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270 U.S. Cases Disposed of Without Consideration by the Court.

No. 468. R. E. HUFF v. IRVING PAGE, RECEIVER OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LAWTON, OKLAHOMA. Error to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. April 12, 1926. Dismissed per stipulation of counsel. Mr. W. F. Weeks for plaintiff in error.

Messrs. B. H. Shear, E. E. Blake, and F. W. Fischer for defendant in error.

No. 884. LESLIE ALBERT PORTER v. CITY OF LEWISTON, WILLIAM THOMPSON, CHARLES AUGUSTUS PARKER, ET AL, Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Idaho. April 12, 1926. Dismissed pursuant to § 2 of rule 11. Mr. Robert D. Leeper for plaintiff in error. Mr. James E. Babb for defendants in error.

INDEX

ACCEPTANCE. See Contracts, 2.

ACCOUNT STATED. See Federal Control Act, 6.

ACQUIESCENCE. See Boundaries, 1; Claims, 1; Jurisdiction,
II, (3), 1.

ADEQUATE REMEDY AT LAW. See Equity, 2.

ADMIRALTY:

1. Maritime Tort. Death of diver from floating barge re-
moving obstructions to navigation. Millers' Underwriters v.
Braud....

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59

2. Id. Local Workmen's Compensation Law applicable. Id.
3. Collision. Damages not recoverable from United States
under Suits in Admiralty Act, for collision by government
ship transporting troops and supplies. Littlejohn v. U. S.. 215
4. Seizure and Confiscation. Power of government as re-
spects enemy ships in harbors at outbreak of war. Id.
5. Unseaworthiness-liability of chartered ship for as surety.
Armour & Co. v. S. S. Co.....

: 253
6. Id. Release of liability through compromise between
shipper and charterer. Id.

7. Id. Where charterer and shipper convert ship to use
unauthorized by charter. Id.

8. Admiralty Jurisdiction. Not determined on facts alleged
in libel alone. Id.

9. Id. Extends to non-maritime contracts brought in as
defense. Id.

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AMENDMENTS. See Jurisdiction, IV, 19; Materialmen's
Act, 3; Substitution.

ANCILLARY JURISDICTION. See Jurisdiction, II, (3), 1;
IV, 24.

ANTI-TRUST ACTS. See Trade Commission Act.

Exchange Quotations. A contract between cotton exchange
and telegraph company, under which the exchange at its
own expense collects its quotations of sales and delivers
them to the telegraph company, which transmits them like
other messages, at the charges of the recipients, to such per-
sons only as the exchange approves, the telegraph paying
the exchange for the privilege of having the business,-is
not a violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Moore
v. Cotton Exch.

APPEAL:

Time for. See Jurisdiction, V, 2.

ARMY. See Admiralty, 3; Contracts, 1-9.

593

1. Reorganization Act, 1920, liberally construed to avoid in-
terference with military agencies. Rogers v. U. S...................... 154
2. Id. Court of Inquiry. Records to be furnished officer.
Id.

3. Id. Irregularities, acquiesced in before Court of Inquiry,
in excluding evidence, which was not in record sent to Finat
Classification Board, do not invalidate adverse classification
by latter. Id.

ASSESSMENT. See Bankruptcy; Corporations; Taxation, II,
7-10.

ATTORNEYS. See Mandamus, 2; Taxation, I, 5.

AWARD. See Claims, 2-4.

BANKRUPTCY:

1. Assessment on Stock, of bankrupt corporation. Time and
condition of liability determined by state law, though assess-
ment ordered by bankruptcy court and suit to collect brought
by the trustee. Harrigan v. Bergdoll....
... 560

2. Id. Limitations, on suit to collect determined by state
law. Id.

BILL OF EXCEPTIONS. See Exceptions.

BILL OF LADING. See Substitution.

BOARD OF TAX APPEALS. See Mandamus, 2; Taxation,
I, 5-6.

BOND. See Claims, 11; Materialmen's Act.

BOUNDARIES:

1. Acquiescence, long continued, in possession of and exer-
cise of jurisdiction over territory, determinative of boundary
between States. Michigan v. Wisconsin....

2. Color of Title, under Enabling Act, to river with islands
extends adverse possession, etc., from part of the islands to
entire land and water area described. Id.

3. Costs, in boundary cases. Id.,

CANCELLATION. See Claims, 2, 4.

CARRIERS. See Admiralty; Claims, 1; Employers' Liability
Act; Federal Control Act; Interstate Commerce Acts;
Substitution; Taxation, II, 2; Workmen's Compensation

Act.

CHARTER. See Admiralty, 5-7.

CITIZENS. See Jurisdiction, IV, 9.

Naturalization. See Tutun v. U. S....

CLAIMS. See Contracts; Criminal Law, 1; Federal Control
Act; Fraud.

1. Acquiescence. Acceptance by railroad of land grant rates
bars suit in Court of Claims for difference between them and
higher lawful rates. U. S. v. Reading Co.......

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295

568

320

2. Award; Abstract Question, of validity of award by Secre-
tary of War accepted by claimant, not considered where
findings of Court of Claims fail to show damage resulting
from cancellation of contract. Towar Mills v. U. S....... 375
3. Id. Counterclaim. Right of government to counterclaim
amount due it on claimant's note against award on earlier
contract. Id.

4. Id. Application, Interest. Award applied against note
as of date of award rather than earlier date of cancellation
of contract for which it was made. Id.

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