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Outcome n/a · Pennsylvania 1787

Hocker v. Stricker

Hocker v. Stricker, under-sheriff. Replevin. In replevin, the sheriff ough t to allow the defendant a reasonable time to find security, before a removal of the goods; otherwise, it seems, he cannot justify under his writ.

1 U.S. 225 Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Read opinion
Outcome n/a · Pennsylvania 1787

Kuhn v. Trimer

*Kuhn v. Trimer. Set-off. The assignee of a bond, given by an insolvent, who obtained his discharge, after it became due, cannot use it as a set-off against the price of goods purchased from the obligor. The plaintiff had become bound to on

1 U.S. 225 Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury · Pennsylvania 1787

Eastwick v. Hugg

*Eastwick v. Hugg. Damages. A new trial was granted in an action for monea had and received, where the court had left it ta the jury to give such damages as they thought just, and the verdict was for a greater amount than the defendant had

1 U.S. 222 Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Read opinion
Outcome n/a · Pennsylvania 1787

Doane's Administrators v. Penhallow

SEPTEMBER TERM, 1787. Doane’s Administrators v. Penhallow et al. Jurisdietio n. — Prize. Where a vea-el had been captured by an American privateer, during the revolution, and condemned as prize, in the admiralty court of New Hampshire, and

1 U.S. 218 Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law · Pennsylvania 1787

Musgrove v. Gibbs

Musgrove, qui tam, v. Gibbs. Usury.— Variance. [f a borrower give his promissory note for more than the sum loaned and legal interest, and make a partial payment, giving a new note for the balance, the offence of usury is complete; so, if h

1 U.S. 216 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Read opinion
Outcome n/a · Pennsylvania 1787

Pollard v. Shaffer

SEPTEMBER TERM, 1787. Pollard v. Shaffer. Covenant. A covenant to repair, and to deliver up the demised premises in good order and repair, run3 with the land, and binds the assignee, although he were not named by express words. The lessee o

1 U.S. 210 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Read opinion
Outcome n/a · Pennsylvania 1787

January v. Goodman

January, assignee, v. Goodman. Specialty. — Evidence. An instrument, by which the defendant promised and obliged himself and his heirs to pay to the pla ntifE and his assigns, concluding with the words, “ as witness my hand and seal,” and a

1 U.S. 208 Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Read opinion
Outcome n/a Personal Injury · Pennsylvania 1787

Phile v. The Ship Anna

Phile, qui tam, v. The Ship Anna. Forfeiture of vessel. Under the act of assembly of 1787, a vessel was liable to forfeiture, in case goods were unladen from her, before due entry, whether the owners were privy to the transaction, or otherw

1 U.S. 197 Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Read opinion
Outcome n/a · Pennsylvania 1787

Shoemaker v. Knorr

*Shoemaker v. Knorr. • Amendment. The teste and return of an alias venditioni exponas were allowed to be amended by the praecipe. Judgment : fi.fa. returned, and vend. exp. to Dec. term 1786, returned by the sheriff, “ proceedings stayed by

1 U.S. 197 Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Read opinion
Outcome n/a · Pennsylvania 1787

Gerard v. La Coste

JUNE TERM, 1787. Gerard v. La Coste et al. Bills of exchange. A biE of exchange payable to A., without the words “ or order,” or other words of negotiability, is not indorsable over, so as to enable the indorsee to maintain an action agains

1 U.S. 194 Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Read opinion
Dismissed 1787

Lake v. Hulbert

May Sessions, 1787. Lake, &c. versus, Hulbert, et al. THIS case now came before the Court, on a petition, that the appeal should be sustained: but GRIFFIN, READ, and LOWELL, Commissioners, rejected the application in the following terms.

2 U.S. 41 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Read opinion
Outcome n/a · Pennsylvania 1787

Cockshot's Lessee v. Hopkins

April Term, 1787. Cockshot’s Lessee versus Hopkins. EJECTMENT. The demise laid in the declaration having expired, during the pendency of the action, Coulthurst, moved for leave to amend by inserting the word twenty, instead of seven, so as

2 U.S. 97 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Read opinion
Outcome n/a · Pennsylvania 1787

Gregory's Lessee v. Setter

JANUARY TERM, 1787. Gregory’s Lessee v. Setter. Evidence. Evidence admitted of declarations by a grantee, after the execution of the deed, that the.purchase was made partly with the money of another. Ejectment for a house and lot. The plain

1 U.S. 193 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Read opinion

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