Category: 1851

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 […]

54 U.S. 283 54 U.S. 283 13 How. 283 14 L.Ed. 147 JOHN WALSH, EDWARD WALSH, AND DICKINSON B. MOREHEAD,OWNERS OF THE STEAMBOAT IOWA, APPELLANTS,v.PATRICK ROGERS, THOMAS SHERLOCK, JOHN B. SIMMONS,EDWARD MONTGOMERY, JOHN W. BAKER, AND P. A. ANSHUTE,CLAIMANTS OF THE STEAMBOAT DECLARATION, HER TACKLE,APPAREL, AND FURNITURE. December Term, 1851 THIS was an appeal from […]

54 U.S. 287 54 U.S. 287 13 How. 287 14 L.Ed. 149 WASHINGTON AND SANDERS TAYLOR, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.JOHN DOE, ex dem. AUSTIN MILLER. 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 ejectment, brought […]

54 U.S. 295 54 U.S. 295 13 How. 295 14 L.Ed. 152 THOMAS TREMLETT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.JOSEPH T. ADAMS. December Term, 1851 1 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts. 2 It was a suit brought in the Circuit Court, by Thomas Tremlett, a […]

54 U.S. 250 54 U.S. 250 13 How. 250 14 L.Ed. 133 JOHN GLENN AND CHARLES M. THRUSTON, APPELLANTS,v.THE UNITED STATES. December Term, 1851 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the State of Arkansas. Glenn and Thruston, the appellants, filed a petition in the District Court of Arkansas, […]

54 U.S. 26 54 U.S. 26 13 How. 26 14 L.Ed. 36 CYRUS H. McCORMICK, APPELLANT,CHARLES M. GRAY, AND WILLIAM B. OGDEN. December Term, 1851 1 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Illinois. 2 McCormick was the inventor of ‘McCormick’s patent Virginia Reaper,’ and being […]

54 U.S. 261 54 U.S. 261 13 How. 261 14 L.Ed. 138 THE HEIRS OF DON CARLOS DE VILEMONT, APPELLANTS,v.THE UNITED STATES. December Term, 1851 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Arkansas. It was a petition filed by the heirs of Don Carlos de Vilemont, […]

54 U.S. 268 54 U.S. 268 13 How. 268 14 L.Ed. 140 WILLIAM NEVES AND JAMES C. NEVES, APPELLANTS,v.WILLIAM H. SCOTT AND THOMAS N. BEALL, ADMINISTRATORSOF WILLIAM F. SCOTT, DECEASED, AND GEORGE W. ROWELL ANDLAWRENCE G. ROWELL, EXECUTORS OF RICHARDROWELL, DECEASED. December Term, 1851 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United […]

54 U.S. 274 54 U.S. 274 13 How. 274 14 L.Ed. 143 WILLIAM W. DE FOREST, GEORGE F. THOMAS, AND ROBERT W.RODMAN, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.CORNELIUS W. LAWRENCE, LATE COLLECTOR OF NEW YORK. December Term, 1851 1 They must be regarded as a non-enumerated article, and charged, with a duty of twenty per cent. ad valorem. […]

54 U.S. 230 54 U.S. 230 13 How. 230 14 L.Ed. 124 CYRIL C. TYLER, AND HIS WIFE, SARAH P. TYLER, APPELLANTS,v.GEORGE N. BLACK. December Term, 1851 1 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maine, sitting as a court of equity. 2 The facts are […]

54 U.S. 218 54 U.S. 218 13 How. 218 14 L.Ed. 119 HENRY MILLER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.DAVID AUSTEN, WILLIAM S. WILMERDING, AND DAVIDAUSTEN, JR., DEFENDANTS. 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 Ohio. 2 On the 8th […]

54 U.S. 229 54 U.S. 229 13 How. 229 14 L.Ed. 124 ALANSON SALTMARSH, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.JAMES W. TUTHILL. December Term, 1851 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Alabama. The only question was one of evidence, which is fully […]

54 U.S. 244 54 U.S. 244 13 How. 244 14 L.Ed. 130 JOHN CAMPBELL, WILLIAM ELLISON, GEORGE STEECE, AND HIRAMCAMPBELL, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.JOHN DOE, ex dem. THE TRUSTEES AND TREASURER OF ORIGINAL SURVEYED TOWNSHIP, NO. 1, IN RANGE NO. 19, &c. December Term, 1851 THIS case was brought up from the Supreme Court of the […]

54 U.S. 25 54 U.S. 25 13 How. 25 14 L.Ed. 35 JOHN DOE, EX. DEM. HALLETT & WALKER, EXECUTORS OFJOSHUA KENNEDY, DECEASED, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.ALFRED R. BEEBE, GEORGE W. HILLIARD, ALEXANDER M. CARR,CHARLES T. KETCHUM AND JOHN HORSFELDT. December Term, 1851 THIS case was brought up from the Supreme Court of Alabama by a […]

54 U.S. 216 54 U.S. 216 13 How. 216 14 L.Ed. 118 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.WILLIAM AND ALEXANDER McCULLAGH AND JAMES CORNAHAN,TRUSTEES OF THE HEIRS OF ALEXANDER McCULLAGH ANDDAVID McCALEB. December Term, 1851 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The opinion of the […]

54 U.S. 183 54 U.S. 183 13 How. 183 14 L.Ed. 105 THOMAS J. COFFEE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.THE PLANTERS BANK OF TENNESSEE. December Term, 1851 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Mississippi. The facts are stated in the opinion […]

54 U.S. 190 54 U.S. 190 13 How. 190 14 L.Ed. 108 ALEXANDER H. WEEMS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.ANN GEORGE, CONELLY GEORGE, ROSE ANN GEORGE, WIFE OFJOHN STEEN, MARY ANN GEORGE, WIFE OF THOMAS CONN, NANCYGEORGE, WIFE OF JAMES GILMOUR, MARGARET GEORGE, WIFE OFWILLIAM MILLER, JOHN STEEN, THOMAS CONN, JAMES GILMOUR,AND WILLIAM MILLER. December Term, 1851 […]

54 U.S. 198 54 U.S. 198 13 How. 198 14 L.Ed. 111 SAMPSON B. LORD AND GEORGE W. JENNESS,PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.JOHN GODDARD. 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 New Hampshire. 2 Goddard was the plaintiff below, […]

54 U.S. 212 54 U.S. 212 13 How. 212 14 L.Ed. 117 JAMES S. MORSELL, SPECIAL BALL OF WILLIAM SMITH,PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.HENRY A. HALL. December Term, 1851 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Maryland. The facts were these, In 1843, […]