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Today in Supreme Court History: November 21

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    captcrisis
  • Nov 21, 2023
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Bank of Marin v. England, 385 U.S. 99 (decided November 21, 1966): bank which had no notice of bankruptcy proceeding not required to turn over to trustee amounts of checks drawn by bankrupt pre-petition but honored post-petition (everything had been squared away with the payee so at issue was only the imposition of costs)


New York, New Haven & Hartford R.R. Co. v. Henagan, 364 U.S. 441 (decided November 21, 1960):  Woman stepped in front of train in attempt to commit suicide; train came to sudden stop and waitress in dining car was injured by the jolt (soft tissue injuries plus “paranoid psychosis”).  The Court here affirms judgment for the railroad. (P.S. Train did not stop in time.)


State of Washington v. Kuykendall, 275 U.S. 207 (decided November 21, 1927): towing of logs across Puget Sound met statutory definition of “common carrier” even if not registered as such and therefore can only charge scheduled rates even though rate for this job was set by contract between it and private party

 
 
 

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