4 U.S. 446?(1806)4 Dall. 446 Dutilh versus Gatliff. Supreme Court of United States. *447?J. Ingersoll, for the plaintiff. W. Lewis, for the defendant.” After argument, the chief justice delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court. TILGHMAN, Chief Justice. On the case stated, the question submitted to the Court is, whether the plaintiff is entitled to […]
Category: 1806
United States v. Grundy & Thornburgh, 7 U.S. 337 (1806)
7 U.S. 337 3 Cranch 337 2 L.Ed. 459 THE UNITED STATES v. GRUNDY AND THORNBURGH. February Term, 1806 ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE Syllabus Under the Act of Congress of December 31, 1792, which declares “that if a false oath be taken in order to […]
Wise v. Withers, 7 U.S. 331 (1806)
7 U.S. 331 3 Cranch 331 2 L.Ed. 457 WISE v. WITHERS. February Term, 1806 ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Syllabus A justice of the peace in the District of Columbia is an officer of the government of the United States, and is exempt from militia duty. The court martial […]
Scott v. Negro London, 7 U.S. 324 (1806)
7 U.S. 324 3 Cranch 324 2 L.Ed. 455 SCOTT v. NEGRO LONDON. February Term, 1806 ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AT ALEXANDRIA Syllabus If the owner of a slave removing into Virginia shall take the oath required by the act of assembly within sixty days after the removal of […]
Dixon’s Executors v. Ramsay’s Executors, 7 U.S. 319 (1806)
7 U.S. 319 3 Cranch 319 2 L.Ed. 453 DIXON’S EXECUTORS v. RAMSAY’S EXECUTORS. February Term, 1806 ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Syllabus An executor cannot maintain a suit in the District of Columbia upon letters testamentary granted in a foreign country. All rights to the testator’s personal property are […]
Harris v. Johnston, 7 U.S. 311 (1806)
7 U.S. 311 3 Cranch 311 2 L.Ed. 450 HARRIS v. JOHNSTON. February Term, 1806 1 ERROR to the circuit court of the district of Columbia, sitting at Alexandria, in an action of assumpsit, for goods sold and delivered, and money had and received. 2 The defendant pleaded the general issue, and upon the trial […]
Simms & Wise v. Slacum, 7 U.S. 300 (1806)
7 U.S. 300 3 Cranch 300 2 L.Ed. 446 SIMMS AND WISE v. SLACUM. February Term, 1806 ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE COUNTY OF WASHINGTON Syllabus A discharge from the prison rules under the insolvent act of Virginia, although obtained by fraud, is a discharge in due course […]
Douglass & Mandeville v. McAllister, 7 U.S. 298 (1806)
7 U.S. 298 3 Cranch 298 2 L.Ed. 445 DOUGLASS & MANDEVILLE v. McALLISTER February Term, 1806 ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Syllabus The court, upon a jury trial is bound to give an opinion, if required, upon any point relevant to the issue. In estimating damages for the breach […]
Buddicum v. Kirk, 7 U.S. 293 (1806)
7 U.S. 293 3 Cranch 293 2 L.Ed. 444 BUDDICUM v. KIRK. February Term, 1806 1 ERROR to the circuit court of the district of Columbia, in an action of debt against the defendant, as heir at law of the obligor, of a bond dated the 20th of September, 1774, conditioned to pay 994l. 3s. […]
Wilson v. Speed, 7 U.S. 283 (1806)
7 U.S. 283 3 Cranch 283 2 L.Ed. 441 WILSON v. SPEED. February Term, 1806 ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF KENTUCKY Syllabus An assignee of a preemption warrant is held to be a competent witness if the facts intended to be proved by his testimony do not tend to support the title of the […]
Gordon v. Caldcleugh, 7 U.S. 268 (1806)
7 U.S. 268 3 Cranch 268 2 L.Ed. 436 GORDON v. CALDCLEUGH ET AL. February Term, 1806 ERROR TO THE JUDGES OF THE COURT OF EQUITY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Syllabus This Court has not jurisdiction upon a writ of error to a state court under the twenty-fifth section of the Judiciary Act […]
STRAWBRIDGE v. CURTISS, 7 U.S. 267 (1806)
Issues: Civil Procedure, Diversity Jurisdiction, Subject Matter Jurisdiction
7 U.S. 267 3 Cranch 267 2 L.Ed. 435 STRAWBRIDGE ET AL. v. CURTISS ET AL. February Term, 1806 APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS Syllabus If there be two or more joint plaintiffs, and two or more joint defendants, each of the plaintiffs must be capable of suing each of […]
Silsby v. Silsby, 7 U.S. 249 (1806)
7 U.S. 249 3 Cranch 259 2 L.Ed. 429 SARAH AND ABIGAIL SILSBY, v. THOMAS YOUNG AND ENOCH SILSBY. February Term, 1806 Syllabus THIS was a writ of error to the circuit court of the United States for the district of Georgia, to reverse the decree of that court, which dismissed the bill of the […]
Hannay v. Eve, 7 U.S. 242 (1806)
7 U.S. 242 3 Cranch 242 2 L.Ed. 427 HANNAY v. EVE. February Term, 1806 ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA Syllabus The courts of the United States will not enforce an agreement entered into in fraud of a law of the United States, although that agreement was made between persons […]
Dobynes & Morton v. United States, 7 U.S. 241 (1806)
7 U.S. 241 3 Cranch 241 2 L.Ed. 427 DOBYNES & MORTON v. UNITED STATES. February Term, 1806 ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR KENTUCKY To support a judgment on a collector’s bond at the return term, it must appear by the record that the writ was executed fourteen days before […]