Wilson’s Red Book, 4.[*] SARAH COLLINS v. JOSHUA HALL. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. November, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 8; Miller’s Notebook, 14. Page 9 Case. Defendant moved to put off the trial by making oath of the materiality of Isaac Cooper, Esquire, who was absent and had […]
Articles Tagged: 4
TRAIN’S ADMINISTRATRIX v. CONWELL’S EXECUTORS, 1 Del. Cas. 324 (1793)
Bayard’s Notebook, 4.[*] DAVID TRAIN’S ADMINISTRATRIX v. ELIAS CONWELL’S EXECUTORS. Supreme Court of Delaware, Sussex County. November 6, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, 8; Miller’s Notebook, 46; Read’s Notebook, 7. The plaintiff brought a scire facias upon a judgment obtained by her intestate in the Court of Common Pleas. […]
STATE v. SMITH AND WROTTON, 1 Del. Cas. 480 (1796)
Clayton’s Notebook, 4.[*] STATE v. SMITH and WROTTON. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, Kent County. December, 1796. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 167; Rodney’s Notes, December 7, 1796. Indictment for kidnapping against the Act of Assembly, June 14, 1793 [2 Del. Laws 1093]. One John Ralston was produced by Ridgely, […]
THE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY, 2 Del. Cas. 531 (1820)
Ridgely’s Notebook III, 4 THE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY. In Vacation of Delaware. January 15, 1820. Henry Molleston of Kent County, Esq., was elected Governor of this state at the general election in 1819. John Clark of New Castle County, Esq., had been elected October, 1816. Mr. Molleston died about the [___][1] 1819. At the session of […]
IN RE CAHOON, 1 Del. Cas. LXII (1771)
Hilles’ Notebook, 4 THOMAS CAHOON, Guardian of William Arthurs. Orphans’ Court of Delaware. March 13, 1771. Page LXIII On citation for wasting his ward’s estate, the defendant’s attorney denied the Court had cognizance of the complaint, alleging an Orphans’ Court might displace a guardian for ill-treatment to his ward, but not for injuring his estate; […]