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  • United States v. Ten Thousand Cigars

    28 F. Cas. 38 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · Sep 15, 1855

    The evidence satisfactorily shows that these cigars were put on board in Cuba, with the expectation that the master would smuggle them, and deliver them to one Davis, at Portland, the port of destination of the vessel; that … S. v. Vowell, 5 Cranch [9 U. S.] 368; Arnold v. U. S., 9 Cranch [13 U. S.] 104; Brown v. Maryland, 12 Wheat. [25 U. S.] 453; Meredith v. U. S„ 13 Pet. [38 U. S.] 494; Harrison v. Vose, 9 How. [50 U. S.] 381; U. S. v.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Woodworth v. Rogers

    30 F. Cas. 581 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · May 15, 1847

    Alden v. … Woodworth v. Sherman [Case No. 18,019]; Washburn v. Gould [Id. 17,214]; Woodworth v. Stone [Id. 18,021].

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Automatic Weighing Mach. Co. v. Pneumatic Scale Corp.

    158 F. 415 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · Jan 1, 1908

    As was shown by the Circuit Court of Appeals for this circuit in Prindle v. Brown, 155 Fed. 531, 534 , what is thus improperly called an invention is not at all an invention as known to the law. Mr. … The words “or in some other concrete manner” are broad enough to include a case like this at bar; and in Prindle v. Brown it was not necessary to determine the precise question now before us.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • The Peytona

    19 F. Cas. 410 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · Sep 15, 1854

    the hides came on board. … Ostrander v. Brown, 15 Johns. 39 ; Chickering v. Fowler, 4 Pick. 371 ; Gibson v. Culver, 17 Wend. 305 ; Merwin v. Butler, 17 Conn. 138 ; Gatliffe v. Bourne, 4 Bing. N. C. 314, and same case in error, 3 Scott, N. R. 1.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Woodworth v. Edwards

    30 F. Cas. 567 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · Sep 18, 1847

    Cuthbert v. Creasy, 6 Madd. 189; 1 Smith, Ch. Prac. 211; Balls v. Strutt. 1 Hare, 148. … Woodworth v. Hall, supra.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • The Nestor

    18 F. Cas. 9 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · May 15, 1831

    See, also, 2 Browne, Civ. & Adm. Law, 142. See, also, Merlin, Répertoire, Privilége de Créance, § 1. … There is a case decided by Lord Stowell, upon a principle analogous to \ that in Ramsay v. Allegre.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Sawyer v. Gill

    21 F. Cas. 562 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · May 15, 1847

    Duke of Newcastle, 3 Brown, Ch. 386, and Anderson v. Lewis, Id. 429, and 1 Schoales & L. 238, and Read v. Consequa [Case No. 11,606); Sims v. Lyle [Id. 12,892); Ward v. Seabry [Id. 17,161). So Eden, Inj. 53. … Prac. 198; Eden, Inj. 53; [Dunn v. Clarke] 8 Pet. [33 U. S.] 1; Delancy v. Wallis, 3 Brown, Ch. 12; and Anderson v. Lewis, Id. 429, and note 2; French v. Roe, 13 Ves. 593; and Kenworthy v. Accunor, 3 Madd. 550.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Harden v. Gordon

    11 F. Cas. 480 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · Oct 15, 1823

    What those prohibitions are, we have all learned from .the reports; and one can scarcely read the case of Howe v. Nappier (4 Burrows, 1944; and see, also, Buggin v. … Shipp, p. 2, c. 4, § 14; 2 Brown, Adm. 182 -184.

    Cited 151 timesPublished
  • Guernsey v. Cross

    153 F. 827 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · May 20, 1907

    Wabash Western Railway v. Brow, 164 U. S. 271 , 17 Sup. Ct. 126, 41 L. Ed. 431 ; French v. Hay, 22 Wall. 231 , 22 L. Ed. 799 ; Brooks v. Farwell (C. C.) 4 Fed. 166 ; Loomis v. Carrington (C. C.) 18 Fed. 97 ; Allmark v. … ’s decision in Milligan v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • United States v. Libby

    26 F. Cas. 928 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · May 15, 1846

    See People v. Hopson, 1 Denio, 574 . … S. v.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Carr v. Hilton

    5 F. Cas. 134 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · Sep 15, 1852

    On the authority of Muckleston v. Brown, 6 Ves. 68; Ottley v. Browne, 1 Ball & B. 360; and Chaplin v. Chaplin, 3 P. … . & L. 328, held, that legatees and creditors were entitled to relief, and this distinction between the author of the fraud and one claiming through him, had previously been taken by Lord Eldon, in Muckleston v. Brown.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • Upham v. Brooks

    28 F. Cas. 828 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · May 15, 1847

    Ch. 398 ; Flight v. Cook, 2 Ves. Sr. 619; 2 Brown, Ch. 321. … He will allow interest on each side from the time of any payments made, or receipts, or dues of certain amounts, from either party. 10 Pick. 398 ; Finch v. Brown, 3 Beav. 70.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • United States v. Open Boat

    27 F. Cas. 354 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · May 15, 1829

    together with the cargo found on board at the time of seizure, although not on board at the time of the of-fence, shall be forfeited. … S. v.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • The Oliver Jordan

    18 F. Cas. 679 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · Sep 15, 1855

    In Hagan v. Lucas, 10 Pet. [35 U. … This was reaffirmed in Brown v. Clarke, 4 How. [45 U. S.] 4, and was again applied in Pulliam v. Osborne, 17 How. [58 U. S.] 471. See, also, Taylor v. The Royal Saxon [Case No. 13,803].

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • McGlinchy v. United States

    16 F. Cas. 118 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · Sep 15, 1875

    Pierre, Miquelon, which is a foreign port or place, and that the schooner, with the spirits on board, regularly cleared from the port of Boston, and sailed from said port, with the spirits on board, for the said foreign port … Wood v. U. S. 10 Pet. [41 U. S.] 342; U. S. v. Walker, 22 How. [63 U. S.] 311.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • United States v. The Sarah B. Harris

    27 F. Cas. 954 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · Sep 15, 1870

    S. v. Hayward, [Case No. 15.336]; Peich v. Ware, 4 Cranch [8 U. S.] 358. … S. v. Lyman [Id. 15,647].

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Merrill v. Portland

    17 F. Cas. 105 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · Sep 15, 1870

    Vance v. Campbell, 1 Black [66 U. S.] 430; Wright v. Bales, 2 Black [67 U. S.] 535; Loring v. Marsh [Case No. 8,514]. … J., in Moore v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Burnham v. Rangeley

    4 F. Cas. 773 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · Oct 23, 1845

    Desmare v. U. S., 93 U. S. 605 . It is defined to be residence coupled with an intention to remain an unlimited time. White v. Brown, Case No. 17.53S: Doyle v. Clark, Id. 4.053; Harris v. Firth, Td. 6,120; Ewing v. … Litherberry, Case No. 13.251; Woolridge v. McKenna, 8 Fed. 650 . Is not lost by long residence abroad, although there is a doubt of an intention to return. White v. Brown, supra.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Plummer v. Webb

    19 F. Cas. 891 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · May 15, 1827

    “Master and Servant,” I, IV: Hambly v. Trott, Cowp. 375; Lightly v. Clouston, 1 Taunt. 112; Foster v. Stewart, 3 Maule & S. 191; 5 East, 39, note; James v. Le Roy, 6 Johns. 274 ; Hill v. Allen, 1 Ves. … See Howe v. Napier, 4 Burrows, 1944; De Lovio v. Boit [Case No. 3,776]; Harden v. Gordon [Id. 6,047].

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • Crowel v. The Radama

    6 F. Cas. 907 · U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · Apr 15, 1866

    John v. Paine. 10 How. [51 U. S.] 557; The Catharine, 17 How. [58 U. … Mail Steamship Co. v. Rumball, 21 How. [62 U. S.] 384.

    Cited 0 timesPublished

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