STATE v. GEORGE, 1 Del. Cas. 161 (1797)

Wilson’s Red Book, 180[*] STATE v. NEGRO GEORGE. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, Sussex County. November 21, 1797. [*] This case is also reported in Rodney’s Notes, November 21, 1797. Ridgely, Attorney General, for the State. Wilson, Peery and Vining for defendant, retained by his master. Motion by Wilson after arraignment and pleas etc. […]

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ROBINSON v. HARRIS’ LESSEE, 1 Del. Cas. 634 (1818)

Clayton’s Notebook, 180 J. and L. ROBINSON v. JESSE HARRIS’ LESSEE. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. June, 1818. Ejectment. The plaintiffs,[2] tenants in common of the lands in question, mortgaged them to one Evans and afterwards conveyed them to Harris by deed of bargain and sale. An ejectment was subsequently brought by […]

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STATE v. CLARK, 2 Del. Cas. 578 (1820)

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 180 STATE v. JOSEPH CLARK. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Kent County. In Vacation. August 6, 1820. This day, Sunday, August 6,1820, Joseph Calloway complained to the Chancellor that Jacob Calloway, the son of the said Joseph, was restrained of his liberty by Joseph Clark; and he, the said Joseph, required the […]

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RODNEY v. SHANKLAND, 2 Del. Cas. 453 (1818)

Ridgely’s Notebook II, 180 JOHN RODNEY”, Administrator d. b. n. of Luke Shields, v. WILLIAM SHANKLAND, Executor of Mary Neill, who was Executrix of Henry Neill, and ELIZABETH WRIGHT and FRET-WELL WRIGHT, Executors of Peter F. Wright, and DANIEL RODNEY, Administrator of Henry Fisher. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. July 24, 1818. [For […]

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BROOM’S EXECUTOR v. ALRICKS, 1 Del. Cas. 635 (1818)

Clayton’s Notebook, 180 JACOB BROOM’S EXECUTOR v. DAVID ALRICKS. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. June, 1818. The plaintiff below proved that the subscribing witness was out of the state, and then offered to prove the handwriting of the witness and of the maker, which the Court refusing to admit, verdict was found […]

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