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1 Yeates 405 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania September 15, 1794
M’Kean, C. J. was present when the foregoing opinion was delivered, and said, that not being present when the argument was had, he did.not deliver the judgment of the court, but that he entirely concurred in it.. Absente Yeates.
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1 Yeates 304 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania September 15, 1793Not cited
By the court. Though we see much reason for the practice iu England in the point now before us, we cannot venture to innovate on the established usage of Pennsylvania, under which, the plaintiff’s counsel in ejectments have uniformly concluded. To alter this
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1 Yeates 324 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania January 15, 1794Not cited
By the court. The declaration must be filed in the names of the original parties, as the narr. refers to the first term, when the suit was commenced. Messrs. Ingersoll and C. Smith, pro def.
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1 Yeates 353 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania April 15, 1794Not cited
By the court. To justify us in examining into the merits of an award, it is incumbent on the party who excepts to it, to produce the most clear and satisfactory proof of the errors he points out. No persons would otherwise act as arbitrators,, and the utility
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2 Del. Cas. 65 Supreme Court of Delaware November 15, 1796Not cited
The Court were of opinion that Stayton could not give evidence in this cause from any knowledge which he obtained at the time he surveyed for Swain at his instance. William Stayton. Evans’ land was connected and joined Swain’s on the survey I made for him. I plotted
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1 Yeates 200 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania January 15, 1793
per Cur. But This is a still stronger deviation from the rules of evidence than what was first attempted. To deduce an argument from a person’s usurpation of property, or their possessing themselves of lands, that they therein acted under the authority of the
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3 Mass. 558 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court February 15, 1799
The Court, after taking time, pronounced their opinion unant, mously, that the assignment, though without the knowledge or assent of the underwriter, vested an equitable right in the assignee; and. therefore, they discharged the trustees (1) . [Sed vide Carroll
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1 Yeates 38 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania July 15, 1791
Case. Defendant’s counsel moved to withdraw their plea of non-assumpsit, and rely on their plea of payment alone, (apparently to have the benefit of conclusion to the jury) but it was opposed as contrary to all practice. The court thought that the application was
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1 Yeates 79 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania September 15, 1791
Per Curiam. The defendants were bound to do the first act. They ought to have executed the conveyance and tendered it to the plaintiff, and if the plaintiff’s counsel ought reasonably to have advised such a conveyance, it would have saved the penalty. If the
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1 Yeates 347 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania April 15, 1794Not cited
By the court. The bail in this case is fixed by the law *24.9] under * the express terms of his recognizance. He was J either to surrender the original debtor in six months, or pay the money adjudged. Though the recognizance is said to be in the nature of special
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1 Yeates 476 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania April 15, 1795
Per Curiam. The practice was certainly a good one, to leave in three of the old managers on a new appointment, and tended to train up new members to a ready discharge of their offices. But the legislature have not thought proper to put the guardians under this
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1 Yeates 162 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania April 15, 1792Not cited
A warrant to Hugh Pugh for 200 acres of land, dated 20th August 1765, adjoining lands of William Allen, esq. James Eogan, and vacant land, including his improvement in Lower Smithfield township, was shewn in evidence on the part of the defendant. He then produced
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1 Root 252 Supreme Court of Connecticut January 15, 1791Not cited
The jury found a verdict for the defendant. The court returned them to a second consideration. Adams and Chaunoey, JJ., were for accepting the verdict. The jury adhered to their verdict; but it appeared to the court to be a fraud upon both the law and the creditors
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1 Root 255 Supreme Court of Connecticut February 15, 1791
By the Court. The defendant may not be admitted to testify as moved for; the defendant may appeal to the conscience of the plaintiff if living, and call upon him for a disclosure upon oath, of the facts alleged in his complaint, and this is agreeable to right
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1 Root 261 Supreme Court of Connecticut March 15, 1791Not cited
By the Court. Such an inquiry might be proper in a petition for a new trial; but would be improper to go into upon the remonstrance.
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1 Root 505 Supreme Court of Connecticut January 15, 1793Not cited
The reply is no answer to the plea, because it doth not traverse the time of doing the facts, alleged in the plea. All a man’s personal estate, with certain exceptions, is liable for the payment of his taxes — and by the statute all his real estate which he is
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1 Root 524 Supreme Court of Connecticut February 15, 1793Not cited
The plaintiff appealed the cause to the Superior Court, and entered her appeal, and then immediately withdrew the action. The defendant moved for liberty to enter said action in the Superior Court, and to have the judgment of the County Court affirmed against
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1 Root 529 Supreme Court of Connecticut February 15, 1793Not cited
By the Court. There is nothing erroneous in the judgment complained of. The continental, state and town bounties were accumulative encouragements to enlist; and every soldier that enlisted was entitled to them all, notwithstanding he was hired by one or two men
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1 Root 542 Supreme Court of Connecticut March 15, 1793Not cited
Judgment • — Manifest error. All questions of fact put in issue .to the court or jury are to be directly answered by finding them to be true or not true. See Bacon v. Child et al. Windham, September Term, 1792.
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1 Root 543 Supreme Court of Connecticut March 15, 1793Not cited
Judgment —• That the declaration is insufficient. Although in chancery the plaintiff’s remedy is against all the adminis *544 trators 'who joined in tbe covenants, yet tbe legal remedy survives only against tbe surviving covenantor and ber legal representative.
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