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  • Edgarton v. Breck

    8 F. Cas. 303 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Dec 15, 1879

    In Brown v. Whittemore [Case No. 2,033], the second and fourth claims of this reissued patent were sustained by this court. … The most important of these, that granted to Nathan Martz, was set up in the answer in Brown v.

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  • Wiggin v. Dorr

    29 F. Cas. 1161 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Oct 15, 1838

    That is dear from Copis v. Middleton, 1 Turn. & R. 224; Jones v. Davids, 4 Russ. 277; Hodgson v. Shaw, 3 Mylne & K. 189; Dowbiggen v. Bourne, 2 Younge & C. Exch. 471; and Reed v. Norris, 2 Mylne & C. 361. … Wade v. Coope, 2 Sim. 155, is direct to this point. See. also, Coope v. Twynam, 1 Turn. & R. 426, 429. Lord Eldon, in Copis v.

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  • The Clement

    5 F. Cas. 1015 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · May 15, 1855

    Fenwick v. Bell, 1 Car. & K. 312. would, perhaps, justify such a question; but Sills v. Brown, 9 Car. & P. 601, is the other way; and in The Ann and Mary, 2 W. Rob. … S. v. McGlue [Case No. 15,679]; Rex v. Searle, 1 Moody & R. 75; Rex v. Wright, Russ. & R. 456; Com. v. Rogers, 7 MetC. [Mass.] 500.

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  • Walker v. Beal

    29 F. Cas. 7 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Oct 15, 1868

    Compton v. Collinson, 2 Brown, Ch. 377; Worrall v. Jacob, 3 Mer. 266; Jee v. Thurlow, 2 Barn. & C. 547; Webster v. Webster, 23 Eng. Law & Eq. 216; Wilson v. Mushett, 3 Barn. & Adol. 743; Randle v. … Nevers v. Scott, 9 How. [50 U. S.] 22; Randle v. Gould, 8 El. & Bl. 457; Woodward v. Woodward, 8 Law T. (N. S.) 749; Grant v. Grant, 12 Law T. (N. S.) 721; Riley v. Riley, 25 Conn. 154 ; Turner v.

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  • Weston v. Minot

    29 F. Cas. 807 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Sep 15, 1847

    Brown v. Lull [Cas. No. 2,018]; Dean v. Bates [Id. 3,704], Indeed, Spence on Equity Jurisprudence (page 17) says that admiralty powers were once exercised in the courts of chancery. … Major v. White, 7 Car. & P. 41; 3 Conn. 9 . The captain neither bought the articles, nor sent them on board, but merely received and stowed such as came.

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  • Carte v. Evans

    27 F. 861 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Jun 21, 1886

    Wood v. Boosey, L. R. 2 Q. B. 340; *863 affirmed, L. R. 3 Q. B. 223; Boosey v. Fairlie, 7 Ch. Div. 301; affirmed, 4 App. Cas. 711 ; Thomas v. Lennon, 1.4 Fed. Rep. 819; Drone, Copyr. 176. … The consent of Tracy was sufficient to constitute Browne the proprietor for the purpose, without a formal assignment. Lawrence v. Dana, 4 Cliff. 1, 65 .

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  • Willard v. Dorr

    29 F. Cas. 1275 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Oct 15, 1822

    “Admiralty,” E. 15; Ragg v. King, 2 Strange, 858; Clay v. Sudgrave, 1 Salk. 33; s. c. 1 Ld. Raym. 576; 12 Mod. 405; Carth. 518; Read v. Chapman, 2 Strange. 937; The Favourite, 2 C. Rob. Adm. 232; 2 Browne, Civ. & Adm. … As to the other point, so far as the bar depends upon the statute of limitations of Massachusetts, it has been already disposed of by this court, in the case of Brown v. Jones, 2 Gall. 477 .

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  • Bishop v. Boston & M. R. R.

    117 F. 771 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Oct 17, 1902

    In Browne v. Strode, 5 Cranch, 303 , 3 L. Ed. 108 , suit was brought in the name of the judge, by a British creditor of the testator, upon a bond given by the executor. … Browne v. Strode was cited with approval by the supreme court in Stewart v. Railroad Co., 168 U. S. 445, 449 , 18 Sup. Ct. 106, 42 L.

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  • Fuller v. Colby

    9 F. Cas. 980 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Oct 15, 1846

    Thus, it is well settled that a master of a vessel may punish a seaman for disrespect, disobedience or disorder on board, as far as a parent may a child. U. S. v. Freeman [Case No. 15,162]; Bangs v. … Shipp. 176, note; Brown v. Howard, 14 Johns. 123 ; U. S. v. Freeman [Case No. 15,162]; Turner’s Case [Id. 14,248]; Cushman v. Ryan [supra]; Lord Stowell in the case of The Lowther Castle, 1 Hagg. Adm. 384; U. S. v.

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  • Wood v. Mann

    30 F. Cas. 445 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Oct 15, 1833

    Eq. p. 247; Jerrard v. Saunders, 2 Ves. Jr. 187, 4 Brown, Oh. 322; Senhouse v. Earl, 2 Ves. Sr. 450; Willis Eq. Pl. p. 568, note; Sugd. Vend. (7th Ed.) p. 761; Rancliffe v. Parkyns, 6 Dow, 230. … PI. (4th Ed., by Jeremy) pp. 286. 287: Jerrard v. Saunders, 2 Ves. Jr. 187, 4 Brown, Ch. 322; Cla-ridge v. Hoare, 14 Ves. 59, 66.

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  • Judd Linseed & Sperm Oil Co. v. The Java

    13 F. Cas. 1190 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Sep 15, 1870

    Swab. 374; The Peerless, Lush. 31; The Falkland, Browning & L. 204; The Roanoke (New York & V. S. S. Co. v. Calderwood) 19 How. [60 U. S.] 241. Secondly. … Co. v. New York & V. S. S. Co., 24 How. [65 U. S.] 313. “If,” says Dr. Lushington in The Plato v.

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  • Hearn v. New England Mut. Marine Ins.

    11 F. Cas. 969 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Oct 15, 1870

    Park, Ins. 294; Elliot v. Wilson, 4 Brown, Parl. Cas. 470. … Precisely the same question was presented in the case of Brown v.

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  • King v. Shepherd

    14 F. Cas. 545 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · May 15, 1844

    She had a large number of passengers on board. … Schieffelin v. Harvey, 6 Johns. 169 ; Elliot v. Rossell, 10 Johns. 1 ; Williams v. Branson, 1 Murph. 417 ; Jones v. Pitcher, 3 Stew. & P. 171 -180; Sprowl v. Kellar. 4 Stew. & P. 382 ; Campbell v. Morse, 1 Harp. 468 .

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  • Clark v. Protection Ins.

    5 F. Cas. 909 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · May 15, 1840

    In Parkin v. … In Butler v.

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  • Badger v. Badger

    2 F. Cas. 327 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · May 15, 1859

    Locke v. Nash, 2 Madd. Ch. Pr. 389; White v. West-meath, 1 Beat. 174; Anony., 1 Ves. Jr. 140; Dixon v. Parks, 1 Ves. Jr. 402; Fidelle v. Evans, 1 Brown, Ch. 207; Knox v. Brown, 2 Brown, Ch. 185; Gilbert v. … It was so-held by the supreme court in Homer v. Brown, 16 How. [57 U. S.] 354, and the same-rule prevails in the state courts. Bridge v. Sumner, 1 Pick. 371 ; Morgan v. Bliss, 2 Mass. 113 ; Wade v.

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  • Franklin Ins. v. Lord

    9 F. Cas. 712 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Oct 15, 1826

    In this respect it differs from the ease of Busk v. Fearon, 4 East, 319, and the right to enforce this lien would, in the most ample manner, be recognized in a court of admiralty. … Lord put on board a cargo to this amount, purchased and belonging to himself.

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  • The George

    10 F. Cas. 201 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Oct 15, 1815

    In support of these positions, the cases of Murray v. The Charming Betsy, 2 Cranch [6 U. S.] 64, and Maley v. Shattuck, 3 Cranch [7 U. S.] 458, have been relied on as authorities. … But that these are the only tests of a provable cause for the capture, I am by no means prepared to admit. • In Locke v. U. S., 7 Cranch [11 U.

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  • United States v. J. Allston Newhall & Co.

    91 F. 525 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · Jan 7, 1899

    Collector v. Richards, 23 Wall. 246 ; Cramer v. Arthur, 102 U. S. 612 ; Hadden v. Merritt, 115 U. S. 25 , 5 Sup. Ct. 1169; U. S. v. Klingenberg, 153 U. S. 93 , 14 Sup. Ct. 790. In Collector v. … In Cramer v.

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  • Harvey v. Richards

    11 F. Cas. 746 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · May 15, 1818

    Berquier, 1 Bin. 336 ; Guier v. O’Daniel, Id. 349 , note; Potter v. Brown, 5 East, 124. … In Kilpatrick v. Kilpatrick (cited 6 Brown, Parl.

    Questioned by United States Trust Co. v. Wood, 146 A.D. 751 (1911)Cited 64 timesPublished
  • Daloz v. United States

    171 F. 275 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · May 7, 1909

    The petitioner relies upon the case of Oberteuffer v. Robertson, 116 U. S., 499, 516, 517 , 6 Sup. Ct. 462, 29 L. Ed. 706 . In Oberteuffer v. … D. 26,920); Kimball v. The Collector, 10 Wall. 436, 450 , 19 L. Ed. 964 ; Roebling v. United States (C. C.) 77 Fed. 601 ; Vantine v. United States (C. C.) 91 Fed. 519 ; Haas v. Arthur, 14 Blatchf. 346 , Fed. Cas.

    Cited 3 timesPublished

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