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Crousillat v. Ball
Crousillat v. Ball. Barratry. Barratry is an act committed by the master of a vessel, of a criminal nature, without the license or consent of the owner; there must be fraud in the transaction, and should the act be done solely to benefit th
Commonwealth v. McKissick
Commonwealth v. McKissick et al. Oity lots. The act of the 9th of March 1796, declared those Pennsylvania claimants who had complied with the terms of the confirming law (while the said law was in existence), entitled to the benefit of the
McCulloch v. Young
*McCulloch, administrator, &c., v. Young. Foreign executors. An action can be maintained in the courts of Pennsylvania, under the authority of letters of administration granted in another state. This was an action on the case, brought again
Cramond v. Bank of the United States
*Cramond et al., executors of Cay, v. Bank of the United States. Set-off. A garnishee in foreign attachment, after the death of the attaching creditors, cannot set off against the claim attached, a responsibility of the attaching creditors
Crawford v. Willing
*DECEMBER TERM, 1803. Crawford et al. v. Willing et al. Interest. — Pa/rtners. Interest is due on the ascertained balance of an account, from the time of a demand of payment. In case of a war, the payment of interest on a debt due by a citi
Watson v. Insurance Co. of North America
Watson et al. v. Insurance Company of North America. Marine mswrcmee. — JPcvrUal loss. Where there has been a capture and condemnation, but no abandonment to the underwriters, the jury may estimate the spes recuperandi, deduct it from the w
Commonwealth v. Baynton
* Commonwealth v. Baynton et al. Sureties on official bond. Where an officer is elected annually, and gives a new bond, on a re-election, his sureties are only responsible for a deficit occurring during the year. Debt, on the official bond
Sharpless v. Welsh
*SEPTEMBER TERM, 1803. Sharpless v. Welsh et al. Trust. Where a bill is remitted, with directions to appropriate the proceeds among certain creditors, in designated proportions, the party receiving it beeomes a trustee for the creditors, an
McFadden v. Parker
McFadden v. Parker et al. Disoha/rge of indorser. If the indorsee of a note, after obtaining judgment against the maker, should discharge him from custody under a ca. sa. issued by virtue of the judgment, the debt will be extinguished and t
Humphries v. Blight's assignees
Humphries v. Blight’s assignees. Bankruptcy. — Set-off. Where the holder of a negotiable note indorses it to a third person, after a commission of bankruptcy has issued against the payee, the indorsee may prove under the commission, but sub
Balfour's Lessee v. Meade
*APRIL TERM, 1803. Present — Washington, Justice, and Peters, District Judge. Balfour’s Lessee v. Meade. Settlement. To constitute a settlement, under the act of April 3d 1792, so as to vest in any one an inceptive title to the lands lying
Hodgson v. Dexter
HODGSON v. DEXTER. This was an action of covenant brought by Joseph Hodgson against Samuel Dexter, late secretary at war, for not keeping in good repair, and for not delivering up in like good repair at the end of the term, certain premises
Stuart v. Laird
STUART v. LAIRD. Error from the 5th circuit in the Virginia district. A cause may, by act of congress, be transferred from inferior tribunal to another. A contemporary and exposition of the constitution, practised and acquiesced under for a
Marine Insurance Co. of Alexandria v. Young
MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY of Alexandria, v. JAMES YOUNG. This was an action brought in the circuit court the district of Columbia, by James Young, against the Marine Insurance Company of Alexandria, upon a policy insurance on the brigantine
Wood v. Owings
GABRIEL WOOD, original defendant, v. WILLIAM OWINGS AND JOB SMITH, assignees of William Robb, a bankrupt, original plaintiff. A deed of lands in Maryland, signed, sealed, and delivered on the 30th of May, and knowledged on the 14th of June,
Kingston v. Girard
Kingston v. Girard. InsuroMce. — Deviation. If a vessel, which has been captured, carried out of her course, and afterwards released, remain, for the purpose of trading, a longer time than is necessary to prepare for her voyage, at the port
Bell v. Beveridge
Bell v. Beveridge. Marine insurance. — Abandonment. The plaintiff, a resident in Philadelphia, received notice, in August 1793, of the seizure by the French government, of goods which he had insured ; soon afterwards, he left home, in conse
Passmore v. Pettit
Passmore v. Pettit & Bayard. Awwrd by umpire. An umpire chosen under a rule of reference, by the referees, must not rely upon the information reported by them, but he must examine the case himself, in the presence of the parties. An award w
Mitchell v. Smith
*Mitchell, Plaintiff in error, v. Smith. Illegal contract A bond given in consideration of the purchase of land in Luzerne county, under the Connecticut title, is void. Error from the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne county, where an action
Black v. Wistar
Black, Plaintiff in error, v. Wistar. Waiver of error. — Amendment. Error may be waived, by consent. Where there is a variance between the writ and the count, the writ may be amended by the preecipe, and if the execution varies from the jud
Mayor of Philadelphia v. Mason
*MARCH TERM, 1803. The Mayor, &c., of Philadelphia v. Mason. Penal action. The return to a certiorari to remove the proceedings before the Mayor of Philadelphia, under an ordinance against huckstering, did not state a conviction, the offenc
Hepburn v. Auld
HEPBURN AND DUNDAS v. COLIN AULD. This was an action of debt brought by Hepburn and Dundas against Colin Auld in the circuit court of the district of Columbia, for the penalty of an agreement dated 27th September 1799, between the plaintiff
Hamilton v. Russell
THOMAS HAMILTON v. JAMES RUSSELL. Error from the circuit court of the district of Columbia sitting at Alexandria. An absolute bill of sale of goods, is fraudulent as to creditors, unless possession accompanies and follows the deed. The want
Mandeville v. Riddle
MANDEVILLE AND JAMESON v. JOSEPH RIDDLE AND CO. In Virginia, an indorsee of a promissory note can not maintain an action against a remote indorser, for want of privity. Error from the circuit court of the district of Columbia sitting at Ale
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