REYNOLDS v. REYNOLDS, 2 Del. Cas. 369 (1818)

Ridgely’s Notebook II, 5 DANIEL REYNOLDS v. THOMAS REYNOLDS. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Kent County. February 19, 1818. Ridgely for complainant. Clayton for defendant Hall was originally counsel for complainant, but he is absent at Congress. . . .[1] [1] At this point, Ridgely’s Notebook II, 11, the account of this case is interrupted […]

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NEWBOLD’S LESSEE v. STOCKLEY, 1 Del. Cas. 10 (1793)

Wilson’s Red Book, 5.[†] JAMES NEWBOLD’S LESSEE v. WILLIAM STOCKLEY. Supreme Court of Delaware. November 8, 1793. [†] This case is also reported in Read’s Notebook, 2. Motion by defendant for a new struck jury, which plaintiff’s attorney insisted should be at defendant’s own expense of striking Page 11 which he said had been done […]

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ODAY v. WILLIS, 1 Del. Cas. 10 (1793)

Wilson’s Red Book, 5[*] JOHN ODAY v. JOHN WILLIS. Supreme Court of Delaware. November, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Read’s Notebook, 1. Case for these words “you killed your child, and wounded your wife, and I can prove it.” Defendant by his counsel said the words not spoken with an evil intention, […]

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FREEMAN v. HALL, 1 Del. Cas. 648 (1793)

Miller’s Notebook, 5 FREEMAN v. HALL. Supreme Court of Delaware, Kent County. October, 1793. The plaintiff, Samuel Freeman, had been regularly appointed collector of the public taxes for Little Creek Hundred in Kent County for the years 1779, 1780, 1781. He had given security according to law, had taken out the warrants of collection, and […]

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RODNEY v. JONES, 2 Del. Cas. 5 (1793)

Read’s Notebook, 5.[*] THOMAS RODNEY v. JOHN JONES. Supreme Court of Delaware. April, 1793. [*] This ease is also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, 7. Debt on bond taken by the plaintiff as judge of the admiralty from defendant, who acted as marshal for the sale of the schooner Page 6 Fortune and cargo. Defendant […]

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RODNEY v. JONES, 2 Del. Cas. 5 (1793)

Read’s Notebook, 5.[*] THOMAS RODNEY v. JOHN JONES. Supreme Court of Delaware. April, 1793. [*] This ease is also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, 7. Debt on bond taken by the plaintiff as judge of the admiralty from defendant, who acted as marshal for the sale of the schooner Page 6 Fortune and cargo. Defendant […]

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HALL v. FIELD, 2 Del. Cas. 4 (1793)

Read’s Notebook, 5.[†] HALL v. FIELD and WILTBANK. Supreme Court of Delaware. November 3, 1793. [†] This ease is also reported in Wilson’s Red, Book, 6. Page 5 Plaintiff’s witnesses not attending, he was willing the cause should be put off until next week. The defendants’ counsel agreed that plaintiff’s counsel might put off his […]

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CLAYTON v. MITCHELL, 2 Del. Cas. 532 (1820)

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 5 JAMES CLAYTON, SAMUEL LOCKWOOD and ARMWELL LONG v. JOHN MITCHELL. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Kent County. February, 1820. [Bill for an accounting, filed February 10, 1818. John Mitchell thereafter filed an answer and a cross-bill, to which the plaintiffs severally replied.] [Brinckle, Cooper, Ridgely and Wells for complainants. Hall and […]

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