Reports of Cases Determined in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Third Circuit: Comprising the Districts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Commencing at April Term, 1803, Volume 1P.H. Nicklin, 1826 |
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... whole penalty , and must be satisfied with it ; or he may bring covenant , and recover in damages more or less than the penal- ty . ( a ) If , in the latter case , the sum stipulated to be paid is not a penalty , but intended as a ...
... whole penalty , and must be satisfied with it ; or he may bring covenant , and recover in damages more or less than the penal- ty . ( a ) If , in the latter case , the sum stipulated to be paid is not a penalty , but intended as a ...
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... whole of the debt due from the bankrupt out of his estate , in preference to the other creditors ? This will turn entirely upon the construction of the Act of the 3d March , 1797 , and the Bankrupt Law ; for I at The United States vs ...
... whole of the debt due from the bankrupt out of his estate , in preference to the other creditors ? This will turn entirely upon the construction of the Act of the 3d March , 1797 , and the Bankrupt Law ; for I at The United States vs ...
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... whole of their demand , and found this right on the section recited , and on the 5th section of the Act of the 3d March , 1797. The 62d section of the Bankrupt Law does not give a preference to the United States , but merely saves the ...
... whole of their demand , and found this right on the section recited , and on the 5th section of the Act of the 3d March , 1797. The 62d section of the Bankrupt Law does not give a preference to the United States , but merely saves the ...
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... whole law taken toge ther , or from other laws in pari materia , the evident intention is different from the import of the literal expressions used in some part of the law , that intention ought to prevail , for that in truth is the ...
... whole law taken toge ther , or from other laws in pari materia , the evident intention is different from the import of the literal expressions used in some part of the law , that intention ought to prevail , for that in truth is the ...
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... whole , I am of opinion that the law is with the defendants . The Jury found a verdict for the defendants . Upon an appeal , this judgment was reversed . ( a ) ( a ) The United States vs. Fisher , 2 Cranch 358. 396 . In this case , the ...
... whole , I am of opinion that the law is with the defendants . The Jury found a verdict for the defendants . Upon an appeal , this judgment was reversed . ( a ) ( a ) The United States vs. Fisher , 2 Cranch 358. 396 . In this case , the ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
abandon acres action actual settlement admitted agent agreement Algesiras amount Andrew Allen appear assignee attainder attorney Bankrupt Law bankruptcy bill bill of lading bond bottomry Brenell BUSHROD WASHINGTON Cape François captain cause Charleston cited claim Clow & Cay commission consequence consignee contended contract counsel Court of Equity creditors damages debt due declares deed defendant defendant's dollars ejectment entitled equity evidence execution fact fendant freight given ground Hadfield Huideköper Hurst hypothecation Ingersoll John Fagg judgment jurisdiction Kingston land in question Lessee letter loss M'Claws manor Medford ment notice objection opinion owner paid party payment Penn Pennsylvania person Philadelphia plaintiff port possession proprietary prove purchase received recover referees RICHARD PETERS rule ship sold supra-cargo Supreme Court survey surveyor tion tract treaty trial underwriters Union Insurance Company United verdict voyage warrant WASHINGTON William Penn witness
Passagens conhecidas
Página 4 - That nothing contained in this law shall in any manner affect the right of preference to prior satisfaction of debts due to the United States as secured or provided by any law heretofore passed...
Página 212 - ... be re-examinable in a court of common law, or a court of equity; and no reason is discerned why the sentence of a court of admiralty, under the same circumstances, should not be re-examinable in a court of admiralty. " This reasoning is not at variance with the decision that the sentence of a foreign court of admiralty, condemning a vessel or cargo as enemy property, is conclusive in an action against the underwriters on a policy in which the property is warranted to be neutral. " It is not at...
Página 23 - That if any such actual settler, or any grantee in any such original or succeeding warrant, shall by force of arms of the enemies of the United States, be prevented from making such actual settlement, or be driven therefrom, and shall persist in his...
Página 360 - Johns. give the question, we are of opinion, that to " destroy a vessel," is to unfit her for service, beyond the hopes of recovery by ordinary means. This, as to the extent of the injury, is synonymous with •' cast away;
Página 8 - Congress must possess the choice of means and must be empowered to use any means which are in fact conducive to the exercise of a power granted by the Constitution. The Government is to pay the debt of the Union and must be authorized to use the means which appear to itself most eligible to effect that object. It has, consequently, a right to make remittances by bills, or otherwise, and to take those precautions which will render the transaction safe.
Página 533 - ... the trial of crimes committed on the high seas, or in any place out of the jurisdiction of any particular state, shall be in the district where the offender is apprehended, or into which he may first be brought.
Página 229 - That writs of habeas corpus shall in no case extend to prisoners in gaol, unless where they are in custody, under or by colour of the authority of the United States, or are committed for trial before some court of the same, or lire necessary to be brought into court to testify.
Página 5 - ... for the purpose of showing a balance against such person, to produce a transcript from the books and proceedings of the Treasury, as required in civil cases, under the provisions of the ac.t entitled " An act to provide more effectually for the settlement of accounts between the United States and receivers of public money...