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Rutherford v. Greene's heirs
(local law.) Rutherford v. Greene’s heirs. A question relative to the title of the late Major-General Nathaniel Greene, to 25,000 acres qf land given ip him, within the hounds of' the land reserved for the use of tfap army, by the 10th sect
Coolidge v. Payson
(common law.) Coolidge et. al. v. Payson et. al. A letter, written within a reasonable time before or after the date of a bill of exchange, describing it in terms not to be mistaken, and . promising to accept it, is, if shown to the person
Patterson v. United States
(common law.) Patterson v. the United States. A verdict is bad, if it varies from the issue in a substantial matter, or, if it find only a part of that which is in issue; and, though the court may give form to a general finding, so as to ma
Laidlaw v. Organ
(local law. y Laidlaw et al. v. Organ. Error to the district court for the Louisiana district. The defendant in error filed his petition, or libel, in the court below, stating, that on the 18th day of February, 1815, he purchased of the pla
The Bothnea
(prize.) The Bothnea and the Jahnstoff. A question of collusive capture. Condemnation to the captor's. Appeal from the circuit court for ‘the district of Massachusetts. From the papers found on board these vessels, and the preparatory exami
The Fortuna
(prize.) The Fortuna—Krause, et al. Claimants. A question of proprietary interest and concealment of papers. Farther. proof ordered, open to both parties. Appeal from the circuit court fob the district of North Carolina. This ship, sailing
The Ariadne
(prize.) . The Ariadne.—Goddard et al. Claimants. The sailing under the enemy’s license constitutes, of itself, an act of .illegality, which subjects the property to confiscation, without regard to the object of the voyage or the port of de
The San Pedro
(INSTANCE COVRT.) The San Pedro—Valverde, Claimant. Under the judiciary act of the 24th of September, 1789, ch, 20., and the act of the 3d of March, 1803, ch. 93., causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, or in equity, .cannot ha remo
The Mary
(PRIZE.) The Mary. Where an enemy’s vessel was captured by a private armed vessel of the Uuited States, and subsequently dispossessed by the force or terror of another; the prize .was, under the circumstances of the ease, adjudged to the fi
United States v. Sheldon
The United States v. Sheldon. Under the act of the 6th July, 1812, “ tb prohibit Ameripan vessels from proceeding to'or trading with the enemies of t^e United States, and for other purposes,” held that living fat oxen, &c.'are articles of p
M'Coul v. Lekamp's Administratrix
(COMWON LAW.) M‘Coul v. Lekamp’s Administratrix. A. L. brought an action of assumpsit in the circuit court, and after issue joined, the plaintiff died, and the suit was revived by scire facias in the name of his administratrix. While the su
Slocum v. Mayberry
(constitutional law.) Slocum v. Mayberry et al. The courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction of all seizures made on land or water, for a breach of the laws of the United States; and any iritervention of a state authority whi
Beverly v. Brooke
(common, law.) Beverly v. Brooke. Where the owner of certain slaves, and also part owner of a vessel, hired (he slaves to the master of the vessel to proceed as mariners onboard, ón a voy age,'at the usual wages, and without any special con
The Dos Hermanos
(prize.) The Dos Hermanos—Green, Claimant. In prize causes, the evidence to acquit, or condemn, must come, in the first instance, from the papers and crew of the captured ship. It is the duty of the captors to bring the ship’s papers into t
Duvall v. Craig
(common law.) Duvall v. Craig et. al. Variances between the writ and declaration are matters pleadable in abatement only, and cannot be taken advantage of upon genes^l demurrer to the declaration. A trastee is, in general enable only in equ
M'Iver v. Ragan
(local law.) M‘Iver et al., Lessees, v. Ragan et al. Where the plaintiffs in ejectment claimed under a grant from the state of North Carolina, comprehending the lands for which the suit was brought, and the defendants claimed under a junior
Otis v. Walter
(common law.) Otis v. Walter. lit seizures under the embargo laws, the law itself is a sufficient justification to the seizing officer where the discharge of duty is the real motive, and not the pretext for detention, and if is not necessar
Greenleaf v. Cook
(COMMON LAW.) Greenleaf v. Cook. Where a promissory note Was given for the purchase of real property, held that the failure of consideration through defect of title must be total, in order to constitute a good defence to an action on the no
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