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Smith v. Orton
George Smith, Appellant, v. John J. Orton. After various proceedings in the mode of deeds, bonds, &c., the legal title to a piece of property became vested in one person, and the equitable title in another. The holder of the equitable title
Lessee of French v. Spencer
Lessee of William C. French and Wife, Plaintiff in Error, v. William H. Spencer, Jun., Joseph Spencer, and Anna A. Spencer. By an act of Congress passed in 1816, (3 Stat. at L., 256,) a bounty in land was given to those American citizens wh
Campbell v. Boyreau
William Campbell and Thirty-seven others, Plaintiffs in Error, v. Clement Boyreau. This'court has heretofore decided, in several cases,, that, in order to bring the ' questions of law before this court by writ of -error; the facts! must be
Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad v. Quigley
The Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad Company, Plaintiffs in Error, v. Philip Quigley. A railroad company is responsible in its corporate capacity for acts done by its agents, either ex contractu or in delicto, in the course
Insurance Co. of the Valley v. Mordecai
The Insurance Company of the Valley of Virginia, Plaintiffs in Error, v. Moses C. Mordecai. A writ of error must be made returnable to the first day of the term, which is now the first Monday in December. If made returnable to any subsequen
Cushing v. Owners of the Ship John Fraser
William Cushing, John N. Cushing, and Caleb Cushing, of Newburyport, Massachusetts, Owners of the Brig James Gray, Libellants and Appellants, v. The Owners of the Ship John Fraser and the Steamer General Clinch. An ordinance of the city aut
United States v. Sutter
The United States, Appellants, v. John A. Sutter. The evidence is satisfactory to' this court, that Alvarado, the Governor of California, granted a tract of land, to the extent of eleven leagues, to John A. Sutter, in 1841. Although the ori
Barreda v. Silsbee
Frederick L. Barreda and Philip Barreda, Plaintiffs in Error, v. Benjamin H. Silsbee, John H. Silsbee, Benjamin W. Stone, William Stone, George T. Sanders, and William D. Pickman. Where a vessel was chartered to bring a cargo of guano from
Livermore v. Jenckes
Edward M. Livermore and David B. Sexton, Appellants, v. Thomas A. Jenckes, Alexander Farnum, and Stephen Waterman. The laws of Rhode Island allow an assignment to be made by a failing debtor, for the benefit of certain preferred creditors,
Covington Drawbridge Co. v. Shepherd
The Covington Drawbridge Company and Richard M. Nebeker, Appellants, v. Alexander O. Shepherd and others. The decision of this court in 20 Howard, 227, as to what averment in the declaration is sufficient to give jurisdiction to the courts
Pennsylvania v. Ravenel
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Plaintiff in Error, v. William Ravenel, Executor of Eliza Kohne, deceased. The question of domicil, .so far as it depends upon the facts, is one fof the jury. But it was proper for the court to instruct the
Winans v. New York & Erie Railroad
Ross Winans, Plaintiff in Error, v. The New York and Erie Railroad Company. ■ Where objection was made, during the trial of a .cause, to the reception of the deposition of a witness, which had been taken under a commission, it was properly
Kelsey v. Forsyth
James Kelsey and Thomas P. Hotchkiss, Plaintiffs in Error, v. Robert Forsyth. The agreement of parties cannot authorize this court to revise a judgment of an ■, inferior court in any other mode of proceeding .than that which the- law pre- -
Rice v. Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad
Edmund Rice, Plaintiff in Error, v. The Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad Company. Where a common-law case was dismissed-at the last term for want of jurisdiction, (file record showing that no final judgment was given in the court below,)
Richmond v. City of Milwaukie
Dean Richmond, Appellant, v. The City of Milwaukie and Ferdinand Kuehn. There-being no special provision in tlje act of Congress regulating appeals from the District Court of the United States in Wisconsin, they are governed by the • genera
Leggett v. Humphreys
Thomas Leggett, Junior, Samuel Smith, and Smith Lawrence, Appellants, v. Benjamin G. Humphreys. .■ There Was a suit brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of Mississippi, against a sheriff and his sureti
Union Insurance v. Hoge
The Union Insurance Company, Plaintiffs in Error, v. John Blair Hoge. Under a general act of the Legislature of New York, passed on the 10th of' . April, 1849, which authorized the incorporation of insurance companies -in the State under it
Propeller Niagara v. Cordes
The Propeller Niagara, her Engine, &c., Ansel R. Cobb and others, Claimants and Appellants, v. Joseph H. Cordes. The Propeller Niagara, her Engine, &c., Ansel R. Cobb and others, Claimants and Appellants, v. Lester Sexton and others. Where
Claimants of the Steamer Louisiana v. Fisher
The Claimants and Owners of the Steamer Louisiana, Appellants, v. Isaac Fisher and others, Owners of the Schooner George D. Fisher. Where a steamer approaches air object at night, and the captain is .uncertain what it is, he should slacken
Watterson v. Payne
WATTERSON v. PAYNE. ERROR, to the circuit court of the united states for the EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. No. 56. Submitted February 1, 1858. Decided February 24, 1858. It appearing that this cause was brought here for delay only, the cou
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