Category: 1803

5 U.S. 365 1 Cranch 365 2 L.Ed. 137 LLOYD v. ALEXANDER. February Term, 1803 MARSHALL, Chief Justice. The law respecting the thirty days notice on a writ of error, and the ten days allowed for filing it, was predicated upon the existing state of things at the time of passing the act; at which […]

5 U.S. 345 1 Cranch 345 2 L.Ed. 130 HODGSON v. DEXTER. February Term, 1803 Syllabus:?An action of covenant was instituted in the circuit court of the county of Washington in the district of Columbia, against the defendant, late secretary at war, by the plaintiff, who was the owner and lessor of a house in […]

5 U.S. 332 1 Cranch 332 2 L.Ed. 126 Marine Insurance Company of Alexandria v. JAMES YOUNG. February Term, 1803 In this case it was held, that an action of assumpsit could not be brought in a policy of insurance under seal; and the defect is not cured by verdict.

5 U.S. 321 1 Cranch 321 2 L.Ed. 122 HEPBURN and DUNDAS v. COLIN AULD. February Term, 1803 IN the circuit court of Alexandria, the plaintiffs, Hepburn and Dundas, instituted a suit against the defendant, as agent for John Dunlop & Co. merchants of Glasgow, upon an agreement dated the 27th of September 1799. The […]

5 U.S. 318 1 Cranch 318 2 L.Ed. 121 The UNITED STATES v. R. T. HOOE and others. February Term, 1803 IN this case it was decided, that in appeals and writs of error from the courts of the United States, in the district of Columbia, a statement of facts must accompany the transcript. The […]

5 U.S. 309 1 Cranch 309 2 L.Ed. 118 THOMAS HAMILTON v. JAMES RUSSELL. February Term, 1803 ERROR to the circuit court of the county of Washington in the district of Columbia. [Argument of Counsel from pages 310-314 intentionally omitted] Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the court. On the 4th of January […]

5 U.S. 299 1 Cranch 299 2 L.Ed. 115 STUART v. LAIRD. February Term, 1803 ERROR from the fifth circuit in the Virginia district. A judgment was obtained by the defendant in error, in the court of the United States for the middle circuit, in the Virginia district, in an action instituted in that court […]

5 U.S. 290 1 Cranch 290 2 L.Ed. 112 MANDEVILLE and JAMESON v. JOSEPH RIDDLE & CO. February Term, 1803 ERROR from the circuit court of the county of Washington in the district of Columbia. The defendant in error instituted an action for money had and received by the plaintiff in error, the defendant below. […]

5 U.S. 282 1 Cranch 282 2 L.Ed. 109 THOMPSON v. JAMESON. February Term, 1803 1 ERROR to the circuit court of the county of Washington, district of Columbia. 2 The plaintiff instituted a suit in the circuit court upon a decree of the court of Fairfax county Virginia, and in the declaration the decree […]

5 U.S. 259 1 Cranch 259 2 L.Ed. 101 FENWICK v. SEARS’S administrators. February Term, 1803 1 ERROR to the circuit court of the district of Columbia for the county of Washington. 2 The only point decided by the court, was upon the validity of the letters of administration, under which this action was brought […]

5 U.S. 252 1 Cranch 252 2 L.Ed. 98 The UNITED STATES v. SIMMS. February Term, 1803 Syllabus:?ERROR to the circuit court for the county of Alexandria. The defendant was indicted for suffering a faro bank to be played in his house, contrary to an act of the assembly of Virginia of 19th January 1798, […]

5 U.S. 239 1 Cranch 239 2 L.Ed. 94 GABRIEL WOOD, plaintiff in error v. WILLIAM OWINGS and JOB SMITH, assignees of WILLIAM ROBB, a bankrupt. February Term, 1803 ERROR to the circuit court of the district of Maryland. [Statement of Case and Argument of Counsel from pages 240-249 intentionally omitted] Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL […]

5 U.S. 214 1 Cranch 214 2 L.Ed. 86 HOOE and Company, plaintiffs in error v. GROVERMAN, defendant in error. February Term, 1803 ERROR from the circuit court of the district of Columbia in the county of Washington. [Argument of Counsel from pages 215-228 intentionally omitted] Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the […]

5 U.S. 212 1 Cranch 212 2 L.Ed. 285 CLARKE v. BAZADONE. February Term, 1803 1 WRIT of error to the general court of the territory north west of the river Ohio. 2 This court was established by an ordinance of the colonial congress, during the confederation. The only question decided in the case, was, […]

5 U.S. 194 1 Cranch 194 2 L.Ed. 79 WILSON, plaintiff in error v. LENOX and MAITLAND, defendants in error. February Term, 1803 Syllabus:?WRIT of error to the circuit court of the county of Alexandria, in the district of Columbia. This was an action of debt upon a bill of exchange drawn by A. and […]

5 U.S. 181 1 Cranch 181 2 L.Ed. 74 ROBERT E. CLARK, plaintiff in error v. ROBERT YOUNG and Company, defendants in error. February Term, 1803 [Argument of Counsel from pages 182-189 intentionally omitted] Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the court. 1 This was a suit brought by the defendants in error […]