57 U.S. 30 (_) 16 How. 30 JOHN C. YERGER, APPELLANT, v. WILLIAM H. JONES, AND ROBERT S. BRANDON, EXECUTORS OF WILLIAM BRANDON, DECEASED. Supreme Court of United States. *33 The cause was argued by Mr. Reverdy Johnson and Mr. Reverdy Johnson, Jr., for the appellant, and Mr. Badger, for the appellees. *35 Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court. The appellant, John C. Yerger, a minor, suing by his next friend, filed his bill against William Brandon, setting forth that the father of...
56 U.S. 415 (1853) 15 How. 415 ANDREW WYLIE, JR., ADMINISTRATOR OF SAMUEL BALDWIN, APPELLANT, v. RICHARD S. COXE. Supreme Court of United States. *417 The case as it now stood before this court, was argued by Mr. Wylie, for the appellant, and Mr. Badger, for the appellee. Mr. Justice McLEAN delivered the opinion of the court. This is an appeal in chancery, from the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia. The complainant, Richard S. Coxe, filed his bill stating that about the year eighteen...
56 U.S. 330 (1853) 15 How. 330 ROSS WINANS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. ADAM, EDWARD, AND TALBOT DENMEAD. Supreme Court of United States. It was argued by Mr. Latrobe, for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Campbell, for the defendant in error. *338 Mr. Justice CURTIS delivered the opinion of the court. This is a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States, for the District of Maryland. The plaintiff in error brought his action in that court for an infringement of the exclusive right to...
58 U.S. 576 (1854) 17 How. 576 GRAY P. WEBB AND OTHERS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. JOHN DEN, LESSEE OF POLLY WEATHERHEAD. Supreme Court of United States. *577 It was argued by Mr. Gillet, for the plaintiffs in error; no counsel appearing for the defendant. Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court. On the trial of this case, the plaintiff below having shown that the lessor of plaintiff was one of the children of Anthony Bledsoe, also the will of Anthony Bledsoe, and a grant of five...
56 U.S. 348 (1853) 15 How. 348 CLINTON WALWORTH, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES KNEELAND AND HANNAH HIS WIFE, AND FRANCES CORNELIA FOSTER AND WILLIAM FOSTER, INFANTS, BY THEIR NEXT FRIEND, JAMES KNEELAND. Supreme Court of United States. It was submitted, on a printed brief by Mr. Smith, on behalf of the plaintiff in error, and argued by Mr. Baxter, for the defendants in error. *351 Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court. This case is brought before us by a writ of error...
54 U.S. 1 (_) 13 How. 1 THE UNITED STATES, Appellants, v. JOSEPH HUGHES. Supreme Court of United States. *2 It was argued by Mr. Crittenden, (Attorney-General,) for the United States, and by Messrs. Janin and Taylor, for the appellee. Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court. This is an appeal from the decree of the District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana. The plaintiff, Hughes, in the court below, filed a petition, founded upon a Spanish claim, under the act of 17th of...
56 U.S. 38 (1853) 15 How. 38 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. JOSEPH MARCEL DUCROS, ALFRED DUCROS, AND LOUIS TOUTANT BEAUREGARD. Supreme Court of United States. *39 It was argued by Mr. Cushing, (Attorney-General,) for the United States. Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court. The appellees filed their petition in the District Court for Louisiana, against the United States, under the act of Congress of May 26, 1824, as revived by the act of June 17th, 1844. It sets forth that...
56 U.S. 467 (1853) 15 How. 467 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS, v. JAMES L. DAWSON, AND JOHN R. BAYLOR. Supreme Court of United States. *468 The motion to dismiss the case was argued by Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Pike, for Dawson, and by Mr. Cushing, (Attorney-General,) for the United States. *484 Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court. The defendant was indicted, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Arkansas, for the alleged murder of one Seaborn Hill, in the...
56 U.S. 14 (1853) 15 How. 14 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. JEAN BAPTISTE D'AUTERIEVE, PONPONNE LE BLANC AND OTHERS, HEIRS AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF JEAN ANTOINE BERNARD D'AUTERIEVE, DECEASED. Supreme Court of United States. It was argued by Mr. Cushing, (Attorney-General,) for the United States, and submitted on a printed argument, by Messrs. Janin and Taylor, for the appellees. *20 Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court. This is an appeal from a decree of the District...
57 U.S. 14 (_) 16 How. 14 HENRY F. TURNER, JAMES F. PURVIS, AND STERLING THOMAS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. JOSEPH C. YATES. Supreme Court of United States. It was argued by Mr. Barroll and Mr. May, for the plaintiffs in error, and by Mr. Johnson, for the defendant in error. There was also a brief filed upon that side by Mr. S.T. Wallis. *21 Mr. Justice CURTIS delivered the opinion of the court. This is a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maryland. The...
57 U.S. 247 (_) 16 How. 247 CORNELIUS D. THORP, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. ARDEL B. RAYMOND. Supreme Court of United States. It was argued by Mr. Lawrence, for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Shell, for the defendant. *248 Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court. This is a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiff brought an action of ejectment in the court below against the defendant to recover the one-twentieth...
58 U.S. 72 (1854) 17 How. 72 THE TROY IRON AND NAIL FACTORY, APPELLANT, v. GEORGE ODIORNE, JR., AND FRANCIS ODIORNE. [*] Supreme Court of United States. The case was argued by Mr. George T. Curtis for the appellants; no counsel appearing for the appellee. *73 Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the court. Henry Burden obtained a patent, in 1840, for a machine to make hook-headed spikes. He applied for the patent on the 18th of April, 1839. It was assigned to the Troy Iron and Nail...
57 U.S. 150 (_) 16 How. 150 JOHN STUART, JOSEPH STUART, JAMES STUART, AND WILLIAM H. SCOTT, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. HUGH MAXWELL. Supreme Court of United States. *151 It was argued by Mr. John S. McCullok, for the plaintiffs in error, and by Mr. Cushing, (Attorney-General,) for the defendant. *158 Mr. Justice CURTIS delivered the opinion of the court. The plaintiffs in error brought their action in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York, against the...
57 U.S. 469 (_) 16 How. 469 THE STEAMBOAT NEW WORLD, EDWARD MINTURN, WILLIAM MENZIE, AND WILLIAM H. WEBB, CLAIMANTS AND APPELLANTS, v. FREDERICK G. KING. Supreme Court of United States. *470 It was argued by Mr. Cutting, for the appellants, and by Mr. Mayer, for the appellee. *472 Mr. Justice CURTIS delivered the opinion of the court. This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California, sitting in admiralty. The libel alleges that...
57 U.S. 135 (_) 16 How. 135 IN THE MATTER OF JOSIAH S. STAFFORD AND JEANNETTE KIRKLAND, HIS WIFE, APPELLANTS, v. THE UNION BANK OF LOUISIANA. Supreme Court of United States. *139 Mr. Justice M'LEAN delivered the opinion of the court. This is an appeal from the District Court of Texas, and a motion is made to dismiss it, on the ground that security has been given in the sum of ten thousand dollars only, when the sum decreed to be paid was sixty-five thousand dollars. And a procedendo is prayed,...
57 U.S. 547 (_) 16 How. 547 DANIEL R. SOUTHARD, SAMUEL D. TOMPKINS, WILLIAM L. THOMPSON, MATILDA BURKS, JOSEPH R. TUNSTALL, JOHN BURKS, JAMES BURKS, SAMUEL BURKS, CHARLES BURKS, AND MARY BURKS (the four last named by WILLIAM L. THOMPSON, their next friend,) v. GILBERT C. RUSSELL. Supreme Court of United States. *549 It was submitted on a printed argument by Mr. Nicholas, for the appellants. On the part of the appellees, it was argued, orally, by Mr. Johnson, and in print by Mr. Robertson and Mr....
57 U.S. 288 (_) 16 How. 288 WILLIAM A. SMITH AND OTHERS, v. LEROY SWORMSTEDT AND OTHERS. Supreme Court of United States. *289 It was argued by Mr. Stanberry, for the appellants, and by Mr. Badger and Mr. Ewing, for the appellees. *298 Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court. This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Ohio. The bill is filed by the complainants, for themselves, and in behalf of the travelling and worn out preachers...
56 U.S. 137 15 How. 137 14 L. Ed. 634 FRANCIS O. J. SMITH, PLAINTIFF, v. HEMAN B. ELY, HENRY O'REILLY, ROBERT W. McCOY, THOMAS MOODIE, MICHAEL B. BATEHAM, LINCOLN GOODALE, WRAY THOMAS, ALBERT B. BUTTLES AND ROBERT NEIL. December Term, 1853 THIS cause came up from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Ohio, upon a certificate of division in opinion between the judges thereof. An action was brought by Smith, as the assignee of Morse and Vail, against Ely, O'Reilly, and others,...
57 U.S. 571 (_) 16 How. 571 WILLIAM J. SLICER, LAWRENCE SLICER, WILLIAM CROMWELL SLICER, AND MARCELLA SLICER, MINORS, BY THEIR FATHER AND NEXT FRIEND, WILLIAM J. SLICER, AND MARTHA VIRGINIA BERKLEY, JERMEMIAH BERRY, AND THOMAS CROMWELL BERRY, APPELLANTS, v. THE BANK OF PITTSBURG. Supreme Court of United States. *572 It was argued by Mr. T. Fox Alden and Mr. Johnson, for the appellants, and by Mr. Hepburn and Mr. Loomis, for the appellee. *576 Mr. Justice McLEAN delivered the opinion of the...
57 U.S. 98 (_) 16 How. 98 GEORGE W. AND HENRY SIZER, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. WILLIAM V. MANY. Supreme Court of United States. Mr. George T. Curtis, on behalf of the defendant in error. *102 Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court. A motion has been made to dismiss the writ of error in this case for want of jurisdiction. The case as it comes before us is this: Many, the defendant in error, in the year 1848, recovered a judgment in the Circuit Court for the District of...
