March's actions for slander, and arbitrements. : The first, being a collection, under certain grounds and heads, of what words are actionable in the law, and what not: where an action de scandalis magnatum will lie: and of the nature of a libel. The other, a discourse, shewing what arbitrements are good in law, and what not: together with directions and presidents of conditions to perform awards, indentures of submission to awards, with covenants to perform the same; arbitrements of lands which the parties covenant to perform, or of debt, &c. upon submission by bond, and variety of pleadings therein. As also, certain quaeries, or doubtful cases, under proper titles, with the books cited pro & contra; very useful for all students in the law
Summaries of three cases argued by Buchanan and ultimately decided by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvana
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Summaries of three cases argued by Buchanan and ultimately decided by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvana:
1. Commonwealth v. Hambright in which a freed Black man named Tom was imprisoned in Pennsylvania until Tom agreed to go to New Jersey by Isaac Law, to whom he was indentured until age 28. Mr. Hopkins, representing Tom, argued that he could not be imprisoned by his master after age 21. Mr. Buchanan represented the master and argued that the master could take Tom to New Jersey. The Surpreme Court ruled in Tom’s favor.
2. Eckart v. Wilson (represented by Slaymaker and Hopkins), a case claiming slander. The defendant accused the plaintiff (represented by Frazer and Buchanan) of poisoning Bob Waters, even though Waters was alive in Western Pennsylvania. The Court of Common Pleas ruled in favor of the plaintiff since Waters was alive. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the defendant and awarded a venire facias de novo.
3. Rohrer (represented by Buchanan and Rogers) v. Stehman (represented by Frazer and Hoplins), a case involving the will of Stehman, who dictated a will to John Hubley, a scrivener. After the will was dictated and written down Hubley read it back and Stehman approved. The case hung on the fact that the memorandum taken at the time was read to Stehman, but the formal will was not. The plaintiff argued that the will was invalid. The lower court ruled for the plaintiff and the Supreme Court agreed.
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
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James Buchanan Family Papers
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Accession Number
JBMS1995.451abc
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JBFP Part 1, Series 2, Subseries 3, Folder 13
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Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
The Speeches at full length of Mr. Van Ness : Mr. Caines, the Attorney-general [Ambrose Spencer], Mr. Harrison, and General Hamilton, in the great cause of the people, against Harry Croswell, on an indictment for a libel on Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States
"This was an issue of traverse upon an indictment, found at the general sessions of the peace for the county of Columbia [N.Y.] ... and removed into the Supreme Court by Certiorari, and tried before his honor the Chief Justice, at the Circuit in Columbia ..." [p. [3].
Concerns request for a new trial.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 600 as assigned by Yeates.
Hand-written eontents on flyleaf.
Bound with Trial of Thomas O. Selfridge...for killing Charles Austin,,,Boston: Russell and Cutler, 1807? - The trial of the boot & shoemakers of Philadelphia...Philadelphia: B. Graves, 1806 - A faithfull report of the trial of the cause of Philip I. Arcularius...New York: Bernard Dornin, 1807.-.A correct statement of the whole preliminary controversy between Tho. O. Selfridge and Benj. Austin...Charlestown: Samuel Etheridge, 1807.
