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Mills v. Stoddard
Adam L. Mills, Plaintiff in error, v. Simeon Stoddard, a Citizen of Indiana, Curtis Stoddard and Daniel Stoddard, Citizens of Ohio, Joseph Bunnell and Lucy Bunnell, his Wife, Citizens of New York, Jonas Foster and Lavinia Foster, his Wife,
Bissell v. Penrose
Lewis Bissell, Plaintiff in error, v. Mary B. Penrose, Defendant. A concession, having no defined boundaries, made by the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Louisiana in 1799, but not surveyed, cannot be considered as “property,” and, as such, pr
Menard's Heirs v. Massey
Amédée Menard’s Heirs, Plaintiffs in error, v. Samuel Massey. In the case of Stoddard v. Chambers, 2 Howard, 284, this court, decided by implication, and now decides expressly, that a general and unlocated concession, granted by the Spanish
Reed v. Proprietors of Locks & Canals
Jonathan M. Reed, Plaintiff in error, v. The Proprietors of Locks and Canals on Merrimac River, Defendants. It is the duty of the court to give a construction to a deed so far as the intention of the parties can be elicited therefrom; but .
Doe v. Watson
John Doe, Lessee of Jacob Cheesman, Peter Cheesman and Sarah, his Wife, Beersheba Parker, Ward Pearce, John Clark and Margaret, his Wife, Ann Jackson, William Jackson, Seward Jackson, and Mary Jackson,—Watson and Sarah, his Wife (late Sarah
Wilson v. Barnum
Jacob P. Wilson, Complainant, v. Daniel Barnum. The following question, sent up to this court upon a-certificate of division in opinion between the judges of the Circuit Court, — viz. “Whether, according to the true construction of the Wood
Peale v. Phipps
Elijah Peale, Trustee and Assignee of the President, Directors, and Company of the Agricultural Bank of Mississippi, Plaintiff in error, v. Martha Phipps and Mary Rice, who is authorized and assisted in the Suit by her Husband, Charles Rice
Lord v. Veazie
Nathaniel Lord, Plaintiff in error, v. John W. Veazie, Defendant. Where it appears to this court, from affidavits and other evidence filed by persons, not parlies to a suit, that there is no real dispute between the plaintiff and de- ’ fend
Clark v. President of the Manufacturers' Insurance
Eli Clark, William Green, and Hugh McGill, Plaintiffs in error, v. The President, Directors, and Company of the Manufacturers’ Insurance Company, Defendants. Where an action was brought upon a policy of insurance against fire, by the assign
Wanzer v. Tupper
Moses Wanzer, Plaintiff in error, v. Tullius C. Tupper and John H. Rollins, under the Firm of Tupper & Rollins. By the statutes of Mississippi, the holder of an inland bill of exchange is entitled to recover of an indorser the amount due on
Marsh v. Brooks
Samuel Marsh, William E. Lee, and Edward C. Delavan, Plaintiffs in error, v. Edward Brooks and Virginia C., his Wife, formerly Virginia C. Reddick, Charles P. Billou and Frances E., his Wife, formerly Frances E. Reddick, Walter J. Reddick a
Maxwell v. Kennedy
John Maxwell, Administrator de bonis non of Robert Maxwell, deceased, Appellant, v. Joseph S. Kennedy, Jesse Carter, Mary L. Carter, his Wife, Daniel E. Hall and Delphine Hall, his Wife, and Martha Kennedy. A lapse of forty-six years is a b
Taylor ex rel. Walker v. Taylor
Charlotte Taylor, by James M. Walker, her next Friend, Appellant, v. James Taylor, Julia Scarborough, Godfrey Barnsley and Julia, his Wife, Joseph Scarborough and William Scarborough, Robert M. Goodwin, Norman Wallace, and Andrew T. Miller.
McClanahan v. Davis
Thomas H. McClanahan, Administrator of William J. McClanahan, deceased, Complainant and Appellant, v. Richard Davis, William D. Nutt, Administrator of George Coleman, deceased, Elizabeth Blacklock, The Widow and Relict of Nicholas F. Blackl
Phalen v. Virginia
James Phalen, Plaintiff in error, v. The Commonwealth of Virginia. In 1829, the Legislature of Virginia passed an act appointing five commissioners to raise by way of lottery or lotteries the sum of $30,000 for the benefit of the Fauquier a
Veazie v. Williams
Samuel Veazie, Complainant and Appellant, v. Nathaniel L. Williams and Stephen Williams, Defendants. Where false steps are taken to enhance the price of property sold at auction, a court of equity will relieve the purchaser from the consequ
Bennett v. Butterworth
John H. Bennett, Plaintiff in error, v. Samuel F. Butterworth. Where a plaintiff in the court below filed a petition for the recovery from the defendant of four slaves, whose value he alleged to be $2,700, and the jury found a verdict for.t
United States v. Heirs of Boisdoré
The United States, Appellants, v. The Heirs of Boisdoré. Same, Appellants, v. The Heirs of Powers. Same, Appellants, v. The Heirs of Turner. In 1824, Congress passed an act (4 Stat. at Large, 52), entitled “ An act enabling the claimants to
Williams v. Benedict
Thomas Williams, Administrator of Benjamin J. Baldwin, deceased, Appellant, v. John W. and William Benedict, trading under the Firm and Style of Benedict & Benedict. The laws of Mississippi direct that, where the insolvency of the estate of
United States v. Buchanan
The United States, Plaintiffs in error, v. McKean Buchanan. Commissions for drawing bills of exchange were not usually allowed to permanent pursers in thenp.vy; and on the 10th of November, 1826, commissions for such services to commanders
Nathan v. Louisiana
Asher M. Nathan, Plaintiff in error, v. The State of Louisiana. A tax imposed by a State upon all money or exchange brokers is not void for repugnance to the constitutional power of Congress to regulate commerce. Foreign bills of exchange a
Surgett v. Lapice
Francis Surgett, Appellant, v. Peter M. Lapice and Edward Whittlesey. Where an “ action of jactitation ” or “ slander of title ” was brought in a State court of Louisiana and removed into the Circuit Court of the United States by the defend
United States v. Staats
The United States, Plaintiffs, v. Thomas Staats, Junior. Where an act of Congress declared,that, if any person “shall transmit to, or present at, or cause or procure to he transmitted to, or presented at, any office or officer of the govern
Ladd ex rel. Montgomery v. Ladd
Harriet V. Ladd, by her next Friend, Montgomery D. Corse, Complainant and Appellant, v. Joseph B. Ladd, John H. Ladd, The Farmers’ Bank of Alexandria, John Hooff, Benoni Wheat, and John J. Wheat, the two last trading under the Firm of Benon
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