34 U.S. 663 (_) 9 Pet. 663 ELISHA WINN AND OTHERS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. WILLIAM PATTERSON. Supreme Court of United States. *668 The case was argued by Mr Seaborn Jones, for the plaintiffs; and by Mr Wilde and Mr Berrien, for the defendant. *672 Mr Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court. This is a writ of error to the circuit court of the district of Georgia. The cause, which is an ejectment, has been twice before this court, and the decisions then had, will be found reported in 11...
34 U.S. 107 9 Pet. 107 9 L. Ed. 68 WILLIAM A. BRADLEY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND GEORGETOWN STEAM PACKET COMPANY. January Term, 1835 ERROR from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Columbia, in the county of Washington. On the 2d of December 1831, a writ of capias ad respondendum, in case, was sued out of the circuit court, by the Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Steam Packet Company against William A. Bradley, the plaintiff in error, and on...
34 U.S. 692 (_) 9 Pet. 692 DOMINGO URTETIQUI, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. JOHN N. D'ARCY, HENRY DIDIER AND DOMINGO D'ARBEL, DEFENDANTS IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *694 The case was argued by Mr Kennedy and Mr Meredith, for the plaintiff in error; and by Mr Johnson and Mr Taney, for the defendants. *697 Mr Justice THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the Court. This case comes up on a writ of error from the circuit court of the Maryland district. It is an action of assumpsit. The...
34 U.S. 319 (_) 9 Pet. 319 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. WILLIAM L. ROBESON. Supreme Court of United States. *322 The case was submitted to the court by Mr Butler, attorney-general, on a printed argument. No counsel appeared for the defendant in error. *323 Mr Justice M'LEAN delivered the opinion of the Court. The plaintiffs brought their action against the defendant, in the district court of Louisiana, to recover a balance of public money which remained in his hands as late...
34 U.S. 8 (_) 9 Pet. 8 UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. JOSEPH NOURSE. Supreme Court of United States. *10 The case was argued by Mr Butler, attorney-general, for the plaintiffs in error; and by Mr Coxe, for the defendant. *25 Mr Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court. The United States had instituted their suit against Joseph Nourse in the circuit court for the District of Columbia, in the county of Washington, on an account authenticated according to law, by the proper...
34 U.S. 267 9 Pet. 267 9 L. Ed. 124 UNITED STATES v. JOHN BAILEY. January Term, 1835 ON a certificate of division of opinion of the judges of the circuit court of the United States, of the district of Kentucky. The defendant was indicted under the act of March 3d 1823, entitled 'an act for the punishment of frauds committed on the government of the United States.' The act provides, 'that if any person or persons shall falsely make, alter, forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely...
34 U.S. 682 (_) 9 Pet. 682 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS v. THE BRIG BURDETT. Supreme Court of United States. *683 Mr Butler, attorney-general, and Mr Williams, district attorney of the United States for the district of Maryland, for the appellants. Mr Meredith and Mr Kennedy, for the claimant of the brig Burdett. Mr. Justice M'Lean delivered the opinion of the Court. This case was brought into this court, by an appeal from the circuit court of Maryland. The appellants, by the attorney of the...
34 U.S. 238 (_) 9 Pet. 238 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF v. JOHN BAILEY. Supreme Court of United States. *241 The case was argued by the Attorney-General, and Mr Loughborough, for the United States. No counsel appeared for the defendant. *251 Mr Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court. This is a criminal case, certified from the circuit court of the district of Kentucky upon a division of opinion of the judges of that court. The defendant, John Bailey, was indicted for false swearing...
34 U.S. 174 (_) 9 Pet. 174 BENJAMIN J. TARVER, APPELLANT v. SAMUEL B. TARVER, CHARLOTTE TARVER AND PATIENCE GIBSON. Supreme Court of United States. *176 The case was argued by Mr Key, for the appellants; and by Mr Gamble and Mr Wilde, for the appellees. Mr Justice THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the Court. This case comes up on appeal from the district court of the United States for the southern district of Alabama. *177 The pleadings are very inartificially drawn, and do not, probably,...
34 U.S. 156 9 Pet. 156 9 L. Ed. 85 SEBASTIAN HIRIART, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. JEAN GASSIES BALLON. January Term, 1835 IN error to the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. ( a ) This case was submitted to the court by Mr Benton, for the appellee, on a printed statement. The appellee in this case, who was the plaintiff in the court below, instituted his suit in the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana, against one Pierre...
34 U.S. 418 (_) 9 Pet. 418 CHARLES SCOTT, BAILIFF OF WILLIAM S. MOORE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. JOHN LLOYD. Supreme Court of United States. *429 The case was argued by Mr Coxe and Mr Jones, for the plaintiff in error; and by Mr Key and Mr Swann, for the defendant. *438 Mr Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court. This is an action of replevin instituted in the circuit court for the county of Alexandria, and removed, for trial, to the county of Washington. The plaintiff in error,...
34 U.S. 405 (_) 9 Pet. 405 ROBERT PIATT, APPELLANT v. CHARLES VATTIER AND OTHERS, AND THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United States. *409 The case was argued by Mr Ewing and Mr Bibb, for the appellant; and by Mr Sergeant and Mr Webster, for the appellees. *413 Mr Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court. This is an appeal from the decree of the circuit court of the district of Ohio, in a suit in equity, in which the present appellant was original plaintiff. In June 1827,...
34 U.S. 607 (_) 9 Pet. 607 CHARLOTTE DYE OWINGS AND FRANCES T.D. OWINGS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. JAMES F. HULL. Supreme Court of United States. *615 The case was argued by Mr Johnson, for the plaintiffs in error; and by Mr Williams, for the defendant. *624 Mr Justice STORY, after stating the facts, delivered the opinion of the Court. The original suit was brought to recover back the purchase money paid by the defendant in error for the slaves, and other compensation for the defect of title [as...
34 U.S. 711 (_) 9 Pet. 711 COLIN MITCHEL, ROBERT MITCHEL, IN HIS OWN RIGHT, AND AS ASSIGNEE OF THE ESTATE AND EFFECTS OF THE MERCANTILE HOUSE HERETOFORE TRADING UNDER THE FIRM OF CARNOCHAN AND MITCHEL, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE CREDITORS OF SAID FIRM, AND ALSO OF RICHARD CARNOCHAN, WILLIAM CALDER, BENJAMIN MARSHALL, BENJAMIN W. ROGERS, JOHN P. WILLIAMSON, THE HEIRS AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF JOHN M'NISH DECEASED, AND JAMES INNERARITY, APPELLANTS v. THE UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United...
34 U.S. 85 (_) 9 Pet. 85 MAYOR, ETC. OF NEW YORK v. GEORGE MILN. GEORGE BRISCOE AND OTHERS v. THE COMMONWEALTH'S BANK OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. MAYOR, ETC. OF NEW YORK v. GEORGE MILN. GEORGE BRISCOE AND OTHERS v. THE COMMONWEALTH'S BANK OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. Supreme Court of United States. Mr Ogden, for The Mayor, &c. of New York; and Mr Wilde, for George Briscoe and others, inquired, if the court had come to a final decision as to the argument of the cases involving constitutional...
34 U.S. 632 (_) 9 Pet. 632 EDWARD LIVINGSTON, APPELLANT v. BENJAMIN STORY. Supreme Court of United States. *637 The case was argued by Mr White and Mr Key, for the appellants; and by Mr Clay and Mr Porter, for the appellee. *652 Mr Justice THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the Court. The appellant, Edward Livingston, filed his bill of complaint in the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana, against the appellee, Benjamin Story, to set aside a conveyance made...
34 U.S. 571 (_) 9 Pet. 571 THE LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK v. CHRISTOPHER ADAMS. Supreme Court of United States. Mr Justice BALDWIN was of opinion, that in a cause of this sort, the court ought not to dispense with the regular course of proceedings, by the granting and service of a rule to show cause. Mr Chief Justice MARSHALL said, that the grant of a rule to show cause and the service thereof, is a matter in the discretion of the court. The court may, in its discretion, grant...
34 U.S. 573 (_) 9 Pet. 573 THE LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK v. CHRISTOPHER ADAMS. Supreme Court of United States. *575 The case was argued by Mr Butler, attorney-general, and Mr Jones, for the petitioners; and by Mr Clay and Mr Porter, against the mandamus. *592 Mr Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court. The petition for a mandamus states, among other things, that Christopher Adams of Iberville, in Louisiana, on the 16th day of January 1824, at New Orleans,...
34 U.S. 4 9 Pet. 4 9 L. Ed. 30 LESSEE OF SAMUEL SMITH, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. ROBER TRABUE'S HEIRS, BY JAMES TRABUE, THEIR NEXT FRIEND January Term, 1835 IN error to the circuit court of the United States for the district of Kentucky. In the circuit court, the defendants in error filed a petition in May 1830, setting forth that on the demise of Richard Smith, an action of ejectment was instituted in the circuit court against Richard Fenn, with notice to Hiram Bryant and William Bryant and others;...
34 U.S. 204 (_) 9 Pet. 204 GEORGE KING'S HEIRS, RAPHAEL SEMMES AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS v. JOSIAH THOMPSON AND ELIZABETH HIS WIFE. Supreme Court of United States. *209 The case was argued by Mr Dunlop and Mr Key, for the appellants; and by Mr Coxe, for the appellees. *215 Mr Justice M'LEAN delivered the opinion of the Court. This is an appeal from the decree of the circuit court for the District of Columbia. The defendants here, who were the complainants in the circuit court, filed their bill,...
