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| Evans v. Governor |
18 Ala. 659, Supreme Court of Alabama (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
ERROR to the Circuit Court of Perry. Tried before the Hon. Geo. D. Shortridge. |
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| Ewing v. Sanford |
19 Ala. 605, Supreme Court of Alabama (June 01, 1851) |
1851 |
ERROR to the Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. John Bragg. |
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| Ex parte Davis |
9 West.L.J. 14, District Court, ND New York (August 01, 1851) |
1851 |
On the 17th August an application was made to Judge CONKLING, in behalf of the petitioner [John Davis], for a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum, to be directed to Mr. George B. Gates, one of the deputy marshals of this district, in whose custody the petitioner was alleged to be, at the city of Buffalo. The petition alleged that the petitioner... |
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| Ex parte White |
4 Fla. 165, Supreme Court of Florida (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
The 2d section of the 5th article of the Constitution of Florida provides that the Supreme Court, except in cases otherwise directed in this Constitution, shall have appellate jurisdiction only, which shall be co-extensive with the State, under such restrictions and regulations, not repugnant to the Constitution, as may, from time to time, be... |
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The case or administrative decision is no longer good law for at least one of the points it contains. |
| Farmers' Bank of Virginia v. Groves |
53 U.S. 51, Supreme Court of the United States (December 01, 1851) |
1851 |
The principles of law decided in this case are so dependent upon the facts that a succinct statement of the latter becomes necessary. Collier was in possession of two drafts drawn by King upon Groves and accepted by him for the accommodation of King. Collier pledged these drafts to the Farmers' Bank of Virginia, as collateral security for a debt... |
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| Faucet v. Adams |
13 Ired. 235, Supreme Court of North Carolina (December 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Where a debtor, who is imprisoned at the instance of his creditor, has no property in this State, out of which the prison fees and provisions and his support can be satisfied, notwithstanding he may have sufficient in another State, the jailor has a right to recover the amount from the creditor, under the Rev. Stat. ch. 58 sec. 6, making him... |
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| Favrot v. Allain |
6 La.Ann. 428, Supreme Court of Louisiana (May 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Appeal from the District Court of West Baton Rouge. Burk, J. |
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| Felix v. State |
18 Ala. 720, Supreme Court of Alabama (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
ERROR to the City Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. Alex. McKinstry. |
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| Field v. Jones |
10 Ga. 229, Supreme Court of Georgia (July 01, 1851) |
1851 |
[1.] The Southern Life Insurance and Trust Company, having claims upon different persons, took certain lots in the City of Columbus in payment, and the titles therefor were made to one Field, he paying no consideration: Held, that the property is subject to levy and sale by executions against the company, and that the plaintiffs in execution cannot... |
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The case or administrative decision has some negative history, but has not been reversed or overruled. |
| Fields' Heirs v. Hallowell |
12 B.Mon. 517, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (January 16, 1851) |
1851 |
Case stated and decree of the Circuit Court. THIS suit was instituted by Hallowell & Co., against Henry Fields, junior, and others, to subject an interest which it is alleged that Henry Fields, junior, owns in a tract of land in the county of Boyle, to satisfy a claim held by them against said Fields and Owen T. Bledsoe, exceeding the sum of... |
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| Fisher v. Clisbee |
12 Ill. 344, Supreme Court of Illinois (June 01, 1851) |
1851 |
The main question in this case requires us to determine the character and extent of the liabilities of ferrymen. We find the law too well settled to admit of doubt or dispute, that they are common carriers, as to all property which they transport in their boats, whether accompanied with passengers or not. This is the law as laid down by all of the... |
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| Fisher v. Dinwiddie |
12 B.Mon. 208, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (July 09, 1851) |
1851 |
Deeds of Trust. Fraudulent Conveyances. APPEAL FORM THE LOUISVILLE CHANCERY COURT. The case stated. ON the 15th day of March, 1849, Dinwiddie executed and delivered a deed of trust to McBride and Maxey, trustees, conveying to them a house and lot, subject to two prior mortgages, and assigning to them a debt due from McDavid, for $1,600, in trust,... |
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| Flake v. State |
19 Ala. 551, Supreme Court of Alabama (June 01, 1851) |
1851 |
ERROR to the Circuit Court of Barbour. Tried before the Hon. John D. Phelan. |
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| Fleming v. Bolling |
8 Gratt. 292, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (December 06, 1851) |
1851 |
(Absent Cabell, P.) A decree which passes upon the whole subject in issue so as to be final in its nature, is not converted into an interlocutory decree by the addition thereto of an order suspending the decree as to the amount of an item of the account involved in the cause, until the decision of another suit brought by another party against both... |
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| Foote v. Cobb |
18 Ala. 585, Supreme Court of Alabama (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
ERROR to the Circuit Court of Benton. Tried before the Hon. Thos. A. Walker. |
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| Fowler v. Scott |
11 Ark. 675, Supreme Court of Arkansas (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Where a party appeals from a decree in chancery and enters into recognizance for stay of execution, or where the appellant is an administrator, and on that account the court orders execution staved without recognizance, under the statute, the decree is not thereby annulled, but merely snspended, as held in Dixon v. Watkins et al. 9 Ark. 149. Where... |
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| Fowler v. Waldrip |
10 Ga. 350, Supreme Court of Georgia (August 01, 1851) |
1851 |
[1.] This Court will not award a new trial upon the ground that the verdict is contrary to the evidence, where there is conflicting testimony. [2.] Where the Court instructs the Jury, that in weighing the evidence they are to give the most weight to those witnesses who are not under the influence of those biases which ordinarily control our... |
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| Foy v. Foy |
13 Ired. 90, Supreme Court of North Carolina (December 01, 1851) |
1851 |
This is a petition for a divorce. The Court granted a divorce, and from this decree the defendant appealed. The facts were these. The parties were married in January, 1844, and lived together until June of that year, when, as the petitioner alleges, the defendant committed the crime of forgery, and his guilt being discovered soon thereafter, he... |
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The case or administrative decision has some negative history, but has not been reversed or overruled. |
| Frelson v. Tiner |
6 La.Ann. 18, Supreme Court of Louisiana (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Appeal from the Third District Court. Kennedy, J. |
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| Fusilier v. Police Jury of St. Mary |
6 La.Ann. 670, Supreme Court of Louisiana (September 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Appeal from the District Court of St. Mary. Voorhies, J. In this case, the defendants plead the prescription of one year, and excepted that the ordinances and decisions of the police jury were final and conclusive as to the proper location of the road. |
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| Gaines v. Harvin |
19 Ala. 491, Supreme Court of Alabama (June 01, 1851) |
1851 |
ERROR to the Circuit Court of Marengo. Tried before the Hon. Geo. D. Shortridge. |
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| Gaines v. Relf |
53 U.S. 472, Supreme Court of the United States (December 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Myra Clark Gaines filed a bill in chancery, alleging her claim to certain property upon the ground that Clark, who died seized of the property, had been married to Zulime, the mother of the complainant. The claim was resisted upon two grounds. 1st, That no such alleged marriage took place; and 2d, That Zulime was, at the date of the alleged... |
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| Gant v. Hunsucker |
12 Ired. 254, Supreme Court of North Carolina (August 01, 1851) |
1851 |
A deed is valid in a Court of law, notwithstanding any fraud in the consideration of the deed or in any false representation of a collateral fact, whereby the party was induced to enter into the contract by executing the instrument. A party, who does not except to an opinion in the Court below on a point of law, is precluded from making the... |
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| Gantt v. Gantt |
6 La.Ann. 677, Supreme Court of Louisiana (September 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Appeal from the District Court of Opelousas, Overton, J. |
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| Gardner v. Gantt |
19 Ala. 666, Supreme Court of Alabama (June 01, 1851) |
1851 |
ERROR to the Chancery Court of Dallas. Tried before the Hon. W. W. Mason. |
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| Garneau v. Herthel |
15 Mo. 191, Supreme Court of Missouri (October 01, 1851) |
1851 |
The only questions submitted for our consideration are, whether the Court of Common Pleas erred in refusing to grant the defendant a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was against the weight of evidence; and in overruling his motion in arrest of judgment. The court has become entirely satisfied that the exercise of the power of revising the... |
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| Garner v. Stubblefield |
5 Tex. 552, Supreme Court of Texas (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Quere whether a verbal contract for the sale of lands can be enforced even where there has been a part performance. (Note 98.) Payment of a part or even all of the purchase-money will not take a case out of the operation of the statute of frauds, so as to enable the party to obtain a decree for the specific execution of the contract. The objection... |
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The case or administrative decision has some negative history, but has not been reversed or overruled. |
| Garrett v. Gaines |
6 Tex. 435, Supreme Court of Texas (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
The damages for breach of warranty are regulated by the laws which were in force at the time when the contract was made. The terms claim for money in the probate laws are not restricted to claims which are liquidated in the legal acceptation of that term, but include such claims as are susceptible, on well-established principles of... |
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The case or administrative decision has some negative history, but has not been reversed or overruled. |
| Georges Creek Coal & Iron Co.'s Lessee v. Detmold |
1 Md. 225, Court of Appeals of Maryland (December 01, 1851) |
1851 |
The first exception having been abandoned, the only question for this court to determine, is, did the deed of the 13th day of December 1845, deprive the lessor of the plaintiff of the title necessary to sustain an action of ejectment? It is conceded by the form of the prayer, that if this deed does not bar the right of recovery, that it still... |
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| Gibson v. Love |
4 Fla. 217, Supreme Court of Florida (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
This is a case of a claim to personal property interposed according to the provisions of our statute of February 17th, 1833. The facts material to the point presented to this Court are briefly these: James Gibson and Daniel Love, the parties to this suit, on the thirteenth of April, 1839, became sureties on a bond given by one John C. Love, as... |
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| Gillett v. Deranco |
6 La.Ann. 590, Supreme Court of Louisiana (June 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Appeal from the Fourth District Court of New Orleans, Strawbridge, J. |
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| Gilmer v. Ware |
19 Ala. 252, Supreme Court of Alabama (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
ERROR to the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. Robert Dougherty. |
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| Givens v. State |
6 Tex. 344, Supreme Court of Texas (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Where the defendant was convicted of a common assault, and the statement of facts left it doubtful whether he made the first assault: Held, That there was no ground for reversing the decision of the court below in overruling a motion for a new trial. The defendant may be convicted of a common assault on an indictment for an assault with intent to... |
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| Givens v. Taylor, Hart & Co. |
6 Tex. 315, Supreme Court of Texas (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
The affidavit required by article 50, (Hart. Dig.,) to put the answer of the garnishee in issue, must be made by the plaintiff, not by his agent or attorney. It has been the uniform rule of decision of this court, in cases of attachment especially, never to extend the provisions of the statute by a liberal intendment of what might have been the... |
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| Glazebrook's Adm'r v. Ragland's Adm'r |
8 Gratt. 332, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (December 09, 1851) |
1851 |
It appears that a set off was claimed at the trial for a sum of money paid by Ragland, the defendant's intestate, in discharge of a judgment on a forthcoming bond in which he was surety for Oliver Cross, on the ground that the bond on which the action is founded was executed to Glazebrook, the plaintiff's intestate, in trust to secure a debt due to... |
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| Gould v. Hayes |
19 Ala. 438, Supreme Court of Alabama (June 01, 1851) |
1851 |
ERROR to the Chancery Court of Greene. Tried before the Hon. W. W. Mason. |
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| Grady v. Threadgill |
13 Ired. 228, Supreme Court of North Carolina (December 01, 1851) |
1851 |
In a forthcoming bond, it is not necessary to insert the names of the parties, at whose instance the executions, levied on the property, have issued. The obligors in a forthcoming bond are not discharged, because the return day of the executions levied is before the day, on which, by the terms of the condition, the property was to be delivered,... |
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| GRANT v. JOHNSON. |
5 N.Y. 247, Court of Appeals of New York (July 01, 1851) |
1851 |
A covenant which goes only to a part of the consideration is not necessarily independent. Nor is it conclusive in this respect that the consideration is divisible in its own nature, or that a part of it has been received; nor will the circumstance that one or more covenants in an agreement are independent render others so. The dependence or... |
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| Green v. Causey |
10 Ga. 435, Supreme Court of Georgia (August 01, 1851) |
1851 |
[1.] Where judgments had been obtained against the husband prior to the marriage with his wife, and his estate insolvent: Held, that on the death of the husband, the wife was entitled to dower in his lands which had not been sold under the judgment; that altough the judgments created a lien upon his lands, his seisin thereof was not divested until... |
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| Greenia v. Greenia |
14 Mo. 526, Supreme Court of Missouri (March 01, 1851) |
1851 |
I. It is insisted that the court erred in overruling the motion to require respondent's attorney to show his authority for instituting the present suit. By this motion no imputation of improper conduct was attributed to the attorney. It is clear that, upon a proper case made out, the court will require the attorney to show his authority. McKeman v.... |
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| Gregory v. Harrison |
4 Fla. 56, Supreme Court of Florida (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
This case is brought up by an appeal from Gadsden Circuit Court. A bill in equity was there filed by A. E. Gregory, as administrator de bonis non administratis of the estate of James M. Nixon, deceased, the purpose of which bill was to call Robert L. Harrison, former executor of Nixon, but who had been removed or dismissed from his executorship by... |
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| Griffin's Ex'r v. Macaulay's Adm'r |
7 Gratt. 476, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (May 11, 1851) |
1851 |
(Absent Cabell, P. and Moncure, J.) 1. A person named trustee in a deed to secure debts, unites in sales necessary in the execution of the trust, and other formal acts, but he receives none of the trust funds; they being received by his co-trustee; and he is guilty of no fraud in relation thereto. HELD: He is not responsible for the misapplication... |
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| Grigsby v. Breckinridge |
12 B.Mon. 629, Court of Appeals of Kentucky (January 24, 1851) |
1851 |
Case stated. THE questions involved in the determination of this case, depend upon the construction that shall be given to some of the devises contained in the will of Alfred Shelby, deceased. This will, as it respects some of its provisions, has been heretofore construed by this Court (1 B. Monroe, 266). But events which have since transpired,... |
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| Grove v. Roberts |
6 La.Ann. 210, Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Appeal from the District Court of Madison, Richardson, J. |
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| Guess v. Lubbock |
5 Tex. 535, Supreme Court of Texas (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
The evidence must be confined to the issues made by the pleadings. Under a general denial the defendant cannot introduce any evidence except such as directly rebuts the evidence introduced by the plaintiff. By that plea the defendant simply puts himself upon the defensive and calls upon the plaintiff to prove his averments. (Note 96.) Where the... |
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| Haggerty's Ex'rs v. Powell |
6 La.Ann. 533, Supreme Court of Louisiana (June 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Appeal from the Fifth District Court of New Orleans, Buchanan, J. |
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| Hall v. Hill |
6 La.Ann. 745, Supreme Court of Louisiana (October 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Appeal from the District Court of Morehouse, Copley, J. |
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| Hall v. Hopkins |
14 Mo. 450, Supreme Court of Missouri (March 01, 1851) |
1851 |
This was an action brought in the St. Louis Court of Common Pleas, by the defendant in error against the plaintiff in error, to recover the amount of a promissory note, dated September 26th, 1842, for $328 40, made by the plaintiff in error and payable to the defendants in error, by their partnership style of Hopkins & Co. The... |
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| Hancock v. McKinney |
7 Tex. 384, Supreme Court of Texas (January 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Where a concession in sale, under the 24th article of the colonization law of 1825, conceded to the purchaser the terms designated in the 22d article of the same law: Held, That it was no objection to the title. (Note 60.) The contracts which the Executive had ratified, and the concessions stipulated to purchasers or settlers by virtue of decree... |
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| Hanna v. Pritchard |
6 La.Ann. 730, Supreme Court of Louisiana (October 01, 1851) |
1851 |
Appeal from the District Court of Catahoula. Barry, J. |
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