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Garland Vs. Davis

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jan 01, 1846

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  7. U.S. 131 (1846) U.S. Supreme Court Garland v. Davis
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  8. U.S. 4 How. 131 131 (1846) Garland v. Davis
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  9. Hen. 8, but certainly not broader. The issue was an immaterial issue. The opinion of this court in Patterson v. United
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  10. as in this case, any exception appearing on it can be taken by counsel which could have been taken below. Roach v. Hulings
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  11. the duty of the court to give judgment on the whole record, and not merely on the points started by counsel. Slacum v. Pomeroy
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  12. Baird & Co. v. Mattox
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  13. U. S. 16 Pet. 319. In United States v. Burnham
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  14. Mason 62, the court alone took notice of the defect, which was the sole ground of its opinion. In Patterson v. United
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  15. and on that account the proceedings below were reversed. See also Harrison v. Nixon
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  16. has been actually adjudged in an action on the case, after full hearing, that nonassumpsit was a bad plea. Noble v. Lancaster
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  17. is that before mentioned -- namely that they do not cover or traverse all the gravamen of the declaration. Staple v. Heyden
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  18. decided that a plea of nonassumpsit to an Page 45 U. S. 146 action of debt is not thus cured, Brennan v. Egan
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  19. Penfold v. Hawkins
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  20. to assumpsit, Cro.El. 470 and 8 Serg. & R. 441, or to covenant, 1 Hen. & Munf. 153, or to debt for a penalty. Coppin v. Carter
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  21. Gould's Pl. 506, 509. This is undoubted, from Williams' definition in Bennet v. Holbech
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  22. So in Benden v. Manning
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  23. bad and not cured by verdict, though found for the plaintiff, the result will be the same. It may be seen in Tryon v. Carter
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  24. not be inferred from these pleadings that payment may not have been made before the 5th. See another in Enys v. Mohun
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  25. Peck v. Hill
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  26. Read v. Dawson
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  27. Stafford v. Mayor
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  28. Saund. 319, n. In Patterson v. United
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  29. below were reversed. After all this, it is hardly necessary to state further, by way of precedent, that in Noble v. Lancaster
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  30. in both, and as just shown, being on principle in both a defect in substance no less than form, is uncured. Stearns v. Barrett
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  31. and no opinion of the jury or the court being regular or proper under it except as to that promise alone. Harrison v. Nixon
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  32. Pet. 484. There are many cases showing that the evidence must be limited to the plea. Mar. Ins. Company v. Hodgson
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  33. U. S. 9 Pet. 484. The probata should conform to the allegata. Boone v. Chiles
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  34. Pet. 177. In Barnes v. Williams
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  35. are not usually liable on mere contracts or promises made in behalf of their principals. See on this Hodgson v. Dexter
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  36. Macbeath v. Haldimand
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  37. Fox v. Drake
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  38. Osborne v. Kerr
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  39. Freeman v. Otis
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  40. cases are wanting which hold that officers not judicial, nor having any discretion to exercise on a subject, Wheeler v. Patterson
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  41. are liable in tort for misfeasances, whenever they are violations of public laws or official duties, Shepherd v. Lincoln
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  42. Gidley, Ex. of Holland v. Lord
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  43. attempts to charge persons in tort for matters which originated and existed in fact only as contracts, Bristow v. Eastman
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  44. Jennings v. Rundall
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  45. support them, as Gilbert, quoted in Tidd, 828. In others, the counsel, rather than the court, recognize them. Kempe v. Crews
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  46. Taylor v. Whitehead
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  47. Doug. 749. In others, the court refer to them but do not appear to have founded their decision on them, as Webster v. Bannister
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  48. judgment can with propriety be rendered for the plaintiff on such confession if the declaration be good. Rex v. Philips
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  49. Jones v. Bodingham
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  50. Simonton v. Winter
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