Category: 1854

58 U.S. 478 58 U.S. 478 17 How. 478 15 L.Ed. 181 THE STATE OF FLORIDA, COMPLAINANT,v.THE STATE OF GEORGIA. December Term, 1854 1 IN 11 How. 293, it is reported that the State of Florida filed a bill in this court, in the exercise of its original jurisdiction, against the State of Georgia to […]

58 U.S. 47 58 U.S. 47 17 How. 47 15 L.Ed. 44 ROBERT WICKLIFFE, APPELLANT,v.THOMAS D. OWINGS. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Kentucky, sitting as a court of equity. It was a bill filed by Wickliffe, under a statute of Kentucky, […]

58 U.S. 471 58 U.S. 471 17 How. 471 15 L.Ed. 154 ZACHARY PULLIAM, EXECUTOR OF AMOS ALBRITTON,PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.ALEXANDER OSBORNE, ADMINISTRATOR OF SAMUEL WOODWARD. December Term, 1854 THIS case originated in the district court of the United States, for the middle district of Alabama, between Samuel Woodward, plaintiff in execution, and Amos Albritton, (claimant,) […]

58 U.S. 477 58 U.S. 477 17 How. 477 15 L.Ed. 235 CHARLES MINTURN, APPELLANT,v.LAFAYETTE MAYNARD, GILBERT A. GRANT, THOMAS G.WELLS, LUCIEN SKINNER, FREDERICK BILLINGS, CHARLES J.BRENHAM, ISAAC T. MOTT, J. DE LA MONTAGNE, E. M. NEAL,AND THOMAS L. CHAPMAN. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the district court of the United States […]

58 U.S. 447 58 U.S. 447 17 How. 447 15 L.Ed. 155 JAMES STEVENS, APPELLANT,v.ROYAL GLADDING AND ISAAC T. PROUD. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Rhode Island. It was a branch of the case of Stevens v. Cady, reported in 14 […]

58 U.S. 456 58 U.S. 456 17 How. 456 15 L.Ed. 127 SAMUEL H. CARPENTER, ACTING EXECUTOR, AND CHARLESWILKINS SHORT AND J. CLEVES SHORT, EXECUTORS NAMED ANDRESIDUARY LEGATEES IN THE WILL OF WILLIAM SHORT,DECEASED, PLAINTIFFS IN ERRORv.THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. December Term, 1854 THIS case was brought up from the supreme court of Pennsylvania by […]

58 U.S. 464 58 U.S. 464 17 How. 464 15 L.Ed. 152 JAMES RHODES, COMPLAINANT AND APPELLANT,v.WILLIAM B. FARMER, WILLIAM FELLOWS, ANDCORNELIUS FELLOWS. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the district court of the United States, for the northern district of Mississippi. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of […]

58 U.S. 468 58 U.S. 468 17 How. 468 15 L.Ed. 163 ROBERT WICKLIFFE, ADMINISTRATOR, WITH THE WILLANNEXED, OF LUKE TIERNAN, DECEASED, COMPLAINANTAND APPELLANT,v.BENJAMIN EVE, IN HIS OWN RIGHT AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OFJOSEPH EVE, DECEASED, RICHARDSON ADAMS, EXECUTOR OFRANDOLPH ADAMS, DECEASED, ROBERT P. LETCHER, JAMES BALLINGER, ANDFRANKLIN BALLINGER. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal […]

58 U.S. 43 58 U.S. 43 17 How. 43 15 L.Ed. 34 PIERRE BARRIBEAU AND EUPHRASIE T. PERRY, APPELLANTS,v.JOSHUA B. BRANT. December Term, 1854 This was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Missouri. The case is stated in the opinion of the court. It was argued by […]

58 U.S. 437 58 U.S. 437 17 How. 437 15 L.Ed. 129 AMOS J. BRUCE AND FRANKLIN STEELE, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.THE UNITED STATES. December Term, 1854 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Missouri. The facts in the case are stated […]

58 U.S. 443 58 U.S. 443 17 How. 443 15 L.Ed. 123 RICHARD H. HENDRICKSON, COMPLAINANT AND APPELLANT,v.SAMUEL L. HINCKLEY. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Ohio. On the 26th of October, 1851, Hendrickson, as survivor of Hendrickson and Campbell, filed a […]

58 U.S. 403 58 U.S. 403 17 How. 403 15 L.Ed. 110 EDWARD M. WEST, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.JOSEPH COCHRAN.* December Term, 1854 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Missouri. It was an action of ejectment, brought by West, a citizen […]

58 U.S. 41 58 U.S. 41 17 How. 41 15 L.Ed. 76 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.DANIEL W. COXE AND OTHERS. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. In June, 1846, Coxe and thirteen others filed a petition in the district court, […]

58 U.S. 417 58 U.S. 417 17 How. 417 15 L.Ed. 149 JAMES ADAMS, EXECUTOR OF THOMAS LAW, DECEASED, AND HENRYMAY, ADMINISTRATOR OF EDMUND AND THOMAS LAW, APPELLANTS,v.JOSEPH E. LAW, BY HIS NEXT FRIEND, MARY ROBINSON.* December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the District of […]

58 U.S. 424 58 U.S. 424 17 How. 424 15 L.Ed. 100 EDWARD HERNDON, APPELLANT,v.JAMES C. RIDGWAY, ERIRIDGWAY, WILLIAM H. GASQUE,AND HENRY DAVIS. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the district court of the United States, for the northern district of Mississippi. It was a bill filed by Herndon, under the circumstances stated […]

58 U.S. 426 58 U.S. 426 17 How. 426 15 L.Ed. 118 THE CITY OF BOSTON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.DAVID R. LECRAW. December Term, 1854 1 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Rhode Island. 2 It was a suit originally commenced […]

58 U.S. 369 58 U.S. 369 17 How. 369 15 L.Ed. 80 WILLIAM FONTAIN, ADMINISTRATOR de bonis non cumtesta mento annexo OF FREDERICK KOHNE,DECEASED, APPELLANTv.WILLIAM RAVENEL. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Pennsylvania. It was a bill filed by Fontain, as […]

58 U.S. 399 58 U.S. 399 17 How. 399 15 L.Ed. 95 SEBRA M. BOGART, WILLIAM J. WILCOX, AND LEONARD F.FITCH, LIBELLANTS AND APPELLANTS,v.THE STEAMBOAT JOHN JAY, HER TACKLE, &C. GEORGELOGAN, CLAIMANT. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of New York. It […]

58 U.S. 344 58 U.S. 344 17 How. 344 15 L.Ed. 96 PETER J. BURCHELL, APPELLANT,v.STEWART C. MARSH, ALEXANDER FREAR, AND WILLIAMM. ARBUCKLE.* December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Illinois. The bill was filed by Marsh, Frear, and Arbuckle, to set aside […]

58 U.S. 353 58 U.S. 353 17 How. 353 15 L.Ed. 173 MORGAN B. HINKLE, IN HIS OWN RIGHT, AND AS ADMINISTRATORDE BONIS NON OF JOHN FISHER, DECEASED, COMPLAINANTAND APPELLANT,v.MOSES WANZER, JAMES F. JOHNSON, AND JOHN S. HUNTER. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the […]