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Strong v. United States
Strong v. United States. 1. The sureties of a purser, stationed at a navy yard, are liable for the defaults of their principal, in failing to disburse or account for moneys remitted to him as purser, notwithstanding the principal disbursed
Cavazos v. Trevino
Cavazos v. Trevino. 1. Where an early Spanish petition for a grant of land described the land by general boundaries, which were capable of an interpretation in two senses, one broader than the other, the terms of boundary open to question a
United States v. Hart
United States v. Hart. The act of Congress of 3d March, 1863, giving to the District Court for the Territory of New Mexico jurisdiction over all cases which should arise in the collection district of Paso del Norte, in the administration of
Armstrong's Foundry
Armstrong’s Foundry. 7. A full pardon and amnesty by the President for all offences committed by the owner of property seized under the act of Congress of August 6th, 1861, “ to confiscate property used for insurrectionary purposes,” and wh
Union Insurance v. United States
Union Insurance Company v. United States. 1. The act of August 6th, 1861, “to confiscate property used for insurrectionary purposes” — (which act declares that such property shall be the lawful subject of prize and capture, and that such pr
Smith v. Cockrill
Smith v. Cockrill. 1. Congress having enacted in 1828, “ that the forms of mesne process, and the forms and modes of proceeding in suits in the courts of the United States, held in those States admitted into the Union since the 29th of Sept
James v. Railroad Co.
James et al. v. Railroad Company. 1. Where, under the laws of Wisconsin, a mortgage by the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company upon its railroad and appurtenances had ■ been foreclosed, a sale made and confirmed, and a new company unde
Railroad Co. v. James
Railroad Company v. James. In Wisconsin, a judgment is a lien from the time it is rendered, upon a railroad, and upon the rolling stock, which is a fixture by statute; and upon a hill in equity a decree for a sale to satisfy the judgment pa
Railroad Companies v. Chamberlain
Railroad Companies v. Chamberlain. Where a bill was filed by a Wisconsin railroad company to set aside a judgment, and a lease in the nature of a mortgage to secure tbe same, and another railroad corporation created by the same State, havin
Fleming v. Soutter
Fleming v. Soutter. Where a decree of foreclosure and sale for default in payment of an amount dueNcontained a clause authorizing the complainants on petition to have an order of sale in ease of default as to any future instalment, successi
Minnesota Co. v. St. Paul Co.
Minnesota Company v. St. Paul Company. 1. Where, under the statutes of Wisconsin, several mortgages had been executed by the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company, upon several divisions into which that railroad was divided, including al
Crawshay v. Soutter & Knapp
Crawshay et al. v. Soutter and Knapp. 1. Where there had been a foreclosure and sale under a railroad mortgage to secure certain bonds, exceptions to the sale were refused to be entertained in favor of such of the bondholders as had been pa
Williamson v. Suydam
Williamson v. Suydam. 1. A statute authorizing the chancellor of the State to discharge trustees named in a will (the purpose of the trust being to hold real estate and to pay the rents to a person named for life, and on his death to dispos
Gaines v. De la Croix
Gaines v. De la Croix. 1. As the law stood in Louisiana, in October, 1813, testamentary executors could only sell at public auction after due advertisement of the property; and the purchaser at a forced sale did not acquire a good title, un
Gaines v. New Orleans
Gaines v. New Orleans. 1. By the law of Louisiana, if a man bond fide believe a woman free to marry him on account of the invalidity of a former marriage; and with such a belief of this, does marry her, such marriage has its civil effects;
Hamilton Co. v. Massachusetts
Hamilton Company v. Massachusetts. 1. Questions not decided, in the State court, because not raised and presented by the complaining party, will not bo re-examined in this court on a writ of error under the twenty-fifth section of the Judic
Provident Institution v. Massachusetts
Provident Institution v. Massachusetts. 1. The preceding case {Society for Savings v. Coite) affirmed and declared to be applicable to this case. 2. Under the constitution and laws of Massachusetts, as interpreted by its highest court prior
Society for Savings v. Coite
Society for Savings v. Coite. 1. A statute of a State requiring savings societies, authorized to receive deposits but without authority to issue bills, and having no capital stock, to pay annually into the State treasury a sum equal to thre
Stearns v. United States
Stearns v. United States. The authority of the Mexican governors to make alienations of the public domain within the limits of California, ceased July 7th, 1846. Grants made after that date are void. A grant so made, though antedated, was a
The Wren
The Wren. 1. The liability to confiscation, which attaches toa vessel that has contracted guilt by breach of blockade, does not attach to her longer than till the end of her return voyage. 2. A vessel condemned below as enemy’s property res
Roberts v. Graham
Roberts v. Graham. 1. In a suit against a common carrier for not carrying a party according to contract, the allegation of a breach “whereby the plaintiff was subjected to great inconvenience and injury,” is not an allegation of special dam
United States v. Alire
United States v. Alire. A case in the Court of Claims which involves the right of a claimant to a military bounty land warrant under the acts of Congress of March 3d, 1855, and May 14th, 1856, which claim had been rejected by the commission
Canal Co. v. Gordon
Canal Company v. Gordon. 1. The jurisdiction of a court of equity invoked to enforce a statutory lien, rests upon the statute, and can extend no further. 2. Exceptions to the report of a master in chancery cannot be taken for the first time
Insurance Co. v. Hallock
Insurance Company v. Hallock. J. Under the civil code of Indiana, the “ order of sale" in proceedings for the foreclosure of a mortgage comes within the function and supplies the purpose of an execution. Consequently, the code requiring exe
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