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Railroad Co. v. United States
Railroad Company v. United States. 1. A party claiming a credit which by reason of his laches was not presented to the accounting officers of the treasury and disallowed in whole or in part by them cannot set it up in an action brought by t
Lovell v. Davis
Lovell v. Davis. 1. A charter-party for the voyage of a vessel from New Orleans to certain designated ports.contains a recital that said vessel is “now lying in the harbor of New Orleans,” while in point of fact she was then at sea. In an a
Railway Co. v. Philadelphia
Railway Company v. Philadelphia. 1. A company incorporated by a statute of Pennsylvania approved April 8,1864, was authorized to construct a railway on certain streets of Philadelphia, subject to the ordinances of the city regulating the ru
Canal Co. v. Ray
Canal Company v. Ray. The terms of a contract under seal may be varied by a subsequent parol agreement. Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Richard T. Merrick for
Vance v. Burbank
Vance v. Burbank. 1. The decision of the officers of the Land Department is final upon the question whether a claimant under the Donation Act (9 Stat. 496), when he demanded his patent certificate as against other contesting claimants, had
Hall v. Russell
Hall v. Russell. 1. The act of Congress approved Sept. 27, 1850 (9 Stat. 496), commonly known as the Donation Act, granted to each person having the requisite qualifications the right to settle upon and cultivate a tract of public land in O
Baker v. Humphrey
Baker v. Humphrey. 1. A. conveyed premises in 1851 to B., and took from him a mortgage for the purchase-money. Both deeds were recorded. B. never took possession. A., by an instrument recorded March 19, 1852, assigned the mortgage to C., wh
Planing-Machine Co. v. Keith
Planing-Machine Company v. Keith. 1. The action of the Commissioner of Patents in granting letters-patent does not conclude the question whether there was not an abandonment. A person charged with infringing them, may show that before they
Marquez v. Frisbie
Marquez v. Frisbie. 1. An injunction or a mandamus will not lie against an officer of the Land Department to control him in discharging an official duty which requires the exercise of his judgment and discretion. 2. A court will not, by rea
School District v. Insurance Co.
School District v. Insurance Company. 1. The court announces its determination to insist upon a strict observance by counsel of all rules intended to facilitate the examination of causes, especially those submitted. 2. The submission of a c
Silliman v. United States
Silliman v. United States. United States v. Silliman. A., the owner of certain barges, executed charter-parties of them to the United States for a stipulated sum per month so long as they should be retained in the service. After they had be
The "City of Panama"
The “City of Panama.” The act of Congress approved March 2, 1853, entitled “ An Act to establish the territorial government of Washington” (10 Stat. 172), enacts that the district courts of the Territory shall have and exercise the same jur
Brooks v. Railway Co.
Brooks v. Railway Company. 1. Where a contractor performs labor and furnishes materials upon a section or division of a railroad in Iowa then in the process of construction,' and there was a pre-existing and duly recorded mortgage executed
Wheeler v. Insurance Co.
Wheeler v. Insurance Company. 1. Where by his covenant or otherwise a mortgagor is bonnd to insure the mortgaged premises for the better security of the mortgagees, the latter have, to the extent of their interest in the property destroyed,
South Carolina v. Gaillard
South Carolina v. Gaillard. 1. The act of the General Assembly of South Carolina, passed June 9, 1877, entitled “ An Act to provide the mode of proving bills of the bank of the -State tendered for taxes, and the rules of evidence applicable
Gunton v. Carroll
Gunton v. Carroll. A. and B. in November, 1846, entered into an agreement under seal, providing for the settlement of long standing and disputed accounts. A balance from B. to A. was ascertained and the mode of payment and security agreed u
Mohr v. Manierre
Mohr v. Manierre. The statute of Wisconsin which provides for the sale of the real estate of a lunatic to pay his debts when his personal property is insufficient therefor, enacts that the order of the county court to show cause why the app
County of Livingston v. Darlington
County of Livingston v. Darlington. The act of the General Assembly of Illinois, approved March 5, 1867, establishing the State Reform School, examined. The provision, authorizing municipal corporations to donate money to secure the locatio
Bank v. Sherman
Bank v. Sherman. Hickling v. Sherman. On the 23d of February, 1875, certain creditors filed their petition in the District Court of the United States, praying that A. should be declared a bank; rupt. On the 9th of March he appeared, and lea
Aldridge v. Muirhead
Aldridge v. Muirhead. 1. Where lands in New Jersey, paid for out of the separate estate of a married woman are conveyed to her, she is considered to be the Owner of them, as if she were a feme sole. 2. Under the laws of that State the separ
Whitney v. Wyman
Whitney v. Wyman. 1. Where a party who discloses his principal and is known to be acting as an agent, enters as such into a contract, he is not liable thereon in the absence of his express agreement to be thereby bound. 2. Where a corporati
Gay v. Parpart
Gay v. Parpart. 1. Where an appeal has been taken to this court the condition of the bond that the appellants “ shall duly prosecute their said appeal with effect, and, moreover, pay the amount of costs and damages rendered and to be render
The "Sabine"
The “Sabine.” Salvors can not in the same libel proceed in rem against a vessel and in personam against the consignees of her cargo. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. The facts are stated in t
Phelps v. Harris
Phelps v. Harris. 1. A., although out of possession of certain lands in Mississippi, filed his bill under a statute of that State to remove a cloud upon his title to them. The question of title was directly raised and litigated by the parti
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