25 U.S. 135 (_) 12 Wheat. 135 WINN'S Heirs against JACKSON and Others. Supreme Court of United States. Mr. Wickliffe moved to quash the writ of error. *136 Motion allowed.
25 U.S. 117 (_) 12 Wheat. 117 WILLIAMS against NORRIS. Supreme Court of United States. THIS cause was argued by Mr. White and Mr. Eaton, for the plaintiff, [a] and by Mr. Benton and Mr. Polk, for the defendant. [b] Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court. This is a writ of error to a judgment rendered in the *118 highest Court for the State of Tennessee; consequently this Court can exercise no other jurisdiction in the case than is given by the 25th section of the...
25 U.S. 568 (_) 12 Wheat. 568 WILLIAMSON and Others, Appellants, against DANIEL and Others, Respondents. Supreme Court of United States. *569 The cause was argued by Mr. Berrien, for the appellants, [a] and by Mr. Wilde, for the respondents. Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court. The first bequest to Patsy Hendrick would pass the slaves therein mentioned to her absolutely, were not this absolute estate qualified by the subsequent limitation over, if either of the...
25 U.S. 180 (_) 12 Wheat. 180 THE UNITED STATES against TILLOTSON and another. Supreme Court of United States. THIS cause was argued by the Attorney General and Mr. Coxe for the plaintiffs, and by Mr. Webster and Mr. Wheaton for the defendants. Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court. This cause comes before us from the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New-York, as upon a bill of exceptions *181 taken to the opinion of the Court, upon a trial before a jury upon the...
25 U.S. 505 (_) 12 Wheat. 505 The UNITED STATES against NICHOLL. Supreme Court of United States. THIS cause was argued by the Attorney General and Mr. Sampson for the plaintiffs, and by Mr. D.B. Ogden for the defendant. Mr. Justice TRIMBLE delivered the opinion of the Court. *506 The questions to be decided in this case arise out of a bill of exceptions, taken by the plaintiffs, to the charge and instructions of the Circuit Court to the jury upon the trial of the cause. [a] The suit was founded...
25 U.S. 480 (_) 12 Wheat. 480 The UNITED STATES against MARCHANT & COLSON. Supreme Court of United States. THE opinion of the Court in this case was delivered by Mr. Justice STORY. The question, which comes before us upon a certificate of a division of opinion of the judges of the Circuit Court of Massachusetts, is this, whether two or more persons, jointly charged in the same indictment with a capital offence, have a right, by the laws of the country, to be tried severally, separately, and...
25 U.S. 460 (_) 12 Wheat. 460 The UNITED STATES against GOODING. Supreme Court of United States. *467 The cause was argued by the Attorney General and Mr. Coxe for the United States, and by Mr. Taney and Mr. Mitchell for the defendant. Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court. This is the case of an indictment against Gooding for being engaged in the slave trade, contrary to the prohibitions of the act of Congress of the 20th of April, 1818. It comes before us upon a certificate of...
25 U.S. 559 (_) 12 Wheat. 559 The UNITED STATES against PRISCILLA BARKER, Administratrix of ABRAHAM BARKER, deceased. Supreme Court of United States. *560 The cause was submitted without argument, by the Attorney General, for the United States, and by Mr. Webster for the defendant. Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court: *561 That whatever doubts might be entertained as to the charge of the Court below relating to the transactions in England, (which it has not been...
25 U.S. 486 (_) 12 Wheat. 486 The UNITED STATES against 350 CHESTS OF TEA. LIPPINCOTT and Others, Claimants. Supreme Court of United States. *487 THIS cause was argued by the Attorney General, for the United States, and by Mr. Webster and Mr. Coxe, for the claimants. Mr. Justice WASHINGTON delivered the opinion of the Court. This was a libel filed in the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New-York, in the name of the United States, against 350 chests of hyson skin...
25 U.S. 183 (_) 12 Wheat. 183 THORNTON, Plaintiff in Error, against WYNN, Defendant in Error. Supreme Court of United States. *184 This cause was argued by Mr. C.C. Lee for the plaintiff in error, [a] and by Mr. Worthington for the defendant in error. [b] Mr. Justice WASHINGTON delivered the opinion of the Court. This was an action brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error, in the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia and county of Washington, upon a promissory note...
25 U.S. 565 (_) 12 Wheat. 565 THOMPSON against PETER & JOHNS, Administrators de bonis non of PETER, deceased. Supreme Court of United States. *566 The cause was argued by Mr. Jones for the plaintiff, and by Mr. Key for the defendants. Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court. *567 This was a suit brought in September, 1822, on a promise alleged to have been made by the intestate of the defendant, who died in the year 1808. The defendant pleaded non assumpsit, and the...
25 U.S. 1 (_) 12 Wheat. 1 The PALMYRA, ESCURRA, Master. Supreme Court of United States. *4 The Attorney General, and Mr. Hayne, for the appellants. Mr. Tazewell, for the respondents. *7 Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court. This is the case of a proceeding in rem, by a libel of information founded on the act of Congress of the third of *8 March, 1819, ch. 75. as continued in force by the act of Congress of the 15th of May, 1820, ch. 112. The second section of the former act...
25 U.S. 546 (_) 12 Wheat. 546 The ANTELOPE. The Spanish and Portuguese Consuls, Claimants. Supreme Court of United States. It was argued by the Attorney General and Mr. Key for the appellants, and by Mr. Berrien, Mr. C.J. Ingersoll, and Mr. Wilde, for the respondents. Mr. Justice TRIMBLE delivered the opinion of the Court. This case having been before this Court, and a decree rendered therein at February term, 1825, and again brought up, and an explanatory decree made therein at February term,...
25 U.S. 605 (_) 12 Wheat. 605 SCOTT and Others, Appellants, against SHREEVE and Others. Respondents. Supreme Court of United States. THIS cause was argued by Mr. Swann, for the appellants, and by Mr. Taylor, for the respondents. Mr. Justice THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the Court. This case comes up by appeal from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the county of Alexandria. The object of the bill filed in the Court below, was to obtain relief against a judgment at law...
25 U.S. 177 (_) 12 Wheat. 177 RANKIN & SCHATZELL, Plaintiffs in Error, against SCOTT, Defendant in Error. Supreme Court of United States. *178 Mr. Benton, for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. Talbot, contra. [c] Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court, and after stating the case, proceeded as follows: The act of the then territorial government of Missouri, on which this question depends, is in these words: "Judgments obtained in the General Court shall be a lien on the lands...
25 U.S. 611 (_) 12 Wheat. 611 RAMSAY against ALLEGRE. Supreme Court of United States. *612 The Attorney General and Mr. Meredith, for the appellant. Mr. Hoffman and Mr. Meyer, contra. *613 Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court: That, as it did not appear by the record, that the note had been tendered to be given up, or actually surrendered, *614 at the hearing in the Court below, the decree would be affirmed, it not being necessary to consider the general question of...
25 U.S. 498 (_) 12 Wheat. 498 POTTER, Appellant, against GARDNER and others, Respondents. Supreme Court of United States. *499 THIS cause was argued by the Attorney General and Mr. Potter for the appellant, and by Mr. Webster and Mr. D.B. Ogden for the respondents. Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court. This is an appeal from a decree of the Court of the United States for the First Circuit in the District of Rhode Island. The case was this: On the 7th of July, 1817,...
25 U.S. 136 (_) 12 Wheat. 136 THE POST MASTER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES against EARLY and Others. Supreme Court of United States. *137 The cause was argued by the Attorney General and Mr. Wheaton, for the plaintiff, and by Mr. Webster and Mr. Berrien, for the defendants. *143 *144 Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court, and after stating the case, proceeded as follows: The post office department was established at the commencement of the revolution, under the...
25 U.S. 561 (_) 12 Wheat. 561 PARKER and Another against The JUDGES OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MARYLAND. Supreme Court of United States. *562 MR. Raymond, for the plaintiffs. Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court. A rule was made upon the Judges of the Court of the United States for the Fourth Circuit and District of Maryland, to show cause why an execution should not issue on a judgment rendered in that Court in favour of Parkin, Parker, and Clough, against John E. Rigden....
25 U.S. 213 (_) 12 Wheat. 213 OGDEN, Plaintiff in Error, against SAUNDERS, Defendant in Error. Supreme Court of United States. *214 Mr. Wheaton argued. *254 Mr. Justice WASHINGTON. The first and most important point to be decided in this cause turns essentially upon the question, whether the obligation of a contract is impaired by a State bankrupt or insolvent law, which discharges the person and the future acquisitions of the debtor from his liability under a contract entered into in that...
