41 U.S. 342 (_) 16 Pet. 342 THOMAS WOOD, JUNIOR, CLAIMANT OF TWENTY-TWO PACKAGES OR PIECES OF CLOTH, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE UNITED STATES, DEFENDANTS IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *351 The case was submitted to the Court by Mr. Meredith and Mr. Crittenden, for the plaintiff in error, and Mr. Legaré, the attorney-general, and Mr. Cadwalader, for the United States; the counsel for the parties furnished printed arguments to the Court. *357 Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of...
42 U.S. 1 1 How. 1 11 L. Ed. 25 WILLIAM H. WILLIAMS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES ASH, DEFENDANT IN ERROR. January Term, 1843 1 IN error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the county of Washington, District of Columbia. 2 NOTE.—The report of this case was accidentally omitted by the late reporter, and this report has been furnished by him. 3 In the Circuit Court of the county of Washington, James Ash, a negro, presented a petition, stating that he was entitled to his freedom, and...
41 U.S. 25 (_) 16 Pet. 25 RICHARD J. WATKINS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE LESSEE OF OLIVER HOLMAN ET AL. Supreme Court of United States. *32 The case was argued by Mr. Ogden and Mr. Legare, for the plaintiffs in error; and by Mr. Crittenden and Mr. Key, for the defendants. *48 Mr. Legare, for the plaintiffs in error. *51 Mr. Justice M`LEAN delivered the opinion of the Court. This cause is brought before this Court, by a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern...
41 U.S. 228 (_) 16 Pet. 228 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. THE HEIRS OF GEORGE J.F. CLARKE, AND THE HEIRS OF GEORGE ATKINSON, APPELLEES Supreme Court of United States. *230 The case was argued by Mr. Legaré, the attorney-general, for the United States. *231 Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the Court. In 1816, George Atkinson set forth to the Governor of East Florida, various important services, through a series of years, performed in behalf of the government, and also many losses;...
41 U.S. 203 (_) 16 Pet. 203 THE UNITED STATES, v. WILLIAM MURPHY, AND WILLIAM MORGAN. Supreme Court of United States. *204 The case was submitted to the Court, without argument, on the part of the United States, by Mr. Legaré, attorney-general of the United States. *207 Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court. This case comes before us upon a certificate of division of opinion of the judges of the Circuit Court of the southern district of New York, under the following circumstances:...
41 U.S. 153 (_) 16 Pet. 153 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. PEDRO MIRANDA AND OTHERS, APPELLEES. Supreme Court of United States. *155 The case, on the appeal of the United States, was argued on the part of the United States, by Mr. Duvall, and Mr. Legare, the attorney-general of the United States; and was submitted on printed arguments by Mr. Garr and Mr. Ogden, for the appellees. Mr. Justice WAYNE delivered the opinion of the Court. Appeal from the Superior Court of East Florida. The...
41 U.S. 162 16 Pet. 162 10 L. Ed. 923 UNITED STATES, Appellants, v. JOHN W. LOW et al. , Appellees. January Term, 1842 1 APPEAL from the Superior Court of East Florida. The heirs of John Low claimed 16,000 acres of land in East Florida, under a grant by Governor Coppinger, founded on a petition alleged to have been presented by their ancestor, dated 20th March 1816, and a decree of Governor Coppinger thereon, dated April 6th, 1816. The petition stated, that, 'bounding with the petitioner's land,...
41 U.S. 196 (_) 16 Pet. 196 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. JOHN M. HANSON AND OTHERS, APPELLEES. Supreme Court of United States. *198 The case was argued by Mr. Legaré, attorney-general for the United States. No counsel appeared for the appellees. Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the Court. This was a grant to Samuel Miles, dated 18th July, 1813, for five miles square of land, or sixteen thousand acres, at the mouth of the river Santa Lucia. The first question is, was the grant...
41 U.S. 291 (_) 16 Pet. 291 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. MARY L. ELIASON, ADMINISTRATRIX OF WILLIAM A. ELIASON, DEFENDANT IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *294 The case was argued by Mr. Legaré, the attorney-general, for the United States; and by Mr. Bradley, for the defendant. *296 Mr. Justice DANIELS delivered the opinion of the Court Upon a writ of error to the Circuit Court of Washington county, in the district of Columbia. On the 16th day of February, 1839, the...
41 U.S. 143 (_) 16 Pet. 143 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANT, v. JOHN BREWARD, APPELLEE. Supreme Court of United States. *145 The case was argued by Mr. Legare, the attorney-general, for the appellants; and by Mr. Wilde, for the appellee. Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the Court. The petitioner asked five miles square of land, being sixteen thousand acres, on Little Cedar Creek, of St. John's river; he intending to establish a mill to saw lumber. Ten thousand acres were asked for in...
41 U.S. 106 (_) 16 Pet. 106 JOHN TOMPKINS, SURVIVING PARTNER OF JOHN TOMPKINS AND ADAM MURRAY, TRADING UNDER THE FIRM OF TOMPKINS AND MURRAY, COMPLAINANTS AND APPELLANTS, v. LEONARD WHEELER ET AL., DEFENDANTS. Supreme Court of United States. *108 The case was submitted to the Court, on a printed argument, by Mr. Ogden, for the appellant; and by Mr. Crittenden, who presented to the Court the printed argument of Mr. M.C. Johnson, for the appellee. Mr. D.B. Ogden, for the appellant. *113 Mr....
41 U.S. 521 (_) 16 Pet. 521 JAMES TODD, THOMAS WARREN, TRISTRAM G. MITCHELL, WILLIAM C. MITCHELL, AND WOODBURY STORER, ADMINISTRATOR OF ISRAEL WATERHOUSE, DECEASED, v. CHARLES DANIEL, COMPLAINANT AND APPELLEE. Supreme Court of United States. Mr. Davies, for the appellee. Mr. Smith, for the appellant. *522 Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court. This is an appeal from the decree of the Circuit Court for the district of Maine, in a suit in equity, in which the appellants were the...
41 U.S. 1 (_) 16 Pet. 1 JOHN SWIFT v. GEORGE W. TYSON. Supreme Court of United States. *3 The case was submitted to the Court on printed arguments by Mr. Fessenden, for the plaintiff; and by Mr. Dana, for the defendant. *14 Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court. This cause comes before us from the Circuit Court of the southern district of New York, upon a certificate of division of the judges of that Court. The action was brought by the plaintiff, Swift, as endorsee, against the...
41 U.S. 319 (_) 16 Pet. 319 JAMES ROACH, ADMINISTRATOR OF PHILIP ROACH, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. DAVID W. HULINGS, DEFENDANT IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *320 The case is fully stated in the opinion of the Court. It was argued by Mr. Brent, the younger, for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Bradley, for the defendant. Mr. Justice DANIELS delivered the opinion of the Court. This case comes up on a writ of error to the Circuit Court of Washington county, in the district of Columbia....
41 U.S. 336 (_) 16 Pet. 336 DAVID PROUTY AND JOHN MEARS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. DRAPER RUGGLES ET AL., DEFENDANTS IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. The case was submitted to the Court on printed arguments by *337 Mr. Choate, for the plaintiffs in error; and by Mr. Dexter, for the defendants. The case is fully stated in the opinion of the Court. Mr. Chief Justice TANEY delivered the opinion of the Court. This case is brought here by a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United...
41 U.S. 539 (_) 16 Pet. 539 EDWARD PRIGG, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEFENDANT IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *558 The case was argued, for the plaintiff in error, by Mr. Meredith and Mr. Nelson, under authority to appear in the case for the state of Maryland; and by Mr. Johnson, the attorney-general of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hambly, for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. *608 Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court. This is a writ of error to...
41 U.S. 132 (_) 16 Pet. 132 TOBIAS NIXDORFF, APPELLANT, v. LEWIS SMITH, APPELLEE. Supreme Court of United States. This case was argued by Mr. Key, for the appellant; and by Mr. Coxe, for the appellee. Mr. Justice M'KINLEY delivered the opinion of the Court. This is an appeal to this Court, from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, for the county of Washington, sitting in Chancery. Smith, the appellee, filed a bill in Chancery against Nixdorff, stating that he had purchased of Nixdorff...
41 U.S. 221 (_) 16 Pet. 221 ROBERT MILNOR, JOHN THOMPSON, DAVID PETRIKIN, AND LEVI WOODBURY, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, COMPLAINANTS AND APPELLANTS, v. GEORGE W. METZ, APPELLEE. Supreme Court of United States. *222 The case was argued by Mr. Clement Coxe, for the appellant; and by Mr. Bradley, for the appellee. Mr. Coxe contended. *224 Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the Court. The question in this cause is, whether a claim on the United States passed by an assignment made by Milnor,...
41 U.S. 261 (_) 16 Pet. 261 THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF MOBILE, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. WILLIAM E. HALLETT, EXECUTOR OF JOSHUA KENNEDY, DECEASED, DEFENDANT IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. The case was argued by Mr. Test, for the plaintiffs in error; and by Mr. Key and Mr. Sergeant, for the defendant in error. Mr. Justice M`LEAN delivered the opinion of the Court. This case is brought here by a writ of error from the Supreme Court of Alabama. The plaintiffs claim title under...
41 U.S. 234 (_) 16 Pet. 234 THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF MOBILE, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. MIGUEL D. ESLAVA, DEFENDANT IN ERROR. Supreme Court of United States. *237 The case was argued by Mr. Test, for the plaintiffs in error, and by Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Sergeant, for the defendant. *242 Mr. Justice M`LEAN delivered the opinion of the Court. This case comes before this Court on a writ of error to the Supreme Court of Alabama. The plaintiffs brought an action to recover certain lots in...
