Category: 1858

62 U.S. 456 62 U.S. 456 21 How. 456 16 L.Ed. 189 THE WESTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, APPELLANTS,v.THE MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ARUMAH S. ABELLAND ZENUS BARNUM. December Term, 1858 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Maryland. The case is stated in the opinion of the […]

62 U.S. 460 62 U.S. 460 21 How. 460 16 L.Ed. 191 THE WESTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, APPELLANTS,v.GEORGE C. PENNIMAN AND JOHN KING. December Term, 1858 THIS case, like the preceding, was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Maryland, and was a branch of the same case. The […]

62 U.S. 463 62 U.S. 463 21 How. 463 16 L.Ed. 192 JAMES C. CONVERSE, ADMINISTRATOR OF PHILIP GREELY,DECEASED, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.THE UNITED STATES. December Term, 1858 THIS case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts. The case is explained in the […]

62 U.S. 414 62 U.S. 414 21 How. 414 16 L.Ed. 154 THE WHITE WATER VALLEY CANAL COMPANY, APPELLANTS,v.HENRY VALLETTE AND OTHERS. December Term, 1858 1 THIS case originated in the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Indiana. 2 It was a bill filed on the equity side of the court, […]

62 U.S. 426 62 U.S. 426 21 How. 426 16 L.Ed. 181 ALTON R. EASTON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.THOMAS L. SALISBURY. December Term, 1858 THIS case was brought up from the Supreme Court of Mis souri by a writ of error issued under the 25th section of the judiciary act. It was a petition in the […]

62 U.S. 432 62 U.S. 432 21 How. 432 16 L.Ed. 162 JULIAN McCARTY AND JOHN WYNN, ADMINISTRATORS OF ENOCHMcCARTY, DECEASED, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.GUERNSEY Y. ROOTS, ERASTUS P. COE, AND JOHN H. AYDELOTTE. December Term, 1858 THIS case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the […]

62 U.S. 441 62 U.S. 441 21 How. 441 16 L.Ed. 184 SAMUEL PEARCE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.THE MADISON AND INDIANAPOLIS RAILROAD COMPANY AND THEPERU AND INDIANAPOLIS RAILROAD COMPANY. December Term, 1858 THIS case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Indiana. The case […]

62 U.S. 445 62 U.S. 445 21 How. 445 16 L.Ed. 185 16 L.Ed. 186 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.CHARLES FOSSATT. December Term, 1858 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the northern district of California. It was the same case which was before this court at the preceding term, […]

62 U.S. 393 62 U.S. 393 21 How. 393 16 L.Ed. 154 JAMES D. PORTER ET AL., PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.BUSHROD W. FOLEY. December Term, 1858 THIS case was brought up from the Court of Appeals of Kentucky by a writ of error issued under the 25th section of the judiciary act. A motion was made […]

62 U.S. 394 62 U.S. 394 21 How. 394 16 L.Ed. 134 FRANCIS MARTIN, ADMINISTRATOR OF DENNIS T. DONOVAN,DECEASED, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.CHRISTIAN IMHSEN. December Term, 1858 THIS case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. The case is explained in the […]

62 U.S. 397 62 U.S. 397 21 How. 397 16 L.Ed. 115 LESLIE COMBS, COMPLAINANT AND APPELLANT,v.JOHN L. HODGE, ADMINISTRATOR OF ANDREW HODGE, DECEASED,WILLIAM L. HODGE, AND JAMES LOVE. December Term, 1858 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. The chronological history of the case […]

62 U.S. 408 62 U.S. 408 21 How. 408 16 L.Ed. 135 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.MICHAEL C. NYE. December Term, 1858 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the northern district of California. The facts of the case and grounds of the claim are stated in the opinion of […]

62 U.S. 412 62 U.S. 412 21 How. 412 16 L.Ed. 136 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.NATHANIEL BASSETT. December Term, 1858 This was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the northern district of California. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. It was argued by Mr. Hull and […]

62 U.S. 389 62 U.S. 389 21 How. 389 16 L.Ed. 143 CHARLES BALLANCE, APPELLANT,v.ROBERT FORSYTH, LUCIENE DUMAIN, AND ANTOINE R. BOUIS. December Term, 1858 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the northern district of Illinois. It was dismissed, and a motion made to reinstate it, under the […]

62 U.S. 390 62 U.S. 390 21 How. 390 16 L.Ed. 81 JOHN T. MASON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.JOSEPH C. GAMBLE AND DAVID GAMBLE. December Term, 1858 THIS case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Maryland. The case is stated in the opinion […]

62 U.S. 366 62 U.S. 366 21 How. 366 16 L.Ed. 149 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EX REL. ASA CUTLER,JOHN UNDERHILL, JUN., AND ARZA UNDERHILL,PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.EDGAR C. DIBBLE, COUNTY JUDGE OF GENESEE COUNTY. December Term, 1858 THIS case was brought up from the Supreme Court of the State of New […]

62 U.S. 372 62 U.S. 372 21 How. 372 16 L.Ed. 144 THE NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIPCOMPANY, CLAIMANTS OF THE STEAMSHIP PACIFIC, HERTACKLE, &C., APPELLANTS,v.OTIS P. RUMBALL, LIBELLANT. December Term, 1858 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of New York, sitting […]

62 U.S. 386 62 U.S. 386 21 How. 386 16 L.Ed. 160 JOSEPH E. MONTGOMERY ET AL., CLAIMANTS OF THESTEAMER REPUBLIC, &C., APPELLANTS,v.JOHN J. ANDERSON ET AL. December Term, 1858 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States, sitting in admiralty, for the district of Missouri. The case is stated in […]

62 U.S. 305 62 U.S. 305 21 How. 305 16 L.Ed. 125 JACOB B. BROWN, JACOB NISSWANER, FONTAINE BECKHAM, JOHNC. UNSELD, AND GEORGE W. MOLER, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,v.BENJAMIN HUGER. December Term, 1858 THIS case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the western district of Virginia. […]

62 U.S. 343 62 U.S. 343 21 How. 343 16 L.Ed. 100 FINLAY McKINLAY AND ALEXANDER GARRIOCK, COMPOSING THEFIRM OF McKINLAY, GARRIOCK, & CO., APPELLANTS,v.WILLIAM MORRISH, MASTER AND CLAIMANT OF THE SHIP PONSAELII, ON BEHALF OF ROBERT AND EDWARD FORMBY,OWNERS OF SAID SHIP. December Term, 1858 THIS was an appeal from the Circuit Court of […]