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Williams v. Gibbes, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Feb. 15, 1855

58 U.S. 239 (1854) 17 How. 239 JOHN S. WILLIAMS, ADMINISTRATOR OF JAMES WILLIAMS, DECEASED, APPELLANT, v. ROBERT M. GIBBES AND CHARLES OLIVER, EXECUTORS OF ROBERT OLIVER, DECEASED. Supreme Court of United States. *242 It was argued by Mr. Davis, and Mr. Dulany, with whom was Mr. Martin, for the appellant, and by Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Johnson, for the appellees. *249 Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court. This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of the United States...

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Wickliffe v. Owings, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Jan. 18, 1855

58 U.S. 47 (1854) 17 How. 47 ROBERT WICKLIFFE, APPELLANT, v. THOMAS D. OWINGS. Supreme Court of United States. It was argued for the appellant by Mr. Preston, and a brief was also filed upon the same side by Mr. Charles A. Wickliffe. No counsel appeared for the appellee. Mr. Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court. The plaintiff filed his bill in the circuit court of the United *48 States for Kentucky, against Thomas Deye Owings, by which he assumes to be the owner, and in the...

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Wickliffe v. Eve, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Feb. 20, 1855

58 U.S. 468 (1854) 17 How. 468 ROBERT WICKLIFFE, ADMINISTRATOR, WITH THE WILL ANNEXED, OF LUKE TIERNAN, DECEASED, COMPLAINANT AND APPELLANT, v. BENJAMIN EVE, IN HIS OWN RIGHT AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF JOSEPH EVE, DECEASED, RICHARDSON ADAMS, EXECUTOR OF RANDOLPH ADAMS, DECEASED, ROBERT P. LETCHER, JAMES BALLINGER, AND FRANKLIN BALLINGER. Supreme Court of United States. It was argued by Mr. Preston, for the appellant, and by Mr. Blair, for the appellees. *469 Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the...

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West v. Cochran, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Feb. 18, 1855

58 U.S. 403 (1854) 17 How. 403 EDWARD M. WEST, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOSEPH COCHRAN. [*] Supreme Court of United States. *404 It was argued by Mr. Blair and Mr. Ewing, for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Hill and Mr. Cushing, (attorney-general,) for the defendant in error. *408 Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the court. To understand the application of the instruction given to the jury which controlled the verdict in this case, a minute statement of the facts is necessary. On...

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Wanzer v. Truly, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Mar. 18, 1855

58 U.S. 584 (1854) 17 How. 584 MOSES WANZER AND JABEZ HARRISON, APPELLANTS, v. BENNETT R. AND J.H. TRULY. Supreme Court of United States. It was argued by Mr. Coxe, for the appellants, and by Mr Brent and Mr. May, for the appellees. Mr. Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court. The appellee (B.R. Truly) purchased of J.R. Herbert, in 1836, in Mississippi, five slaves, for whom he gave two notes, one of which for $3,575, was payable in March, 1838, at a banking-house in Brandon, with...

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Verden v. Coleman, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Dec. 21, 1855

59 U.S. 86 (1855) 18 How. 86 SAMUEL VERDEN, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. ISAAC COLEMAN. Supreme Court of United States. It was argued by Mr. Gillett, for the plaintiff in error, no counsel appearing for Coleman. Mr. Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court. The plaintiff filed his bill in the circuit court of Benton county, Indiana, sitting in chancery, to obtain a decree to cancel a mortgage and the mortgage note, and also to restrain, by injunction, the mortgagee from proceeding upon the...

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United States v. Sixty-Seven Packages of Dry Goods, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Jan. 18, 1855

58 U.S. 85 (1854) 17 How. 85 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. SIXTY-SEVEN PACKAGES OF DRY GOODS. JULES LEVOIS, CLAIMANT. Supreme Court of United States. *88 It was argued by Mr. Cushing (attorney-general) for the United States. No counsel appeared for the appellee. *90 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 eastern district of Louisiana. A libel of information was filed in the district court, by...

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United States v. Ritchie, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Mar. 10, 1855

58 U.S. 525 (1854) 17 How. 525 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. ARCHIBALD A. RITCHIE. [*] Supreme Court of United States. *526 It was argued in this court by Mr. Cushing, (attorney-general,) for the United States, and by Mr. Bibb, for the appellee. *531 Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court. This is an appeal from a decree of the district court for the northern district of California. The proceedings were originally commenced before the board of commissioners to settle private...

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United States v. One Package of Merchandise, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Jan. 18, 1855

58 U.S. 98 (1854) 17 How. 98 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. ONE PACKAGE OF MERCHANDISE. LION, PINSARD, AND CO., CLAIMANTS. Supreme Court of United States. It was similar, in its circumstances, to the case of the United States v. Sixty-seven Packages of Dry Goods, and was argued by Mr. Cushing, attorney-general, at the same time. Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court. The libel of information was filed, in this case, in the district court of the United States for the...

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United States v. One Case of Clocks, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Jan. 18, 1855

58 U.S. 99 (1854) 17 How. 99 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. ONE CASE OF CLOCKS. LION, PINSARD, AND CO., CLAIMANTS. Supreme Court of United States. It was similar, in its circumstances, to the case of The United States v. Sixty-seven Packages of Dry Goods, and was argued by Mr. Cushing, attorney-general, at the same time. Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court. This is a libel of information, filed in the district court of the United States for the eastern district of...

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United States v. Nine Cases of Silk Hats, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Jan. 18, 1855

58 U.S. 97 (1854) 17 How. 97 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. NINE CASES OF SILK HATS. PAUL TRICON, CLAIMANT. Supreme Court of United States. It was similar, in its circumstances, to the case of the United States v. Sixty-seven Packages of Dry Goods, and argued by Mr. Cushing, attorney-general, for the United States, at the same time. Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court. This was a libel of information, filed in the district court of the United States v. Nine Cases...

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United States v. Nickerson, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Mar. 18, 1855

58 U.S. 204 (1854) 17 How. 204 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF, v. LINDSEY NICKERSON, JUNIOR. Supreme Court of United States. *206 It was argued by Mr. Cushing, (attorney-general,) for the United States, and by Mr. Lothrop, for the defendant. *208 Mr. Justice CURTIS delivered the opinion of the court. This case comes before us upon a certificate of division of opinion by the judges of the circuit court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts. At the March term, 1854, of the district...

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United States v. Coxe, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Jan. 18, 1855

58 U.S. 41 (1854) 17 How. 41 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. DANIEL W. COXE AND OTHERS. Supreme Court of United States. It was argued by Mr. Cushing, (attorney-general,) for the United States. Mr. Coxe, for the appellees. *42 Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court. *43 This case cannot be distinguished from the case of United States v. King et al. 7 How. 833 , and of United States v. Turner's Heirs, 11 How. 663 . The decree of the district court must therefore be reversed,...

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United States Ex Rel. Tucker v. Seaman, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Mar. 18, 1855

58 U.S. 225 (1854) 17 How. 225 THE UNITED STATES, ex relatione BEVERLY TUCKER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. A.G. SEAMAN, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC PRINTING. Supreme Court of United States. *226 It was argued by Mr. Chilton and Mr. Johnson, for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Cushing, (attorney-general,) for the defendant. *229 Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court. The defendant in error, at the times hereinafter mentioned, was, and still is, superintendent of public printing...

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United States Ex Rel. Goodrich v. Guthrie, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Feb. 18, 1855

58 U.S. 284 (1854) 17 How. 284 THE UNITED STATES, AT RELATION OF AARON GOODRICH, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES GUTHRIE, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. Supreme Court of United States. *285 It was argued by Mr. Lawrence, for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Cushing, (attorney-general,) for the defendant. *301 Mr. Justice DANIEL delivered the opinion of the court. This case comes before us upon a writ of error to the circuit court of the United States for the District of Columbia and county of...

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The Schooner Catharine v. Dickinson, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Mar. 10, 1855

58 U.S. 170 (1854) 17 How. 170 THE SCHOONER CATHARINE, HER TACKLE, &C., STARKS W. LEWIS AND OTHERS, OWNERS AND CLAIMANTS, APPELLANTS, v. NOAH DICKINSON AND OTHERS, LIBELLANTS. Supreme Court of United States. *171 It was argued by Mr. Cutting, for the appellants, and submitted on a printed argument by Mr. Field, for the appellees. *173 Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court. This is an appeal in admiralty from a decree of the circuit court of the United States for the southern...

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Stewart v. United States, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Jan. 18, 1855

58 U.S. 116 (1854) 17 How. 116 ADAM D. STEWART, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United States. *117 It was argued by Mr. Walter S. Cox, for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Cushing, (attorney-general,) for the United States. *124 Mr. Justice DANIEL delivered the opinion of the court. This case comes before us upon a writ of error to a judgment of the circuit court of the United States for Washington county, in the District of Columbia, in favor of the defendants in...

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Stevens v. Gladding, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Feb. 19, 1855

58 U.S. 447 (1854) 17 How. 447 JAMES STEVENS, APPELLANT, v. ROYAL GLADDING AND ISAAC T. PROUD. Supreme Court of United States. *448 It was submitted on a printed argument by the appellant, and argued by Mr. Ames, for the appellees. *450 Mr. Justice CURTIS delivered the opinion of the court. The appellant filed his bill in the circuit court of the United States for the district of Rhode Island, to restrain the defendants from printing and publishing a map of that State, whereof he claimed to be...

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State of Florida v. State of Georgia, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Mar. 18, 1855

58 U.S. 478 (1854) 17 How. 478 THE STATE OF FLORIDA, COMPLAINANT, v. THE STATE OF GEORGIA. Supreme Court of United States. *480 This motion was opposed by the States, and was argued by the Attorney-General, in behalf of the United States; by Mr. Badger and Mr. Berrien, on behalf of the State of Georgia, and by Mr. Westcott and Mr. Johnson, on behalf of the State of Florida. *490 Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the court. The court proceed to dispose of the motion made by the...

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STAFFORD ET UX. v. Union Bank of Louisiana, (1855)
Supreme Court of the United States Filed: Feb. 18, 1855

58 U.S. 275 (1854) 17 How. 275 IN THE MATTER OF JOSIAH S. STAFFORD AND JEANNETTE KIRKLAND, HIS WIFE, APPELLANTS, v. THE UNION BANK OF LOUISIANA. Supreme Court of United States. *279 Mr. Justice McLEAN delivered the opinion of the court. This is an appeal in chancery from the district court of Texas. A motion is made by the counsel for the appellees, to dismiss the appeal, because the defendants have filed no sufficient bond. Also, that a rule on the district judge, to show cause why a...

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