38 U.S. 415 (1839) 13 Pet. 415 CHARLES L. WILLIAMS vs. THE SUFFOLK INSURANCE COMPANY. Supreme Court of United States. *417 The case was submitted to the Court by Messrs. C.G. Loring and E.G. Loring for the plaintiff; and by Mr. Parsons for the defendants. *418 Mr. Justice M`LEAN delivered the opinion of the Court: Two actions were commenced by the plaintiffs against the defendant, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the state of Massachusetts, on policies of insurance dated 19th...
38 U.S. 498 (1839) 13 Pet. 498 DE LA FAYETTE WILCOX, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, vs. JOHN JACKSON, ON THE DEMISE OF MURRAY M`CONNEL, DEFENDANT IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *508 The case was argued by Mr. Butler, and by Mr. Grundy, Attorney General, for the plaintiffs; and by Mr. Key and Mr. Webster for the defendant. For the plaintiff in error. *509 Mr. Justice BARBOUR delivered the opinion of the Court: This is a writ of error to the Supreme Court of the state of Illinois, prosecuted...
38 U.S. 378 (1839) 13 Pet. 378 JOHN WILCOX AND OTHERS, vs. CRESTER HUNT AND OTHERS. Supreme Court of United States. Mr. Justice M. KINLEY delivered the opinion of the Court: This case comes before this Court upon a writ of error to the District Court of the United States, for the eastern district of Louisiana. The defendants in error commenced their suit by petition in the Court below, upon a deed of trust executed by Wilcox, one of the plaintiffs in error, in the state of New York; by which...
38 U.S. 6 (1839) 13 Pet. 6 PAULINA S. WHITING, AND HELEN B. WHITING, HEIRS AT LAW OF RUGGLES WHITING, DECEASED, JAMES RICHARDSON, ADMINISTRATOR OF RUGGLES WHITING, AND ENFIELD JOHNSON, AND GABRIEL J. JOHNSON, APPELLANTS, vs. THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United States. *8 The case was argued by Mr. Underwood, at the bar, and by a printed argument submitted by Mr. Lovering for the appellants; and by Mr. Serjeant for the appellees. *11 Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of...
38 U.S. 136 (1839) 13 Pet. 136 WILLIAM WALLACE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, vs. CORRY M`CONNELL, DEFENDANT IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *139 The case was argued by Mr. Key, for the plaintiff in error; and by Mr. Crittenden, for the defendant. *143 Mr. Justice THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the Court. This case comes up on a writ of error from the District Court of the United States for the southern district of Alabama. The action in the Court below was founded upon a note, which,...
38 U.S. 166 (1839) 13 Pet. 166 JOHN WALKER, APPELLANT, vs. GEORGE PARKER AND OTHERS, APPELLEES. Supreme Court of United States. *168 The case was argued by Mr. Brent, Jun., and Mr. Key, for the appellant; and by Mr. Bradley, with whom was Mr. Reden, who submitted a printed argument, for the appellees. *171 Mr. Justice M`LEAN delivered the opinion of the Court: This is an appeal from the decree of the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia. *172 The complainant filed his bill, stating that,...
38 U.S. 17 (1839) 13 Pet. 17 JOHN P. VAN NESS AND WILLIAM JONES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, vs. THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES, DEFENDANT IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. This case came before the Court from the District of Columbia, *18 and was argued by Coxe for the plaintiffs in error, and by Mr. Key for the defendants. The case is fully stated in the following opinion of the Court, delivered by Mr. Chief Justice TANEY. This case comes before the Court upon a writ of error, directed to the...
38 U.S. 294 (1839) 13 Pet. 294 JOHN P. VAN NESS, APPELLANT, vs. ALPHEUS HYATT AND OTHERS, APPELLEES. Supreme Court of United States. *295 The case was argued by Mr. Hoban and Coxe, for the appellant; and by Mr. Key for the appellees. *296 Mr. Justice BARBOUR delivered the opinion of the Court: This is an appeal from the Circuit Court for the county of Washington, in a suit in equity brought by the appellant in that Court, in which a decree was made, dismissing the bill with costs. The case...
38 U.S. 133 (1839) 13 Pet. 133 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANT, vs. THE HEIRS OF F.M. ARREDONDO, AND OTHERS, APPELLEES. Supreme Court of United States. This case was submitted to the Court by Mr. Grundy, the Attorney General of the United States. Mr. Justice WAYNE delivered the opinion of the Court. This is an appeal from the Superior Court of East Florida, which confirmed the claim of the appellees to a cession or grant of land, made by the governor of Florida to Fernando de la Maza Arredondo....
38 U.S. 176 (1839) 13 Pet. 176 THE UNITED STATES vs. JAMES E. HARDYMAN. Supreme Court of United States. *177 The case was submitted to the Court by Mr. Grundy, Attorney General of the United States. *178 Mr. Justice M`LEAN delivered the opinion of the Court: This case comes before this Court on a certificate of division of opinion of the judges of the Circuit Court, for the eastern district of Virginia. The defendant was indicted under the 45th section of the postoffice law, for buying,...
38 U.S. 84 (1839) 13 Pet. 84 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANT, vs. WILLIAM DRUMMOND, APPELLEE. Supreme Court of United States. Mr. Justice WAYNE delivered the opinion of the Court. This case, like that of the United States vs. Andrew Burgeon, is controlled by the decision of this Court in the case of the United States vs. Kingsley, 12 Peters, 476. The decree of the Superior Court of East Florida is therefore reversed. This cause came on to be heard on the transcript of the record from the...
38 U.S. 85 (1839) 13 Pet. 85 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, vs. ANDREW BURGEVIN, APPELLEE. Supreme Court of United States. The case was argued by Mr. Grundy, Attorney General of the *86 United States, and Mr. Dent for the appellants; and by Coxe for the appellee. Mr. Justice WAYNE delivered the opinion of the Court. This is an appeal from the Supreme Court of the Eastern District of Florida, confirming the right of the appellee to a tract of land under a concession or grant from the Governor of...
38 U.S. 88 (1839) 13 Pet. 88 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, vs. THE HEIRS OF FERNANDO DE LA MAZA ARREDONDO, APPELLEES. Supreme Court of United States. Mr. Justice WAYNE delivered the opinion of the Court. This case is one of a concession and grant of land in East Florida, made by the Spanish authorities in that province, before the 24th January, 1818: surveyed and granted in absolute property in consideration of the meritorious services of Fernando de la Maza Arredondo. The survey corresponds...
38 U.S. 81 13 Pet. 81 10 L. Ed. 68 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANT, v. MOSES E. LEVY, APPELLEE. January Term, 1839 APPEAL from the Superior Court of East Florida. Moses E. Levy, a citizen of the United States, presented a petition to the judge of the Superior Court of East Florida, on the 18th day of May, 1829, claiming title to a tract of land containing fourteen thousand five hundred acres, situated in East Florida, being part of thirty thousand acres originally conceded to Fernando de la Maza...
38 U.S. 23 13 Pet. 23 10 L. Ed. 41 THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND v. THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. January Term, 1839 MR. SOUTHARD, for the complainants, stated that the state of Rhode Island, with the consent of the Court, obtained at last term, had amended the bill filed in this case; and he moved the Court for a rule on the state of Massachusetts to answer within a short time, so that the case might be disposed of during the term. Mr. Webster stated, that, although not authorized to appear in the...
38 U.S. 387 (1839) 13 Pet. 387 THE NEW ENGLAND INSURANCE COMPANY, vs. THE BRIG SARAH ANN, WOODBURY AND OTHERS, CLAIMANTS. Supreme Court of United States. *389 The case was submitted to the Court, on printed arguments, by Mr. Pickering for the appellants; and by Mr. Saltonstall, for the appellees. *400 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 Massachusetts, and has been submitted to this Court on the...
38 U.S. 123 (1839) 13 Pet. 123 THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, vs. GEORGE W. PETER AND OTHERS, APPELLEES. Supreme Court of United States. This case was argued by Mr. Sergeant and Coxe, for the appellants, and by Mr. Key, for the appellees. Mr. Justice M'LEAN delivered the opinion of the Court. This is an appeal from the decree of the Circuit Court, for the District of Columbia. The facts out of which the controversy arises are substantially as follows: At April term, 1822, the...
38 U.S. 107 (1839) 13 Pet. 107 THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANT, vs. ELIZABETH LEE, EDMUND J. LEE, AND RICHARD SMITH, APPELLEES. Supreme Court of United States. *109 For the appellant, Coxe and Mr. Sergeant. *110 Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the Court. The bill alleges, as a principal ground of relief, fraud in fact, in the inception of the conveyance sought to be set aside: this being denied by the answers, it is incumbent that fraud in fact should be proved by the...
38 U.S. 359 (1839) 13 Pet. 359 BENJAMIN STORY, APPELLANT, vs. LOUISA LIVINGSTON, EXECUTRIX OF EDWARD LIVINGSTON, APPELLEE. Supreme Court of United States. *362 The case was argued by Mr. Crittenden and Mr. Jones, for the appellant; and by Mr. Ogden, and Mr. Butler, with whom was Mr. Key, for the appellee. *364 Mr. Justice WAYNE delivered the opinion of the Court. This cause having been before this Court at its term in 1837, it was then decreed, that the decree of the District Court, dismissing...
38 U.S. 181 (1839) 13 Pet. 181 WILLIAM B. STOKES, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, vs. FRANCIS W. SALTONSTALL, DEFENDANT IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *186 The case was submitted to the Court, in printed and written arguments, by Mr. Schley, for the plaintiff in error; and by Mr. Johnson, for the defendant. *190 Mr. Justice BARBOUR delivered the opinion of the Court. This is a writ of error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the United States for the fourth circuit, and district of Maryland....
