Articles Tagged: Wilson’s Red Book

Wilson’s Red Book, 237[*] STATE v. HILL, HAZZARD and others, fifteen in number. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware, Sussex County. April 30, 1799. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 246; Rodney’s Notes, April 27, 1799. Wilson, attorney for all except one defendant, submitted unica voce. One judgment was entered against all […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 368.[*] NEGRO LONDON v. ANNANIAS HUDSON. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. April, 1801. [*] This case is also reported in Rodney’s Notes, April, 1801. Mr. Ridgely for the petitioner offered a deposition taken before John Postly of Maryland on proof of notice. The rule under which it was taken […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 76[*] WILLIAM BURTON’S LESSEE v. WOOLSEY BURTON, Tenant. Supreme Court of Delaware. October, 1795. [*] This case is also reported in Bayard’s Notebook, 109. Miller, Peery and Wilson for plaintiff. Ridgely and Bayard for defendant. Defendant’s counsel offered in evidence copy of a will from Accomack without seal without proving the handwriting […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 316 POLLY WILIAMS, Administratrix and Heir of Joshua Williams, v. SIDNEY WILLIAMS, WILLIAM TURNER and WILLIAM STAYTON. Court of Chancery of Delaware. October, 1800. Prayer of the bill is for reconveyance of a tract of land in Sussex, and account of profits and personal property obtained from complainant’s father, who has been […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 31 STATE v. WILLIAM RUSSEL and ABRAHAM HARRIS. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware. November, 1794. Evidence that defendants and two others by leave of the captain of a militia company on a muster day rode as light horse, and charged the company twice by riding through them. The first time no […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 193[*] THOMAS BUCCHANNAN, by Jesse Green and Sarah, his Wife, Guardians, v. WILLIAM HUFFINGTON. SAME v. JOHN HUFFINGTON. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. May 2, 1798. [*] This case is also reported in Rodney’s Notes, May, 1798. Trespass, a narratio in each cause for cutting trees etc., one naming […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 103 JEREMIAH CARTER v. JESSE GREEN. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. April, 1796. Page 91 Wilson for plaintiff. Hall for defendant. Plaintiff produced his original entries etc. Defendant showed an article of agreement with a penalty and sealed, which was for 100 stocks, part of plaintiff’s account. Plaintiff urged that he […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 355.[*] DAVID WILLIAMS v. JAMES CANNON. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. April 28, 1801. [*] This case is also reported in Rodney’s Notes, April, 1801. Ridgely, Hall and Vining for plaintiff. Bayard an Wilson for defendant. Plaintiff’s counsel offered the depositions of John Postly, Edward Henry, and Isaac Evans taken before […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 269 LOWRY, per Guardian, v. INSLEY. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. November, 1799. Bayard and Ridgely for defendant. Wilson for plaintiff. The cause was called on. Wilson. The five causes in immediate succession are brought by the same plaintiffs for trespass. A warrant has issued in each cause to […]

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

Wilson’s Red Book, 222 WILLIAM RICKARDS v. THOMAS RICKARDS and ELIAS RICKARDS. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, November 20, 1798. Page 208 Ridgely for plaintiff. Wilson for defendants. Evidence. That defendants claimed the rollers. Plaintiff was in possession of them. They were found cut in the morning, when many people had come to assist […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 146 REECE WOOLF, Guardian for White, v. H. MOORE, Executrix. Supreme Court of Delaware. October, 1797. Wilson [for plaintiff.] Ridgely [for defendant.] PER CURIAM. This is a judgment etc, quando acciderint, and no execution can go until a scire facias is returned etc.

Wilson’s Red Book, 69 DICKERSON WAPLES et al. v. WILLIAM D. PRETTYMAN. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. April, 1795. Plea: “Defendant pleads non cepit and property and avows for distress for rent in arrears.” Replications and issue. “Non cepit and property” withdrawn. Defendant proved a lease commencing in January for one year […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 291 JEHU EVANS v. WILLIAM SWAIN. High Court of Errors and Appeals of Delaware. August, 1800. This was an appeal from the decree of the Commissioners in Sussex on two caveats entered by the appellant. When this cause presented itself, this court, two years ago, discovering the principal question to depend on […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 224 SETH HUDSON v. JONATHAN GIBBONS. Supreme Court of Delaware, Sussex County. March, 1799. Page 211 Defendant moved for a continuance on the following affidavit, with the relation of the officer who had attended at the house of the witness and learned he went from home three weeks ago: Seth Hudson v. […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 51 JOHN WALTON v. WILLIAM DREW. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Kent County. November, 1794. Plaintiff proved the taking. Defendant says he was entitled to the desk, for he recovered a judgment before Jacob Stout against plaintiff and levied upon the desk and offered in evidence a transcript or copy of […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 215 WILLIAM ROSS v. CALEB EVANS. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware, Sussex County. November, 1798. Miller brought the suit and filed the narratio; having deceased since last term, Wilson and Vining were employed for plaintiff. Bayard for defendant. First count, general indebitatus assumpsit for building a water grist mill, commonly called […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 33 JOHN TRUIT SHARP, per Guardian, v. PHILLIPS KOLLOCK. Court of Common Pleas of Delaware. November, 1794. Plaintiff produced a receipt from defendant as clerk of the Orphans’ Court for £43.1.8, paid by Mary Sharp, administratrix, by the hands of Philip Windsor for the use of plaintiff. Defendant proved by John Russel […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 184 WALLER v. DUNNAHO. Court of Quarter Sessions of Delaware. November, 1797. Both parties were dead, and no suggestion made. PER CURIAM. We have said in all the counties that you may make the suggestion at any term after the death, but, when it is made and no proceedings had before another […]

Wilson’s Red Book, 1 ANONYMOUS. Supreme Court of Delaware. July and August, 1792. Motion for an attachment on proof of nonobedience to a writ o estrepement. Objected it should be a rule to show cause. Books cited for the rule and against the attachment’s issuing at once: 2 Bl.Comm. 892, 1 Burr, last page. For […]