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United States v. Gurney
United States v. Gurney and others. Damages. — Pleading. B. in Philadelphia, agreed to pay to A.’s agent 170,000 guilders, in Amsterdam, on the 1st of March; and if he should fail so to do, then to repay to A. the value of the said guilders
Blaine v. The Ship Charles Carter
The Charles Carter. Blaine v. The Ship Charles Carter and Donald & Burton, and others, Claimants. Bottomry. If the obligee of a bottomry-bond suffer the ship to make several voyages, without asserting his lien, and executions are levied upo
Mountz v. Hodgson
Mountz and others v. Hodgson & Thompson. When error Ues. Quiere ? Whether the mayor of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, is a justice of the peace of the county of Washington ? Whether a writ of error will lie to the refusal of the c
Chappedelaine v. Dechenaux
*Chappedelaine, residuary legatee, and Closriviere, administrator de bonis non of Chappedelaine, complainants, v. Dechenaux, executor of Dumoussay, defendant. Plea of account stated. If an account stated be pleaded in bar to a bill in equit
Alexander v. Harris
* Alexander v. Harris, bailiff of Crammond. Pleading a/nd practice in replevin. An averment of a demise for three years, is not supported by proof of a lease for one year certain, and two years further possession, on the same terms, by cons
Rose v. Himely
Rose v. Himely. Jurisdiction of foreign court of admvralty. If a claim be set up under the sentence of condemnation of a foreign court, this court will examine into the jurisdiction of such court; and if that court cannot, consistently with
Pawling v. United States
*Pawling and others v. United States. Denwrr&r to evidence. — Delivery in escrow. Upon a demurrer to evidence, the testimony is to be taken most strongly against him who demurs, and such conclusions as a jury might justifiably draw, the cou
McIlvaine v. Coxe's Lessee
*McIlvaine v. Coxe’s Lessee. Alienage. On the 4th of October 1776, the state of New Jersey was completely a sovereign and independent State, and had a right to compel the inhabitants of the state to become citizens thereof. A person born in
Marshall v. Delaware Insurance
Marshall v. Delaware Insurance Company. Marine insurance. — Abandonment.—Loss by captwre. The right of the insured to abandon and recover for a total loss, depends upon the state of the fact, at the time of the offer to abandon, and not upo
Fitzsimmons v. Newport Insurance
Fitzsimmons v. Newport Insurance Company. Marine insurance. — Breach of bloclcade. Persisting in an intention to enter a blockaded port, after warning, is not attempting to enter it. Quiere? Whether a foreign sentence of condemnation be con
United States v. The Schooner Betsey & Charlotte
The Betsey and Charlotte. United States v. The Schooner Betsey and Charlotte and her Cargo. Admiralty jurisdiction. — Answer.—Evidence. All seizures under laws of impost, navigation or trade of the United States, where the seizures are made
Ex parte Lewis
Ex parte Lewis and others. Compensation of jwrors. The jurors in civil cases, attending the circuit of the United States, for the Pennsylvania district, are entitled to one dollar and twenty-five cents each, for each day’s attendance. In th
Matthews v. Zane
Matthews v. Zane. Appellate jurisdiction. If two citizens of the same state, in a suit in a court of their state, claim title under the same act of congress, this court has an appellate jurisdiction to revise and correct the judgment of tha
Morgan v. Callender
*Morgan v. Callender. Appellate jurisdietion. An appeal lies from the district court of the United States, for the territory of Orleans, tc this court. Appeal from tbe District Court of tbe United States for tbe territory of Orleans, in a s
Shearman v. Irvine's Lessee
*Shearman v. Irvine’s Lessee. Statute of limitations. The act of limitations of Georgia does not require an entry into lands within seven years after the title accrued, unless there be some adversary possession or title, to be defeated by s
Dawson's Lessee v. Godfrey
Dawson’s Lessee v. Godfrey. Alienage. A person bom in England, before the year 1776, and who always resided there, and never was in the United States, is an alien, and could not, in the year 1793, take lands in Maryland, by descent, from a
United States v. McDowell
United States v. McDowell. Jurisdiction in error. In deciding whether the matter in dispute he sufficient to sustain the jurisdiction of this court, it will look to the sum due upon the condition of a bond, and not to the penalty. Error to
Hudson v. Guestier
Hudson and others v. Guestier. Lafont v. Bigelow. Foreign court of admiralty. If a vessel, seized by a French privateer, within the territorial jurisdiction of the government of St. Domingo, for breach of the French municipal law, prohibiti
Young v. Preston
* Young v. Preston. Assumpsit for worh and labor. If A. agree, under seal, to do certain work for B., and does part, but is prevented by B. from finishing it, according to contract; A. cannot maintain a quomtwm meruit against B., for the wo
Woods v. Young
*Woods & Bemis v. Young. Error. The refusal of the court below to continue a cause, after it is at issue, cannot be assigned for error. Woods v. Young, 1 Cr. C. C. 346, affirmed. Error to the Circuit Court of the district of Columbia, sitti
United States v. The Brig Union
*The Brig Union et al. United States v. The Brig Union, The Sloop Sally and cargo, and The Sloop Deborah and cargo. Jurisdiction on appeal. It is incumbent upon the plaintiff in error, to show that this court has jurisdiction of the case. T
Marshall v. Currie
*Humphrey Marshall and wife v. James Currie. La/nd la/w of Kmtuohy. Loose and vague expressions in an entry of land, in Kentucky, may be rendered sufficiently certain, by the reference to natural objects mentioned in the entry, and by compa
Sthreshley v. United States
*Sthreshley and O’Bannon v. United States. Collectors of mt&rndl revenue. A collector of the revenue of the United States, after removal from office, has no authority to collect the duties outstanding at the time of his removal, and which h
United States v. Cantrill
*United States v. Zebulon Cantrill. Indictment. — Repugnancy. The act of congress of 27th of June 1798, to punish frauds committed on the bank of the United States, is, in itself, repugnant, and will not support an indictment for knowingly
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