1842 Archives

SWIFT v. TYSON, 41 U.S. 1 (1842)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Diversity Jurisdiction, Subject Matter Jurisdiction

41 U.S. 1 16 Pet. 1 10 L.Ed. 865 JOHN SWIFT v. GEORGE W. TYSON. January Term, 1842 [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Swift v. Tyson, 41 U.S. 1 (1842), was a case brought in diversity in the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York on a bill of Exchange accepted in New York in which […]

Tompkins v. Wheeler, 41 U.S. 106 (1842)

41 U.S. 106 16 Pet. 106 10 L.Ed. 903 JOHN TOMPKINS, surviving partner of JOHN TOMPKINS and ADAM MURRAY, trading under the firm of TOMPKINS & MURRAY, Complainants and Appellants, v. LEONARD WHEELER et al., Defendants. January Term, 1842 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of Kentucky. In the circuit court of Kentucky, a bill was […]

Brander v. Phillips, 41 U.S. 121 (1842)

41 U.S. 121 16 Pet. 121 10 L.Ed. 909 JAMES S. BRANDER and HUGH L. McKENNA, Plaintiffs in error, v. WILLIAM E. PHILLIPS and HENRY BELL, trading under the firm of WILLIAM PHILLIPS & COMPANY, and RODAH HORTON and NATHANIEL TERRY, Defendants in error. January Term, 1842 1 ERROR to the Circuit Court for the […]

Nixdorff v. Smith, 41 U.S. 132 (1842)

41 U.S. 132 16 Pet. 132 10 L.Ed. 913 TOBIAS NIXDORFF, Appellant, v. LEWIS SMITH, Appellee. January Term, 1842 1 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, for the county of Washington. 2 This case was argued by Key, for the appellant; and by Coxe, for the appellee. 3 McKINLEY, Justice, delivered […]