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Dorr v. Pacific Insurance
(Common Law.) Dorr v. The Pacific Insurance Company. Under a policy containing the following clause: “And lastly, it. is agreed, that if the above vessel, upon a regular survey, should be thereby declared unseaworthy, by reason of her-being
Marbury v. Brooks
(Common Law.) Marbury v. Brooks. A debtor has a right to prefer one creditor to,another in payment, and' his private motives for giving the preference, cannot affect the exercise of the right, if the preferred creditor has done nothing impr
Holbrook v. Union Bank of Alexandria
(Local Law.) Holbrook et al. v. The Union Bank of Alexandria. The turnpike road stock, paid in as a part of the capital of the Union Bank of Alexandria, before its incorporation, became the common property of the association, so as to be su
The Irresistible
(Instance Court.) The Irresistible. Daniels, Claimant, March 20th. An offence against a temporary statute cannot be punished after the .expiration of the act, unless a particular provision he made by law for that purpose. The proviso in the
Blight's Lessee v. Rochester
(Common Law.) Blight’s Lessee et al v. Rochester. British subjects, bom before the revolution, are equally.incapable with those born after, of inheriting, or transmitting the inheritance of lands in this country. The treaties of 1783, and 1
Evans v. Hettich
(Common Law*) Evans v. Hettich. Ii is no objection to the competency of a witness in a patent cause that he is sued in another action tor an infringement of the same patent. The 6th section of the patent act of 1793, c. 156 which requires a
Evans v. Eaton
[Common Law. Evans v. Eaton A party cannot entitle himself to a parent for more than his own invention ; and if the patent befor the whole of a machine, he can maintain a title to it only by establishing that it i* ="bstantially new in its
The Monte Allegre
(Pbize.) The Monte Allegre and the Rainha de los Anjos. The Portuguese Consul General, Libellant. March 18, 1822 A question of fact upon the bona fides of an alleged sale of Portuguese ships, and their cargoes, which had been captured in vi
Columbian Insurance v. Wheelright
(Phactíce.) The Columbian Insurance Company v. Wheelright et al March 15th. A writ of error will lie from this Court upon the judgments of the Circuit Courts, awarding a peremptory mandamus. Error to the Circuit Court for the District of Co
Macker's Heirs v. Thomas
(Practice.) Macker’s Heirs v. Thomas. March 15th. In real actions, the death of the ancestor,- without having appeared to the suit, abates the suit, and it cannot be revived and prosecuted against the heirs of the original defendant. If the
The Arrogante Barcelones
(Pbize.) The Arrogante Barcelones. The Consul General of Spain, Claimant This Court will restore to the former owners property captured in violation of the neutrality of'the United States, where it is claimed by the original wrong-doer, tho
The Santa Maria
(Pbize.) The Santa Maria. The Spanish Consul, Libellant. A question of fact respecting the proprietary interest in prize goods, captured by an armed vessel fitted out in violation of the statutes of ' neutrality of the-United States. Restit
The Gran Para
(Phize.) The Gran Para. The Consul General of Portugal, Libellant. Prizes made by armed vessels which have violated the statutes for preserving the neutrality of the United States, will be restored if brought into our ports. - This Court ha
The Santissima Trinidad
(Prize.) The Santissima Trinidad, and the St. Ande The commission of a public ship of a foreign state, signed by the proper authorities, is conclusive evidence of her national character. During the existence of the civil war between Spain a
Crocket v. Lee
(Local Law. Chancery.) Crocket v. Lee. Same v. Same. Á question “on the validity of a certificate for a settlement right in Kentucky, and of the entry thereof in the surveyor’s office. It is a settled rule, that the decree must conform to t
Blunt's Lessee v. Smith
[Local Law.] Blunt’s Lessee v. Smith and Others. The decision of the Court below, granting or refusing a motion for a new trial, is not matter for which a writ of error lies to this Court. In Kentucky and Virginia the rule is, that a Court
Brown v. Jackson
[Chancery.) Brown and Others v. Jackson. The decisions of the board of Commissioners tinder- the acts of Congress providing for the indemnification of claimants to public lands in the Mississippi Territory, (commonly called the Yazoo lands,
Hoofnagle v. Anderson
{Local Law. Chancery.] Hoofnagle and Others v. Anderson. March 2d. A patent is a title from its date, and conclusive against all those whose rights did not commence previous to its emanation. Courts of equity consider an entry as the commen
Matthews v. Zane
[Constitutional and Local Law.] Matthews v. Zane and Others. Where a party claiming title to lands under an act of Congress, brought a hill for a conveyance, and stated several equitable circumstances in aid of his title, and the State Cour
Watts v. Lindsey's Heirs
[Locau Law. • Chancerv.] Watts v. Lindsey’s Heirs and Others. It is a rule at law, and in equity, chat a party must recover on the strength of his own title, and not on the weakness, of his adversary’s title. To support an entry, the party
Ricard v. Williams
[Common Law. Local Law.] Ricard v. Williams and Others. Possession of land by a party, claiming it as his own in fee, is prima fade evidence of his ownership and seisin of the inheritance. But possession alone, unexplained by collateral cir
Ex parte Kearney
[Constitutional Law.] Ex parte Kearney. This Court has authority to issue a habeas corpus, where a person is imprisoned under the' warrant or order of any other Court of the United States. But this Court has no appellate jurisdiction in cri
Bouldin v. Massie's Heirs
[Local Law.] Bouldin and Wife v. Massie’s Heirs and Others. The patent issued on a military warrant under the law of Virginia, is prima facie evidence that every prerequisite of thé law was complied with. The loss of a paper must be establi
Browder v. M'Arthur
[Pbactice.] Browder v. M'Arthur. Feb 21st This Court will not grant a rehearing in an equity, cause, after it has been remitted to the Court below to carry into effect the decree of this Court, according to its mandate. Mr. Doddridge, for t
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