...this court having no jurisdiction of the case.* FAW v. ROBERDEAU'S EXECUTOR. THIS was an action in the circuit court of the district of Columbia, for the county of Alexandria; and the question arose upon the construction of the act of assembly of Virginia, for " reducing into...

...such a case, where it is proved that the money was actually received by another party. ERROR to the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, for the county of Alexandria. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by the defendants in error, the Bank of Alexandria, against...

...the writ, by which it appears that he arrested the petitioner under authority of an attachment issued from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, for the county of Alexandria, for a contempt by him committed, in not attending the said court as a witness, after being thereto...

...ALEXANDRIA vs. SWANN.* MR. JUSTICE THOMPSON delivered the opinion of the Court. This suit was brought in the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, for the county of Alexandria, upon a promissory note made by Humphrey Peake, and endorsed by the defendant in error. Upon the trial...

...allow the stockholders dividends, at the rate of six per centum per annum, then, and in that case, the circuit court of the District of Columbia for the county of Alexandria shall determine that the right of said company to demand the tolls prescribed by this act, or any other...

...WASHINGTON, J., delivered the opinion of the court. These causes come before the court upon appeals from the circuit court of the District of Columbia,...to be decided arise, are as follows : — Hepburn and Dundas being indebted to John Dunlop and Co., of Great Britain, on account of certain mercantile...

...opinion of the court. The plaintiffs instituted an action of debt, under the statute of Virginia, in the circuit court of the District of Columbia for the county of Alexandria, against Jacob Hoffman and the defendant, upon a bill of exchange drawn by the said Hoffman, and dated...

...allow the stockholders dividends, at the rate of six per centum per annum, then, and in that case, the circuit court of the District of Columbia for the county of Alexandria shall determine that the right of said company to demand the tolls prescribed by this act, or any other...

...the writ, by which it appears that he arrested the prisoner under authority of an attachment issued from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, for the county of Alexandria, for a contempt by him committed, in not attending the said court as a witness after being thereunto...

...Taylor, for the respondents. THOMPSON, J., delivered the opinion of the court. This case comes up by appeal from the circuit court of the District of Columbia for the county of Alexandria. The object of the bill filed in the court below, was to obtain relief against a judgment i'.r law recovered...