Category: 1856

60 U.S. 376 60 U.S. 376 19 How. 376 15 L.Ed. 688 MARGARET McREA AND BRACY McREA, ADMINISTRATORS OF JOHND. BRACY, APPELLANTS,v.THE BRANCH OF THE BANK OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA AT MOBILE. December Term, 1856 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Arkansas, sitting […]

60 U.S. 378 60 U.S. 378 19 How. 378 15 L.Ed. 689 THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.THE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY ET AL. December Term, 1856 THIS case was brought up from the Supreme Court of the State of Michigan, by a writ of error issued under the twenty-fifth section of the judiciary […]

60 U.S. 349 60 U.S. 349 19 How. 349 15 L.Ed. 681 JOHN McCULLOUGH AND CYRUS D. CULBERTSON,PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.GURNSEY Y. ROOTS AND ERASTUS P. COE. December Term, 1856 Roots & Coe, having made the contracts, and having an interest to the extent of their commissions, had a right to maintain the suit. THIS case […]

60 U.S. 355 60 U.S. 355 19 How. 355 15 L.Ed. 658 JOSIAH WALTON, ADMINISTRATOR OF PRISCILLA COTTON, ETAL., COMPLAINANTS AND PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.ALLEN COTTON, NOAH COTTON, AND WILLIAM E. JONES. December Term, 1856 THIS case was brought up, from the Supreme Court of Tennessee, by a writ of error issued under the twenty-fifth section […]

60 U.S. 359 60 U.S. 359 19 How. 359 15 L.Ed. 660 SAMUEL F. PRATT, PASCAL P. PRATT, AND EDWARD P.BEALS, CLAIMANTS OF THE STEAMBOAT SULTANA, APPELLANTS,v.CHARLES M. REED, LIBELLANT. December Term, 1856 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the northern district of New York, sitting in admiralty. […]

60 U.S. 362 60 U.S. 362 19 How. 362 15 L.Ed. 662 DANIEL TOD, DANIEL P. RHODES, ROBERT C. YATES, AND JAMESFORD, LIBELLANTS AND APPELLANTS,v.SAMUEL F. PRATT AND EDWARD P. BEALS, CLAIMANTS OFSTEAMBOAT SULTANA, HER ENGINE, BOILER, &c. December Term, 1856 THIS case was similar to the preceding one of Pratt, &c., claimants, v. Reed, […]

60 U.S. 363 60 U.S. 363 19 How. 363 15 L.Ed. 666 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.THOMAS W. SUTHERLAND, GUARDIAN OF VICTORIA, ISABEL,MIGUEL, AND HELINA, MINOR CHILDREN OF MIGUEL DEPEDRORENA, DECEASED. December Term, 1856 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the southern district of California. The case is stated […]

60 U.S. 318 60 U.S. 318 19 How. 318 15 L.Ed. 636 THE COMMERCIAL MUTUAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY,APPELLANTS,v.THE UNION MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. December Term, 1856 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts, sitting in equity. The facts are stated in the opinion […]

60 U.S. 323 60 U.S. 323 19 How. 323 15 L.Ed. 650 EDWARD FIELD, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.PARDON G. SEABURY ET AL. December Term, 1856 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of California. The case is fully stated in the opinion of […]

60 U.S. 334 60 U.S. 334 19 How. 334 15 L.Ed. 674 WILLIAM F. BRYAN AND RUDOLPHUS ROUSE,PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.ROBERT FORSYTH. December Term, 1856 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the northern district of Illinois. The facts of the case are stated in […]

60 U.S. 342 60 U.S. 342 19 How. 342 15 L.Ed. 678 CHARLES BALLANCE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.ADOLPH PAPIN, HENRY PAPIN, AND MARY ATCHISON. December Term, 1856 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the northern district of Illinois. It was similar in most of […]

60 U.S. 343 60 U.S. 343 19 How. 343 15 L.Ed. 678 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.DOMINGO AND VICENTE PERALTA. December Term, 1856 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the southern district of California. The nature of the claim, and a list of the documents in support of it, […]

60 U.S. 289 60 U.S. 289 19 How. 289 15 L.Ed. 644 ARCHIBALD BABCOCK, APPELLANT,v.EDWARD WYMAN. December Term, 1856 [MR. CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY AND MR. JUSTICE DANIEL DID NOT SIT IN THIS CAUSE.] 1 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts, sitting in equity. 2 […]

60 U.S. 303 60 U.S. 303 19 How. 303 15 L.Ed. 670 WILLIAM BYERS, APPELLANT,v.FRANCIS SURGET. December Term, 1856 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Arkansas, sitting in equity. It was a bill filed by Surget, a citizen of Mississippi, to set aside a […]

60 U.S. 312 60 U.S. 312 19 How. 312 15 L.Ed. 656 OLIVER AND DANIEL R. GARRISON, APPELLANTS,v.THE MEMPHIS INSURANCE COMPANY. December Term, 1856 1 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Missouri, sitting in equity. 2 The bill was filed by the Memphis Insurance Company, […]

60 U.S. 280 60 U.S. 280 19 How. 280 15 L.Ed. 643 JOHN D. WOLFE, EXECUTOR, AND MARIA D. L. RONALDS,EXECUTRIX, OF THOMAS A. RONALDS, DECEASED, APPELLANTS,v.JOHN H. LEWIS. December Term, 1856 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the northern district of Alabama, sitting in equity. The present […]

60 U.S. 283 60 U.S. 283 19 How. 283 15 L.Ed. 668 ROSWELL BEEBE ET AL., APPELLANTS,v.WILLIAM RUSSELL. December Term, 1856 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Arkansas, sitting in chancery. The bill was filed by William Russell against Roswell Beebe, Mary W. W. Ashley, […]

60 U.S. 288 60 U.S. 288 19 How. 288 15 L.Ed. 670 TERENCE FARRELLY, EDWARD O. MORTON, ET AL., HEIRS ANDREPRESENTATIVES OF FREDERIC NOTRIBE, APPELLANTS,v.WILLIAM W. WOODFOLK. December Term, 1856 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Arkansas, sitting in chancery. The bill was filed […]

60 U.S. 263 60 U.S. 263 19 How. 263 15 L.Ed. 639 THOMAS RICHARDSON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.THE CITY OF BOSTON. December Term, 1856 [MR. JUSTICE CURTIS, HAVING BEEN OF COUNSEL, DID NOT SIT IN THIS CAUSE.] 1 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for […]

60 U.S. 271 60 U.S. 271 19 How. 271 15 L.Ed. 633 FELICIT E FLETCHER HIPP, AND MARIA ANTONIO FLETCHERHIPP, ALIENS, AND RESIDING, THE FORMER IN VERA CRUZ,MEXICO, THE LATTER IN THE CITY OF MADRID, SPAIN, FORTHEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF AND FOR THE USE OF AUGUSTINCUESTA, JAVIERA CUESTA, AND FELICITAS CUESTA, ALIENS,THE FORCED HEIRS OF […]