United States Reports/Volume 1

by by Supreme Court of the United States

REPORTS

OF

CASES

RULED AND ADJUDGED IN THE

COURTS OF PENNSYLVANIA,

BEFORE AND SINCE THE

REVOLUTION:

By A. J. DALLAS, Esquire.

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Atque eo magis necessaria est hæc opera, quod et nostro sæculo non desunt, et olim non defuerunt, qui hanc juris partem ita contemnerent, quasi nihil ejus præter inane nomen existeret.

Grotius.

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PHILADELPHIA:

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Printed, for the REPORTER, by T. BRADFORD.

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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 2 (Pa. 1759) Hyam v. Edwards
• 1 U.S. 1 Anonymous
• 1 U.S. 2 Bethel v. Lloyd
• 1 U.S. 2 (Pa. 1759) Lewis v. Stammers
• 1 U.S. 3 Stevenson v. Pemberton
• 1 U.S. 4 (Pa. 1760) Lessee of Ashton v. Ashton
• 1 U.S. 5 (Pa. 1762) Lessee of Hewes v. McDowell
• 1 U.S. 5 The King v. John Lukens
• 1 U.S. 6 (Pa. 1762) Nixon v. Long
• 1 U.S. 6 (Pa. 1763) Lessee of Fothergill v. Stover
• 1 U.S. 7 Thomas Wallace v. Child and Styles
• 1 U.S. 8 (Pa. 1763) Price v. Watkins
• 1 U.S. 9 (Pa. 1764) Lessee of Albertson v. Robeson
• 1 U.S. 9 The King v. Philip Henry Rapp
• 1 U.S. 9 (Pa. 1764) King v. Haas
• 1 U.S. 10 (Pa. 1764) Lessee of Richardson v. Campbell
• 1 U.S. 10 (Pa. 1764) Story v. Strettell
• 1 U.S. 11 Hugh Davey et Ux. v. Peter Turner
• 1 U.S. 11 (Pa. 1764) King's Road
• 1 U.S. 11 (Pa. 1764) Davey v. Turner
• 1 U.S. 14 (Pa. 1765) Lessee of Strickland v. Poole
• 1 U.S. 14 (Pa. 1766) Lessee of Thomas v. Horlocker
• 1 U.S. 15 Boehm and Shitz v. Andrew Engle
• 1 U.S. 16 Riche and Richards v. Broadfield
• 1 U.S. 17 (Pa. 1768) Swift v. Hawkins
• 1 U.S. 17 (Pa. 1768) Lessee of Lloyd v. Taylor
• 1 U.S. 18 The Lessee of the Proprietary v. Ralston
• 1 U.S. 19 (Pa. 1773) Lessee of Biddle v. Shippen
• 1 U.S. 20 Anonymous
• 1 U.S. 20 (Pa. 1774) Hurst v. Dippo
• 1 U.S. 22 Steiner v. Fell
• 1 U.S. 23 (Pa. 1776) Wheeler v. Hughes
• 1 U.S. 28 (Pa. 1776) Fallowfield v. Marlborough
• 1 U.S. 29 (Pa. 1776) Keppele v. Williams

Report of Cases since the Revolution

Cases ruled and adjudged in a Court of Oyer and Terminer, etc. at Philadelphia

• 1 U.S. 33 (O. T. Phila. 1778) Respublica v. Molder
• 1 U.S. 33 Respublica v. Molin
• 1 U.S. 35 (O. T. Phila. 1778) Respublica v. Carlisle
• 1 U.S. 39 (O. T. Phila. 1778) Respublica v. Roberts

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 41 Respublica v. Sweers

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 47 (Pa. 1780) Respublica v. Powell
• 1 U.S. 47 James's Claim

Cases ruled and adjudged in the High Court of Errors and Appeals of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 49 Montgomery v. Henry et al.

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 52 (Pa. 1781) Jacobs v. Adams
• 1 U.S. 53 (Pa. 1781) Respublica v. Chapman
• 1 U.S. 60 Respublica v. Joshua Buffington
• 1 U.S. 62 (Pa. 1781) McVeaugh v. Goods
• 1 U.S. 63 (Pa. 1781) Rapp v. Le Blanc
• 1 U.S. 63 McDill Lessee v. McDill
• 1 U.S. 64 (Pa. 1782) Morris's Lessee v. Vanderen
• 1 U.S. 68 (Pa. 1782) Respublica v. Shryber
• 1 U.S. 68 (Pa. 1782) Shrider's Lessee v. Nargan
• 1 U.S. 69 (Pa. 1782) Wilcox v. Henry
• 1 U.S. 72 Kennedy v. Fury

Cases ruled and adjudged in a Court of Oyer and Terminer, etc. at Philadelphia

• 1 U.S. 73 Respublica v. Mesca et

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 77 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1784) McCarty v. Nixon
• 1 U.S. 77 (1781) Nathan v. Virginia
• 1 U.S. 81 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1784) Hunter's Lessee v. Kennedy
• 1 U.S. 81 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1784) Rivers v. Walker
• 1 U.S. 81 Carlisle et Ux. v. Cunningham
• 1 U.S. 82 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1784) Leib v. Bolton
• 1 U.S. 83 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1784) Hagner v. Musgrove
• 1 U.S. 83 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1784) Snowden v. Hemming

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 85 Rodman et al. v. Hoops's
• 1 U.S. 86 (Pa. 1784) Respublica v. Doan
• 1 U.S. 93 (Pa. 1784) Hamilton's Lessee v. Galloway
• 1 U.S. 94 (Pa. 1784) Burke's Lessee v. Ryan
• 1 U.S. 94 (Pa. 1784) Hight v. Wilson

Cases ruled and adjudged in the High Court of Errors and Appeals of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 95 (Err. App. Pa. 1784) Talbot v. Commanders and Owners of Three Brigs

Cases ruled and adjudged in a Court of Oyer and Terminer, etc. at Philadelphia

• 1 U.S. 110 Respublica v. Keating
• 1 U.S. 111 (O. T. Phila. 1784) Respublica v. De Longchamps

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 119 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1784) Young v. Reuben
• 1 U.S. 119 Gerard v. Basse et al.

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 123 Davison's Lessee v. Bloomer
• 1 U.S. 124 (Pa. 1785) Tracy v. Wikoff
• 1 U.S. 125 (Pa. 1785) Wharton v. Morris
• 1 U.S. 126 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Wilson's Lessee v. Campbell

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 127 Shoemaker v. Shirtliffe
• 1 U.S. 129 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Scottin v. Stanley
• 1 U.S. 129 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Buckley v. Durant
• 1 U.S. 130 (1785) Carrew v. Willing
• 1 U.S. 131 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Campbell v. Richardson
• 1 U.S. 133 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Shoemaker v. Shirtliffe
• 1 U.S. 133 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Burrows v. Heysham

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 135 (Pa. 1785) Geyger v. Stoy
• 1 U.S. 135 (Pa. 1785) Jackson v. Mason
• 1 U.S. 136 (Pa. 1785) Graham's Appeal
• 1 U.S. 137 (Pa. 1785) Vanhorn's Lessee v. Harrison
• 1 U.S. 139 (Pa. 1785) McCullum v. Coxe
• 1 U.S. 140 (Pa. 1785) Morris v. De Mars

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 141 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Woods v. Courter
• 1 U.S. 142 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Mifflin v. Gasqui
• 1 U.S. 142 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Dorrow v. Kelly
• 1 U.S. 145 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Brown v. Scott
• 1 U.S. 147 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Morris v. Tarin
• 1 U.S. 149 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Henderson v. Allen

Cases ruled and adjudged in a Court of Oyer and Terminer, etc. at Philadelphia

• 1 U.S. 150 (O. T. Phila. 1785) Respublica v. Caldwell

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 151 Hollingsworth v. Hamelin
• 1 U.S. 152 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Lazarus Barnet's Case
• 1 U.S. 154 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Case v. Hufty
• 1 U.S. 155 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Vienne v. McCarty
• 1 U.S. 156 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Weaver v. Lawrence
• 1 U.S. 158 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1785) Taylor v. Knox

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 161 Hollingsworth v. Leiper
• 1 U.S. 162 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1786) Ogden v. Ash
• 1 U.S. 164 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1786) Marriot v. Davey
• 1 U.S. 164 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1786) Stotesbury v. Covenhoven
• 1 U.S. 164 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1786) Somers v. Balabrega

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 165 Sliver v. Shelback
• 1 U.S. 167 (Pa. 1786) Belt v. Dalby
• 1 U.S. 169 (Pa. 1786) Kunckel v. Baker
• 1 U.S. 170 (Pa. 1786) Moore's Lessee v. Few

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 171 Dutilh v. Ritchie
• 1 U.S. 172 (C. P. Phila. 1786) Shotwell v. Boehm

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 173 Grier v. Grier
• 1 U.S. 175 (Pa. 1786) Lee v. Biddis
• 1 U.S. 175 (Pa. 1786) Kerlin's Lessee v. Bull

Cases ruled and adjudged in the High Court of Errors and Appeals of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 180 (Err. App. Pa. 1786) Purviance v. Angus

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 187 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1786) Chaplin v. Kirwan
• 1 U.S. 187 (C. P. Phila. Ct. 1786) Hooten v. Will
• 1 U.S. 188 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1786) Innes v. Miller
• 1 U.S. 188 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1786) James v. Allen

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 193 (Pa. 1787) Gregory's Lessee v. Setter
• 1 U.S. 193 (Pa. 1787) Morris v. Foreman

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 194 Gerard v. La Coste et al.
• 1 U.S. 197 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1787) Shoemaker v. Knorr
• 1 U.S. 197 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1787) Phile v. Ship Anna
• 1 U.S. 208 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1787) January v. Goodman

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 210 Pollard v. Shaaffer
• 1 U.S. 216 (Pa. 1787) Musgrove v. Gibbs

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 Dall 218 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1787) Doane's Administrators v. Penhallow
• 1 U.S. 222 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1787) Eastwick v. Hugg
• 1 U.S. 225 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1787) Kuhn v. Primer
• 1 U.S. 225 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1787) Hocker v. Stricker
• 1 U.S. 226 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1787) Busby v. Busby

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 229 Millar v. Hall
• 1 U.S. 233 (Pa. 1788) Respublica v. Gordon
• 1 U.S. 234 (Pa. 1788) Steinmetz v. Currey

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, etc. at Philadelphia

• 1 U.S. 236 Respublica v. Shaffer

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 238 Poultney Et. al. v. Ross
• 1 U.S. 239 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Brown v. Sutter
• 1 U.S. 240 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Newman v. Bradley
• 1 U.S. 241 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Jackson v. Vanhorn
• 1 U.S. 241 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Penman v. Wayne
• 1 U.S. 248 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) James v. Young
• 1 U.S. 248 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Cooper v. Coates
• 1 U.S. 248 Wallace v. Fitzsimmons
• 1 U.S. 251 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Schlosser v. Lesher
• 1 U.S. 251 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Shippen's Lessee v. Bush
• 1 U.S. 251 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Gilpin v. Semple
• 1 U.S. 252 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Robertson v. Vogle

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 257 (Pa. 1788) Holingsworth v. Ogle
• 1 U.S. 261 (Pa. 1788) Chapman v. Steinmetz
• 1 U.S. 261 (Pa. 1788) Phelps v. Holker
• 1 U.S. 265 Walton v. Willis
• 1 U.S. 265 (Pa. 1788) Henry v. Risk
• 1 U.S. 267 (Pa. 1788) Williams v. Geheogan
• 1 U.S. 268 (Pa. 1788) Guthrie v. White
• 1 U.S. 269 (Pa. 1788) Tillier v. Whitehead
• 1 U.S. 270 (Pa. 270 1788) Steinmetz v. Currie
• 1 U.S. 272 (Pa. 1788) Mifflin v. Bingham

Cases ruled and adjudged in the High Court of Errors and Appeals of Pennsylvania

• 1 Dall 278 (Err. App. Pa. 1788) Lewis v. Maris
• 1 U.S. 288 (Err. App. Pa. 1788) Kirkbride v. Durden

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 293 Tetter v. Rapesnyder
• 1 U.S. 294 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Thompson v. Young
• 1 U.S. 294 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Whiteside v. Oakman
• 1 Dall 295 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Morgan v. Eckart
• 1 U.S. 296 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Bolton v. Martin
• 1 U.S. 305 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Kunckle v. Wynick
• 1 U.S. 308 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Wells v. Fox
• 1 U.S. 308 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Cooper v. Coats
• 1 U.S. 310 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Kelly v. Ord
• 1 U.S. 310 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Lynch v. Wood
• 1 U.S. 310 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Hudson v. Howell

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 311 (Pa. 1788) Appeal of Brown
• 1 U.S. 312 (Pa. 1788) Shewell v. Wycoff
• 1 U.S. 312 (Pa. 1788) Zane's Executors v. Cowperthwaite
• 1 U.S. 313 (Pa. 1788) Williams v. Craig
• 1 U.S. 316 (Pa. 1788) Plowman v. Abrams
• 1 U.S. 317 (Pa. 1788) Richette v. Stewart
• 1 U.S. 319 (Pa. 1788) Respublica v. Oswald
• 1 U.S. 330 (Pa. 1788) Lesher v. Gehr
• 1 U.S. 335 Respublica v. Teischer
• 1 U.S. 339 (Pa. 1788) James v. Browne
• 1 U.S. 340 (Pa. 1788) Butcher v. Coats

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 341 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Murdoch v. Will
• 1 U.S. 341 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Ingles v. Bringhurst
• 1 U.S. 347 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) McKegg v. Crawford
• 1 U.S. 347 Geyer v. Smith
• 1 U.S. 348 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Penman v. Wayne
• 1 U.S. 348 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Barnard v. Field
• 1 U.S. 349 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Abbot v. Pinchin
• 1 U.S. 349 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Rapelie v. Emory
• 1 U.S. 349 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Oxley v. Cowperthwaite

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 351 (Pa. 1788) Walton v. Willis
• 1 U.S. 354 (Pa. 1788) Respublica v. Campbell
• 1 U.S. 354 (Pa. 1788) Ross v. Clarke
• 1 U.S. 355 (Pa. 1788) Hart v. James
• 1 U.S. 356 (Pa. 1788) Starrett's Case
• 1 U.S. 357 (Pa. 1788) Respublica v. Sparhawk

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 364 Kunckle v. Kunckle
• 1 U.S. 366 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Gorgerat v. McCarty
• 1 U.S. 369 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Waters v. Millar
• 1 Dall 371 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Gibbs v. Gibbs
• 1 U.S. 375 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) McClenachan v. McCarty
• 1 U.S. 378 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Penrose v. Hart
• 1 U.S. 379 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Oniel v. Chew
• 1 U.S. 379 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Elliot v. Elliot
• 1 U.S. 379 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Weaver v. Lawrence
• 1 U.S. 380 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Pleasants v. Meng
• 1 U.S. 392 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Farrel v. McClea
• 1 U.S. 393 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1788) Camp v. Lockwood

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 405 (Pa. 1789) Pinchin v. Fry
• 1 U.S. 405 (Pa. 1789) Halhead v. Ross
• 1 U.S. 406 (Pa. 1789) Calvert v. Pitt
• 1 U.S. 406 Johnson v. Hocker
• 1 U.S. 409 (Pa. 1789) Steele v. Steele
• 1 U.S. 410 (Pa. 1789) Smith v. Davids
• 1 U.S. 410 (Pa. 1789) Robbins v. Whitman

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 411 Schlosser v. Lesher

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 415 (Pa. 1789) Kennedy v. Nedrow
• 1 U.S. 419 (Pa. 1789) Zantzinger v. Pole
• 1 U.S. 419 (Pa. 1789) Patton v. Caldwell
• 1 U.S. 420 (Pa. 1789) Hamilton v. Callender's Executors
• 1 U.S. 424 (Pa. 1789) De Haven v. Henderson
• 1 U.S. 424 (Pa. 1789) Lessee of Thompson v. White
• 1 U.S. 428 (Pa. 1789) D'Utricht v. Melchor
• 1 U.S. 430 (Pa. 1789) Oxley v. Oldden
• 1 U.S. 430 (Pa. 1789) Levinz v. Will
• 1 U.S. 436 (Pa. 1789) Quesnel v. Mussi
• 1 U.S. 436 (Pa. 1789) Parker v. Wood

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 439 Phillips v. Hyde
• 1 U.S. 439 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1789) Holmes v. Comegys
• 1 U.S. 440 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1789) Adams v. La Comb

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• 1 U.S. 441 M'Cullough v. Houston
• 1 U.S. 444 (Pa. 1789) Cummings v. Lynn
• 1 U.S. 449 (Pa. 1789) Quesnel v. Mussy
• 1 U.S. 450 (Pa. 1789) Hooton v. Will
• 1 U.S. 452 (Pa. 1789) Primer v. Kuhn
• 1 U.S. 456 (Pa. 1789) Græme v. Harris
• 1 U.S. 457 (Pa. 1789) Bunner v. Neil
• 1 U.S. 458 (Pa. 1789) Thompson v. Musser
• 1 U.S. 469 (Pa. 1789) Respublica v. Betsey

Cases ruled and adjudged in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• 1 U.S. 480 Lyle v. Foreman
• 1 U.S. 481 (C. P. Phil. Cty. 1789) Graff v. Smith's Admors.
• 1 U.S. 486 (C. P. Phila. Cty. 1789) Pringle v. McClenachan