26 U.S. 165 (_) 1 Pet. 165 HENRY WRIGHT, WILLIAM CAROTHERS, ROBERT DENNISTON, WILLIAM PATTON, THOMAS BURMAN, AND JAMES ROBERTSON, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, vs. THE LESSEE OF LEVI HOLLINGSWORTH, AND JOHN KAIGHN, DEFENDANTS IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *166 Mr. White, for the plaintiff in error, &mdash. Mr. Isaacs, for the defendants in error. &mdash. *167 Mr. Justice TRIMBLE delivered the opinion of the Court. This action of ejectment, was commenced in the Circuit Court, held in East...
26 U.S. 570 (_) 1 Pet. 570 STEPHEN WARING, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, vs. JAMES JACKSON, EX-DEVISE OF MEDCEF EDEN AND ANOTHER, DEFENDANTS IN ERROR. THE SAME vs. THE SAME. Supreme Court of United States. Mr. Justice THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the Court. These cases come up from the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of New-York, upon writs of error. The question in the Court below, turned upon the construction of the will of Medcef Eden the elder, bearing date the...
26 U.S. 573 (_) 1 Pet. 573 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, vs. NICHOLAS STANSBURY AND EDWARD MORGAN. Supreme Court of United States. *574 The case was argued by Mr. Wirt, Attorney General for the United States, no counsel attending on the part of the defendants in error. Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL, delivered the opinion of the Court. This was an action of debt on a judgment which had been rendered in favour of the United States, against Thomas Sheppard, and the two defendants in error....
26 U.S. 547 (_) 1 Pet. 547 THE UNITED STATES vs. 422 CASKS OF WINE, HAZARD & WILLIAMS CLAIMANTS. Supreme Court of United States. *548 Mr. Wirt, Attorney General, on the part of the United States, submitted the case, on the errors assigned by the District Attorney. *549 Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court. This is the same cause which came before this Court at February term, 1823, and is reported in 8 Wheat. 391 . The cause having been remanded to the District Court of...
26 U.S. 100 1 Pet. 100 7 L. Ed. 69 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. THE SALINE BANK OF VIRGINIA, JOHN WEBSTER, AND OTHERS, APPELLEES. January Term, 1828 THIS case came before the Court, on an appeal by the United States, from the decree of the District Court of the United States, for the western district of Virginia; in which Court, the District Attorney of the United States, filed a bill against John Webster, Cashier, and a number of others, as stockholders of the Virginia Saline Bank, to...
26 U.S. 299 (_) 1 Pet. 299 THE MECHANICS BANK OF ALEXANDRIA, APPELLANTS, vs. LOUISA AND ANNA MARIA SETON, APPELLEES, BY THEIR GUARDIAN, &c. Supreme Court of United States. *302 Mr. Swann, and Mr. Wirt, for the appellants. &mdash. Mr. Jones, and Mr. Taylor, for the appellees. *304 Mr. Justice THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the Court. The appellees, who were the complainants in the Court below, filed their bill against the Mechanics Bank of Alexandria, setting out their right to three...
26 U.S. 567 1 Pet. 567 7 L. Ed. 265 THE BANK OF COLUMBIA v. GEORGE SWEENY. January Term, 1828 Messrs. Jones and Key, moved the Court for a mandamus to be directed to the Circuit Court of the United States, for the county of Washington, in the District of Columbia; commanding them to have a certain issue joined, which issue had been tendered in a proceeding in that Court against George Sweeny, and in which the Bank of Columbia were plaintiffs. George Sweeny being indebted to the Bank of Columbia,...
26 U.S. 591 (_) 1 Pet. 591 JOHN TAYLOE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, vs. ELISHA RIGGS, DEFENDANT IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *593 Mr. Charles Carter Lee and Mr. Jones for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Swann and Mr. Key for the defendant in error. *594 Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL, delivered the opinion of the Court. This action was brought in the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia, by Elisha Riggs, the defendant in error, to recover back a sum of money paid on a contract for the...
26 U.S. 552 (_) 1 Pet. 552 ROBERT STEELE'S LESSEE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, vs. JESSE SPENCER AND OTHERS, DEFENDANTS' IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *555 The case was argued by Mr. Leonard, for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Ewing, for the defendants. Mr. Ewing for the defendants. &mdash. *557 Mr. Justice TRIMBLE delivered the opinion of the Court: This writ of error is prosecuted to reverse a judgment of the Circuit Court, for the district of Ohio, rendered in favour of the...
26 U.S. 264 (_) 1 Pet. 264 GERRIT SCHIMMELPENNICH, AND JAN ADRIAN TOE LEAR, WHO ARE ALIENS, vs. WILLIAM BAYARD, WILLIAM BAYARD, JUN. ROBERT BAYARD, AND JACOB LE ROY, CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK. Supreme Court of United States. *265 The cause was argued by Mr. Ogden and Mr. Oakley, for the plaintiffs, and by Mr. Webster, and Mr. Ogden Hoffman, for the defendants. For the plaintiffs. Mr. Oakley, for the defendants. *274 Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court. This...
26 U.S. 655 (_) 1 Pet. 655 ALLISON ROSS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, vs. JOHN DOE ON THE DEMISE OF ADAM BARLAND, AND OTHERS. Supreme Court of United States. *657 The case was argued for the plaintiff in error, by Mr. Wirt, Attorney General, and by Mr. Coxe for the defendants. Coxe for the defendant in error. &mdash. *662 Mr. Justice TRIMBLE delivered the opinion of the Court. This was an action of ejectment, originally instituted in a Circuit Court of the state of Mississippi. Upon the trial of the...
26 U.S. 105 (_) 1 Pet. 105 DANIEL RHEA AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS, vs. DANIEL RHENNER, APPELLEE. Supreme Court of United States. Mr. Cox, for the appellants: &mdash. Mr. Key for the appellee. *106 Mr. Justice DUVAL delivered the opinion of the Court. This case is brought up, by appeal, from the Circuit Court for the district of Columbia and county of Washington, sitting in equity. The appellee, who was complainant, in the Court below, filed his bill in equity, in the year 1822, in the Circuit...
26 U.S. 25 (_) 1 Pet. 25 THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS OF THE BANK OF WASHINGTON, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, vs. PHILIP TRIPLETT AND CHRISTOPHER NEALE, TRADING UNDER THE FIRM OF TRIPLETT & NEALE, DEFENDANTS IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *27 Mr. Key, for the plaintiffs in error. Mr. Jones, for defendants in error. *28 Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court. This is a writ of error, to a judgment of the United States' Circuit Court, of the district of Columbia, for...
26 U.S. 670 (_) 1 Pet. 670 ANN PRAY, EXECUTRIX, J.J. MAXWELL, AND GEORGE WATERS, EXECUTORS OF JOHN PRAY, DECEASED, APPELLANTS, vs. GEORGE G. BELT, TRUSTEE, AND JAMES P. HEATH, PRO. AMI. Supreme Court of United States. *676 The case was argued by Mr. Berrien for the appellants, and by Mr. Key for the appellees. Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court. This suit was brought in the Circuit Court for the district of Georgia, by George G. Belt, the trustee for Jane Heath and...
26 U.S. 94 1 Pet. 94 7 L. Ed. 67 PHILIP HICKIE AND OTHERS, HEIRS AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF JAMES MATHER, DECEASED, APPELLANTS, v. ALEXANDER B. STARKE AND OTHERS, HEIRS AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF ROBERT STARKE, DECEASED, APPELLEES. January Term, 1828 IN the Supreme Court of the county of Adams, in the state of Mississippi, the appellees filed a bill in chancery against the appellants; which, according to the laws of the state, was transferred to the Supreme Court, where judgment was given...
26 U.S. 293 (_) 1 Pet. 293 DANIEL PARKER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, vs. THE UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United States. This case was submitted to the Court, without argument, by Mr. Jones, for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Wirt, Attorney General, for the United States. All the material facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the Court; which was delivered by Mr. Justice DUVAL. An action was commenced in the Circuit Court, by the United States, against the plaintiff in error, to...
26 U.S. 562 (_) 1 Pet. 562 WILLIAM S. NICHOLLS, AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS, vs. THOMAS HODGES, EXECUTOR OF THOMAS C. HODGES, DECEASED. Supreme Court of United States. *563 Mr. Key for the appellant. &mdash. Mr. Coxe for the appellee. &mdash. *564 Mr. Justice DUVAL delivered the opinion of the Court. The appellee in this case obtained letters testamentary on the estate of Thomas C. Hodges, deceased, and passed accounts in the Orphans' Court for Washington county, in which he was allowed ten per...
26 U.S. 170 (_) 1 Pet. 170 JAMES J. M'LANAHAN, WILHELMUS BOGART, AND JOHN JOSEPH COIRON, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, vs. THE UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY, DEFENDANTS IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *178 The cause was brought by writ of error to this Court; and was argued by Mr. Tawny, and Mr. Jonathan Meredith, for the plaintiffs in error; an by the Attorney General of the United States, and Mr. Ogden, for the defendants. Mr. Wirt, and Mr. Ogden, for the defendants. *181 Mr. Justice STORY...
26 U.S. 46 (_) 1 Pet. 46 GEORGE MINOR, PHILIP H. MINOR, DANIEL MINOR, WILLIAM MINOR AND SMITH MINOR, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, vs. THE MECHANICS BANK OF ALEXANDRIA, DEFENDANTS IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *58 Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Jones, for the plaintiffs in error. &mdash. Mr. Swann, and Mr. Wirt, Attorney General, for the defendants. *62 Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court. This is a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the district of Columbia, sitting at Alexandria....
26 U.S. 376 (_) 1 Pet. 376 THE MECHANICS BANK OF ALEXANDRIA, APPELLANTS, vs. ADAM LYNN, APPELLEE. Supreme Court of United States. *379 The case was argued by Mr. Wirt, Attorney General, and Mr. Swan, District Attorney, for the appellants, and by Mr. Jones and Mr. Taylor, for the appellees. For the appellants it was contended. &mdash. Mr. Jones and Mr. Taylor, for the appellee. &mdash. *381 Mr. Justice THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the Court. Adam Lynn, the complainant in the Court below,...
