MITCHELL’S CASE, 1 Del. Cas. 507 (1814)

Clayton’s Notebook, 27 MITCHELL’S CASE. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Kent County. November, 1814. On motion of Ridgely for Mitchell, the purchaser, the Court granted a rule to show cause why the sale of certain lands made by the sheriff under a writ of venditioni exponas should not be set aside. The ground of […]

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STATE v. PATTISON, 1 Del. Cas. 506 (1814)

Clayton’s Notebook, 27 STATE v. SAMUEL PATTISON. Supreme Court of Delaware, Kent County. October, 1814. Defendant had been committed to jail on refusing to find sureties for his good behavior etc. The commitment was made by Benjamin Blackiston, a Justice of the Peace. The sureties for good behavior were demanded on the ground of a […]

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