Category: 1851

54 U.S. 92 54 U.S. 92 13 How. 92 14 L.Ed. 65 HENRY PARISH, DANIEL PARISH, LEROY M. WILEY, JOHN R.MARSHALL, THOMAS P. NORRIS, AND THOMAS PARISH, MERCHANTSAND PARTNERS TRADING UNDER THE FIRM AND STYLE OFPARISH & CO., APPELLANTS,v.CALEB MURPHREE, ADMINISTRATOR OF GEORGE GOFFE,DECEASED; LOUISA C. GOFFE, THOMAS WILLIAMS, JR., JOHNH. HENDERSON, TRUSTEE, &C., MARTHA […]

54 U.S. 518 54 U.S. 518 13 How. 518 14 L.Ed. 249 THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, COMPLAINANT,v.THE WHEELING AND BELMONT BRIDEG COMPANY, WILLIAMOTTERSON AND GEORGE CROFT. December Term, 1851 THIS was a case upon the equity side of this court, in the exercise of original jurisdiction. It is noticed in 9 Howard, 647, and again […]

54 U.S. 71 54 U.S. 71 13 How. 71 14 L.Ed. 55 THE RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG, AND POTOMAC RAILROADCOMPANY, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.THE LOUISA RAILROAD COMPANY. December Term, 1851 (Mr. Justice DANIEL did not sit in this cause.) 1 THIS case was brought up from the Court of Appeals of the State of Virginia, by a writ […]

54 U.S. 9 54 U.S. 9 13 How. 9 14 L.Ed. 28 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.ARMAND PILLERIN AND OTHERS;THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.A. B. ROMAN;THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.CARLOS DE VILLEMONT’S HEIRS AND OTHERS;THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.JEAN B. LABRANCHE’S HEIRS. December Term, 1851 THESE four cases were land cases, arising under the acts of 1824 and 1844, […]

54 U.S. 57 54 U.S. 57 13 How. 57 14 L.Ed. 49 JOHN D. BRADFORD AND BENJAMIN M. BRADFORD, APPELLANTS,v.THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS, AND COMPANY OF THE UNIONBANK OF TENNESSEE. December Term, 1851 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Mississippi, sitting as a court of […]

54 U.S. 488 54 U.S. 488 13 How. 488 14 L.Ed. 235 CORNELIUS W. LAWRENCE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.JOHN CASWELL AND SOLOMON T. CASWELL. December Term, 1851 1 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. 2 It was a […]

54 U.S. 498 54 U.S. 498 13 How. 498 14 L.Ed. 240 JUAN BAUTISTA JECKER, LUIS JECKER, THOMAS DE LA TORRE,GEIDERO DE LA TORRE, AND JOSE E. FERNANDEZ, MERCHANTS,TRADING UNDER THE ANME AND STYLE OF JECKER, TORRE &COMPANY, APPELLANTS,v.JOHN B. MONTGOMERY.AND JOHN B. MONTGOMERY, APPELLANT,v.JUAN BAUTISTA JECKER, LUIS JECKER, THOMAS DE LA TORRE,GEIDERO DE LA […]

54 U.S. 54 54 U.S. 54 13 How. 54 14 L.Ed. 48 ROBERT R. BARROW, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.NATHANIEL B. HILL. December Term, 1851 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Hill was a citizen of South Carolina, and sold […]

54 U.S. 458 54 U.S. 458 13 How. 458 14 L.Ed. 223 CATHARINE HILL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.JOSEPH W. TUCKER, EXECUTOR OF ABNER ROBINSON, DECEASED. December Term, 1851 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. It was argued in conjunction […]

54 U.S. 469 54 U.S. 469 13 How. 469 14 L.Ed. 227 CHARLES P. GOODALL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.JOSEPH W. TUCKER, EXECUTOR OF ABNER ROBINSON, DECEASED. December Term, 1851 THIS case, like the preceding one, of Hill v. Tucker, was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the […]

54 U.S. 472 54 U.S. 472 13 How. 472 14 L.Ed. 228 JEROME B. PILLOW, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.TRUMAN ROBERTS. December Term, 1851 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The circumstances of the case, and the points of law […]

54 U.S. 478 54 U.S. 478 13 How. 478 14 L.Ed. 231 14 L.Ed. 2319 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.ANDREW HODGE, JR. AND LEVI PIERCE. December Term, 1851 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. It was the […]

54 U.S. 441 54 U.S. 441 13 How. 441 14 L.Ed. 215 LEWIS ROGERS, APPELLANT,v.JOSEPH G. LINDSEY, HENRY S. ATWOOD, AND JOHN S. BENNETT. December Term, 1851 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Alabama. The bill was filed by Rogers against Lindsey, Atwood, and […]

54 U.S. 447 54 U.S. 447 13 How. 447 14 L.Ed. 217 MORGAN McAFEE, MADISON McAFFE, AND JAMES ALFORD,PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.JAMES T. CROFFORD. December Term, 1851 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Mississippi. It was an action of trespass […]

54 U.S. 40 54 U.S. 40 13 How. 40 14 L.Ed. 40 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.FRANCIS P. FERREIRA, ADMINISTRATOR OF FRANCISPASS, DECEASED. December Term, 1851 (Mr. Justice WAYNE did not sit in this cause.) 1 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Florida. 2 The […]

54 U.S. 429 54 U.S. 429 13 How. 429 14 L.Ed. 210 JOHN NORRIS, PLAINTIFF,v.EDWIN B. CROCKER AND ELISHA EGBERT. December Term, 1851 THIS case came up from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana, upon a certificate of division in opinion between the judges thereof. The following certificate explains […]

54 U.S. 381 54 U.S. 381 13 How. 381 14 L.Ed. 189 JOHN H. HOWARD, PEAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.STEPHEN M. INGERSOLL;JOHN H. HOWARD AND JOSEPHUS ECKOLLS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.STEPHEN M. INGERSOLL. December Term, 1851 THESE two cases were argued and decided together. The suits related to the same tract of land and the rights of the […]

54 U.S. 4 54 U.S. 4 13 How. 4 14 L.Ed. 26 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.JOSEPH HUGHES. December Term, 1851 THIS was a land case, arising under the acts of 1824 and 1844, and came up by appeal from the District Court of the United States for Louisiana. The parties were the same as in […]

54 U.S. 307 54 U.S. 307 13 How. 307 14 L.Ed. 157 THE PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON, AND BALTIMORE RAILROADCOMPANY, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.SEBRE HOWARD. December Term, 1851 1 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States, for the District of Maryland. 2 It was a complicated case, the […]

54 U.S. 345 54 U.S. 345 13 How. 345 14 L.Ed. 173 MARTIN VERY, APPELLANT,v.JONAS LEVY. December Term, 1851 1 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Arkansas. 2 In 1841, one Darwin Lindsley owned a lot of land in the town of Little Rock, and […]