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Blanchard v. Steward Carney Hosp., Inc.
Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Bd.
Commonwealth v. Gomes
Marchese v. Bos. Redevelopment Auth.
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Commonwealth v. Reyes
United States v. Block
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Taylor v. Knox
Taylor v. Knox et al. Finlayson v. Knox et al. Foreign attachment. What circumstances make a person an inhabitant, under the attachment laws. An affidavit of debt, sworn to before the Lord Mayor of London, was held to be sufficient. Foreign
Weaver v. Lawrence
*Weaver v. Lawrence. Replevin. Practice in the action of replevin, in Pennsylvania. Replevin issues in this state, wherever a plaintiff claims goods in possession of another. Judicial writs, de proprietate probanda, do not issue here ; but
Case v. Hufty
Case v. Hufty. Practice. — Def(mlt.
Hollingsworth v. Hamelin
DECEMBER TERM, 1785. Hollingsworth v. Hamelin. Preference of commonwealth. Where auditors, in a domestic attachment had made a dividend, without notice of the indebtedness of the defendant to the commonwealth in a bond for duties, it was he
Boyd v. Bopst
September Term, 1785. Boyd versus Bopst. This cause was tried at Easton, N. P. on the 10th June, 1785, before the Chief Justice, and Rush, Justice.
Respublica v. Caldwell
SEPTEMBER SESSIONS, 1785. Respublica v. Caldwell. Indictment for nuisance. It is no defense to an indictment for nuisance, in erecting a wharf on the public property, that it would be beneficial to the public. This was an indictment for a n
Henderson v. Allen
Henderson v. Allen. Practice. — Insolvency. A Judgment had been entered, at the settlement of the docket, and the defendant was taken in execution on a ca. sa., returnable to December term 1785. He now applied for the benefit of the insolve
Morris v. Tarin
Morris v. Tarin. Da/mages on protested bill. Where a bill of exchange had been protested for non-acceptance, and one of the drawers voluntarily paid the principal, and twenty per cent, damages, without waiting for a protest for non-payment,
Brown v. Scott
Brown v. Scott et al. Powers of referees. Power of referees to consolidate several actions into one. Rule to show cause why the report of referees should not be set aside. The facts were these : Four actions had been brought upon four promi
Dorrow v. Kelly
Dorrow, Assignee, v. Kelly. Mortgage. — Taelcmg. Ia Pennsylvania, a simple-contract debt cannot be tacked to a mortgage. This came before the court on a case stated; in substance, as follows: On the 5th of March 1782, a mortgage was execute
Woods v. Courter
SEPTEMBER TERM, 1785. Woods v. Courter et al. Evidence. — Ship’s register. Lewis, for the plaintiff. Sergeant, for the defendant.
Morris v. De Mars
Morris v. De Mars. Doek'ine of respondeat superior.
McCullum v. Coxe
McCullum v. Coxe. Discontinuance. A plaintiff cannot discontinue, after a bond fide assignment of the debt, for a valuable consider, ation, to a third person. The jury were at the bar to try the issue in this case, when Levy moved to discon
Vanhorn's Lessee v. Harrison
*Vanhorn’s Lessee v. Harrison. Covenant to stcmd seised. — Estate for life. One seised in fee of certain lands, by deed duly executed, in consideration of natural affection, “ gave granted, &c., the premises, to his son A., together with al
Graham's Appeal
Graham’s Appeal. Appointment of guardian. Under the act of 1713, the orphans’ court are not bound to appoint the guardian in socage, or by nurture, for infants under fourteen. This was an appeal from the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia; and
Geyger v. Stoy
SEPTEMBER, TERM, 1785. Geyger v. Stoy. Habeas corpus. One who had been committed under an execution by a justice of the peace, for a sum beyond his jurisdiction, was discharged by the court on habeas aorpm. The defendant was brought before
Shoemaker v. Shirtliffe
Shoemaker v. Shirtliffe. Practice. Execution eannot issue on a judgment entered on bond, by a warrant of attorney, until the time of payment, although there is no provision in the warrant for a stay of execution. The defendant had executed
Campbell v. Richardson
Campbell v. Richardson. Lien of recogniscmee of bail. A recognisance of bail binds lands, only from the date of the judgment on the scire facias. The defendant had been bail for his brother, who suffering judgment to go against him, a scire
Carrew v. Willing
Carrew v. Willing. Bail-bond. Proceedings on a bail-bond stayed, on paying costs, &e., after a fi. fa. issued at the third term. Oapias, to June 1784. The bail-bond sued to September 1784 ; and December 1784, judgment was signed on the bail
Buckley v. Durant
Buckley v. Durant. Award. Where exceptions to a report of referees arise from the face of the report, and depend upon construction of law, they need not be' filed in writing, within four days. This was an action of Trover. Non end. pleaded,
Scottin v. Stanley
*Scottin v. Stanley et al. Owners of vessels. Part-owners of a vessel are liable to tradesmen, for articles famished, or work done to the ship, after they became owners, if they are charged to the ship, although the contract was made ¡befór
Shoemaker v. Shirtliffe
JUNE TERM, 1785. Shoemaker v. Shirtliffe. Stay of proceedings. The court refused a rule to show cause why execution should not be stayed upon a judgment, until another action, brought upon the act of assembly against usury, by the defendant
Wilson's Lessee v. Campbell
Wilson’s Lessee v. Campbell. Ejectment. A defendant in ejectment, who enters into the common rule, must confess lease, entry and ouster for all the tenements laid in the declaration. Ejectment. Yeates, for the defendant, when called upon at
Tracy v. Wikoff
Tracy v. Wikoff. Confutation of interest. In this cause, the Chief Justice laid down the following rule in computing interest.
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