New Ingestion is live for the UK, the EU, US federal law and ~7M US decisions. Search the corpus ›

Cases Directory

Reported judgments, filterable by court, jurisdiction, area of law, outcome and year. 57 decisions from 24 courts — and where a court is missing, that is a gap in what we have licensed, not a court that decides nothing.

15 decisions matching these filters

Sharpe v. Thatcher

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · 1 October 1790 · 2 U.S. 77

Outcome not recorded

October Sessions, 1790. Sharpe versus Thatcher. THIS was a certiorari to remove the judgment given in this case by Justice Wharton. On a motion made by Serjeant to reverse the judg…

Mc'Coombe v. Dunch

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · 1 September 1790 · 2 U.S. 73

Outcome not recorded

September Sessions, 1790. Mc'Coombe, versus Dunch, et al. Executors of Hudson. FOREIGN attachment in case to September Term, 1785. The plaintiff in this cause having died since jud…

Bowen v. Douglass

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · 1 August 1790 · 2 U.S. 43

Outcome not recorded

August Sittings, 1790. Bowen versus Douglass. THE Plaintiff had taken out a subpoena, returnable to December term last, for two witneffes, who lived in Montgomery County; but as th…

Bank of North America v. Vardon

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · 1 January 1790 · 2 U.S. 78

Outcome not recorded

The Bank of North America versus Vardon. THIS was an action against the indorsor of a promissory note; in which the only defence attempted on the trial, was the want of notice, tha…

Howell v. Woolfort

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · 1 January 1790 · 2 U.S. 75

Outcome not recorded

Howell, et al. versus Woolfort. IN this case the sheriff had levied on a house and lot by virtue of a Fi. Fa.; and an inquest was held, which declared the rents of the estate suffi…

Brailey v. Miller

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · 1 January 1790 · 2 U.S. 74

Outcome not recorded

Brailey versus Miller. THIS action was brought to recover a debt exceeding £10, but, upon being referred, the debt was reduced by a set off, and the report of the referees was for …

Powell v. Biddle

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · 1 January 1790 · 2 U.S. 70

Outcome not recorded

Powell v Biddle, administrator de bonis non &'c. of S. Mifflin. THIS was an action of debt to recover a legacy, under the following circumstances. The testator by his last will and…

Woglam v. Cowperthwaite

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · 1 January 1790 · 2 U.S. 68

Outcome not recorded

Woglam, versus Cowperthwaite. THIS was an action brought against the Sheriff of Philadelphia, for taking goods by virtue of a writ de retorno hatendo. The facts were as follow : On…

Price v. Ralston

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · 1 January 1790 · 2 U.S. 60

Outcome not recorded

Price, versus Ralston, assignee of Pollard, a Bankrupt. THIS cause came before the Court, on a case stated for their opinion, in the following words: “ On the 23d day of March, 178…

Rue v. Mitchell

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · 1 January 1790 · 2 U.S. 58

Outcome not recorded

Rue, versus Mitchell. THIS was an action of slander; for pronouncing the words set forth by the declaration, in the following form, aftethe general introduction and averments; resp…

Cowperthwaite v. Jones

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · 1 January 1790 · 2 U.S. 55

Outcome not recorded

Cowperthwaite, versus Jones, et. al. A MOTION in this a new trial having been made and argued in this cause, the PRESIDENT now delivered the opinion of the Court, in the following …

Rapalje v. Emory

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · 1 January 1790 · 2 U.S. 51

Outcome not recorded

Rapalje et. al. versus Emory. THIS cause having been argued at large, upon a motion for a new trial, the facts, and arguments were recapitulated, and the opinion of the court deliv…

Innis v. Miller

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · 1 January 1790 · 2 U.S. 50

Outcome not recorded

Innis versus Miller. REPLEVIN.—The Defendant offered Francis Bailey, as a witness; who being sworn on his voir dire, said “that he was a judgment creditor of the defendant’s; that …

Inglis ex rel. Reede v. Inglis's Executors

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · 1 January 1790 · 2 U.S. 45

Outcome not recorded

Inglis, for the use of Reede, et al. versus Ingli's Executors. THIS was an action of debt, to recover a legacy of £150, which Samuel Inglis had bequeathed to his brother George Ing…

Text reproduced from

  • Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab. U.S. judicial opinions are not copyrightable (government edicts doctrine). Open — US judicial opinions are not copyrightable (government edicts doctrine)