Case Summary
Eugene Ladd, a US Army officer in charge of the Fort Robinson post exchange, was arrested by the sheriff of Dawes County, Nebraska and charged with violating a state law against selling intoxicating liquors without a license. After making bail, Ladd petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted. He argued that he had only sold wine and beer, which was expressly permitted by federal regulations, and that the state of Nebraska lacked the jurisdiction to prosecute him. After hearing the evidence, Ladd was released from custody.
Case Information
Petition type(s)
Petition subtype(s)
- Selling liquor without a license
Sites of significance
Outcome
Writ allowed
Fate of bound party
Released from custody
Case Citation
Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009, U.S. Circuit Court for the Omaha Division of the District of Nebraska , Series: Appearance Dockets, 1867 - 1915, Vol. 17, p. 346; Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009, U.S. Circuit Court for the Omaha Division of the District of Nebraska. (1867-1/1/1912), Series: Chancery, Criminal, Equity and Law Cases, 3/30/1867-12/26/1911, No. R-346
Source material(s)
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Case File
Length of case file
Between 101 and 150 pages
Related petitions
Repository(s)
State
Point(s) of law cited
“An Act ceding jurisdiction to the United States over military reservations, known as Fort Niobrara and Fort Robinson,” Laws of Nebraska for the year 1887, pp. 628-9|Ex parte Royall 117 U.S. 241|In re Frederick 149 U.S. 70|In re Nielsen 131 U.S. 176|“An Act to amend section ten (10), article thirteen (13), chapter eighty-three (83) of an act entitled ‘An act ceding jurisdiction of the military reservations of Fort Niobrara and Fort Robinson, Nebraska’ and to repeal said original section,” March 29, 1889|Fort Leavenworth Railroad Company v. Lowe 114 U.S. 525|Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company v. McGlinn 114 U.S. 542|Venson v. United States 146 U.S. 325|Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 of the US Constitution|Section 5339 of the Revised Statutes of the United States|Commonwealth v. Clary 8 Mass. 72|Mitchell v. Tibbets 17 Pickering (Mass) 298|Lasher v. State 17 South Western Rep 1064|Sinks v. Reese 19 Ohio State Rep 306|United States v. Cornell 2 Mason 60|United States v. Meagher 37 Fed Rep 875|Stanley v. Schwalby 16 Sup Ct Rep 754|Wisconsin v. Pelican Insurance Company 127 U.S. 265|The Antelope 10 Wheaton 66|Sec. 355 Rev. Stat. U.S.|13 Op. Atty. Gen. p. 561|Sec. 1838 Rev. Stat. U.S.|8 Op. Atty. Gen. 387-8|9 Op. Atty. Gen. 263-4|Benson v. United States 146 U.S. 330|Ex parte Hebard 4 Dillon 380|7 Op. Atty. Gen. p. 633|United States v. Clinton E. Dixon, U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nebraska, 1891|United States v. Charles V. Middleton, U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nebraska, 1892|United States v. Charles N. Middleton, D. Neb. 1893|United States v. Frederick Brown, D. Neb. 1893|United States v. Burwell A. Baxter, D. Neb. 1893|United States v. Charles N. Burles, D. Neb. 1893|United States v. Thaddeus Lockely, D. Neb 1895|Section 2184 of the Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska|Section 2193 of the Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska|Section 3244, Rev. Stat. U.S.|Section 3242, Rev. Stat. U.S.|1 Op. Atty. Gen. 108|Dartmouth College v. Woodward 4 Wheaton (U.S). 518|Binghamption Bridge case 3 Wall. (U.S.) 51|Farrington v. Tennessee 95 U.S. 679|Edwards v. Kerzey 96 U.S. 595|Von Hoffman v. Quincy 4 Wall. (U.S.) 535|Greenwood v. Freight Company 105 U.S. 13|McGee v. Mathis 4 Wall. (U.S.) 143
