Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 154 NANCY GORDON v. BENTON HARRIS. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Sussex County. March, 1823. Petition for dower. Wells for the petitioner. Robinson, Cooper, Cullen for the respondent. . . . Page 68 THE CHANCELLOR. The first question to be decided is whether the petitioner was bound to prove a seisin in James […]
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STATE v. STANSBOROUGH, 1 Del. Cas. 129 (1797)
Wilson’s Red Book, 154.[*] STATE, JOHN SHARP, Prosecutor, v. A. STANSBOROUGH. Supreme Court of Delaware. March, 1797. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 185. Page 130 Peery, Miller and White for plaintiff. Bayard, Ridgely and Wilson for defendant. Evidence. That John Sharp gave defendant a deed and peaceable actual possession. That John […]
CLARKE v. KEAN, 2 Del. Cas. 347 (1817)
Ridgely’s Notebook I, 154 ANN CLARKE and ELIZABETH CLARK, Administrators d. b. n. of JOHN CLARK, v. MARY KEAN, MATTHEW KEAN and JOHN STOCKTON, Administrators of Thomas Kean. Court of Chancery of Delaware. August 26, 1817. Bill in Chancery. At August, 1816, the cause came on for hearing, but it was discovered that no decree […]