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Bates v. Illinois Central Railroad
Bates vs. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1. In ejectment for land bounded by a river which has changed its bed and formed a new channel since the date of the. survey, it is proper for the court to let the jury find whether the land in c
Magwire v. Tyler
Magwire vs. Tyler et al. 1. Surveys under confirmations of Spanish titles in the Upper Louisiana country are, in regard to their correctness, within the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, and that officer has power
Hodge v. Combs
Hodge vs. Combs. •1. If one.person constitutes another his “general and special agent to ■_ do and transact all manner of business,” this does not necessarily authorize the agent to sell stocks or other property of the principal. 2: If the
Carondelet v. Saint Louis
Carondelet vs. Saint Louis. 1. Where suit is brought iu a.State court,by a town claiming part of its common under the act of Congress passed in 1812, and the defence is that there was a survey in pursuance of the federal statute which estop
The Brig Collenberg
The Brig Collenberg—Lawrence, Libellant; Denbreens et al., Claimants. 1. A vessel with a perishable cargo, driven by stress of weather out of her course and into a strange port for repairs, is not liable for such injuries to the cargo as ar
Nelson v. Woodruff
Nelson et al. vs. Woodruff et al. Woodruff et al. vs. Nelson et al. 1. A bill of lading.- in which the carrier acknowledges that the goods have been received by him in good order is prima facie evidence of that fact; but if a loss occurs, h
Gregg v. Tesson
Gregg vs. Tesson. 1.. A patent for a quarter section of land subject to French claims, confirmed by Congress in 1823, is not a good title for a lot within the quarter section, as against a French claimant under the confirming act whose surv
Bryan v. United States
Bryan vs. The United States. 1. A surety in the bond of a public officer is entitled to credit for all payments made by his principal during the time he remained in office, and is chargeable only with the moneys received by him during the s
O'Brien v. Perry
O’Brien vs. Perry. 1. Under the third section of the act of 1832, persons who had claims of a certain class under France or Spain, to land upon which they were settlers and housekeepers, might have a right of pre-emption, if they would reli
The Barque Island City
The Barque Island City—Pierce et al., Claimants; Cromwell et al., Libellants. 1. Parties who find a vessel derelict at sea, and carry her into port, are entitled to the usual salvage, without regard to meritorious but unsuccessful efforts p
Hogg v. Ruffner
Hogg vs. Ruffner. 1. To constitute usury there must either be a loan upon usurious interest, or the taking of more than legal interest, for the forbearance of a debt or sum of money due. This is the common law definition of the term, and th
4,885 Bags of Linseed
4,885 Bags of Linseed—Wills, Claimant; Sears, Libellant. 1. A vessel was chartered for a voyage from Boston to Calcutta and back, and the agents of the charterers at Calcutta sub-chartered her to „■ other persons there, who loaded her with
Stiles v. Davis & Barton
Stiles vs. Davis & Barton. 1. Goods seized by a sheriff under an attachment are in the custody of the law. 2. Where the goods are attached in the hands of a common carrier, to whom they have been delivered for transportation, the carrier is
O'Brien v. Smith
O’Brien vs. Smith. 1. Where a check drawn in the afternoon of Saturday is presented for payment on the morning of the next Monday there is no negligence or delay which will discharge the drawer. 2. The holder of the cheek being the cashier
Dermott v. Wallach
Dermott vs. Wallach. 1. In replevin, the plea of property is a good plea in bar of the action. 2. Where the plea, without averring property in the defendant or a stranger, traverses the plaintiff’s allegation of property in himself, ■ it mi
Hecker v. Fowler
Hecker vs. Fowler. The court -will not dismiss a writ of error to the Circuit Court on the ground that there is no error apparent on the face of the record. This was covenant brought in the Circuit Court for the southern district of New Yor
Hager v. Thomson
Hager vs. Thomson et al. 1. If one of the stockholders of a corporation agrees to sell out his shares to the others for such price as a fair examination into the condition of the company may show the stock to be worth, he is entitled to hav
Clark v. Hackett
Clark vs. Hackett. 1. This court will award a certiorari when diminution of the record is suggested, even at the third term, if the delay be accounted for; but the hearing of the cause will not be postponed on that account. 2. Where a party
The Steamer New Philadelphia
The Steamer New Philadelphia—Camden & Amboy Co., Claimants; Brady, Libellant. A steamer having a coal-barge in tow was navigated so carelessly or unskilfully that the barge was in danger of striking a sloop lying fast at a dock. The sloop,
United States v. Babbit
United States vs. Babbit. 1. The register of a land office is not entitled to.retain a larger sum than three thousand dollars, as commissions for locating military bounty land warrants, under the acts of February 11, 1847; September 25, 185
Wabash & Erie Canal v. Beers
Wabash and Erie Canal vs. Beers. A decree of the Circuit Court adjudging that the defendant pay a certain sum into court within a limited time, or in default thereof the court will appoint a receiver, is a final decree, from which an appeal
Weightman v. Corporation of Washington
Weightman vs. The Corporation of Washington. 1. When a municipal corporation is required by its charter to keep a bridge in repair, if the duty was imposed in consideration of privileges granted, and if the means to perform it are within th
Bacon v. Hart
Bacon et al. vs. Hart. 1. Where á writ of error, is taken to the í>istrict Court, but no citation served on the defendant in error agreeably to the act of 1789, the writ will, on motion', be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. 2. A service
United States v. Hensley
United States vs. Hensley. We* •paper made by Mieheltoreno, and delivered to Sutter at Santa Barbara, on the 22d December, 1844, and called the “ General Title,” was not a title according to the laws, customs, or usages of the Mexican gover
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