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Barber v. Barber ex rel. Cronkhite
Hiram Barber, Appellant, v. Huldah A. Barber, by her next friend, George Cronkhite. This court disclaims altogether any jurisdiction in the courts of the United State3 upon the subject of divorce or for the allowance of alimony, either as a
Walker v. Smith
John M. Walker, Appellant, v. Jonathan B. H. Smith. By an act of Congress, passed on the 3d of March, 1835, (4 Stat. at L., 771,) a ■ certain quantity of land was appropriated to the satisfaction of Virginia military land warrants, with a p
White v. Vermont & Massachusetts Railroad
Selden F. White, Plaintiff in Error, v. The Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad Company. Bonds issued by a railroad company in Massachusetts, payable in blank, no payee being inserted, and issued to a citizen of Massachusetts, which had pass
Ward v. Chamberlain
Eber B. Ward and Stephen Clement, Survivors of Samuel Ward, deceased, Appellants, v. Philo Chamberlain and John H. Crawford, Claimants of the Propeller Ogdensburgh. Where a libel was filed by the owners of a steamer against the owners of a
Chamberlain v. Ward
Philo Chamberlain and John H. Crawford, Claimants of the Propeller Ogdensburgh, Appellants, v. Eber B. Ward and Stephen Clement, survivors of Samuel Warl deceased. Bn a collision which'took place upon Lake Erie, between the propeller Ogdens
Board of Commissioners v. Wallace
The Board of Commissioners of the County of Knox, Plaintiffs in Error, v. David C. Wallace. The decision of the court in the preceding case again affirmed. This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United State
Board of Commissioners v. Aspinwall
The Board of Commissioners of the County of Knox, Plaintiffs in Error, v. William H. Aspinwall, Joseph W. Alsop, Henry Chauncey, Charles Gould, and Samuel L. M. Barlow. Where the statute of a State provided that the board of commissioners o
Brittan v. Barnaby
John W. Brittan, Appellant, v. William A. Barnaby, Claimant of the Ship Alboni. The freight upon a shipment of goods is payable, according to general rules, when the merchandise is in readiness to be delivered to the person having a right t
Rogers v. Law
Lloyd N. Rogers, Administrator of Eliza Park Custis, Edmund L. Rogers, in his own right, and as Administrator of Eliza L. Rogers and Eleanor A. Rogers, Appellants, v. Joseph E. Law, by Mary Robinson, his next friend. After an appeal has bee
Ableman v. Booth
Stephen V. R. Ableman, Plaintiff in Error, v. Sherman M. Booth; and The United States, Plaintiff in Error, v. Sherman M. Booth. 1. The process of a State court’ or judge has no authority beyond the limits of the sovereignty which confers th
Lea v. Polk County Copper Co.
William P. Lea, Appellant, v. The Polk County Copper Company et al. The certificate of probate of a deed in Tennessee did not say that the witness swore that the grantor acknowledged it on the day of its date. But as the certificate said th
Clearwater v. Meredith
Hiram Clearwater, Plaintiff in Error, v. Solomon Meredith, Pleasant Johnson, and Thomas Tyner. Where four persons made a contract with a citizen of Ohio, and'three of the four were citizens of Indiana, and suit was brought against the three
Fenn v. Holme
William Fenn, Plaintiff in Error, v. Peter H. Holme. The plaintiff in ejectment must in all cases prove a legal title to the premises in himself, at 'the time of "the demise laid in the declaration, and evidence of an equitable title will n
Converse v. United States
James C. Converse, Administrator of Philip Greely, deceased, Plaintiff in Error, v. The United States. 1. The provisions in the appropriation acts of 1849 and 1850, &c., &c., must he construed in connection with the previous laws in relatio
Western Telegraph Co. v. Penniman
The Western Telegraph Company, Appellants, v. George C. Penniman and John King. The decision in the preceding case again affirmed. This case, like the preceding,.was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the Unitéd States for the district of
Western Telegraph Co. v. Magnetic Telegraph Co.
The Western Telegraph Company, Appellants, v. The Magnetic Telegraph Company and Arumah S. Abell and Zenus Barnum. Where there was a telegraph company from Baltimore to Wheeling,.with branches to Washington and Pittsburg, and another compan
Sturgis v. Clough
Russell Sturgis, Libellant and Appellant, v. John Clough, Robert L. Mabey, and Henry M. Weed, Claimants of the Steamboat R. L. Mabey, her tackle, &c. .Where two steam-tugs aire approaching a vessel from different directions, in order to sec
United States v. Fossatt
The United States, Appellants, v. Charles Fossatt. The only cases which will be.taken np out of their regular order on the docket-are those where the question in dispute will embarrass the operations of the Government while it remains unset
Pearce v. Madison & Indianapolis Railroad
Samuel Pearce, Plaintiff in Error, v. The Madison and Indianapolis Railroad Company and the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad Company. Where two separate corporations were created to make railroads, they had no right to unite and conduct their
McCarty v. Roots
Julian McCarty and John Wynn, Administrators of Enoch McCarty, deceased, Plaintiffs in Error, v. Guernsey Y. Roots, Erastus P. Coe, and John H. Aydelotte. "SVbere an accommodation bill of exchange was paid by one of tbe endorsers, and there
Easton v. Salisbury
Alton R. Easton, Plaintiff in Error, v. Thomas L. Salisbury. Between May, 1829, and July, 1832, there was an interval in the acts of Congress reserving lands from sale which wére claimed under Spanish concessions in Louisiana; and during th
White Water Valley Canal Co. v. Vallette
The White Water Valley Canal Company, Appellants, v. Henry Vallette and others. Bonds issued by a canal company, pledging tbe real and personal property of tbe company for tbe payment of tbe debt and interest, and containing otbei correspon
United States v. Bassett
The United States, Appellants, v. Nathaniel Bassett. Where there was a petition for land in California to Micheltorena, in July, 1841, but no final action was taken upon it except under Sutter’s general title, (see preceding ease of United
United States v. Nye
The United States, Appellants, v. Michael C. Nye. Where there was a petition for land in California, addressed to Mieheltorena, the Governor, which was referred by him to his Secretary, Jimeno, and by him to Sutter, and there is no. evidenc
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