MISCELLANEOUS ENTRIES AND ORDERS, 3 Del. Cas. 218 (Undated)

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 586-588, 595-676 Miscellaneous entries and orders. Court of Chancery of Delaware. Undated. [The latest entry in Chancellor Ridgely’s hand in this volume is dated April 1, 1830, Ridgely’s Notebook V, 676. This was the day of his death; see Chancellor Bates’ note in 1 Del. Ch., facing p. 1.] Page 219 [EDITORS’ […]

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GASKINS v. RUSSELL, 3 Del. Cas. 84 (1824)

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 445 JAMES GASKINS v. WILLIAM RUSSELL. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. July 29, 1824. Bill in Chancery. Answer and at issue. Cullen and Cooper for plaintiff. Robinson for defendant. William Russell, the defendant, had entered into a written contract with James Gaskins, the plaintiff, for the conveyance Page 85 of […]

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ANONYMOUS, 3 Del. Cas. 86 (1824)

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 448 ANONYMOUS. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. August, 1824. Monday, August 2, 1824. Present: RIDGELY, CHANCELLOR; JOHNS, Chief Justice; and DAVIS, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; and COOPER and STOUT, Associate Justices of the Court of Common Pleas. Absent: BOOTH, Chief Justice; and WAY, Associate Justice of the […]

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BANING’S WILL, 3 Del. Cas. 49 (1822)

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 105 RICHARD BANING’S WILL. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Kent County. In Vacation. November 24, 1822. Page 50 Arthur Johns, Esq., the Register of Wills in Kent County, requested my opinion on the following case. Richard Baning died intestate without leaving any child or the representative of any child, and without leaving any […]

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LOCKWOOD v. STRADLEY, 3 Del. Cas. 155 (1825)

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 703 WILLIAM K. LOCKWOOD, and DAVID STRADLEY, THOMAS CANDY STRADLEY, SALLY STRADLEY, WILLIAM CANDY COLLINS, THOMAS COLLINS, JR., SALLY COLLINS, BENJAMIN COLLINS, SOPHIA COLLINS, JR., MARY ANN COLLINS, ALEXANDER COLLINS, ELIZA WALKER, SUSAN WALKER, AMELIA WALKER, JAMES WALKER, WILLIAM WALKER ROBINSON, JR., Infants under the age of twenty-one years, by WILLIAM K. […]

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SMITH v. NICOLS, 3 Del. Cas. 75 (1823)

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 245 CANNON SMITH v. WASHINGTON NICOLS et al. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Sussex County. July 29, 1823. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 245-250, 337-340.]

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CRANY v. HARSS, 3 Del. Cas. 125 (1825)

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 639 FANNY CRANY v. JANE HARSS and HENRY LITTLE, Administrators of John Harss. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. August 1, 1825. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 639-642.] Page 126

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DU PONT v. BAUDUY, 3 Del. Cas. 225 (1816-1829)

Account begins, Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 25 ELEUTHERE IRENEE DU PONT AND VICTOR DU PONT v. PETER BAUDUY and ALEXANDER DECHAPELLE. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. 1816-1829 Petition for a. writ of injunction, May 16, 1822. Bauduy has assigned the judgment in his action against Du Pont to a brother-in-law, Alexander Dechapelle. Du […]

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DU PONT v. BAUDUY, 3 Del. Cas. 321 (1822)

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 25 ELEUTHERE IRENEE DU PONT and VICTOR DU PONT v. PETER BAUDUY and ALEXANDER DECHAPELLE. Court of Chancery of Delaware, New Castle County. In Vacation. May 16, 1822. Petition for a writ of injunction. The petition states that P. Bauduy being a partner in a woolen manufactory, he sold to the petitioners […]

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LOFLAND v. PHILLIPS, 3 Del. Cas. 66 (1823)

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 149 LUKE LOFLAND and ELIZABETH, his Wife, Late Elizabeth Evans, v. RICHARD PHILLIPS and GEORGE PHILLIPS. Orphans’ Court of Delaware, Sussex County. March 8, 1823. • • • • [Petition for dower.] [Cooper for defendants.] BY THE CHANCELLOR. Thomas Evans, the former husband of Elizabeth Lofland, one of the petitioners, was never […]

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WILDS v. LAYTON, 3 Del. Cas. 4 (1822)

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 1 WILLIAM H. WILDS and JOHN H. WILDS, an Infant under the age of twenty-one years, v. JOHN LAYTON, THOMAS J. WILDS, and MARY C. WILDS. Court of Chancery of Delaware, Kent County. April 27, 1822. [For this case, see 1 Del. Ch. 226.]

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WOOD v. FRAZIER, 3 Del. Cas. 115 (1824)

Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 450 JOHN WOOD v. WILLIAM C. FRAZIER. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. August, 1824. [The report of this case is incomplete, and for that reason it has not been printed. Ridgely’s Notebook IV, 450-452.]

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