The New York herald., 1871-11-17
UslTED STATES SUPREME CcuaT.

qftIes to Lands SOLD for Direct Taxes
Frauaulcnt Bankrupt Conveynnces- tate
Taxation and National Bank stock
Validity oil Policies Effected by n Lunmtic.
WASHINGTON, Nov 49, 1871.
No. 23e. Cooley and Antner rs. OC0nnor.-
Error to the Circuit Court for South Carolina. THIS
was an action OF trespass TO Try tile TO lands IN
Beaufort sold Tor taxes under tue ''Direct TAX
act the paintifis IN error occupying as tenants OF
the United States. On trial the Court neld that
the tax safe cerlncat,, beng signed w enly Two
tsemelt was not sucn a, required by Jaw. liese
rulings are assigned AS error, and II - cohtenueu as
coss,tn,ed BY law law o perform Ia irul ior The
publ Z, or To execute power or perform y
duty M Ss = Is moi moi ,ns ac. a' n @ me-
majority n the act oil the body fhe advertisements
contaned as particular 'ie c1ption u Tue seeuia'
stances tu give. and this satisfied me requirements
OF law as 70 notice.
No. 2il. TOO, Phillips et al. Us. Martin, Assignee,
dc-Appesi from the Circuit Court Tor the Eastern
District or Arkansas. Tnis was proceeding
brouRns ~ Martin as assignee IN bankruptcy OF
firm In Little Rock, TO cancel certain c0hveyances
made IN trani OF the bankrupt acI. Tne allegations
were neid to established IN tne Court below ana
the decree was Tor the assignee Tne case comes
here on appeal from the rulings Of The Court, AMI
ohe questions are Oi fact.
25i Black us Ctu,an-Error TO Inc Circuit Court
for the Southern District of Iinols-This was an
action OF ejec,ment brought by Curran against
Black to recover property in springfield. 10th
parliea derive title from LroddUck-Curran through
o Sherln's deed unu"r sale maue upon exec tun
ISSUED upon Judgment against Croudock: Black
through deeds RUN roudock and wre. rne ques-
nGn presented was wne her The land Was the nome.
stead OF Cr0ddOck ari as sucn exempt from sale
unuer the Illinois homestead laws; ana the Judg-
M0ht OIL the Court was that It was hot. IL IS mere
insisted tnat the Court erred In this conclusion and
that the reverse IS rue and me case Is submitted
on the printed brief
FL. Pun Syke rs State or Wisconsin: ana 2o2
ftyrtT n 10 Sun RI rf
Wtsconsln.-In these the State imposed taxes
on shares CERTAIN national la ks III which the
plain lris were shareholders, and The sans wing
70 me courts The ' supreme 'I Court peane o. inc
State sustained the tax. an the cases came here,
where It IS conended tna under the National IA lk-
ing act these shares cannot be taxed w tue stare
OIL WISCONSIN, because Nv us own Banking act the
Stale expressly exempls the shares of Stai banks
IRON SucL taxation, aud the National Banking act
Requires, as a condiuon precedent to such taxation
by the state The interest or property OF saarenold
ers IN >ta.e banks must be directly taxed. No tax
1s lmpts uDon The shares OF Stale oan>s and none
can therefore, be Imposed by the state upon the
SHARES Oh national banks. 1he question ~ the sa
ss5j. f'>~'N = wy s''' '"A A"'" V """'
No. 1903. The Gernsanid and Other Insurance COM
puntes vs. Bovefn-Error to the Circuit Court for
south Carolina. .-Boykin recorded u Judgment
Against the Insurance compai,ics and the c0mpa-
mes cOn.end mere that the charge of the Court beow
was not impartial anu contained man. errors
Il appeared by H. eafi,l,vlt I'll 80, kin, when
the the case was on tr.Ai, that he mad
insured IN Consequence OF threats made by
q discharged lnoOrer 10 burn his building THIS
ahldavlt was made wheii he was exumlneI by the
AGENT aiier the fre, and ne then said ne believed
the IRE was the work of an incendIary. Buykin
thereupOi put IN record oil proceedings on a writ
&c d,tjO nQuh4nd0, Iii whicn ne decai ed q
lunatic al the tlmo Ot making ine atndavit. The
Insurance companies then DDic:ted thai II ne was
IN ane al the fime OF his examination ne had made
Oa ao ren acn sa UrSo n as Sy ms po
Instructed me ury that when ne companies
tuS0u 70 nay Inc remit proof by Soykln In the
mAhe I'd e. aHd he ptali.tiH was forced into Court
anJ Ia. re put " As pAsos. IL Is maintalnel that
this lnS .lc0n vas Ell rUr. and that there o her
error In the ADMISSION oI cvldeuce