Articles Tagged: Ridgely’s Notebook III

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 505 JOSEPH LYNAM et al. v. GEORGE LATIMER et al. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. October 18, 1821. Writ of error to the Justices of the Supreme Court, New Castle. Original action, scire facias on mortgage. Rogers for plaintiffs in error. McLane and Johns for defendants. Latimer and others […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 263 ROBERT SMITH KIRKWOOD v. JOHN MITCHELL, Administrator d. b. n. of JOHN MITCHELL. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. March 10, 1821. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 130.] Page 589

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 451 JAMES WHITE and SAMUEL BUSH v. JAMES BRIAN. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. August 29, 1821. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook III, 451-458.]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 534 JAMES DYER v. BENJAMIN FARROW. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. October 24, 1821. Writ of error to the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas. Hall for the plaintiff in error. H. M. Ridgely for defendant, plaintiff below. This case comes up to this Court on a bill […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 65 VAUN JUMP v. JOHN WILSON and THOMAS TAYLOR and ELIZABETH, his Wife. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. March 13, 1820. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook III, 65-66.]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 254 ELISHA EVANS v. JOHN WILKINS. Court of Chancery of Delaware, In Vacation. January 31, 1821. Page 586 The Chancellor received a petition and affidavit, sworn to and subscribed January 29, 1821, by Elisha Evans, before Jehu Stockley, Register of the Court of Chancery for Sussex County, as follows: The deposition of […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 91 SOLOMON MAXWELL and MARY, his Wife, v. SAMUEL H. BLACK, late Guardian. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, New Castle County. April 19, 1820. Page 550 Appeal from register on two [guardian] accounts passed September 6, 1808, and October 25, 1816. Rogers and Guthrie for appellants. Ready Jr., for defendant. . . . […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 107 STATE v. JOHN LOWBER. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. June 8, 1820. THE CHANCELLOR. An indictment was found against John Lowber, one of the Justices of the Peace for Kent County, at the November Sessions, 1819, for altering a counterfeit bank note. It was tried at May Sessions, […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 269 JOHN WILKINS v. ELISHA EVANS. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. March 13, 1821. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 156.]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 370 In the Case of JAMES JONES, JESSE CANNON, JOSEPH JOHNSON, and WILLIAM GOSLIN. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. July 14, 1821. On the 14th instant, three writs of homine replegiando were issued out of the Court of Common Pleas against James Jones, Jesse Cannon, Joseph Johnson and William […]

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 […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 533 EDWARD CALDWELL v. THOMAS CARTER. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. October 23, 1821. Petition for freedom in the Court of Common Pleas for Kent County. Judgment below for the respondent, the master. Judgment affirmed. John B. Morton, of Queen Anne’s County in the State of Maryland, died in […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 102 HANNAH RICE et al v. CALEB HARLAN. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. April 24, 1820. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook III, 108-103.] Page 557

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 309 THOMAS E. EMORY, Administrator d. b. n. of Mary Barber v. BENJAMIN BARBER and EDWARD BARBER. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Kent County. May, 1821. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook III, 309-315.]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 564 JOHN REED v. JONATHAN IZBURN. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. In Vacation. January, 1822. The following affidavit and petition was received by the Chancellor about the [_____][1] day of January, 1822: State of Delaware, New Castle County, ss. Before Joseph Roberts, Register in Chancery for said county, personally […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 104 PARTITION IN THE CASE OF THOMAS CANDY. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Kent County. February, 1820. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 113.]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 389 ROBERT COOK, Administrator of Nancy Cook, v. JAMES ROGERS et al. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. July 24, 1821. Bill in chancery. Mr. Robinson reads the bill. January 27, 1806, will of Dr. Rogers. Mr. Wells reads the answers of James Rogers and Thomas W. Rogers. This bill went […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 500 [THE BENCH AND BAR.] High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. October 16, 1821. The Court met this morning according to adjournment. Present: RIDGELY, CHANCELLOR. WARNER, WAY and CoOPER, Justices of the Court of Common Pleas. The Justices of the Supreme Court also. BOOTH, Chief Justice of the Court of […]

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 […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 512 THE FARMERS’ BANK v. ALEXANDER ROBESON’S ADMINISTRATORS. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. October 19, 1821. Page 653 Writ of error to the Justices of the Supreme Court. . . . Black for plaintiff. McLane for defendant. This cause was heard by RIDGELY, CHANCELLOR, WARNER, WAY and CoOPER, Justices […]