Case law

Costin v. Corporation of Washington

6 F. Cas. 612 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Oct 15, 1821

That it could not reasonably be supposed to be 'the intention of Congress to banish old and long-established inhabitants of the city who have acquired real estates therein, whose lives have been unexceptionable, who can neither … A citizen of one Stale, coming into another State, can claim only those privileges and immunities which belong to citizens of the latter State, in like circumstances.

Denney v. Elkins

7 F. Cas. 464 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · May 15, 1831

If the parties, or either of them, had been qualified to vote at *162 the election, it is clearly settled that the wager could not be enforced by a court of law. … The only doubt, in this case, arises from the fact that neither of the parties was qualified to vote at that election.

Dietz v. Wade

7 F. Cas. 684 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Apr 12, 1859

All this, I think, is clearly settled in the case of Philadelphia & T. R. Co. v. Stimpson, supra. … The construction given by the commissioner would in effect be to give a greater immunity to a dishonest invent- or than to an innocent independent one.

United States v. Gardiner

25 F. Cas. 1245 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · May 18, 1853

Many persons must be able to testify to this seal who were on the stand a few days ago. and they are best qualified, if others are at all qualified, to speak of the seal. The offer is overruled. April 4, 1853. … It does not in my judgment belong, certainly not clearly or necessarily, as in ease of oral declarations to letters or papers, and the court is unwilling to extend it.

Lloyd v. Scott

15 F. Cas. 720 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · May 15, 1832

The case establishes no principle. The case of Copperthwaite v. … It appears, however, in the evidence, that, to avoid this objection, and to induce and qualify Scholfieid to become a witness for him, he has agreed to pay the value,of this ground-rent to Scholfield’s creditors, in case

United States ex rel. Stokes v. Kendall

26 F. Cas. 702 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Jul 13, 1837

The postmaster-general, howevei, clearly bears no such relation to the president. … The postmaster-general, however, clearly bears no such relation to the president.

United States ex rel. Stokes v. Kendall

5 D.C. 163 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Mar 15, 1837

The Postmaster-General, however, clearly bears no such relation to the President. … The Postmaster-General, however, clearly bears no such relation to the President.

Williamson v. Ringgold

30 F. Cas. 19 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · May 15, 1830

The general rule, then, is clearly established, that replevin will lie for every wrongful taking of the plaintiff’s goods out of his possession. … R. 10 Geo. 1724, which was this: “ One Burchett was convicted by a justice of peace for keeping dogs, nets, and ferrets to catch conies, not being qualified, &c.

Ex parte Nugent

18 F. Cas. 471 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · May 15, 1848

In all of them the warrant or order has set out that which, on the face of it, either clearly is or may be a breach of privilege; or it has contented itself with stating the party to have been guilty of a contempt, without … Wright, 8 Term R. 296, after saying ‘this is a proceeding of one branch of the legislature, and therefore we can inquire into it,' immediately qualifies the generality of that remark by adding: ‘X do not say that cases may