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Lewis v. Harwood
LEWIS v. HARWOOD. A bond in an action upon which it would be necessary to assign breaches, and call in a jury to assess damages, is not assignable, under teh statute of Virginin. ERROR to the circuit court for the district of Virginia, in a
Campbell v. Gordon
CAMPBELL v. GORDON AND WIFE. A certificate by a competent court, that an alien has taken the oath prescribed by the act respecting naturalization, raises a presumption that the court was satisfied as to the moral character of the allien, an
M'Knight v. Craig's Administrator
M'KNIGHT v. CRAIG’S ADMINISTRATOR. In Virginia, if the defendant die after interioustory judgment and a writ of inquiry awarded his administrator, upon scired facius, can only plead what his intestate could have pleaded. ERROR-to the circui
King v. Delaware Insurance
ÍING v. THE DELAWARE INSURANCE COMPANY. ERROR to the circuit court for the district of Pennsylvania, in an action of covenant, upon a polipy of insurance upon the freight of the Venus from.Philadelphia, to the Isle of France. ' The vessel s
Maryland Insurance v. Woods
THE MARYLAND INSURANCE COMPANY v. WOODS. In an action upon a policy on property warranted neutral, "proof of which to be required in the United States only," a sentence of condemination in a foreign court of admiralty, upon the ground of br
Oneale v. Thornton
ONEALE v. THORNTON. The act of assembly of Maryland, which authorized the commissioners of the city of Washington to resell lots for default of payment by the first purchaser, contemplates a single resale only; and by that resale the power
Field v. Holland
FIELD AND OTHERS v. HOLLAND AND OTHERS. The report of auditors, appointed by consent of parties in a suit in equity, is not in the nature of an award by arbitrators, but may be set aside by the court, although neither fraud, corruption, par
Scott v. Ben
SCOTT v. NEGRO BEN. The right to freedom, under the act of Maryland which prohibits the bringing of. slaves into.that stale, is not acquiiyd by the neglect of the master to prove to the satisfaction of the naval affa. cer, or collector of t
Brigantine Amiable Lucy v. United States
THE BRIGANTINE AMIABLE LUCY v. THE UNITED STATES. The act of congress of the 28th of February, 1803, to prevent the importation of certain persons into certain states, where by the laws thereof, their admission is prohibited, is not in forc
Schooner Rachel v. United States
THE SCHOONER RACHEL v. THE UNITED STATES. No sentence of condemnation can be affirmed if the law under which the forfeiture accrued has expired, although a condemnation and sale had taken place, and the money had been paid over tto the Unit
Schooner Juliana v. United States
THE SCHOONER JULIANA v. THE UNITED STATES; and THE SHIP ALLIGATOR v. THE UNITED STATES. It was no offence against the embargo law of take goods out of one vessel and put them into another in the port of Baltimore, unless it be with an inten
Tyler v. Tuel
TYLER AND OTHERS v. TUEL. An assignee of part of a patent right cannot maintain an action on the case for a violation of the patent. THIS was a case certified from the circuit court of the district of Vermont, Tyler. and others, as assignee
Skillern's Executors v. May's Executors
SKILLERN’S EXECUTORS v. MAY’S EXECUTORS. It is too late to question the jurisdiction of the circuit court after the cause has been sent back by mandate. •THIS was a case certified from the circuit court for the district of Kentucky, the jud
De Butts v. Bacon
DE BUTTS v. BACON AND OTHERS. If an agent, who has, by permission of his principal, sold 8 per cent. stock, applies the money to his o,wn use, and being pressed for payment gives ii mortgage to secure the repayment of the amount of the stoc
Lodge's Lessee v. Lee
LODGE’S LESSEE v. LEE. A grant of an island by name, in the Potomac river, super adding the courses and distances of the lines thereof, which on resurvey are now found to exclude part of teh island, will pass the whole island. EJECTMENT by
United States v. Ship Helen
THE UNITED STATES v. SHIP HELEN. A vessel having violated a law of the United States, cannot be seiazed for such violation, after the law has expired, unless some special provision be made be made therefor by statute. THIS, was an appeal fr
Atkinson v. Mutual Assurance Society
ATKINSON v. THE MUTUAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY AGAINST FIRE, ON BUILDINGS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. The additional premion upon a revaluation under the rules of the society, in only upon the excess. THIS case differed from the case of Korn & Wise
Korn & Wisemiller v. Mutual Assurance Society
KORN AND WISEMILLER v. THE MUTUAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY AGAINST FIRE ON BUILDINGS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. The separation of Alexandria from Virginia did not affect existing contracts between individuals. The insurance upon buildings in Alexan
Riddle & Co. v. Mandeville & Jamesson
RIDDLE AND COMPANY v. MANDEVILLE AND JAMESSON. The court below upon a mandate on reversal of its judgment may award execution for the costs of the appellant in that court. Nothing having been said respecting the costs, the court below had .
Ex parte Wilson
WILSON, EX PARTE. The writ of habeas corpus ad subjicien dum does not lie to bring up a person confined in the prison bounds upon a ca sa issued in a civil suit. WILSON petitioned the , court for a writ of haheas corpus, and a certiorari to
Young v. Grundy
YOUNG v. GRUNDY. No writ of error or appeallies to an injunction. if the answer neither admits ^legations of v™d on the Inai hearing; but ot'°1
Sally v. United States
SLOOP SALLY v. THE UNITED STATES. An . pppeal trto oourtd«f the Histript of ¿ase" of wimu Falty juribilietion, does not He directly to *®rt “futile wjiere the disujet e°¿ctó as ajátóícdurt, the appeal is for "the district of Massachusetts,
United States v. Vowell & M'Clean
THE UNITED STATES v. VOWELL AND M‘CLEAN. Duties upon -goods imported, do not accrue until their' arrival at the port of entry* The duty upon salt, which ceased with the Slat of December, 1807, was not chargeable upon a cargo which arrived w
Slacum v. Simms & Wise
SLACUM v. SIMMS AND WISE. A magistrate who has received a deed of trust from *an Insolvent debtor, ‘which deed is fraudulent in law as to creditors, is incompetent to sit as a magistrate in the discharge of the debtor under the insolvent la
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