Clayton’s Notebook, 1.[*] CALDWELL v. HODGSON’S ADMINISTRATOR. Supreme Court of Delaware, Kent County. October, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Miller’s Notebook, 10. This case came before the Court on the return of the proceedings of a justice of the peace to a certiorari. Miller for Caldwell, the appellant, on a suggestion filed […]
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TARRANT v. STEVENS, 1 Del. Cas. LXI (1770)
Hilles’ Notebook, 1 MANLOVE TARRANT v. JAMES STEVENS. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. May, 1770. On argument, defendant’s counsel gave up two first pleas, and the nonage seemed to be admitted by plaintiff’s counsel, who moved to be admitted to prove the defendant’s having agreed at several times since he came of age to […]
WILDS v. LAYTON, 3 Del. Cas. 4 (1822)
Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 1 WILLIAM H. WILDS and JOHN H. WILDS, an Infant under the age of twenty-one years, v. JOHN LAYTON, THOMAS J. WILDS, and MARY C. WILDS. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Kent County. April 27, 1822. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 226.]
MORRISON v. WEIR, 1 Del. Cas. 323 (1793)
Bayard’s Notebook, 1.[*] MORRISON v. WEIR. Supreme Court of Delaware, New Castle County. October, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Miller’s Notebook, S. This was a motion to quash proceedings had before a justice of the peace upon objections to a return made by the justice to certiorari. The first and principal part […]
ROBINSON v. STIDHAM, 3 Del. Cas. 159 (1825)
Ridgely’s Notebook V, 1 JOSEPH ROBINSON and JAMES ROBINSON v. JOHN STIDHAM, JACOB STIDHAM, JOHN SINEX, DAVID CANAN, INGERBEY ROBINSON and ROBERT ROBINSON and JAMES KEAN, Executors of William Robinson. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. In Vacation. October 26, 1825. Injunction bill. . . . The bill was signed by Louis McLane […]
ANONYMOUS, 1 Del. Cas. 5 (1792)
Wilson’s Red Book, 1 ANONYMOUS. Supreme Court of Delaware. July and August, 1792. Motion for an attachment on proof of nonobedience to a writ o estrepement. Objected it should be a rule to show cause. Books cited for the rule and against the attachment’s issuing at once: 2 Bl.Comm. 892, 1 Burr, last page. For […]
BALL v. MORTON, 2 Del. Cas. 273 (1816)
Ridgely’s Notebook I, 1 JOSEPH BALL and DAVID NIVIN, defendants below, v, JOHN MORTON and JOSEPH TATNAL, plaintiffs below. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. January 12, 1816. Vandyke for plaintiffs in error. Read and Rodney for defendants. The Record returned was as follows: John Morton and Joseph Tatnal v. Maxwell Bines, Joseph […]
TOWNSEND v. MITCHELL, 1 Del. Cas. 6 (1792)
Wilson’s Red Book, 1 WILLIAM TOWNSEND v. GEORGE MITCHELL. Supreme Court of Delaware. July and August, 1792. Motion to set aside sheriff’s sale of lands because an advertisement was not set up in each hundred of the county. In support of the motion were cited: 1 Body Laws 80, Cowp. 30, 1 Burr. 130, 1 […]
PARKER v. HAZZARD, 1 Del. Cas. 5 (1792)
Wilson’s Red Book, 1 PARKER, Assignee, v. HAZZARD. Supreme Court of Delaware. July and August, 1792. Motion for change of venue on affidavit that he thinks he cannot have a fair trial. Books cited for the change by plaintiff: 2 Str. 874, 3 Bl.Comm. 294, 3 Burr. 1564, 1 Wils. 298. Were cited against the […]
ODAY v. WILLIS, 2 Del. Cas. 2 (1793)
Read’s Notebook, 1.[*] ODAY v. WILLIS. Supreme Court of Delaware. November, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, 5. Case for these words, “You killed your child and wounded your wife, and I can prove it.” The counsel for the defendant urged in his defense before the jury that the words […]