4 U.S. 143 4 Dall. 143 1 L. Ed. 776 The Commonwealth v. Chambr e. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. September Term, 1794 1 AHABEAS corpus was issued to the jailor of Philadelphia , to bring before Judge SHIPPEN, the bodies of Magdalen and Zare , two negro women, committed as the absconding slaves of Mrs. Chambr e . The Judge, after hearing the case opened, adjourned it, for argument and decision, to the Supreme Court, on the 13th of September 1794, when the following facts appeared: 2 Mrs. Chambr...
4 U.S. 143 (_) 4 Dall. 143 The Commonwealth versus Chambrè. Supreme Court of United States. *144 Lewis, Ingersoll, and Franklin, for the negroes. M. Levy, for Mrs. Chambrè. But the COURT (stopping the counsel for Mrs. Chambrè) said, that they were, unanimously, of opinion, that the legislature intended calendar months; that the same expression, in other acts of the general assembly, has uniformly received the same construction; Brudenell et al. v. Vaux et al. [(1)] that there was nothing...
2 U.S. 219 2 Dall. 219 1 L. Ed. 356 Ingraham v. Gibbs Supreme Court of Pennsylvania January Term, 1794 1 The Jury brought in their verdict in dollars, and the Court ordered it to be so recorded. * * This, I believe, is the first instance of a judicial compensation in Dollars, in the State Courts of Pennsylvania.
3 U.S. 6 (_) 3 Dall. 6 GLASS, et al. Appellants, versus The Sloop BETSEY, et al. Supreme Court of United States. It was argued by E. Tilghman and Lewis, for the appellants; and by Winchester (of Maryland) and Du Ponceau, for the appellee. *15 THE COURT, having kept the cause under advisement for several days, informed the counsel, that besides the question of jurisdiction as to the District Court, another question fairly arose upon the record, whether any foreign nation had a right, without...
3 U.S. 1 (_) 3 Dall. 1 The STATE OF GEORGIA, versus BRAILSFORD, et al. Supreme Court of United States. For the plaintiff, Ingersoll and Dallas, proposed two objects for enquiry. *3 The argument having continued for four days, the Chief Justice delivered the following charge on the 7th of February. JAY, Chief Justice. This cause has been regarded as of great importance; and doubtless it is so. It has accordingly been treated by the Counsel with great learning, diligence and ability; and on your...
2 U.S. 302 (_) 2 Dall. 302 BRUDENELL et al. versus VAUX et al. Supreme Court of United States. Present WILSON and PETERS, Justices. Lewis & Tilghman, for the plaintiff. Ingersoll, Rawle, & Thomas, for the defendant. THE question in this cause arose upon the act of Assembly for recording Mortgages (1 Vol. Dall. Edit. p. 112) the mortgage of the defendants having been recorded after the expiration of six Lunar, but within six Calendar, months, from the date: And THE COURT, having compared this,...
4 U.S. 138 (_) 4 Dall. 138 Boyd's Lessee versus Cowan. Supreme Court of United States. M`KEAN, Chief Justice. In delivering my sentiments upon the point reserved in this cause, I shall first consider the objections made to the recovery of the mesne profits, in the action of ejectment; and then, the reasons in favour of such a recovery. 1st. The leading objection (and which at first sight appears the strongest) is, that the action of trespass for the mesne profits, is always laid with a...
2 U.S. 302 (_) 2 Dall. 302 ARMSTRONG versus CARSON's Executors. Supreme Court of United States. *303 Ingersoll declined arguing the point for the defendant, thinking it clearly against him. WILSON, Justice: There can be no difficulty in this case. If the plea would be bad in the Courts of New Jersey, it is bad here: for, whatever doubts there might be on the words of the Constitution, the act of Congress effectually removes them; declaring in direct terms, that the record shall have the same...
