35 U.S. 80 10 Pet. 80 9 L. Ed. 354 WILLIAM H. TRACY AND JOHN B. BALESTIER, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. SAMUEL SWARTWOUT. January Term, 1836 IN error to the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of New York. This action was commenced by the plaintiffs in error in the superior court of the city of New York, and on the suggestion of the defendant, that the suit was instituted against him for acts done by him under the revenue laws, as collector for the district of the city of New...
35 U.S. 161 10 Pet. 161 9 L. Ed. 382 WILLIAM C. S. VENTRESS ET AL., EXECUTORS OF LOVIC VENTRESS, DECEASED, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. NEAL SMITH, ADMINISTRATOR OF JOHN CLARK, DECEASED. January Term, 1836 IN error to the district court of the United States for the district of Mississippi. John Clark, of the state of Alabama, died in 1818, owning and possessed of certain slaves; and after his decease, administration of his estate was granted to his widow. She afterwards intermarried with John...
35 U.S. 260 (_) 10 Pet. 260 *JOSEPH A. WHERRY AND OTHERS, HEIRS OF MACKEY WHERRY, DECEASED, APPELLANTS, v. THE UNITED STATES, APPELLEES. Supreme Court of United States. It was argued by Mr. White, for the appellants; and by Mr. Butler, attorney-general, for the United States. Mr. Justice BALDWIN delivered the opinion of the court. This is an appeal from the decree of the district court of Missouri, rejecting the claim of the appellants to sixteen hundred arpents of land in that state, for the...
35 U.S. 460 (_) 10 Pet. 460 *JOSEPH WALLINGSFORD, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. SARAH ANN ALLEN, FOR HERSELF AND CHILDREN. Supreme Court of United States. *462 The case was argued by Mr. Brent, for the plaintiff in error; and by Mr. Dandridge and Mr. Key, for the defendant. *464 Mr. Justice WAYNE delivered the opinion of the court. This was a petition in the court below, by the appellees, for freedom; complaining that they were unjustly held and claimed by the *589] *appellant as his slaves. The...
35 U.S. 353 (_) 10 Pet. 353 *JOHN VOORHEES, JEREMIAH LETTON, SCHONEY ACHLEY AND NICHOLAS LONGWORTH, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. JAMES JACKSON, EX DEM. THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United States. *355 The case was presented to this court, on printed arguments, by Mr. Caswell and Mr. Chester, for the plaintiffs in error; and by Mr. Fox and Mr. Chase for the defendants. Mr. Sergeant also delivered to the court a written argument for the...
35 U.S. 239 (_) 10 Pet. 239 *THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. CHARLES F. SIBBALD, APPELLEE. Supreme Court of United States. *241 Mr. White, for the appellee. The attorney-general, for the United States. *245 Mr. Justice BALDWIN delivered the opinion of the court. These are cross appeals from the decree of the judge of the superior court of East Florida, on the petition of Sibbald; praying for a confirmation of his claim to sixteen thousand acres of land, pursuant to the acts of congress for...
35 U.S. 231 (_) 10 Pet. 231 *THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. STEPHEN D. FERNANDEZ AND OTHERS. Supreme Court of United States. The case was presented to the court by Mr. Butler, attorney-general, for the United States; and by Mr. White, for the appellees. Mr. Justice BALDWIN delivered the opinion of the court. This is an appeal from the decree of the judge of the superior court for the eastern district of Florida, confirming the claim of the appellees to sixteen thousand acres of land,...
35 U.S. 43 (_) 10 Pet. 43 *LESSEE OF ENOCH TUCKER AND RICHARD THOMPSON, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. ELIZA G. MORELAND. Supreme Court of United States. *47 The case was argued by Coxe for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Swann and Mr. Bradley for the defendant. *48 Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the court. This is a writ of error to the circuit court for the county of Washington, and district of Columbia. The original action was an ejectment brought by the plaintiff in error against...
35 U.S. 447 10 Pet. 447 9 L. Ed. 489 THOMAS D. OWINGS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. LUKE TIERNAN'S LESSEE. January Term, 1836 1 IN error to the circuit court of the United States for the district of Kentucky. 2 Mr Underwood, counsel for the defendant in error in this cause, having filed and read in open court certified copies of the writ of error, citation and appeal bond in this case, and the judgment of the circuit court of the United States for the district of Kentucky, rendered in said cause; and...
35 U.S. 618 10 Pet. 618 9 L. Ed. 556 THE UNITED STATES v. JOSEPH GARDNER. January Term, 1836 ON a certificate of division in opinion of the judges of the circuit court of the United States for the district of New Jersey. At October term 1835, the defendant was indicted in the circuit court, for that he, 'Joseph Gardner, late of the township of Bloomfield, in the county of Essex, and in the district of New Jersey, on the 15th day of June in the year of our Lord 1835, with force and arms, &c., at...
35 U.S. 309 10 Pet. 309 9 L. Ed. 436 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS v. CHARLES SETON, APPELLEE. January Term, 1836 APPEAL from the superior court for East Florida. This was a claim to land in East Florida, under a concession made by Don Jose Coppinger, governor of the province of East Florida, then under the dominion of the king of Spain, on the 6th day of May 1816, to Charles Seton the claimant. The claimant, on the 26th day of April 1816, applied by petition to governor Coppinger for leave to...
35 U.S. 306 10 Pet. 306 9 L. Ed. 435 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS v. BERNARDO SEGUI, APPELLEE. January Term, 1836 APPEAL from the superior court for East Florida. This case was presented to the court, by Mr Butler, attorney-general, for the United States; and by Mr White, for the appellee. Mr Justice BALDWIN delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 This is an appeal from the decree of the judge of the superior court for the eastern district of Florida, confirming the claim of the appellee to...
35 U.S. 308 10 Pet. 308 9 L. Ed. 435 THE UNITED STATES v. BENJAMIN CHAIRES AND OTHERS. January Term, 1836 APPEAL from the superior court for East Florida. This case was submitted to the court by Mr Butler, attorney-general, for the United States; and by Mr White, for the appellees. Mr Justice BALDWIN delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 This is an appeal from the decree of the judge of the superior court for the eastern district of Florida, confirming the claim of the appellee to twenty...
35 U.S. 125 10 Pet. 125 9 L. Ed. 369 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. THE HEIRS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF JOSEPH H. HAWKINS, DECEASED. January Term, 1836 IN error to the district court of the United States, from the eastern district of Louisiana. This case was before the court at January term 1832, on a writ of error to the district court of Louisiana, prosecuted by Nathaniel Cox, Nathaniel and James Dick, plaintiffs in error, v. the United States, 6 Peters's Reports, 172. Nathaniel Cox,...
35 U.S. 343 10 Pet. 343 9 L. Ed. 448 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. PHINEAS BRADLEY, SURVIVING ADMINISTRATOR OF DAVID OTT DECEASED. January Term, 1836 1 THE United States, in August 1825, instituted an action of debt in the circuit court of the district of Columbia, in the county of Washington, against Phineas Bradley and Andrew Way, administrators of David Ott; upon a joint and several bond to the United States of North America, executed by John Hall, David Ott and Nicholas Vanzandt,...
35 U.S. 507 10 Pet. 507 9 L. Ed. 512 THE COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY OF ALEXANDRIA, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. JOSEPH W. LAWRENCE, WHO SURVIVED THOMAS POINDEXTER. January Term, 1836 IN error to the circuit court of the United States for the District of Columbia, in the county of Alexandria. At January term 1829, a suit between the same parties was before this court, on a writ of error. 2 Pet. 25 . It was an action instituted by Lawrence, the survivor of Lawrence and Poindexter, on a policy of...
35 U.S. 411 (_) 10 Pet. 411 *THOMAS STANLEY, APPELLANT, v. JOHN GADSBY, ALEXANDER M'INTYRE, AND GEORGE CONER, EXECUTORS OF JAMES WALKER, DECEASED, AND JAMES RHODES. Supreme Court of United States. The case was submitted to the court without argument, by Mr. Swann, for the appellants; and by Coxe, for the appellees. Mr. Justice WAYNE delivered the opinion of the court. This is an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the District of Columbia, and for the county of Washington. *...
35 U.S. 250 (_) 10 Pet. 250 *JOHN SMITH, T., APPELLANT, v. THE UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United States. *251 This case was argued at January term, 1830, by Mr. Benton, for the appellant, and by Mr. Writ, for the United States. Mr. Justice BALDWIN delivered the opinion of the court. Pursuant to the provisions of the act of 1824, for the adjustment of land claims in the state of Missouri, John Smith, T., held his petition in the district court on the 3d of October, 1827, claiming a...
35 U.S. 257 10 Pet. 257 9 L. Ed. 416 SAMUEL SPRIGG, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE BANK OF MOUNT PLEASANT. January Term, 1836 In error to the circuit court of the United States for the district of Ohio. The defendant in error instituted, in the circuit court, an action of debt on the following obligation, executed by the plaintiff in error, and others. 'Know all men by these presents, we, Peter Yarnall & Co., Samuel Sprigg, Richard Symms, Alexander Mitchell and Z. Jacobs, as principlas, are jointly...
35 U.S. 408 10 Pet. 408 9 L. Ed. 473 SAMUEL PACKER AND OTHERS v. HENRY NIXON, ADMINISTRATOR OF MATTHIAS ASPDEN DECEASED. January Term, 1836 ON a certificate of division of opinion from the circuit court of the United States, for the eastern district of Pennsylvania. At January term, 1835, this case was before the court, ( 9 Pet. 483 ) on an appeal; and the decree of the circuit court was reversed, without a decision on the merits, for the purpose of amending the proceedings by entering an...
