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Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1855

Ledoux v. Black

Amaron Ledoux, Alphonse Miltenberger, and George O. Hall, Plaintiffs in Error, v. John Black, John Hagan, Jr., John Hagan, Sr., Francis Wren, J. M. Smiley, and Ephraim McLean In the ease of an imperfect Spanish title to land in Louisiana, a

59 U.S. 473 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1855

Fouvergne v. Municipality No. 2

Euphrosine Fouvergne et al. Appellants, v. The Municipality No. 2, of the City of New Orleans et al. Where a will was' established in New Orleans, iii 1792, by order of the alcalde, an officer who had jurisdiction over 'the subject-matter,

59 U.S. 470 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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Wood v. Davis

Richard D. Wood, John Yarrow, James Abbott, and Joseph Bacon, Copartners under the Name and Style of Wood, Abbott, and Company, Appellants, v. Alexander C. Davis. Where a bill in chancery was filed in a state court, by a citizen of that Sta

59 U.S. 467 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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Goslee v. Shute

James W. Goslee, Duncan B. Frierson, Hannibal S. Blood, and John Goodrich, Owners of the Steamboat Autocrat, Libellants and Appellants, v. Theodore Shute, Executor of Maria Shute, deceased, and Mary A. Shute, Owners and Claimants of the Ste

59 U.S. 463 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Tax Law 1855

Pennsylvania v. Wheeling & Belmont Bridge Co.

The State of Pennsylvania, Complainant, v. The Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company. This court has power, in a case of original jurisdiction, to award costs against either of the parties. The statutes of the United States upon the subject o

59 U.S. 460 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Tax Law 1855

Pennsylvania v. Wheeling & Belmont Bridge Co.

The State of Pennsylvania v. The Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company, et al. The power of congress to regulate commerce, includes the regulation of intercourse and navigation, and consequently, the power to determine what shall or shall not

59 U.S. 421 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Bankruptcy & Debt 1855

Stockton v. Ford

Richard C. Stockton, Appellant, v. James C. Ford. In the case of Stockton v. Ford, reported in II Howard, 232, this court decided the following propositions, namely:— “ Where there was a judgment which had been recorded under the laws of Lo

59 U.S. 418 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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Converse v. Burgess

James C. Converse, Administrator of Philip Greely, deceased, Plaintiff in Error, v. Benjamin Burgess, Nathan B. Gibbs, and Benjamin T. Burgess, Copartners, under the Firm of Benjamim Burgess and Son. Where merchant appraisers were appointed

59 U.S. 413 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1855

Stanford v. Taylor

Joshua R. Stanford, Plaintiff in Error, v. Clay Taylor. Where an imperfect Spanish title to land in Missouri was confirmed by the commissioners, but the claim required a survey to ascertain its limits and boundaries, evidence cannot be rece

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Outcome n/a Business & Corporate Law 1855

Lafayette Insurance v. French

The Lafayette Insurance Company, Plaintiff in Error, v. Maynard French, Edward K. Strong, and Thomas B. Fine. Where a corporation is sued, it is not enough, in order to give jurisdiction, to say that the corporation is a citizen of the Stat

59 U.S. 404 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Family Law 1855

South v. Maryland ex rel. Pottle

Daniel South, John W. Stouffer, Jacob Fiery, Daniel Middlekauff, Senior, and John A. K. Brewer, Plaintiffs in Error, v. The State of Maryland, Use of Jonathan W. Pottle. Where, in an notion upon a sheriff’s bond, the declaration did not cha

59 U.S. 396 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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Connor v. Peugh's Lessee

Mary Ann Connor, alias Mary Ann Van Ness, Tenant, &c., Plaintiff in Error, v. Samuel A. Peugh’s Lessee. Where a declaration in ejectment was served on the 15th of the month and the court mot onrthc 27th, it was ten days’before the commencem

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Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1855

Wilkins v. Allen

Joseph Wilkins, Tenant, and Francis G. Bailey, Joseph Peacock, and Samuel Bailey, Executors of Michael Allen, deceased, Plaintiffs in Error, v. David Allen, Martha Allen, Catherine Allen, and Isabella Allen. Where a testator, in Pennsylvani

59 U.S. 385 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Tax Law 1855

Mechanics' & Traders' Bank v. Thomas

The Mechanics’ and Traders’ Bank, Branch of the State Bank of Ohio, Plaintiff in Error, v. Charles Thomas, Treasurer of Hamilton County. The decision in the preceding case of Woolsey v. Dodge, again affirmed. This case, like the preceding,

59 U.S. 384 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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Mechanics' & Traders' Bank v. Debolt

The Mechanics’ and Traders’ Bank, Branch of the State Bank of Ohio, Plaintiffs in Error, v. Henry Debolt, late Treasurer of Hamilton County. The decision in the preceding case of Dodge w. Woolsey again affirmed. This ease was brought up fro

59 U.S. 380 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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Dodge v. Woolsey

George C. Dodge, Appellant, v. John M. Woolsey. A stockholder in a corporation has a remedy in chancery against the directors, to pro-' vent them from doing acts which would amount to a violation of the charter, or to prevent any misapplica

59 U.S. 331 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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Ex parte Wells

Ex Parte: In the Matter of William Wells, on a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. The second article of the Constitution of the United States, section two, contains this provision, namely: “The President shall-have power to grant repriev

59 U.S. 307 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Estate Planning & Probate 1855

Doe ex dem. McCall v. Carpenter

John Doe, ex dem. James B. McCall, Henry V. McCall, and Mary Sidney McCall, Plaintiffs in Error v. Williard Carpenter and John A. Reitz. Where there was a decree of a court of chancery for the partition of real estate, ah agreement to divid

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Ransom v. Winn

James L. Ransom, Plaintiff in Error, v. William Winn and Isabella Davis, Administrators of Thomas J. Davis, deceased. Whore a petition is filed in a court of chancery by a creditor, praying to .be admitted as a party complainant in a suit t

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Outcome n/a Intellectual Property 1855

Kinsman v. Parkhurst

Israel Kinsman and Calvin L. Goddard, Appellants, v. Stephen R. Parkhurst. Where there was an agreement between a patentee and an assignee that the latter should manufacture the machines for a certain time and upon certain terms, it is too

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Nutt v. Minor

William D. Nutt, Executor of Alexander Hunter, Deceased, Plaintiff in Error, v. Philip H. Minor. Whore a case is brought up to this court upon an alleged error in a demurrer to evidence, inasmuch as the prayer to the court below, was, that

59 U.S. 286 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

Outcome n/a Tax Law 1855

Den ex dem. Murray v. Hoboken Land & Improvement Co.

John Den, ex dem. James B. Murray and John C. Kayser, Plaintiffs, v. The Hoboken Land and Improvement Company. John Den, ex dem. James B. Murray et al. v. The Hoboken Land and Improvement Company. John Den, ex dem. William P. Rathbone et al

59 U.S. 272 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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Ward v. Peck

Samuel Ward, Claimant of the Bark Mopang, Appellant, v. William M. Peck, Jacob Badger, Freeman Kingsley, and Humphrey Devereux, Libellants. The courts of admiralty of the United States hare jurisdiction of petitory as well as mere possessor

59 U.S. 267 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion

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Orton v. Smith

John J. Orton, Appellant, v. George Smith. Those only who have a clear, legal, and equitable title to land, connected with possession, have a right to claim the interference of a court of equity, to give them peace or dissipate a cloud on t

59 U.S. 263 Supreme Court of the United States Read opinion