Clayton’s Notebook, 38 MIFFLIN et al. v. BERRY and HOWELL, Administrators of Howell. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. December 3, 1814. Amicable action. Judgment on the report of the referees, for the plaintiff. The Court some days ago granted a rule to show cause why the judgment in this cause should not be so […]
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COLESBERRY v. ANDERSON, 2 Del. Cas. 313 (1817)
Ridgely’s Notebook I, 38 HENRY COLESBERRY, Executor of Levi Colesberry, v. CHARLES ANDERSON. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. June 13, 1817. Writ of error to the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas. Vandyke and Rogers for plaintiff in error Rodney, for defendant for McLane, the retained counsel, who had left Dover, […]
GUNBY v. O’NEAL, 2 Del. Cas. 318 (1817)
Ridgely’s Notebook I, 38 ISAAC GUNBY, by his Guardian, SOTHEY CULLENY, v. JAMES O’NEAL. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Sussex County. July 23, 1817. Appeal from guardian account of “James O’Neal, natural guardian to Isaac Gunby, minor son of Isaac Gunby, late of Sussex County, deceased.” Account was passed March 18, 1816. Exception: That said accountant […]
VANDEGRIFT v. HAUGHEY, 1 Del. Cas. 338 (1793)
Bayard’s Notebook, 38.[*] LEWIS VANDEGRIFT[1] v. ROBERT HAUGHEY. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, New Castle County. December, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, 17; Read’s Notebook, 21. [1] In the account of this case in Wilson’s Red Book, the name is spelled, “Vandegright.” Page 339 This was an action […]
DURHAM v. REED, 2 Del. Cas. 535 (1820)
Ridgely’s Notebook III, 38 GEORGE DURHAM and SUSAN, his Wife, v. JOHN REED and DAVID HOPPER. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Kent County. March 1, 1820. Petition for dower in the land of William Hanzor. . . . [Hayes for respondent.] THE CHANCELLOR. It appears by the recital in the deed of conveyance, dated January 16, […]
STATE v. BAYNARD, 1 Del. Cas. 662 (1794)
Miller’s Notebook, 38 STATE v. BAYNARD. Court of Oyer and Terminer of Delaware, Kent County. April, 1794. Page 663 The defendant was indicted for the murder of Negro Richard, the slave of Nathan Herrington. In the trial of the cause, the first witness who was sworn on the part of the State was relating an […]