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Legal documents

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Andrews et al. vs. Durant et al. notes and document

 Collection — Manuscript box 31 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065246344]
Identifier: 1112m
Scope and content

Printed document laying out the particulars of the case as it came before the New York State Court of Appeals in 1854. Also, a letter from attorney B.F. Greene to attorney F. Kernan concerning the case (1859), and notes evidently for a judge's decision in the case (undated).

Dates: 1854-1859.

Bentley vs. Hanna legal documents

 Collection — Manuscript box 31 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065246302]
Identifier: 1102m
Scope and content

4 items including manuscript and printed legal documents on the appeal in the case, which came before the Court of Appeals of New York State. Printed documents lay out the attorneys' arguments for and against reversing the initial judgment. The manuscript appears to be a draft of the judge's verdict in the appeal.

Dates: circa 1852-1854.

Dole vs. Fellows legal documents

 Collection — Manuscript box 31 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065246336]
Identifier: 1111m
Scope and content

Printed documents laying out the various sides of the case as it came before the New York State Supreme Court and the state Court of Appeals. Included are the points made by the attorneys for the defendant and the plaintiff, and opinions of two judges.

Dates: 1850-1854.

Ruckman vs. Cowell legal documents

 Collection — Manuscript box 8 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065240909]
Identifier: 1135m
Scope and content

6 items, including legal documents in the case as it came before the New York State Court of Appeals, including a printed account of the case and notice of appeal, points for the appellant, and decisions by the judges in the case.

Dates: circa 1852.

Taber and McBain vs. Cooper legal documents

 Collection — Manuscript box 8 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065240859]
Identifier: 1128m
Scope and content

Printed and manuscript documents concerning the case, including a statement of the case, manuscript drafts of the decisions of two of the judges, the arguments in favor of the appellant, and the arguments in favor of the respondents.

Dates: 1853?

Wall vs. Howard Insurance Company list of points for the plaintiffs

 Collection — Manuscript box 31 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065246310]
Identifier: 1103m
Scope and content

A printed document making the case for the plaintiffs. It includes details on how rope was manufactured in the building and who did the work.

Dates: ca. 1850