Articles Tagged: Ridgely’s Notebook III

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 253 THE JUDICIARY. Supreme Court of Delaware. January 2, 1821. In vacation between the March and October Terms of the Supreme Court for Sussex County, Samuel Paynter one of the Justices of that Court resigned, and Kendal Batson of Lewes in the same county was appointed to supply the vacancy about the […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 386 JAMES DERICKSON et al. v. WILLIAM A. CAMERON et al. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. July 23, 1821. [Application for release from obligation of completing purchase made at judicial sale:] In this case John Rust by whom the said lands of the said Bernard Magee were purchased at a […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 560 SAMUEL LOCKWOOD v. JOHN MITCHELL and LEVI DUKES. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. December, 1821. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook III, 560-563, 567-572.]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 468 JOSEPH WOLLASTON v. THOMAS PHILLIPS. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. September 3, 1821. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook III, 468-489.]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 148 STEPHEN PALMER[1] and EUNICE his Wife, late Eunice Tam, Widow of Joseph Tam, v. JAMES TAM et al. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Sussex County. July 21, 1820. [1] In later litigation the petitioner’s name is spelled “Palmor,” Ridgely’s Note-look IV, 65. Petition in dower, to July, 1819. . . .[2] Petition […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 337 DANIEL THOMPSON’S LESSEE v. WATSON and McINTIRE. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. June, 1821. Page 611 Writ of error to the Justices of the Supreme Court for New Castle County. Dr. Thompson’s lessee was the plaintiff below and is plaintiff here. George Bead and Louis McLane for the […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 574 AARON JUSTIS v. SAMUEL EASTBURN. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. In Vacation. February 11, 1822. Injunction bill to stay waste. Injunction ordered. This was a bill brought by mortgagee etc. On May 24, 1820, Aaron Justis and Sarah, his wife, bargained and sold to Samuel Eastburn, in consideration […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 494 JOHN CONNER v. OTHO PENNINGTON and TIMOTHY CUMMINS. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. October 8, 1821. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 177,]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 536 JOSHUA B. SHOCKLEY v. GRACE TRAVERSE. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. October 24, 1821. This was a petition for freedom in the Court of Common Pleas. The court below discharged the petitioner. Mr. J. M. Clayton, for Shockley, cited 2 Del. Cas. Laws 1094, 4 Del. Laws 339, […]

Ridgely’s Notebook III, 506 JOHN HEDGES v. THE FARMERS’ BANK. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. October 18, 1821. Writ of error to the Justices of the Supreme Court, New Castle. This cause was heard by: RIDGELY, CHANCELLOR; WARNER, WAY and CoOPER, Justices of the Court of Common Pleas. [McLane and Rodney for […]