Category: 1855

59 U.S. 470 59 U.S. 470 18 How. 470 15 L.Ed. 399 EUPHROSINE FOUVERGNE ET AL. APPELLANTS,v.THE MUNICIPALITY NO. 2, OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS ET AL. December Term, 1855 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana, sitting as a court of equity. […]

59 U.S. 418 59 U.S. 418 18 How. 418 15 L.Ed. 395 RICHARD C. STOCKTON, APPELLANT,v.JAMES C. FORD. December Term, 1855 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. A full history of the transactions which led to the dispute, is given in the report […]

59 U.S. 42 59 U.S. 42 18 How. 42 15 L.Ed. 262 JAMES B. PECK, ET AL., APPELLANTS,v.JOHN SANDERSON, LIBELLANT. December Term, 1855 THIS case was argued and decided at the last term, and is reported in 17 Howard. Mr. Rush, of counsel for the appellee, now stated to the court that a petition from […]

59 U.S. 421 59 U.S. 421 18 How. 421 15 L.Ed. 435 THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIAv.THE WHEELING AND BELMONT BRIDGE COMPANY, ET AL. December Term, 1855 THIS case was one of original jurisdiction in this court, upon the equity side; and may be said to be a continuation of the suit between the same parties […]

59 U.S. 43 59 U.S. 43 18 How. 43 15 L.Ed. 285 ELIZABETH J. BARNARD, MARY A. BARNARD, CORRINE BARNARD,WILLIAM S. BARNARD, AND THOMAS BARNARD, INFANTCHILDREN AND SOLE HEIRS OF THOMAS BARNARD, DECEASED, BYWILLIAM CANNON, THEIR GUARIAN AND NEXT FRIEND,COMPLAINANTS AND APPELLANTS,v.MARY W. W. ASHLEY, EXECUTRIX, AND WILLIAM E. ASHLEY,AND FRANCES A. ASHLEY, AND HENRY […]

59 U.S. 396 59 U.S. 396 18 How. 396 15 L.Ed. 433 DANIEL SOUTH, JOHN W. STOUFFER, JACOB FIERY, DANIELMIDDLEKAUFF, SENIOR, AND JOHN A. K. BREWER,PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.THE STATE OF MARYLAND, USE OF JONATHAN W. POTTLE. December Term, 1855 THIS case came up by writ of error from the circuit court of the United States […]

59 U.S. 404 59 U.S. 404 18 How. 404 15 L.Ed. 451 THE LAFAYETTE INSURANCE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.MAYNARD FRENCH, EDWARD K. STRONG, AND THOMAS B. FINE. December Term, 1855 THIS case was brought up, by a writ of error, from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Indiana. In 1836, […]

59 U.S. 409 59 U.S. 409 18 How. 409 15 L.Ed. 153 JOSHUA R. STANFORD, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.CLAY TAYLOR. December Term, 1855 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Missouri. The case is stated in the opinion of the court. It […]

59 U.S. 413 59 U.S. 413 18 How. 413 15 L.Ed. 455 JAMES C. CONVERSE, ADMINISTRATOR OF PHILIP GREELY,DECEASED, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.BENJAMIN BURGESS, NATHAN B. GIBBS, AND BENJAMIN T.BURGESS, COPARTNERS, UNDER THE FIRM OF BENJAMINBURGESS AND SON. December Term, 1855 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the circuit court of the […]

59 U.S. 385 59 U.S. 385 18 How. 385 15 L.Ed. 396 JOSEPH WILKINS, TENANT, AND FRANCIS G. BAILEY, JOSEPHPEACOCK, AND SAMUEL BAILEY, EXECUTORS OF MICHAEL ALLEN,DECEASED, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.DAVID ALLEN, MARTHA ALLEN, CATHERINE ALLEN, ANDISABELLA ALLEN. December Term, 1855 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the circuit court of the […]

59 U.S. 394 59 U.S. 394 18 How. 394 15 L.Ed. 432 MARY ANN CONNOR, ALIAS MARY ANN VAN NESS, TENANT, &C.,PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.SAMUEL A. PEUGH’S LESSEE. December Term, 1855 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 […]

59 U.S. 40 59 U.S. 40 18 How. 40 15 L.Ed. 261 EX PARTE IN THE MATTER OF LATHROP L. STURGESSv.CHRISTIAN HARROLD. ALSO, GEORGE BUCKLEY V.CHRISTIAN HARROLD. December Term, 1855 Mr. Lawrence, of counsel for the plaintiffs in error in these cases, filed certificates of the clerk of the circuit court of the United States […]

59 U.S. 384 59 U.S. 384 18 How. 384 15 L.Ed. 460 THE MECHANICS’ AND TRADERS’ BANK, BRANCH OF THE STATEBANK OF OHIO, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.CHARLES THOMAS, TREASURER OF HAMILTON COUNTY. December Term, 1855 THIS case, like the preceding, was brought up from the supreme court of the State of Ohio, by a writ of […]

59 U.S. 30 59 U.S. 30 18 How. 30 15 L.Ed. 302 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.JOHN C. FREMONT. December Term, 1855 1 THIS was an appeal from the district court of the United States, for the northern district of California, and was a sequel to the same case reported in 17 How. 553. 2 As […]

59 U.S. 307 59 U.S. 307 18 How. 307 15 L.Ed. 421 EX PARTE: IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM WELLS, ON A PETITIONFOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. December Term, 1855 THIS was a motion for a writ of habeas corpus, founded on a petition by Wells, setting forth the following circumstances, viz: — That […]

59 U.S. 331 59 U.S. 331 18 How. 331 15 L.Ed. 401 GEORGE C. DODGE, APPELLANT,v.JOHN M. WOOLSEY. December Term, 1855 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the District of Ohio. The circumstances of the case are fully stated in the opinion of the court. It was argued […]

59 U.S. 380 59 U.S. 380 18 How. 380 15 L.Ed. 458 THE MECHANICS’ AND TRADERS’ BANK, BRANCH OF THE STATEBANK OF OHIO, PLAINTIFFS IN ERRORS,v.HENRY DEBOLT, LATE TREASURER OF HAMILTON COUNTY. December Term, 1855 THIS case was brought up from the supreme court of the State of Ohio, by a writ of error, issued […]

59 U.S. 289 59 U.S. 289 18 How. 289 15 L.Ed. 385 ISRAEL KINSMAN AND CALVIN L. GODDARD, APPELLANTS,v.STEPHEN R. PARKHURST. December Term, 1855 THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of New York. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. It was […]

59 U.S. 295 59 U.S. 295 18 How. 295 15 L.Ed. 388 JAMES L. RANSOM, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.WILLIAM WINN AND ISABELLA DAVIS, ADMINISTRATORS OFTHOMAS J. DAVIS, DECEASED. December Term, 1855 THIS case was brought up by appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the District of Columbia, holden in and for the […]

59 U.S. 297 59 U.S. 297 18 How. 297 15 L.Ed. 389 JOHN DOE, ex dem. JAMES B. McCALL, HENRY V. McCALL, ANDMARY SIDNEY McCALL, PLAINTIFFS IN ERRORv.WILLIARD CARPENTER AND JOHN A. REITZ.* December Term, 1855 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the circuit court of the United States for the […]