Category: 1851

53 U.S. 426 53 U.S. 426 12 How. 426 13 L.Ed. 1051 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.ALEXIS PORCHE. December Term, 1851 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for Louisiana. It was a land case arising under the act of 1824, as revived by the act of 1844. On the 8th […]

53 U.S. 433 53 U.S. 433 12 How. 433 13 L.Ed. 1054 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.EDWARD SIMON. December Term, 1851 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The case arose under the acts of 1824 and 1844, and was decided by the District Court […]

53 U.S. 435 53 U.S. 435 12 How. 435 13 L.Ed. 1055 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.CONSTANCE LEBLANC, MODESTE LEBLANC, LOUIS LEBLANC,ASPASIA LEBLANC, JOSEPH LEON AND RAPHAEL BROISSARD,LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES AND HEIRS AT LAW OF PIERRELEBLANC, DECEASED. December Term, 1851 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of […]

53 U.S. 371 53 U.S. 371 12 How. 371 13 L.Ed. 1028 PHINEAS O., NABBY, JABEZ AND BENJAMIN B. SARGEANT,HEIRS OF SAMUEL SARGEANT, PLAINTIFFS IN ERRORv.THE STATE BANK OF INDIANA. December Term, 1851 THIS case was brought up by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the District of Indiana. It was an ejectment […]

53 U.S. 387 53 U.S. 387 12 How. 387 13 L.Ed. 1034 ALANSON SALTMARSHv.JAMES W. TUTHILL. December Term, 1851 A MOTION was made for a mandamus in this case, to compel the district judge to set aside an order of supersedeas and to order the clerk to issue an execution. The circumstances were these:—— At […]

53 U.S. 39 53 U.S. 39 12 How. 39 13 L.Ed. 883 GEORGE W. PARKS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.SUMPTER TURNER AND HENRY RENSHAW, TRADING UNDER THECOMMERCIAL FIRM OF TURNER & RENSHAW. 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 […]

53 U.S. 390 53 U.S. 390 12 How. 390 13 L.Ed. 1036 SAMUEL DINSMAN, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.CHARLES WILKES. 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 Columbia, holden in and for the county of Washington. 2 It was […]

53 U.S. 407 53 U.S. 407 12 How. 407 13 L.Ed. 1043 JESSE SNEAD, LATE HIGH SHERIFF OF HENRICO COUNTY, ANDAS SUCH, ADMINISTRATOR DE BONIS NON OF ALBERT SEEKAMP,DECEASED, APPELLANT,v.JULIA McCOULL, WIDOW OF NEIL McCOULL, CHARLES L.McCOULL, ADMINISTRATOR DE BONIS NON OF NEIL McCOULL,AND THE SAID CHARLES L. McCOULL, MARY P., JULIA L., ANDJOHN JAMES […]

53 U.S. 343 53 U.S. 343 12 How. 343 13 L.Ed. 1015 NEW ORLEANS CANAL AND BANKING COMPANY, APPELLANTS,v.JOSIAH S. STAFFORD AND JENANETTA KIRKLAND, HIS WIFE. December Term, 1851 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Texas. Although the complainants were not the same as in […]

53 U.S. 347 53 U.S. 347 12 How. 347 13 L.Ed. 1017 ABRAHAM RICH AND JAMES HARRIS, CLAIMANTS OF THE SHIPMARTHA, HER TACKLE, APPAREL, AND FURNITURE, APPELLANT,v.CHARLES LAMBERT AND ROBERT LAMBERT, COPARTNERS,TRADING UNDER THE RIRM OF LAMBERT AND BROTHER,AND OTHERS.SAMEv.SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD COMPANY. December Term, 1851 1 THESE two cases were included in the same […]

53 U.S. 361 53 U.S. 361 12 How. 361 13 L.Ed. 1023 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS,v.THOMAS REID AND EDWARD CLEMENTS. December Term, 1851 THIS case came up from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, upon a certificate of division in opinion between the judges thereof. The facts are […]

53 U.S. 367 53 U.S. 367 12 How. 367 13 L.Ed. 1026 JOHN H. BENNETT AND E. P. HUNT, ADMINISTRATORS OF JOHND. AMIS, DECEASED, APPELLANTS,v.SAMUEL F. BUTTERWORTH, AND MARY EMILY, HIS WIFE. December Term, 1851 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Texas. The facts are […]

53 U.S. 327 53 U.S. 327 12 How. 327 13 L.Ed. 1008 UNION BANK OF LOUISIANA, COMPLAINANTS AND APPELLANTS,v.JOSIAH S. STAFFORD AND JEANNETTA KIRKLAND, HISWIFE, DEFENDANTS. December Term, 1851 1 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Texas. 2 The facts are set forth in the […]

53 U.S. 284 53 U.S. 284 12 How. 284 13 L.Ed. 990 WILLIAM W. TEAL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.MARY C. FELTON, BY HER NEXT FRIEND, CHARLES T. HICKS. December Term, 1851 THIS Case was brought up from the Supreme Court of the State of New York, by a writ of error, issued under the 25th section […]

53 U.S. 256 53 U.S. 256 12 How. 256 13 L.Ed. 978 JAMES DUNDAS, MORDECAI D. LEWIS, SAMUEL W. JONES,ROBERT L. PITTFIELD, AND ROBERT HOWELL, APPELLANTS,v.ANNE HITCHCOCK. December Term, 1851 1 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Alabama. There were two cases between the […]

53 U.S. 272 53 U.S. 272 12 How. 272 13 L.Ed. 985 TRISTRAM CLARK, ROYAL WILLIAMS, EBENEZER McLELLAN,THOMAS McLELLAN, AND JAMES R. S. WILLIAMS, CLAIMANTS OFTHE BARQUE SUSAN W. LIND, APPELLANTS,v.NATHANIEL BARNWELL AND JAMES REVENEL, COPARTNERSTRADING UNDER THE FIRM OF BARNWELL & RAVENEL. December Term, 1851 1 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court […]

53 U.S. 293 53 U.S. 293 12 How. 293 13 L.Ed. 993 JAMES C. ACHISON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.JONATHAN HUDDLESON . December Term, 1851 THIS case was brought up from the Court of Appeals of Maryland, by a writ of error issued under the 25th section of the Judiciary Act. It was originally a suit brought […]

53 U.S. 225 53 U.S. 225 12 How. 225 13 L.Ed. 965 WYLLYS LYMAN, GEORGE P. MARSH, JOHN PECK, AND JOHN H.PECK, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS, AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OFTHE UNITED STATES.1 December Term, 1851 1 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United […]

53 U.S. 24 53 U.S. 24 12 How. 24 13 L.Ed. 877 JOSEPH P. THREDGILL, ADMINISTRATOR OF ARCHIBALD GOODLOE,DECEASED, APPELLANT,v.JOHN M. PINTARD. December Term, 1851 1 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Arkansas, sitting as a court of equity. 2 On the 12th of April, […]