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.
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 May 1786 · 2 U.S. 93
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May Sessions, 1786. Andrew’s Lessee, versus Fleming. EJECTMENT. In the course of the trial of this cause, the following points were ruled. 1. The plaintiff offered to give evidence…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 January 1786 · 2 U.S. 95
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Cecil’s Lessee versus Lebenstone. THE defendant was tenant for years of the premises, for which the ejectment was brought, and one Courtney claimed the fee. The cause was not inclu…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 January 1786 · 2 U.S. 94
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Pennington versus Scott. THISS cause being marked for trial, the defendant moved to postpone it, upon an affidavit, stating, " that he took out a subpoena three weeks ago, as as th…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 September 1785 · 2 U.S. 91
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September Term, 1785. Boyd versus Bopst. This cause was tried at Easton, N. P. on the 10th June, 1785, before the Chief Justice, and Rush, Justice.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 January 1785 · 2 U.S. 92
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Respublica versus Steele. THE defendant being out-lawed for robbery; and afterward apprehended, was brought up for judgment ; but, denying that he was the same. Robert Steele, who …
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 November 1781 · 2 U.S. 88
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November Session, 1781. Respublica versus Weidle. THIS was an indictment for misprision of Treason, in the defendant’s speaking the following words—“ that he had lived six years in…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 April 1781 · 2 U.S. 86
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April Term, 1781. Respublica versus M'Carty. THE defendant was indicted for High-Treason, in levying war, &c. by joining the armies of the King of Great Britain. On the trial, the …
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 April 1780 · 1 U.S. 47
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James’s Claim. Estate-tail. Devise to A., “ during the term of his natural life, and if he leaves lawful issue, then to such issue; but in case of his dying without issue, or they …
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 April 1779 · 1 U.S. 41
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SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA. APRIL TERM, 1779. Respublica v. Cornelius Sweers. Indictment for fraud. Fhe United States became a body corporate from the period of their associatio…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 April 1776 · 1 U.S. 29
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Keppele v. Williams. Practice. — Continuance. It is a contempt, to pocket the venire. A Venire had issued, and the jury was summoned: the plaintiff forbade the sheriff to bring the…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 April 1776 · 1 U.S. 28
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Township of Fallowfield v. Township of Marlborough. Poor. — Order of removal. It is not necessary that it should appear on the face of an order of removal, that there was an examin…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 April 1776 · 1 U.S. 23
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Wheeler, Assignee of Baynton, v. Hughes, Executor. Defalcation. The assignee of a bond takes it at his own peril, and stands in the place of the obligee, so as to let in every defa…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 April 1776 · 1 U.S. 22
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Judge: Before Chew, Chief Justice, and Lawrence, Justice.
* APRIL TERM, 1776. Before Chew, Chief Justice, and Lawrence, Justice. Steiner v. Fell and others. Removal of cause. When the defendant takes out a habeas corpus to remove the caus…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 September 1774 · 1 U.S. 20
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Judge: Before Chew, Chief Justice, Willing and Morton, Justices.
SEPTEMBER TERM, 1774. Before Chew, Chief Justice, Willing and Morton, Justices. Hurst v. Dippo. Demurrer to evidence. The list of first purchasers under William Penn, admitted in e…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 24 August 1773 · 1 U.S. 18
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* APRIL TERM, 1773. Chester Nisi Prius, August 24, 1773. The Lessee of the Proprietary v. Ralston. Ejectment. — Evidence.—Practice. After giving evidence of title in a third person…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 April 1773 · 1 U.S. 19
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APRIL TERM, 1773. The Lessee of Biddle v. Shippen. Evidence. — Li/mitation. A map of the town, of Germantown, made about thirty years back, ruled not to be good evidence. The stat.…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 April 1768 · 1 U.S. 17
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The Lessee of Thomas Lloyd v. Abrabam Taylor. Deed of feme covert. ' A deed by a feme covert, without acknowledgment, supported, on the usage of the province. Ejectment for ground …
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 April 1768 · 1 U.S. 16
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Judge: William Allen, Chief Justice, John Lawrence and Thomas Willing, Justices.
APRIL TERM, 1768. William Allen, Chief Justice, John Lawrence and Thomas Willing, Justices. Riche and Richards v. Broadfield. Evidence. An account of sales of an adventure shipped …
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 September 1767 · 1 U.S. 15
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Judge: Present — William Allen, Chief Justice, William Coleman, John Lawrence and Thomas Willing, Justices.
*SEPTEMBER TERM, 1767. Present — William Allen, Chief Justice, William Coleman, John Lawrence and Thomas Willing, Justices. Boehm and Shitz v. Andrew Engle. Limitations. The Statut…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 September 1766 · 2 U.S. 80
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September Term 1766. Stackhouse’s Lessee, versus Stackhouse. THIS was an Ejectment brought by Isaac Stackhouse, against his brother Joseph Stackhouse, for 215 acres and 74 perches …
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 September 1766 · 1 U.S. 14
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Judge: Present, William Allen, Chief Justice, William Coleman and Alexander Stedman, Justices.
SEPTEMBER TERM, 1766. Present, William Allen, Chief Justice, William Coleman and Alexander Stedman, Justices. The Lessee of Thomas v. Horlocker. Ancient deeds.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 January 1766 · 2 U.S. 81
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Taxier, et. al. versus Sweet, et. al. THE plaintiff brought an action of Trover, against the defendants, for a vessel and cargo, returnable to the Common Pleas of June term, 1769. …
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 September 1764 · 1 U.S. 11
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Hugh Davey et ux. v. Peter Turner. Deed of married woman. A deed of the laud a feme covert, executed by herself and her husband, and acknowledged by her before a judge of the court…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 April 1764 · 1 U.S. 10
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Story and Wharton v. Amos Strettel. Evidence. — Instance, Protest of a master of a vessel admitted in evidence. A letter of instructions from the plaintiffs to the master of their …
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1 April 1764 · 1 U.S. 9
Outcome not recorded
The King v. Haas and others. Practice on indictment.
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