1. Page v. Lloyd Copy cite
   30 U.S. (5 Pet.) 304 Supreme Court January 1, 1831
   Cited by 13

   McLean, Justice, delivered the opinion of the court. — This cause is certified from the eastern district of the-circuit court in Virginia, the judges of that court being divided in opinion. The legal question arose out of the following facts, which are substantially

2. Boone v. Chiles Copy cite
   35 U.S. (10 Pet.) 133 Supreme Court February 18, 1836
   Cited by 1

   35 U.S. 133 (____) 10 Pet. 133 *SARAH BOONE AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS, v. WILLIAM CHILES AND OTHERS, APPELLEES. Supreme Court of United States. *140 The case was argued at January term 1835, by Mr. Clay for the appellants, and by Mr. Harding, for the appellees

3. Mayor of New York v. Miln Copy cite
   36 U.S. (11 Pet.) 102 Supreme Court February 16, 1837
   Cited by 162 Dissent · Story

   Mr. Justice Story, dissenting. The present case comes before the Court upon a certificate of division of opinion of the judges of the circuit court of the southern district of New York. Of course, according to the well known practice of this Court, and the mandates

4. Jenkins v. Pye Copy cite
   37 U.S. (12 Pet.) 241 Supreme Court February 22, 1838
   Cited by 50 Concurrence · Catron

   Mr. Justice Catron. I concur with the majority of the Court, that the decree be reversed ; but, differing most materially with the reasons and principles on which the opinion of my brethren proceeds, I will briefly state the difference, hoping sincerely I may

5. Lessor of Fisher v. Cockerell Copy cite
   30 U.S. (5 Pet.) 248 Supreme Court February 18, 1831
   Cited by 38

   Marshall, Ch. J., delivered the opinion of the court. — This is a writ of error to a judgment of the court of appeals of Kentucky, affirming a judgment of the Union county circuit court of that state. The plaintiff brought an ejectment in the Union county circuit

6. Inglis v. Trustees of Sailor's Snug Harbour in City of New York Copy cite
   28 U.S. (3 Pet.) 99 Supreme Court February 18, 1830
   Cited by 141 Concurrence · Johnson

   Mr Justice Johnson. I concur in the opinion in favour of this devise; but this rs one of those cases in which I wish my. opinion to appear in my own. words. This cáse conies up on a certified difference of opinion on five points. I take them in their order on

7. Shanks v. Dupont Copy cite
   28 U.S. (3 Pet.) 242 Supreme Court February 18, 1830
   Cited by 62 Dissent · Johnson

   Mr Justice Johnson, dissenting. This cause comes up from the state court of South Carolina. *251 ■ The question is whether the plaintiffs can inherit to their mother. The objection to their inheriting is, that they are aliens, not born in allegiance to the

8. Parsons v. Bedford, Breedlove, & Robeson Copy cite
   28 U.S. (3 Pet.) 433 Supreme Court February 18, 1830
   Cited by 522 Dissent · M'Lean

   Mr Justice M’Lean, dissenting. This cause was removed from the district court of Louisiana by a writ of error; and a reversal of the judgment is prayed for, on the errors assigned. The suit was originally brought in the parish court of the parish of New Orleans

9. Cherokee Nation v. State of Georgia Copy cite
   30 U.S. (5 Pet.) 1 Supreme Court March 18, 1831
   Cited by 599

   Marshall, Ch. J., delivered the opinion of the court. — This bill is brought by the Cherokee nation, praying an injunction to restrain the state of Georgia from the execution of certain laws of that state, which, as is alleged, go directly to annihilate the Cherokee

10. Smith v. Richards Copy cite
    38 U.S. (13 Pet.) 26 Supreme Court February 18, 1839
    Cited by 106 Dissent · Baldwin

    Mr. Justice Baldwin dissented, both as to the facts, arid the law as stated in the opinion of the Court delivered by Mr. Justice Barbour. On appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of New York. This cause came on to be heard

11. Bradley v. Washington, Alexandria, & Georgetown Steam Packet Co. Copy cite
    38 U.S. (13 Pet.) 89 Supreme Court February 20, 1839
    Cited by 67

    Mr. Justice Barbour delivered the opinion of the Court.— This case is brought before us by a writ of error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the- District of Columbia, for the county of Washington. It was an action of assumpsit, brought by the defendants

12. Bank of Augusta v. Earle Copy cite
    38 U.S. (13 Pet.) 519 Supreme Court March 18, 1839
    Cited by 511 Dissent · Kinley

    Mr. Justice M'Kinley delivered an opinion, dissenting from the judgment of the Court. I dissent from so much of the opinion of the majority of the Court as decides that the law of nations furnishes a rule by which validity can.be given to the contracts in these

13. Ooe, Ex Demise of Patterson v. Winn and Others Copy cite
    30 U.S. (5 Pet.) 233 Supreme Court February 14, 1831
    Cited by 40

    Story, Justice, delivered the opinion of the court. — This case comes before the court by a writ of error to the circuit court for the district of Georgia. The original action was an ejectment, brought by the plaintiff in error, against the defendants ; and at

14. Harris v. D'Wolf Copy cite
    29 U.S. (4 Pet.) 147 Supreme Court March 16, 1830
    Cited by 2

    Mr Chief Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court. This is a writ of error to a judgment of the court of the United States, for the first circuit and district of Massachusetts, in an action of replevin claiming the restitution of twenty-three cases

15. Gilman v. Rives Copy cite
    35 U.S. (10 Pet.) 227 Supreme Court February 24, 1836
    Cited by 4

    35 U.S. 227 (____) 10 Pet. 227 *BENJAMIN I. GILMAN, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. PETER G. RIVES. Supreme Court of United States. The case is stated at large in the opinion of the court. Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the court. This is a writ

16. United States v. Hardyman Copy cite
    38 U.S. (13 Pet.) 176 Supreme Court February 20, 1839
    Cited by 10

    *178 Mr. Justice M'Lean delivered the opinion of the Court:— This case comes before this Court on a certificate of division of opinion of the judges of the Circuit Court, for the eastern district of Virginia. The defendant was indicted under the 45th section

17. Stein v. Bowman Copy cite
    38 U.S. (13 Pet.) 209 Supreme Court February 18, 1839
    Cited by 129

    Mr. Justice M‘Lean delivered the opinion of the' Court, — ' This case .was brought originally in the District Court of the Unitqd States for the eastern district of Louisiana; and on the trial certain exceptions, were taken to the ruling of the Court by the

18. Livingston's v. Story Copy cite
    36 U.S. (11 Pet.) 351 Supreme Court February 16, 1837
    Cited by 26

    36 U.S. 351 (____) 11 Pet. 351 EDWARD LIVINGSTON'S EXECUTRIX, APPELLANT v. BENJAMIN STORY. Supreme Court of United States. *364 The case was argued by Mr. White for the appellant, and by Mr. Crittenden and Mr. Clay for the appellee. Mr. White for the

19. Ellicott v. Pearl Copy cite
    35 U.S. 412 Supreme Court January 15, 1836
    Cited by 17

    Mr Justice Story delivered the opinion of the court. This is a writ of error to the judgment of the circuit court for the district of Kentucky, upon a writ of right, sued forth on the 17th of January 1831; in which the plaintiffs in error were the demandants

20. United States v. Bailey Copy cite
    34 U.S. (9 Pet.) 238 Supreme Court January 20, 1835
    Cited by 71

    34 U.S. 238 (____) 9 Pet. 238 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF v. JOHN BAILEY. Supreme Court of United States. *241 The case was argued by the Attorney-General, and Mr Loughborough, for the United States. No counsel appeared for the defendant. *251 Mr

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