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Mayor of New Orleans v. United States
The Mayor, Aldermen and Inhabitants of New Orleans, appellants v. The United States. Tue United States alleged, by a petition presented to the district court of the United States for the district of Louisiana, that by the treaty of cession
Clarke v. Kownslar
Matthew St Clair Clarke, plaintiff in error v. Conrad Kownslar. The circuit court were required to instruct the jury upon points of law growing out of allegations of facts, of which there was no evidence or proof. The refusal of the court t
Wetmore v. United States
Alphonso Wetmore, plaintiff in error v. The United States. A paymaster in the army of the United States, appointed under the act of congress passeu the 24th of April 1816, is entitled to the pay and emoluments of a major of infantry, and no
M'Learn v. Wallace
John M’Learn and others, aliens and subjects of the King of Great Britain, appellants v. James Wallace, a citizen of the State of Georgia, administrator of James Hendley M’Learn, and Archibald M’Lellan and wife, citizens of the State of Sou
United States v. Gardner
The United States v. Joseph Gardner. Indictment for forging a silver coin of Spain, called a head pistareen, which the indictment alleged was, by law, made current in the United States. Held, that the head pistareen is no part of the Spanis
Brent v. President of the Bank of Washington
Robert Y. Brent, surviving executor of Robert Brent, use of the United States, appellant v. The President and Directors of the Bank of Washington. Robert Brent was the holder of six hundred and fifty-nine shares of stock in the Bank of Wasl
Wallingsford v. Allen
Joseph Wallingsford, plaintiff in error v. Sarah Ann Allen, for herself and Children. A wife having separated herself from her husband, for ill-treatment by him, applied to the county court of Prince George, Maryland, for alimony, which was
Dickins v. Beal
Samuel Dickins, plaintiff in error v. William M. Beal. Bills of exchange were drawn and dated at Hazelwood, Madison county, Tennessee, by D. & T., on W. & F. at New Orleans, the. drawers having no funds in the hands of the drawees, or autho
Peter v. Beverly
George Peter, executor of David Peter deceased, the Bank of Columbia and the Bank of the United States, appellants v. James B. Beverly and wife, and William Ramsay and wife, and others; heirs of David Peter deceased. David Peter, of the Dis
Denn v. Reid
John Denn, lessee of Charles C. Scott, and others v. Thomas Reid, Jun., and others. Construction of the acts of the legislatures of North Carolina and Tennessee, relative to registering and recording deeds for lands in Tennessee, in force i
Stanley v. Gadsby
Thomas Stanley, appellant v. John Gadsby, Alexander M’Intyre and George Coner, Executors of James Walker deceased, and James Rhodes. A filed a bill in the circuit court, for an injunction to prevent the sale of property by a trustee; to who
Columbia Insurance v. Lawrence
The Columbia Insurance Company of Alexandria, plaintiffs in error v. Joseph W. Lawrence, who survived Thomas Poindexter. There is no principle of. law or of equity by which a mortgagee has a right to claim the benefit of a policy, underwrit
Brown v. Swann
Eliza Brown, appellant v. Frances Swann, administratrix of William T. Swann, and Richard B. Alexander. The statute of Virginia against usury, provides that “ any borrower of money or goods, may exhibit a bill in chancery against the lenders
Lee v. Dick
Samuel B. Lee, plaintiff in error v. Nathaniel Dick and others. Commercial guarantee. JL., at Memphis, Tennessee, addressed a letter to D. & Co. at New Orleans, stating that N. & D. wishfed to draw on-them for 2000 dollars, saying, “ Please
Jackson v. Ashton
Thomas Jackson et al., appellants v. William E. Ashton. After a'case has been dismissed for want of jurisdiction, the pleadings having been teqhnically defective; the court will not, at a subsequent term, allow them to be amended, and the c
Voorhees v. Jackson ex dem. President of the Bank of the United States
John Voorhees, Jeremiah Letton, Schoney Achley and Nicholas Longworth, plaintiffs in error v. James Jackson, ex dem. The President, Directors and Company of The Bank of The United States. Ejectment for a tract of land commenced in 3831, whi
Owings v. Tiernan's Lessee
Thomas D. Owings, plaintiff in error v. Luke Tiernan’s Lessee. The transcript of the record had been lodged by the plaintiffs in error with the clerk of the court on the 24th of October 1835; who refused to file it or docket the cause, unti
Ellicott v. Pearl
Thomas Ellicott and Jonathan Meredith, plaintiffs in error v. William Pearl. At the trial of a writ of right, in the circuit court of Kentucky, a witness was offered to prove that one Moore, who was dead, and whose name was put down as one
Packer v. Nixon
Samuel Packer and others v. Henry Nixon, administrator of Matthias Aspden deceased. Questions respecting the practice of die circuit court in equity causes, which depend upon the exercise of the sound discretion of the court, in the applica
Macomb v. Armstead
David B. Macomb, Henry W. Brackenridge and William B. Nuttall v. Marcus A. Armstead, administrator of John G. Armstead. The plaintiff in error had lodged with the clerk of the court a transcript of the record of the cause; but had failed to
Hagan v. Lucas
John Hagan, plaintiff in error v. Charles F. Lucas. A judgment-was obtained in a state court of Alabama, against B. and M., and the sheriff, under an execution issued upon the judgment, levied on certain slaves, as the property of the defen
Crowell v. Randell
Thomas P. Crowell, garnishee of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company v. John Randell, Jun. Richard Shoemaker, garnishee of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company v. John Randell, Jun. The twenty-fifth section of the judiciary act of
Smith v. Vaughan
Richard Smith, lessee of John Lanning, plaintiff v. John Vaughan et al. A question whether a plaintiff in ejectment shall be permitted to enlarge the term in the demise, in an action of ejectment, is one within the discretion of the court t
United States v. Bradley
The United States, plaintiffs in error v. Phineas Bradley, surviving administrator of David Ott deceased. An action was instituted on a joint and several bond given by H. O. and V. to the United States of North America; which, after recitin
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