Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture

• Miller v. Miller,
• Miller v. Miller,
• Darby v. Brig Erstern,
• Keane v. The Gloucester,

Court of Common Pleas

Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas

The Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania .The Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the state....

 of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

-History:Tribes of Lenape were the first known occupants in the area which became Philadelphia County. The first European settlers were Swedes and Finns who arrived in 1638. The Netherlands seized the area in 1655, but permanently lost control to England in 1674...

• Boinod v. Pelosi,
• Bowen v. Douglass,
• Inglis For Use Of Reede v. Inglis S Exrs,
• Innis v. Miller,
• Rapalje v. Emory,
• Cowperthwaite v. Jones,
• Rue v. Mitchell,
• Price v. Ralston,
• Woglam v. Cowperthwaite,
• Powell v. Biddle,
• Brailey v. Miller,
• Howell v. Woolfort,
• Sharpe v. Thatcher,

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is the court of last resort for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It meets in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.-History:...

• Stackhouse's Lessee v. Stackhouse,
• Taxier v. Sweet,
• Respublica v. McCarty,
• Respublica v. Weidle,
• Respublica v. Steele,
• Andrew's Lessee v. Fleming,
• Pennington v. Scott,
• Cecil's Lessee v. Lebenstone,
• Lesher's Lessee v. Levan,
• Pringle v. Black's Executors,
• McCurdy v. Potts,
• Watts v. Willigs,
• Hoare v. Allen,
• Todd v. Thompson,
• Respublica v. Matlack,
• Respublica v. Coates,
• Borger v. Searle,
• Respublica v. Griffiths,
• Tarin v. Morris,
• Douglass's Lessee v. Sanderson,
• Respublica v. Lacaze,
• Respublica v. Roberts,
• Leech v. Armitage,
• Joy's Lessee v. Cossart,
• Scott v. Crosdale,
• Thompson v. Thompson,
• Sweeny's Lessee v. Toner,
• Nichols v. Postlewaite,
• Foxcraft v. Nagle,
• Bond v. Haas's Executors,
• Ingraham v. Gibbs,
• Hood's Executors v. Nesbit,
• Caton v. McCarty,
• Gorgerat v. McCarty,
• Clayton's Lessee v. Alshouse,
• Barr v. Craig,
• Wenn v. Adams,
• Ralston v. Bell,
• Ross v. Rittenhouse,
• Marshall v. Montgomery,
• Field ex rel. Osley v. Biddle,
• McMinn v. Owen,
• Henderson v. Clarkson,
• Haldane v. Duche's Executor,
• Shaw v. Wallace,
• Wood v. Roach,
• Scott v. McKisson,
• Johns v. Nichols,
• Grubb's Executors v. Grubb's Executors,
• Knox v. Jones,
• Cupisino v. Perez,
• Respublica v. Keppele,
• Barnes's Lessee v. Irwin,
• Fitzalden v. Lee,
• Roach v. Commonwealth,
• Walker v. Gibbs,
• Fox's Lessee v. Palmer,
• Fitzgerald v. Caldwell,
• Fuller v. McCall,
• Respublica v. Richards,
• Respublica v. Honeyman,
• Burrall v. Du Blois,
• Penn's Lessee v. Hartman,
• Rapelje v. Emery,
• Warder v. Carson's Executors,
• Caignet v. Pettit,
• Kachlin v. Mulhallon,
• Respublica v. Ross,
• Ralston v. Bell,
• Ruston's Executors v. Ruston,
• Waters v. Collot,
• Barriere v. Nairac,
• Perit v. Wallis,
• Harris v. Mandeville,
• Walker v. Dilworth,
• Roberts v. Cay's Executors,
• Stiles v. Donaldson,
• Zantzinger v. Old,
• Boudinot v. Bradford,
• Greene's Case,
• Ewing v. McNair,
• Vasse v. Ball,
• Young v. Willing,
• McCarty v. Emlen,
• Camberling v. McCall,

High Court of Errors and Appeals of Pennsylvania

• Lawson v. Morrison,
• Hannum v. Spear,

United States Circuit Court

United States circuit court

The United States circuit courts were the original intermediate level courts of the United States federal court system. They were established by the Judiciary Act of 1789. They had trial court jurisdiction over civil suits of diversity jurisdiction and major federal crimes. They also had appellate...

 for the District of Pennsylvania

• Collet v. Collet
  Collet v. Collet
  Collet v. Collet, 2 U.S. 294 , was a Supreme Court of the United States decision that was the earliest appellate case docketed although it was never heard by the Court. Van Staphorst v. Maryland was the first case docketed with the court. West v...
  
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• United States v. Ravara,
• Livingston v. Swanwick,
• Armstrong v. Carson's Executors,
• Vanhorne's Lessee v. Dorrance,
• United States v. Guinet,
• Parasset v. Gautier,
• Geyger's Lessee v. Geyger,
• United States v. Caldwell,
• United States v. Insurgents of Pennsylvania,
• United States v. Stewart,
• United States v. Porter,
• United States v. Vigol,
• United States v. Mitchell,
• United States v. Mitchell,
• Hulsecamp v. Teel,
• Schermehorn v. L'Espenasse,
• Wharton's Executors v. Lowrey,
• Ketland v. The Cassius,
• United States v. Villato,
• United States v. Parker,
• Hancock v. Hillegas,
• Maxwell's Lessee v. Levy,
• Syme's Lesssee v. Irvine,
• United States v. Worrall,
• Wilkinson v. Nicklin,

Supreme Court of the United States

Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...

• Appointment Of Justices,
• Qualification Of Counsellors And Attorneys,
• West v. Barnes
  West v. Barnes
  West v. Barnes, 2 U.S. 401 , was the first United States Supreme Court decision and the earliest case calling for oral argument. Van Staphorst v. Maryland 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,...
  
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• Oswald v. New York
  Oswald v. New York
  Oswald v. New York 2 U.S. 401 was the first Supreme Court of the United States decision where an individual sued a state.No appearance was entered for the defendant state and default judgment was rendered against the state.-Opinion:...
  
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• Georgia v. Brailsford
  Georgia v. Brailsford (1792)
  Georgia v. Brailsford 2 U.S. 402 is the first United States Supreme Court case where a state was a party. The court held that "[a] State may sue in the Supreme Court to enjoin payment of a judgment in behalf of a British creditor taken on a debt, which was confiscated by the State, until it can...
  
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• Hayburn's Case
  Hayburn's Case
  Hayburn's Case, 2 U.S. 409 , 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 capacity. This was the first time that the Supreme Court addressed the...
  
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• Georgia v. Brailsford
  Georgia v. Brailsford (1793)
  Georgia v. Brailsford 2 U.S. 415 is a United States Supreme Court case continuing the case of Georgia v. Brailsford . Here, the court held that "upon a motion to dissolve that injunction, this court held that, if the state of Georgia had the title in the debt, she had an adequate remedy at law...
  
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• Chisholm v. Georgia
  Chisholm v. Georgia
  Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. 419 , is considered the first United States Supreme Court case of significance and impact. Given its date, there is little available legal precedent...
  
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• Appointment Of Paterson,