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Russell ex rel. Crucet v. Union Insurance
*Russell, for the use of Crucet, v. Union Insurance Co. Insurable ■interest. — Abandonment.—Record of court of admiralty. A surety for the payment of the value of a cargo, in case of condemnation by a foreign court, lo whom it has been deli
Conframp v. Bunel
*Conframp et al. v. Bunel. Lex loei contractus. A contract is governed by the law of the place where it was made. Where the lex loci contractus protects a party from execution, on a judgment upon a contract, he will not be liable to arrest
Symonds v. Union Insurance
Symonds v. Union Insurance Company. Marine insurance. — Total loss. If a vessel be prevented, by a blockading squadron, from entering any of the enumerated ports, the voyage is broken up, and the assured may abandon, and recover for a total
United States v. Johns
* APRIL TERM, 1806. Present — -Washington, Justice, and Peters, District Judge. United States v. Richard Johns. Habeas corpus. — Ohallenges.—Witness.—Evidence.—Hasting away vessel. Upon a habeas corpus, it can only be inquired, whether ther
Hopkirk v. Bell
*Hopkirk v. Bell. Statute of limitations. The treaty of peace between Great Britain and the United States, prevents the operation of the act of limitations of Virginia, upon British debts, contracted before that treaty. An agent for collect
Marine Insurance v. Tucker
*Marine Insurance Company of Alexandria v. John and James H. Tucker. Marine insurance. — Deviation.—Loss by ca/ptwre. If a vessel be insured “ at and from Kingston, in Jamaica, to Alexandria,” and take in a cargo at Kingston, for Baltimore
Maley v. Shattuck
William Maley v. Jared Shattuck. Marine trespass. — Sentence of foreign prize eourt. The commander of a United States ship of war, if he seize a vessel on the high seas without probable cause, is liable to make restitution in value, with da
Buddicum v. Kirk
Buddicum v. Kirk. Deposition. — Payment.—Accord and satisfaction. Notice of the time and place of taking a deposition, given to the attorney-at-law of the opposite party, is not such notice as is required by the act of assembly of Virginia.
Manella, Pujals & Co. v. Barry
*Manella, Pujals & Co. v. James Barry. Agents amd factors. 'rf foreign merchants send out, by their general agent, written orders to their factor in this country, to purchase tobacco upon their account, but to ship it in the name of the fac
United States v. Grundy
United States v. Grundy and Thornburgh. Forfeiture. Under the act of congress of December 31st, 1792, which declares, that if a false oath be taken in order to procure a register for a vessel, the vessel or its value shall be forfeited, the
Wise v. Withers
Wise v. Withers. MiUtia duty. — Sentence of court-martial. A justice of the peace in the District of Columbia is an officer of the government of the United States, and, as such, exempt from militia duty. A court-martial has not exclusive ju
Scott v. London
Scott v. Negro London. Slavery. If the owner of a slave, removing into Virginia, take the oath required by the act of assembly, within sixty days after such removal, it will prevent the slave from gaining his freedom, although he was brough
Dixon's Executors v. Ramsay's Executors
Dixon’s Executors v. Ramsay’s Executors. Foreign executors. — Conflict of laws. As. executor cannot maintain a suit, in the District of Columbia, upon letters testamentary, granted in a foreign country. All rights to the testator’s personal
Harris v. Johnston
Harris v. Johnston. Conditional payment. — Action for priee of goods. — Promissory note. An action cannot be maintained on an original contract for goods sold and delivered, by a person who has received a note as conditional payment, and ha
Simms v. Slacum
Simms and Wise v. Slacum. Insolvent discharge. — Fraud. A discharge from the prison rules, under the insolvent act of Virginia, although obtained by fraud, is a discharge in due course of law; and upon such discharge, no action can be susta
Douglass v. McAllister
Douglass & Mandeville v. McAllister. Charge of the court. — Damages. The court, upon a jury trial, is bound to give an opinion, if required, upon any point relevant to the issue. Semble. In estimating damages for the breach of a contract to
Wilson v. Speed
*Wilson v. Speed. Competency of witness. — Final judgment. An assignee of a pre-emption warrant is held to be a competent witness, if the facts intended to be proved by his testimony do not tend to support the tide of the party producing hi
Gordon v. Caldcleugh
Gordon v. Caldcleugh et al. Error to a state court. This court has not jurisdiction upon a writ of error to a state court, under the 25th section of the judiciary act of 1789, if the decision of the state court he in favor of the privilege
Field v. Milton
*Field v. Milton. Certiorari. A certiorari will be awarded, upon a suggestion that the citation has been served, but not sent up with the transcript of the record. W. Pinckney, for plaintiff in error, suggested that the citation had been se
Randolph v. Ware
Randolph v. Ware. Principal and agent. A promise by a merchant’s factor, that he would write to his principal to get insurance done, does not bind the principal to insure. This was an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court for the distri
Sands v. Knox
*Sands v. Knox. Non-mtercov/rse aet. The non-intercourse aet 'of June 13th, 1798, did not impose any disability upon vessels of the United States, sold bonA fide to foreigners, residing out of the United States, during the existence of that
Knox v. Summers
Knox & Crawford v. Summers and Thomas. Appearance.— Waiver. An appearance of the defendant, by attorney, cures all antecedent irregularity of process. Qiuere? Whether a deputy-marshal can plead in abatement, that the capias was not served o
Lawrason v. Mason
Lawrason v. Mason. Letter of cre&it. A letter from the defendants to J. M., saying, that they would he his security for 130 barrels of corn, payable in twelve months, will sustain an action of assumpsit against the defendants, by any person
Ex parte Burford
Ex parte Burford. Commitment. A warrant of commitment by justices of the peace, must state a good cause certain, supported by oath. Ex parte Burford, 1 Cr. C. C. 276, reversed. John Atkins Burford, a prisoner confined in the jail of the cou
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