Category: 1854

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 […]

58 U.S. 284 58 U.S. 284 17 How. 284 15 L.Ed. 102 THE UNITED STATES, AT RELATION OF AARON GOODRICH,PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.JAMES GUTHRIE, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. 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 Columbia, holden in […]

58 U.S. 3 58 U.S. 3 17 How. 3 15 L.Ed. 93 JOHN G. SHIELDS, APPELLANT,v.ISAAC THOMAS AND OTHERS. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the district court of the United States for the northern district of Iowa. Mr. Platt Smith moved to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction, as the amount […]

58 U.S. 30 58 U.S. 30 17 How. 30 15 L.Ed. 27 THE YORK AND MARYLAND LINE RAILROAD COMPANY,PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.ROSS WINANS. December Term, 1854 1 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Pennsylvania. 2 The case is stated in […]

58 U.S. 315 58 U.S. 315 17 How. 315 15 L.Ed. 77 FERDINAND CLARK, APPELLANT,v.BENJAMIN C. CLARK AND WILLIAM H. Y. HACKETT. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the District of Columbia, holden in and for the county of Washington. Ferdinand Clark, the appellant, prosecuted […]

58 U.S. 322 58 U.S. 322 17 How. 322 15 L.Ed. 164 WILLIAM A. BOOTH, APPELLANT,v.FERDINAND CLARK. December Term, 1854 1 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the District of Columbia, holden in and for the county of Washington. 2 The dispute was about the same sum of […]

58 U.S. 239 58 U.S. 239 17 How. 239 15 L.Ed. 135 JOHN S. WILLIAMS, ADMINISTRATOR OF JAMES WILLIAMS,DECEASED, APPELLANT,v.ROBERT M. GIBBES AND CHARLES OLIVER, EXECUTORS OFROBERT OLIVER, DECEASED. December Term, 1854 1 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Maryland. 2 It was, in some […]

58 U.S. 275 58 U.S. 275 17 How. 275 15 L.Ed. 101 IN THE MATTER OF JOSIAH S. STAFFORD AND JEANNETTEKIRKLAND, HIS WIFE, APPELLANTS,v.THE UNION BANK OF LOUISIANA. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the district court of the United States for the State of Texas. It was before the court at the […]

58 U.S. 283 58 U.S. 283 17 How. 283 15 L.Ed. 102 IN THE MATTER OF JOSIAH S. STAFFORD AND JEANNETTEKIRKLAND, HIS WIFE, APPELLANTS,v.THE NEW ORLEANS CANAL AND BANKING COMPANY. December Term, 1854 THIS, like the preceding case of Stafford and Wife v. The Union Bank of Louisiana, was an appeal from the district court […]

58 U.S. 23 58 U.S. 23 17 How. 23 15 L.Ed. 115 MARCELIN HAYDEL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.FRANCOIS DUFRESNE.* December Term, 1854 THIS case was brought up from the supreme court of the State of Louisiana, by a writ of error issued under the 25th section of the judiciary act. The widow Francois Dufresne filed her […]

58 U.S. 232 58 U.S. 232 17 How. 232 15 L.Ed. 132 CHARLES H. MCBLAIR, ADMINISTRATOR OF LYDEGOODWIN, DECEASED,v.ROBERT M. GIBBES AND CHARLES OLIVER, EXECUTORS OFROBERT OLIVER, DECEASED. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Maryland, sitting as a court of equity. The […]

58 U.S. 274 58 U.S. 274 17 How. 274 15 L.Ed. 148 JOHN GOODING, JUNIOR, ADMINISTRATOR de bonis non ofJOHN GOODING, DECEASED, APPELLANT,v.CHARLES OLIVER AND ROBERT M. GIBBES, EXECUTORS OFROBERT OLIVER, DECEASED. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Maryland. In its leading […]

58 U.S. 183 58 U.S. 183 17 How. 183 15 L.Ed. 208 JOSEPH IASIGI AND THOMAS A. GODDARD, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.JAMES BROWN, AND THOMAS B. CURTIS, TRUSTEE OF SAID BROWN.* December Term, 1854 THIS case was brought up by writ of error from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts. […]

58 U.S. 19 58 U.S. 19 17 How. 19 15 L.Ed. 43 JAMES N. OLNEY, LIBELLANT AND APPELLANT,v.THE STEAMSHIP FALCON, HER TACKLE, &C., AND GEORGE LAWAND MARSHALL O. ROBERTS, CLAIMANTS. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of New York. A libel was […]

58 U.S. 204 58 U.S. 204 17 How. 204 15 L.Ed. 219 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF,v.LINDSEY NICKERSON, JUNIOR. December Term, 1854 THIS case came up from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts, upon a certificate of division in opinion between the judges thereof. In March, 1854, Nickerson was indicted […]

58 U.S. 212 58 U.S. 212 17 How. 212 15 L.Ed. 222 JOHN HENSHAW, PLAINTIFF,v.JOHN R. MILLER, EXECUTOR OF CHARLES E. MILLER, DECEASED. December Term, 1854 THIS case came up from the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Virginia, on a certificate of division in opinion between the judges thereof. […]

58 U.S. 225 58 U.S. 225 17 How. 225 15 L.Ed. 226 THE UNITED STATES, ex relatione BEVERLY TUCKER,PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.A. G. SEAMAN, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC PRINTING. December Term, 1854 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 […]

58 U.S. 157 58 U.S. 157 17 How. 157 15 L.Ed. 70 THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS, AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OFTENNESSEE, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.LEWIS B. HORN. December Term, 1854 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. The facts are […]

58 U.S. 161 58 U.S. 161 17 How. 161 15 L.Ed. 72 THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.DANIEL R. CLAPP. December Term, 1854 THIS case was brought up by writ of error, from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Rhode Island. It was a suit brought by Clapp against […]

58 U.S. 17 58 U.S. 17 17 How. 17 15 L.Ed. 42 JAMES UDALL, LIBELLANT AND APPELLANT,v.THE STEAM-SHIP OHIO, HER TACKLE, &C., MARSHALL O.ROBERTS AND OTHERS, CLAIMANTS. December Term, 1854 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of New York. It was a libel filed in […]