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Hollingsworth v. Fry
*OCTOBER TERM, 1800. Present — Paterson, Justice, and Peters, District Judge. Hollingsworth v. Fry. Construction. — Time in equity. The great rule of interpretation, with respect to deeds and contracts, is, to put such a construction upon t
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Anonymous. Certiorari. Qucere i Whether a certiorari, to remove the proceedings in a caso of forcible entry and detainer, operates as a mpersedeas. Certiorari, to remove the proceedings in a case of forcible entry and detainer. Ingersoll ur
Sharp v. Pettit
Sharp v. Pettit. Dower. No damages or costs are recoverable, in dower, where the husband did not die seised. Writ of Dower. The inquisition stated, that the husband did not die seised of the premises; and found damages for the detention of
Bas v. Tingy
*The Eliza. Bas, Plaintiff in error, v. Tingy, Defendant in error. State of war. — Salvage. Every contention, by force, between two nations, in external matters, under authority of their respective governments, is a public war. If a general
Talbot v. The Ship Amelia
The Amelia. Talbot v. The Ship Amelia, Seeman, Claimant. Salvage. The officers and crew of a ship of war are entitled to salvage, for the recapture of an armed neutral vessel, from a foreign belligerent, by whom she had been manned with a p
Priestman v. United States
*AUGUST TERM, 1800. Present — Paterson, Chase, Washington and Moore, Justices. Priestman, Plaintiff in error, v. United States. Forfeiture under the revenue laws. Foreign goods, exceeding $800 in value, transported across a state, without a
Evans v. Bollen
Evans, qui tam, &c., v. Bollen. Jurisdiction. — Penal action. The circuit court i annot take original cognisance of a suit for a penalty incurred by an offence against the laws of the United States: if the offence was committed within a sta
United States v. Cooper
United States v. Cooper. Privilege. A member of congress is not excempt from the service nor obligations of a subpoena, in a oriminal case. The defendant, being indicted for a libel on the President, applied to the court, for a letter to be
O'Hara v. Hall
*APRIL TERM, 1800. Present — Chase, Justice, and Peters, District Judge. O’Hara v. Hall. Pwi'ol evidence. Parol evidence is admissible to explain, but not to alter, a written contract. In an action by the assignee of a bond, against the ass
Beissell v. Sholl
*Beissell v. Sholl. Wagoner v. Same. Riparian owners. Every one has a right to use the water passing through his land, as he pleases, provided, he does not injure his neighbor’s mill; and that, after using the water, he returns it to its an
Bell's Lessee v. Levers
Bell’s Lessee v. Levers. Shifted warrant. — Evidence.—Fraud.—Laches. A warrant that loses its descriptive location, by a prior warrant, may be laid on any vacant land. A survey made on a shifted warrant, only confers title from its return.
Morris's Lessee v. Neighman
Morris’s Lessee v. Neighman. Settlement.— Yaeati/ng warrant. The settlement required by the aot of 1*792, § 9, need not be made within the time prescribed therein, if the warrant-holder was, by force of arms, prevented from making such sett
Waters' executors v. McClellan
Waters’ executors v. McClellan et al. Fraud. — Retention of possession. — Distress. The mere fact that a purchaser at a judicial sale permits the former owner to retain the possession, is not a badge of fraud, in Ponnsylvania. One who shows
Bussy v. Donaldson
Bussy v. Donaldson. ColUsion. — Pilots. —Damages. The fact that a ship is in charge of a licensed pilot, does not relieve her owners from liability for a collision, occasioned by negligence. In an action for a tort, the plaintiff is entitle
Jackson v. Winchester
Jackson at al. v. Winchester. Practice. — Evidence. Issues were joined on the pleas of non assumpsit, and payment: plaintiffs had been obliged to send a commission to another state, to prove the assumption; and when the jury was about to be
Blaine v. The Ship Charles Carter
The Charles Carter. Blaine v. The Ship Charles Carter et al. Error. Whatever may be the original nature of the suit in a circuit court, it cannot be removed into the supreme court, except by writ of error. This was an appeal from the Circui
Blair v. Miller
Blair et al., Plaintiffs in error, v. Miller et al. Practice. A writ of error, not returned at the term to which it is returnable, is a nullity. Writ of error from the Circuit Court of Virginia. The judgment was rendered in the circuit cour
Williamson v. Kincaid
Williamson, Plaintiff in error, v. Kincaid. Jurisdiction in error. — Amoimt in controversy. — Supersedeas. If the value of the matter in dispute do not appear on the record, it may be shown by affidavit; but in such a case, the writ of erro
Cooper v. Telfair
Cooper v. Telfair. Constitutional law. A state legislature, before the adoption of the constitution of the United States, had power to pass a bill of attainder and confiscation, unless restrained by the state constitution. The act of the le
Mossman v. Higginson
*FEBRUARY TERM, 1800. Present, Cushing, Paterson, Chase and Washington, Justices. Mossman, surviving executor, Plaintiff in error, v. Higginson, surviving partner, Defendant in error. Amendment. — Description of parties. A writ of error, re
Reed v. Ingraham
Reed v. Ingraham. Negotiable mstrument. A contract to receive from J. B., or order, certain stocks, is negotiable. s. c. 2 Yeates 487, where there is a full report of the case.
Pemberton's Lessee v. Hicks
Pemberton’s Lessee v. Hicks. Forfeiture. A tenant by the curtesy initiate, has not an estate forfeitable upon his attainder for treason.
Levy v. Wallis
*DECEMBER TERM, 1799. Levy v. Wallis. Presumption of fraud. The act of suffering goods to remain in the hands of the defendant, after they have been levied on, furnishes no presumption of fraud; but if the intention of leaving them is fraud
Ball v. Dennison
*SEPTEMBER TERM, 1799. Ball v. Dennison. Notice of non-payment. When a promissory note has been dishonored by the maker, the indorser is not liable to pay it, if the holder neglects to give him due notice of non-payment. What is due notice
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