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Remanded 1842

Hozey v. Buchanan

Charles F. Hozey, Plaintiffs in error, v. William Buchanan, Defendant in error. An action was brought in the Circuit Court of Louisiana against the sheriff of New Orleans, to recover the value of a steamboat sold by the sheriff, under an ex

41 U.S. 215 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1842

United States v. Murphy

The United States, v. William Murphy, and William Morgan. The owner of property, alleged to have been, stolen on board an American vessel, on the high seas, is a competent witness to prove the ownership of the property stolen, on an indictm

41 U.S. 203 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Reversed 1842

United States v. Hanson

The United States, Appellants, v. John M. Hanson and others, Appellees. A. Florida land claim. • A grant of five mile's square, or sixteen thousand acres of land, was made by the Spanish Governos of East Florida, at the mouth of the river S

41 U.S. 196 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Bankruptcy & Debt 1842

Hobson v. Heirs of M'Arthur

Mathew Hobson, Appellant, v. The Heirs of Duncan M'Arthur, deceased, Appellee. It was agreed between M‘A. and H. that M‘A. should withdraw the entries of ten thousand acres, part of eleven thousand six hundred and sixty-six acres, which had

41 U.S. 182 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1842

Hyde & Gleises v. Booraem

Hyde and Gleises, and H. Locket, Plaintiffs in error, v. Booraem and Company, Defendants in error. Louisiana. The-defendants in error, merchants' in New York, agreed with the plain-' tiffs, in error, H. and G., merchants in Néw Orleans, tha

41 U.S. 169 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1842

United States v. Low

The United States, Appellants, v. John W. Low et al., Appellees. A Florida land claim. On the 6th of April, 1818, a grant was made by the Governor of Florida of five miles square, or sixteen thousand acres of land, on condition that a mill

41 U.S. 162 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1842

United States v. Miranda

The United States, Appellants, v. Pedro Miranda and others, Appellees. A Florida land claim. On a petition from Pedro Miranda, stating services'performed by ¿dm for Spain, Governor White, the Governor of East Florida, on the 26th, November,

41 U.S. 153 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a 1842

Fulton v. M'Affee

Zenas Fulton and others, Plaintiffs in error, v. Morgan M'Affee, Defendant in error. The High Court of Errors and Appeals of the state of Mississippi, on a writ of error to the Circuit Court of Washington County, Mississippi, confirmed a ju

41 U.S. 149 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Intellectual Property 1842

United States v. Breward

The United States, Appellant, v. John Breward, Appellee. Florida land claim. Breward petitioned the Governor of East Florida, intending to establish a saw-mill to saw lumber on St. John’s river, for a grant of five miles square of land, or

41 U.S. 143 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1842

Randolph v. Barrett

John H. Randolph, Executor of Algernon S. Randolph, deceased, Plaintiff in error, v. Israel Barrett, Executor of Joel F. Randolph, deceased, Defendant in error. Amendment. The defendant, in the Circuit Court of Mississippi, was sued and dec

41 U.S. 138 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Settled 1842

Nixdorff v. Smith

Tobias Nixdorff, Appellant, v. Lewis Smith, Appellee. A decree bf a perpetual injunction on suits instituted on the common. law side of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, reversed, and the bill dismissed; the accounts between th

41 U.S. 132 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1842

Brander v. Phillips

James S. Brander, and Hugh L. M'Kenna, Plaintiffs in error, v. William E. Phillips, and Henry Bell, trading under the firm of William Phillips and Company, and Rodah Horton, and Nathaniel Terry, Defendants in error. B. and M‘K.,'merchants a

41 U.S. 121 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Bankruptcy & Debt 1842

Tompkins v. Wheeler

John Tompkins, surviving partner of John Tompkins and Adam Murray, trading under the firm of Tompkins and Murray, Complainants and Appellants, v. Leonard Wheeler et al., Defendants. A bill to set aside a deed of assignment, made by an insol

41 U.S. 106 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Civil Rights 1842

Gordon v. Longest

John Gordon, Plaintiff in error, v. James Longest, Defendant in error. An action was instituted in the Circuit Court of' Jefferson county, in the state of .Kei tucky, by a citizen of that state, under an act of the legislature of Kentucky,

41 U.S. 97 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Business & Corporate Law 1842

Keary v. Farmers & Merchants Bank

Hugh M. Keary, Patrick F. Keary, and Charles A. Lacoste, Plaintiffs in error, v. The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Memphis, Defendants in error. A' promissory note was drawn by Hugh M. Keary, and Patrick F. Keary, dated at Pinkneyville, Mis

41 U.S. 89 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Civil Rights 1842

Cocke ex rel. Commercial Bank v. Halsey

Stephen Cocke, for the use of the Commercial Bank of Columbus, Mississippi, Plaintiff in error, v. Joseph A. Halsey and others, Defendants in error. The constitution of Mississippi declares that clerks of the Circuit Court, Probate, and oth

41 U.S. 71 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Affirmed Personal Injury 1842

Long v. Palmer, Smith, & Co.

Benjamin Long, Plaintiff in error, v. Palmer, Smith, and Company, Defendants in error. Action for escape against the sheriff of Madison county, he having reoeived into his custody as aprisoner,' the defendant in an action in the Circuit Cou

41 U.S. 65 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Remanded Bankruptcy & Debt 1842

Watkins v. Lessee of Holman

Richard J. Watkins, Plaintiff in error, v. The Lessee of Oliver Holman et al. Ejectment to recover possession of a lot in the city of Mobile, Alabama. The defendants, in the Circuit Court, claimed title to the land under Lucy Landry,'who wa

41 U.S. 25 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion
Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1842

Swift v. Tyson

John Swift v. George W. Tyson. Action in the Circuit Court of New York on a bill of exchange accepted in New York, instituted by the holder, a citizen, of the state of Maine. The acceptance and endorsement of the bill were admitted, and the

41 U.S. 1 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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