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Ogilvie v. Knox Insurance
Ogilvie et al. vs. Knox Insurance Company et al. 1. The creditors of an indebted corporation may have the aid of a Court of Equity against such corporation and its debtors, to compel the collection of what is due to it, and the payment of t
Wright v. Bales
Wright vs. Bales. The statutory enactments of the States of the Union, in respect to evidence in cases at common law, are obligatory upon Judges of the Courts of the United States, who are bound to apply them as rules of decision. Error to
Sumner v. Hicks
Sumner et als. vs. Hicks et als. 1. An assignment by an indebted party for the benefit of creditors in trust that the assignee shall sell the property, “ on such terms and conditions, as .in his judgment may appear best and most for the int
Bronson v. Railroad Co.
Bronson vs. Railroad Company. 1. Where a Railroad Company, at different times, executed two mortgages on distinct portions of its road, to secure the debts of separate creditors, one mortgagee is not necessarily a party to a suit which the
Griffing v. Gibb
Griffing vs. Gibb. 1 If a bill in equity, brought by the proprietor of a City lot, avers that the rights of the plaintiff are illegally, wrongfully and injuriously affected by the acts of the defendants, the bill on its face entitles the pl
Gilman v. City of Sheboygan
Gilman vs. The City of Sheboygan. 1 Where a State Legislature authorizes a City to borrow money, issue bonds and tax all the property in the city to pay- it, this is not a contract with the bondholders, that the' State shall not afterwards
Noonan v. Lee
Noonan vs. Lee. 1. Parol evidence, not inconsistent with a written instrument, is admissible to apply such instrument to its subject. 2. Where a map or plat is referred to in a deed for the purpose of fixing a boundary, the effect is the sa
Mississippi & Missouri Railroad v. Ward
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad Company vs. Ward. . 1 A public nuisance may be abated on a bill in equity, brought by a private party, who has suffered special damage. 2. It is necessary for the plaintiff in such a bill to show that he ha
Taylor v. Morton
Taylor vs. Morton. I A case coming into this Court from the Circuit Court on a writ of error, issued under the 22d section of the Judiciary Act, when the record shows, that no exception was taken below, is not to be treated like a case with
Curtis's Administratrix v. Fiedler
Curtis’s Administratrix vs. Fiedler. 1. An importer-from whom a collector exacted illegal duties could not under the Act of 1839, maintain assumpsit to recover back the excess, unless the suit was brought before the officer paid the money i
Chilton v. Braiden's Administratrix
Chilton vs. Braiden’s Administratrix 1. Purchase-Unoney is treated by Courts of Equity as a lien on the land sold where the purchaser has taken no separate security, and this is on the principle that one who gets the estate of another shoul
Trustees of the Wabash & Erie Canal Co. v. Beers
Trustees of the Wabash and Erie Canal Company vs. Beers. 1. Where the Legislature of a State, authorized Commissioners to borrow money to be used in making a canal and for the redemption of the loan pledged the canal itself, its tolls, rent
Ward v. Chamberlain
Ward et al. vs. Chamberlain et al. 1. The power of the Supreme Court of the United States to revise the proceedings of a Circuit Court in a ease brought up on a certificate of division is'strictly confined to the questions stated in the cer
Chicago City v. Robbins
Chicago City vs. Robbins. 1. A municipal corporation, having the exclusive care and control of the streets, is obliged to see that they are képt safe for the passage of persons and property, and to abate all nuisancés that might prove dange
King v. Ackerman
King vs. Ackerman. 1. It is an established rule of the common law, that a devise of lands without words of limitation confers an estate for life only. 2. But because this rule generally defeated the intention of the testator, the Courts hav
United States v. Galbraith
United States vs. Galbraith et al. 1. In a California land case, the production of a fraudulent and false certificate of- approval signed by the Governor and Secretary who signed the grant, and proved by the saíne witnesses in the same way
Calais Steamboat Co. v. Scudder
Calais Steamboat Co., vs. Scudder, Adm’r of Van Pelt. I A person residing in California, employed an agent to contract for, and superintend the building of a ship at New York. The agent was furnished with funds for the purpose, and speciall
United States v. Castillero
The United States vs. Andres Castillero. Andres Castillero vs. The United States. 1. Paredes, President of Mexico, from 15th December, 1845, until 29th July, 1846, exercised extraordinary powers, but it is not certain that such of his acts
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