
February 13, 1939
No. 605
INTERSTATE CIRCUIT v. US, 306 U.S. 208 (1939)
February 13, 1939
No. 269
CITY OF TEXARKANA, TEX. v. ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA GAS CO., 306 U.S. 188 (1939)
February 06, 1939
No. 294
UTAH FUEL CO. v. NATIONAL BITUMINOUS COAL COMMISSION, 306 U.S. 56 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 528
BOWEN v. JOHNSTON, 306 U.S. 19 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 359
HELVERING v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., 306 U.S. 110 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 328
WICHITA ROYALTY CO. v. CITY NAT. BANK OF WICHITA FALLS, 306 U.S. 103 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 314
UNITED STATES v. DURKEE FAMOUS FOODS, INC., 306 U.S. 68 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 309
FELT & TARRANT MFG. CO. v. GALLAGHER, 306 U.S. 62 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 302
H. P. WELCH CO. v. STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, 306 U.S. 79 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 295
UNITED STATES v. MIDSTATE HORTICULTURAL CO., INC., 306 U.S. 161 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 286
CURRIN v. WALLACE, 306 U.S. 1 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 275
DIXIE OHIO EXP. CO. v. STATE REVENUE COMMISSION OF GEORGIA, 306 U.S. 72 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 260
INLAND STEEL CO. v. US, 306 U.S. 153 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 227
WASHINGTONIAN PUB. CO., INC. v. PEARSON, 306 U.S. 30 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 222
PACIFIC TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. v. GALLAGHER, 306 U.S. 182 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 213
SOUTHERN PAC. CO. v. GALLAGHER, 306 U.S. 167 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 212
MACKAY RADIO & TELEGRAPH CO., INC. v. RADIO CORPORATION, 306 U.S. 86 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 127
TENNESSEE ELEC. POWER CO. v. TENNESSEE VAL. AUTHORITY, 306 U.S. 118 (1939)
January 30, 1939
No. 27
ALTON R. CO. v. ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION, 305 U.S. 548 (1939)
January 16, 1939
No. 231
PULLMAN CO. v. JENKINS, 305 U.S. 534 (1939)
January 16, 1939
No. 210
U. S. v. POWERS, 305 U.S. 527 (1939)
January 09, 1939
No. 102
FIRST CHROLD CORPORATION v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, 306 U.S. 117 (1939)
January 06, 1939
No. 385
JOSEPH S. FINCH & CO. v. MCKITTRICK, 305 U.S. 395 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 252
US v. ALGOMA LUMBER CO, 305 U.S. 415 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 245
CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF MINNESOTA v. UNITED STATES, 305 U.S. 479 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 244
J. BACON & SONS v. MARTIN, 305 U.S. 380 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 203
SOCONY-VACUUM OIL CO., INC. v. SMITH, 305 U.S. 424 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 195
LYON v. MUTUAL BENEFIT HEALTH & ACCIDENT ASS'N, 305 U.S. 484 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 189
FORD MOTOR CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, 305 U.S. 364 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 182
HELVERING v. OWENS, 305 U.S. 468 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 180
US v. PLEASANTS, 305 U.S. 357 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 169
JAMES v. UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION, 305 U.S. 410 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 161
US v. MCCLURE, 305 U.S. 472 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 154
BALTIMORE & O.R. CO. v. UNITED STATES, 305 U.S. 507 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 133
INDIANAPOLIS BREWING CO., INC. v. LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION, 305 U.S. 391 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 130
PRINCESS LIDA OF THURN AND TAXIS v. THOMPSON, 305 U.S. 456 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 118
PATTERSON v. STANOLIND OIL & GAS CO., 305 U.S. 376 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 113
GWIN, WHITE & PRINCE v. HENNEFORD, 305 U.S. 434 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 75
STATE OF MINNESOTA v. US, 305 U.S. 382 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 73
CONNECTICUT RY. & LIGHTING CO. v. PALMER, 305 U.S. 493 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 63
UNITED STATES v. CONTINENTAL NAT. BANK & TRUST CO., 305 U.S. 398 (1939)
January 03, 1939
No. 22

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