Articles Tagged: Read’s Notebook

Read’s Notebook, 23 EVAN EVANS v. JOHN BOGGS. Supreme Court of Delaware, New Castle County. April, 1794. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason has not been printed. For complete reports of this case see Bayard’s. Notebook, 63; Wilson’s Red Book, 13.] Page 15 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINED WELLS’ NOTEBOOK […]

Read’s Notebook, 2.[†] NEWBOLD’S LESSEE v. STOCKLEY. Supreme Court of Delaware. November 2, 1793. [†] This case also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, 5. Page 4 Defendant’s counsel moved for a new struck jury, which plaintiff’s counsel insisted should be at defendant’s expense of striking, as had been done in Conwell v. Conwell. But this […]

Read’s Notebook, 21.[*] LEWIS VANDEGRIFT[1] v. ROBERT HAUGHEY. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, New Castle County. December, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 38; Wilson’s Red Book, 17. [1] In the account of this case in Wilson, the name is spelled, “Vandegright.” Action for use and occupation, and one count […]

Read’s Notebook, 3.[*] BURTON’S LESSEE v. PRETTYMAN. Supreme Court of Delaware. November 3, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, S. Motion for a new struck jury but withdrawn by consent. Bayard, counsel for [___],[1] said the former Chief Justice had said he knew of no rule of practice, “that had […]

Read’s Notebook, 7[*] TRAIN, Administratrix of Train, v. GEORGE CONWELL, FISHER CONWELL and ELIAS, Executors of Elias Conwell. Supreme Court of Delaware. November, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 4; Wilson’s Red Book, S; Miller’s Notebook, 46. Certiorari upon a scire facias on a judgment recovered against George Fisher, and Elias […]

Read’s Notebook, 12.[†] STATE v. VALENTINE BENDER. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, Kent County. December, 1794. [†] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 34; Clayton’s Notebook, 2; Miller’s Notebook, 33; Wilson’s Red Book, 11. At the trial the Negro (who it was agreed had been freed in Maryland eight years ago) was […]

Read’s Notebook, 11.[*] MARY SMITH v. SARAH HORSEY, now ROBINSON. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. November, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, 10. Evidence that plaintiff’s father in a merry humor and drunk gave the Negro in question to plaintiff, when a little girl, because she and another danced […]

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 […]

Read’s Notebook, 9[*] POLE’S LESSEE v. ROSS. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. November, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 26, Wilson’s Red Book, 8. Page 8 Ejectment. Non culpa. Defendant’s counsel not being prepared for trial, were about to deliver a certiorari, but the plaintiff’s counsel occupied the court with […]

Read’s Notebook, 16.[*] VINCENT GILPIN, plaintiff in error, v. ISRAEL GILPIN, defendant in error. Supreme Court of Delaware, New Castle County. October, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 50; Wilson’s Red Book, 14. This was a writ of error upon a judgment in the Court of Common Pleas. The judgment there […]

Read’s Notebook, 11.[*] MARY SMITH v. SARAH HORSEY, now ROBINSON. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. November, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, 10. Evidence that plaintiff’s father in a merry humor and drunk gave the Negro in question to plaintiff, when a little girl, because she and another danced […]

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 […]

Read’s Notebook, 9[*] POLE’S LESSEE v. ROSS. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. November, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 26, Wilson’s Red Book, 8. Page 8 Ejectment. Non culpa. Defendant’s counsel not being prepared for trial, were about to deliver a certiorari, but the plaintiff’s counsel occupied the court with […]

Read’s Notebook, 16.[*] VINCENT GILPIN, plaintiff in error, v. ISRAEL GILPIN, defendant in error. Supreme Court of Delaware, New Castle County. October, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 50; Wilson’s Red Book, 14. This was a writ of error upon a judgment in the Court of Common Pleas. The judgment there […]

Read’s Notebook, 14.[*] HARVEY v. HARVEY. Circuit Court of the United States, Dover. October, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 45; Wilson’s Red Book, 12. The parties to this suit had, under a rule of court, referred the matters in dispute between them to five auditors who were to report to […]

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 […]

Read’s Notebook, 1.[*] ODAY v. WILLIS. Supreme Court of Delaware. November, 1793. [*] This case is also reported in Wilson’s Red Book, 5. Case for these words, “You killed your child and wounded your wife, and I can prove it.” The counsel for the defendant urged in his defense before the jury that the words […]