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This is a list of cases reported in volume 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) of ''

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'', decided by the

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from 1791 to 1793. Case reports from other federal and state tribunals also appear in 2 U.S. (2 Dall.).

Alexander Dallas and ''Dallas Reports''

Not all of the cases reported in 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) are from the United States Supreme Court. The volume includes decisions from various Pennsylvania appellate and trial courts, and from several federal courts. Alexander J. Dallas, a

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lawyer and later

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, had been in the business of reporting local law cases for

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s and

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s. When the U.S. Supreme Court sat in Philadelphia from 1791 to 1800, he collected their cases as well, and later began compiling his case reports in a bound volume which he called ''Reports of cases ruled and adjudged in the courts of Pennsylvania, before and since the Revolution''. When the U.S. Supreme Court along with the rest of the new federal government moved in 1791 from the former capital of

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to the nation's

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in Philadelphia, Dallas was appointed the Supreme Court's first unofficial and unpaid

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. (Court reporters in that age received no salary, but were expected to profit from the publication and sale of their compiled decisions.) Dallas continued to collect and publish Pennsylvania and other decisions. When the U.S. Supreme Court began to hear cases and file opinions, he added U.S. Supreme Court cases to the second volume of his reports. As

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has explained: "In this volume, quietly and unobtrusively, began that magnificent series of reports, extending in an unbroken line to the present, that chronicles the work of the world's most powerful court." Dallas published four volumes of decisions during his tenure as Reporter, known as the ''Dallas Reports''. The Supreme Court moved to the new capital city of

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in 1800. Dallas remained in Philadelphia;

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then replaced him as

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Nominative Reports

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as part of the new series. As a result, cases appearing in volumes 1–90 of ''U.S. Reports'' have dual citation forms; one for the volume number of ''U.S. Reports'', and one for the volume number of the reports named for the relevant reporter of decisions (these are called "

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"). As such, volumes 1–4 of ''United States Reports'' correspond to volumes 1–4 of ''Dallas Reports''. The dual citation form of, for example, '' Oswald v. New York'' is 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 401 (1791).

Courts in 2 U.S. (2 Dall.)

The cases reported in 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) come from the

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(Pa. Ct. Err. & App.) (which from its creation in 1780 to its dissolution in 1808 was the court of last resort in the Pennsylvania judiciary);

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(Pa.);

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(Pa. Ct. Com. Pl.); Supreme Court of the United States; United States Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture (Ct. App. in Cases of Capture); United States Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania (C.C.D. Pa.). (To avoid confusion, the Court of Errors and Appeals will be cited as "Pa. Ct. Err. & App." rather than as "Pa.", although the latter abbreviation should be used, according to ''

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'' rules, for the highest court in Pennsylvania at a particular time. Rather, "Pa." will consistently be used to indicate the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.)

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of 2 U.S. (2 Dall.)

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to set the number of justices. Under the Judiciary Act of 1789 Congress originally fixed the number of justices at six (one chief justice and five associate justices). Since 1789 Congress has varied the size of the Court from six to

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, ten, and back to

justices (always including one chief justice). When the cases in 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) were decided, the Court comprised these six justices: {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" , Portrait ! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" , Justice ! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" , Office ! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" , Home State ! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" , Succeeded ! scope="col" style="width: 10px;" , Date confirmed by the Senate
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, , original seat when the Court was established ,
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Notable Case in 2 U.S. (2 Dall.)

{{see also, List of United States Supreme Court cases prior to the Marshall Court

''West v. Barnes''

West v. Barnes ''West v. Barnes''2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 401 (1791) was the first United States Supreme Court decision and the earliest case calling for oral argument. '' Van Staphorst v. Maryland'' (1791) was docketed prior to ''West v. Barnes'' but settled before the ...

''
2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 401 (1791)
is the first

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decision and the earliest case calling for

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. '' Van Staphorst v. Maryland'' (1791) was docketed prior to ''West v. Barnes'' but settled before the Court heard the case: ''West'' was argued on August 2, 1791 and decided on August 3, 1791. '' Collet v. Collet'' (1792) was the first appellate case docketed with the Court but was dropped before it could be heard. Supreme Court Reporter Alexander Dallas did not publish the justices' full opinions in ''West v. Barnes'', which were published in various newspapers around the country at the time, but he published an abbreviated summary of the decisions. The Court ultimately decided ''West'' on procedural grounds, holding that a

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(a kind of appeal) must be issued within ten days by the

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as required by federal statute, and not by a lower court located closer to the plaintiff in

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. As a result of this case, Congress ultimately changed this procedure with the ninth section of the Process and Compensation Act of 1792, allowing circuit courts to issue these writs, thereby assisting citizens living far away from the capital.James R. Perry, ''The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800'', Volume 6, "West v. Barnes," pp. 3-27

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''Chisholm v. Georgia''

Chisholm v. Georgia ''Chisholm v. Georgia'', 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 419 (1793), is considered the first United States Supreme Court case of significance and impact. Since the case was argued prior to the formal pronouncement of judicial review by ''Marbury v. Madison'' (180 ...

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2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 419 (1793)
is considered the first

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''The People or the State?: Chisholm v. Georgia and Popular Sovereignty''.
93 Virginia Law Review 1729 (2007) Given its early date, there was little available legal precedent (particularly in U.S. law). The Court's holding in the case was superseded in 1795 by the 11th Amendment. Under the 11th Amendment, citizens of one state or of foreign countries can only sue a state with the state's consent or if Congress, pursuant to a valid exercise of 14th Amendment remedial powers, abrogates the states' immunity from suit.

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(''i.e.,'' in which cases could be filed directly with the Supreme Court without first having been heard by a lower federal or state court). There were one or more federal District Courts and/or Circuit Courts in each state, territory, or other geographical region.

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List of cases in 2 U.S. (2 Dall.)

Cases of the Supreme Court of the United States

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Hayburn's Case ''Hayburn's Case'', 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 409 (1792), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States was invited to rule on whether certain non-judicial duties could be assigned by Congress to the federal circuit courts in their official c ...

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415 (1792)
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415 (1793)
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Cases of other tribunals

Note on ''Respublica'': A number of cases listed below include the title ''Respublica''. '' Res publica'' is a Latin form of the term "Commonwealth," meaning in this context the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." Pennsylvania is one of four states (along with

, and

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) to refer to itself as a "Commonwealth." It is interchangeable with "State." In the early 19th Century the English term ''Commonwealth'' replaced ''Respublica'' in new Pennsylvania case names. {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! scope="col" style="width: 400px;" , Case ! scope="col" style="width: 300px;" , Page and year ! scope="col" style="width: 400px;" , Court , - , ''The Ship Resolution'' I , , align="right"
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19 (Ct. App. in Cases of Capture 1781)
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34 (Ct. App. in Cases of Capture 1782)
, , United States Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture , - , ''The Brig Gloucester'' , , align="right"
36 (Ct. App. in Cases of Capture 1782)
, , United States Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture , - , ''Stoddard v. Read'' , , align="right"
40 (Ct. App. in Cases of Capture 1783)
, , United States Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture , - , ''Bain v. Speedwell'' , , align="right"
40 (Ct. App. in Cases of Capture 1784)
, , United States Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture , - , ''The Sloop Chester v. The Brig Experiment'' , , align="right"
41 (Ct. App. in Cases of Capture 1787)
, , United States Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture , - , ''Lake v. Hulbert'' , , align="right"
41 (Ct. App. in Cases of Capture 1787)
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43 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1788)
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, - , ''Bowen v. Douglass'' , , align="right"
44 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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45 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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51 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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51 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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, - , ''Cowperthwaite v. Jones'' , , align="right"
55 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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, - , ''Rue v. Mitchell'' , , align="right"
58 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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, - , ''Price v. Ralston'' , , align="right"
60 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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, - , ''Woglam v. Cowperthwaite'' , , align="right"
68 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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, - , ''Powell v. Biddle'' , , align="right"
70 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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, - , ''Lawrence v. Doublebower'' , , align="right"
73 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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, - , ''M'Coombe v. Dunch'' , , align="right"
73 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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, - , ''Brailey v. Miller'' , , align="right"
74 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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, - , ''Howell v. Woolfort'' , , align="right"
75 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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, - , ''Sharpe v. Thatcher'' , , align="right"
77 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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, - , ''Myers v. Young'' , , align="right"
79 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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, - , ''Miltenberger v. Lloyd'' , , align="right"
79 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. 1790)
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, - , ''Stackhouse's Lessee v. Stackhouse'' , , align="right"
80 (Pa. 1766)
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, - , ''Master's Lessee v. Shute'' , , align="right"
81 (Pa. 1766)
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, - , ''Taxier v. Sweet'' , , align="right"
81 (Pa. 1766)
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, - , ''Respublica v. M'Carty'' , , align="right"
86 (Pa. 1781)
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, - , ''Respublica v. Weidle'' , , align="right"
88 (Pa. 1781)
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, - , ''Boyd v. Bopst'' , , align="right"
91 (Pa. 1785)
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, - , ''Wycoff v. Longhead'' , , align="right"
92 (Pa. 1785)
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, - , ''Respublica v. Steele'' , , align="right"
92 (Pa. 1785)
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, - , ''Andrew's Lessee v. Fleming'' , , align="right"
93 (Pa. 1786)
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, - , ''Pennington v. Scott'' , , align="right"
94 (Pa. 1786)
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, - , ''Galbraith's Lessee v. Scott'' , , align="right"
95 (Pa. 1786)
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, - , ''Cecil's Lessee v. Lebenstone'' , , align="right"
95 (Pa. 1786)
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, - , ''Lesher's Lessee v. Levan'' , , align="right"
96 (Pa. 1786)
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, - , ''Cockshot's Lessee v. Hopkins'' , , align="right"
97 (Pa. 1787)
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, - , ''Pringle v. Black's Executors'' , , align="right"
97 (Pa. 1787)
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, - , ''McCurdy v. Potts'' , , align="right"
98 (Pa. 1788)
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, - , ''Watts v. Willing'' , , align="right"
100 (Pa. 1788)
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, - , ''M'Kimm v. Riddle'' , , align="right"
100 (Pa. 1789)
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, - , ''Donaldson v. Chambers'' , , align="right"
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, - , ''Respublica v. Mitchell'' , , align="right"
101 (Pa. 1789)
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, - , ''Respublica v. St. Clair'' , , align="right"
101 (Pa. 1789)
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, - , ''Hoare v. Allen'' , , align="right"
102 (Pa. 1789)
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, - , ''Todd v. Thompson'' , , align="right"
105 (Pa. 1790)
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, - , ''Respublica v. Matlack'' , , align="right"
108 (Pa. 1790)
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, - , ''Respublica v. Coates'' , , align="right"
109 (Pa. 1790)
, ,

, - , ''Borger v. Searle'' , , align="right"
110 (Pa. 1790)
, ,

, - , ''Vasse v. Spicer'' , , align="right"
111 (Pa. 1790)
, ,

, - , ''

Ex parte In law, ''ex parte'' () is a Latin term meaning literally "from/out of the party/faction of" (name of party/faction, often omitted), thus signifying "on behalf of (name)". An ''ex parte'' decision is one decided by a judge without requiring all ...

Holker'' , , align="right"
111 (Pa. 1790)
, ,

, - , ''Respublica v. Griffiths'' , , align="right"
112 (Pa. 1790)
, ,

, - , ''Walker v. Wallace'' , , align="right"
113 (Pa. 1790)
, ,

, - , ''Ferguson v. Baron'' , , align="right"
113 (Pa. 1790)
, ,

, - , ''Vansciver v. Bolton'' , , align="right"
114 (Pa. 1790)
, ,

, - , ''Coventry Township v. Cummings'' , , align="right"
114 (Pa. 1790)
, ,

, - , ''Tarin v. Morris'' , , align="right"
115 (Pa. 1790)
, ,

, - , ''Douglass's Lessee v. Sanderson'' , , align="right"
116 (Pa. 1791)
, ,

, - , ''Respublica v. Lacaze'' , , align="right"
118 (Pa. 1791)
, ,

, - , ''Respublica v. Roberts'' , , align="right"
124 (Pa. 1791)
, ,

, - , ''Leech v. Armitage'' , , align="right"
125 (Pa. 1791)
, ,

, - , ''Joy's Lessee v. Cossart'' , , align="right"
126 (Pa. 1791)
, ,

, - , ''Scott v. Crosdale'' , , align="right"
127 (Pa. 1791)
, ,

, - , ''Thompson v. Thompson'' , , align="right"
128 (Pa. 1791)
, ,

, - , ''Sweeny's Lessee v. Toner'' , , align="right"
129 (Pa. 1791)
, ,

, - , ''Nichols v. Postlethwaite'' , , align="right"
131 (Pa. 1791)
, ,

, - , ''Frey v. Leeper'' , , align="right"
131 (Pa. 1791)
, ,

, - , ''Ricup v. Bixter'' , , align="right"
132 (Pa. 1791)
, ,

, - , ''Foxcrait v. Nagle'' , , align="right"
132 (Pa. 1791)
, ,

, - , ''Bond v. Haas's Executors'' , , align="right"
133 (Pa. 1791)
, ,

, - , ''Ingraham v. Gibbs'' , , align="right"
134 (Pa. 1791)
, ,

, - , ''Hood's Executors v. Nesbit'' , , align="right"
137 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Caton v. M'Carty'' , , align="right"
141 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Mercier v. Mercier'' , , align="right"
142 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Jackson v. Vanderspreigle's Executor'' , , align="right"
142 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Same Cause'' , , align="right"
143 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Jones v. Ross'' , , align="right"
143 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Nesbit v. Pope'' , , align="right"
143 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Gorgerat v. M'Carty'' , , align="right"
144 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Clayton's Lessee v. Alshouse'' , , align="right"
150 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Foxcraft v. Nagle'' , , align="right"
150 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Barr v. Craig'' , , align="right"
151 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Wenn v. Adams'' , , align="right"
156 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Duffield v. Stille'' , , align="right"
156 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Austin v. Snow's Lessee'' , , align="right"
157 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Stewart v. Ross'' , , align="right"
157 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Stewart v. Biddack'' , , align="right"
158 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''

v. M'Knight'' , , align="right"
158 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Ralston v. Bell'' , , align="right"
158 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Ross v. Rittenhouse'' , , align="right"
160 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Marshall v. Montgomery'' , , align="right"
170 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Field ex rel. Oxley v. Biddle'' , , align="right"
171 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''M'Minn v. Owen'' , , align="right"
173 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Henderson v. Clarkson'' , , align="right"
174 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Haldane v. Duche's Executor'' , , align="right"
176 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Shaw v. Wallace'' , , align="right"
179 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Lynn v. Risberg'' , , align="right"
180 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Wood v. Roach'' , , align="right"
180 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Knight v. Reese'' , , align="right"
182 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Jones v. Little'' , , align="right"
182 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Bloomfield v. Budden'' , , align="right"
183 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''White v. Lynch'' , , align="right"
183 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Scott v. M'Kisson'' , , align="right"
183 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Fury v. Stone'' , , align="right"
184 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Johns v. Nichols'' , , align="right"
184 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Rapp v. Elliot'' , , align="right"
184 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Morris's Executors v. M'Connaughy'' , , align="right"
189 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Respublica v. Askew'' , , align="right"
189 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Walker's Appeal'' , , align="right"
190 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Sheredine v. Gaul'' , , align="right"
190 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Grubb's Executors v. Grubb's Executors'' , , align="right"
191 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Vaughan v. Blanchard'' , , align="right"
192 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Mallory v. Kirwan'' , , align="right"
192 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Knox v. Jones'' , , align="right"
193 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Stille v. Lynch'' , , align="right"
194 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Cupisino v. Perez'' , , align="right"
194 (Pa. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Pleasants v. Pemberton'' , , align="right"
196 (Pa. 1793)
, ,

, - , ''Boyce v. Moore'' , , align="right"
196 (Pa. 1793)
, ,

, - , ''Respublica v. Keppele'' , , align="right"
197 (Pa. 1793)
, ,

, - , ''Barnes's Lessee v. Irwin'' , , align="right"
199 (Pa. 1793)
, ,

, - , ''Fitzalden v. Lee'' , , align="right"
205 (Pa. 1793)
, ,

, - , ''Duncan v. Walker'' , , align="right"
205 (Pa. 1793)
, ,

, - , ''Roach v.

'' , , align="right"
206 (Pa. 1793)
, ,

, - , ''Walker v. Gibbs'' , , align="right"
211 (Pa. 1793)
, ,

, - , ''Shoemaker v. Keely'' , , align="right"
213 (Pa. 1793)
, ,

, - , '' Upper Dublin Township v. Borough of Germantown'' , , align="right"
213 (Pa. 1793)
, ,

, - , ''Stansbury v. Marks'' , , align="right"
213 (Pa. 1793)
, ,

, - , ''Fox's Lessee v. Palmer'' , , align="right"
214 (Pa. 1793)
, ,

, - , ''Fitzgerald v. Caldwell'' , , align="right"
215 (Pa. 1793)
, ,

, - , ''Ward v. Hallam'' , , align="right"
217 (Pa. 1794)
, ,

, - , ''Vance v. Fairis'' , , align="right"
217 (Pa. 1794)
, ,

, - , ''Fuller v. M'Call'' , , align="right"
219 (Pa. 1794)
, ,

, - , ''Ingraham v. Gibbs'' , , align="right"
219 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Lloyd's Lessee v. Taylor'' , , align="right"
223 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Humphrey's Lessee v. Humphries'' , , align="right"
223 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Joyce v. Sims'' , , align="right"
223 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Respublica v. Richards'' , , align="right"
224 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Respublica v. Guardians'' , , align="right"
224 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Respublica v. Honeyman'' , , align="right"
228 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Burrall v. Du Blois'' , , align="right"
229 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Penn's Lessee v. Hartman'' , , align="right"
230 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Rapelje v. Emery'' , , align="right"
231 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Warder v. Carson's Executors'' , , align="right"
233 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Caignet v. Pettit'' , , align="right"
234 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Villeneuve v. Barrion'' , , align="right"
235 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Haddens v. Chambers'' , , align="right"
236 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''De Willer v. Smith'' , , align="right"
236 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Kachlin v. Mulhallon'' , , align="right"
237 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Miller v. Leonard'' , , align="right"
237 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Respublica v. Ross'' , , align="right"
239 (Pa. 1795)
, ,

, - , ''Ralston v. Bell'' , , align="right"
242 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Ruston's Executors v. Ruston'' , , align="right"
243 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Nicholson's Lessee v. Mifflin'' , , align="right"
246 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Waters v. Collot'' , , align="right"
247 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Barriere v. Nairac'' , , align="right"
249 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Perit v. Wallis'' , , align="right"
252 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Hartshorne's Lessee v. Patton'' , , align="right"
252 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Respublica v. Nicholson'' , , align="right"
256 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Coates's Lessee v. Hamilton'' , , align="right"
256 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Harris v. Mandeville'' , , align="right"
256 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Beach v. Lee'' , , align="right"
257 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Walker v. Dilworth'' , , align="right"
257 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Roberts v. Cay's Executors'' , , align="right"
260 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Stiles v. Donaldson'' , , align="right"
264 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Zantzinger v. Old'' , , align="right"
265 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Boudinot v. Bradford'' , , align="right"
266 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''German v. Wainwright'' , , align="right"
266 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Greene's Case'' , , align="right"
268 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Ewing v. M'Nair'' , , align="right"
269 (Pa. 1796)
, ,

, - , ''Vasse v. Ball'' , , align="right"
270 (Pa. 1797)
, ,

, - , ''Young v. Willing'' , , align="right"
276 (Pa. 1797)
, ,

, - , ''M'Carty v. Emlen'' , , align="right"
277 (Pa. 1797)
, ,

, - , ''Camberling v. M'Call'' , , align="right"
280 (Pa. 1797)
, ,

, - , ''Lawson v. Morrison'' , , align="right"
286 (Pa. Ct. Err. and App. 1792)
, ,

, - , ''Hannum v. Spear'' , , align="right"
291 (Pa. Ct. Err. and App. 1795)
, ,

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