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The Steam-Boat Thomas Jefferson
[Constitutional Law. Jurisdiction.] The Steam-Boat Thomas Jefferson. Johnson and others, Claimants. March 18th. The-District Court has not jurisdiction of a suit for wages earned on a voyage, in a steam vessel, from Shippingport, in the sta
Sixty Pipes of Brandy
[Instance Court.] Sixty Pipes of Brandy. Kennedy & Maitland, Claimants. March 14th. March 18th. Under the Duty Act of 1799, c. 726. [cxxvi] s. 43. it is. no cause of forfeiture, that the casks, which are marked and accompanied with the cert
Corporation of Washington ex rel. M'Cue v. Young
[Practice.] The Corporation of Washington, for the use of M'Cue and others, v. Moses Young. March 18th. Where the manager of a lottery, drawn in pursuance of an ordinance of the Corporation of the city óf Washington, gave a bond to the corp
De Wolf v. Johnson
[Usury. Lex Loci Contractus.] De Wolf v. J. Johnson, R. M. Johnson, W. T. Barry, and J. Prentiss. In a contract for the loan of money, the law of the place where the contract is made is to govern ; and it is immaterial that the loan was to.
President of the Bank of the United States v. President of the Bank of Georgia
[Promissory Note. Payment.] The President, Directors, and Company of the Bank of the United States v. The President, Directors, and Company of the Bank of the State of Georgia. In general, a payment received in forged paper, or in any base
The Josefa Segunda
[Slave Trade Acts. Instance Court.] The Josefa Segunda. Roberts and others, Claimants. The District Courts have jurisdiction, under the Slave Trade. Acts, to determine who are the actual captors, under a State law made in pursuance of the 4
The Plattsburgh
[Instance Court. Slave Trade Acts.] The Plattsburgh. Marino, Claimant. A question of fact under the Slave Trade Acts, as to a vessel, claimed by a Spanish subject, as having been engaged in the trade under the laws of his own country, but p
The Antelope
[Prize. Instance Court. Slave Trade.] The Antelope. The Vice-Consuls of Spain and Portugal, Libellants. The African slave trade is contrary to the law of nature, but is not prohibited by the positive law of nations. Although the slave trade
Darby's Lessee v. Mayer
[Local Law.] Darby’s Lessee v. Mayer and another. March 1st. March 17th. Quere, How far a will of lands, duly proved and. recorded in one. State, so as to be evidence in the Courts of that State, is thereby rendered evidence in the Courts o
Brent v. Davis
[Lottery.] Brent and others v. Davis. The scheme of a lottery contained a stationary prize for the first drawn number on each of twelve days, during which the drawing was to continue, and the first drawn number on the tenth day was to be en
Keplinger v. De Young
[Patent.] Keplinger v. De Young. A., having obtained a patent for a new and useful improvement, to. wit, a machine for making watch chains, brought an action, under the 3rd section of the Patent Act of 1800, c. 179. [xxvi.] for a violation
M'Cormick v. Sullivant
[Chancery. Res Adjudicata. Lex Loci.] M'Cormick and Wife and others, Appellants, v. Sullivant and others, Respondents. The Courts of the United’ States ate Courts of limited, but not of inferior jurisdiction. If the jurisdiction be not alle
Janney v. Columbian Insurance
[Insurance.] Janney v. The Columbian Insurance Company. Under a policy containing the following clause: “ It is déclated and understood, that if the above mentioned brig, after a regular suryey, should be condemned for being unsound or rott
United States v. Morris
[Remission of Forfeiture. Pleading.] The United States v. Morris, Marshal of the Southern District of New-York. The Secretary of the Treasury has authority, under the Remission Act of the 3d of March, 1797, c. 361. [lvii.] to remit a forfei
Manro v. Almeida
[Instance Court. Practice.] J. Manro and others v. Joseph Almeida, and the goods, chattels, and credits of the said Almeida. The Courts of the United States, proceeding as Courts of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, have jurisdiction in
The Dos Hermanos
[Prize. Non-Commissioned Captor.] The Dos Hermanos. Shields, Claimant. Seizures made, jure belli, by non-commissioned captors, are made for the government, and no title of prize, can be derived but' from the Prize Acts. A non-commissioned c
Elmendorf v. Taylor
[Chancery. Limitation. Local Law.] Elmendorf, Appellant, v. Taylor and others, Respondents. Although the statutes of limitation do not apply, in terms, to Courts of Equity, yet the period of limitation which takes away a right of entry, or
Wright v. Denn ex rel. Page
Devise. Wright, Plaintiff in Error, v. Denn, ex dem. Page, Defendant in Error. J. P., by his last will, after certain pecuniary legacies, devised as follows : “ Item, I give and bequeath unto my loving wife M., all the. rest of my'lands and
M'Dowell v. Peyton
[Local Law.] M‘Dowell v. Peyton and others. Feb. 21st. The following entry, “ I. T. enters 10,000 acres of land, on part of a treasury warrant, No. 9739, to be laid off in one or more surveys tying between Stoner’s fork and Hingston’s fork,
The Gran Para
[Practice.] The Gran Para. The Consul General of Portugal, Libellant. Feb. 24th. Where the Court of Admiralty has parted with the possession of the property, upon bail or stipulation, arid it is necessary, for the purposes of justice,- to r
The Santa Maria
[Prize.] The Santa Maria. The Spanish Consul, Libellant. Upon an appeal from a mandate to carry into effect a former decree of the Court,- nothing is before the Court but the proceedings subsequent to the mandate. But the original proceedin
Carneal v. Banks
[Chancery.] Carneal and others, Appellants, v. Banks, Respondent. Banks, Appellant, v. Carneal and others, Respondents. The joinder of improper parties, as citizens of the same State, &c. will not affect the jurisdiction of the Circuit Cour
Day v. Chism
[Covenant. Pleading.] Day and others v. Chism. In á declaration upon a.covenant of warranty, it is necessary to allege substantially an eviction by title paramount but no formal term's are prescribed in which the averment is to be made. Whe
The Palmyra
[Practice.] The Palmyra. Depau, Claimant. Feb. 19th. No appeal lies from a decree of restitution, with costs and damages, in the Circuit Court the report of the'commissioner's appointed to ascertain the damagei not having been acted on by t
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