The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-04-17
A Troublesome Case Settled,


A Troublesome Case Settled,
AN APPEAL TO THE HIGHEST JUDICIAL AUTHOR
lTY.
The following is ibesynopsis of a case which
recently came before the Supreme Court of
the United States 1t is somewhat rcmarka.
bic that it should have gone through no less
thnn seven courts, and the legal questions
involved have been finally settled, in the short
space of two years. "Thc laws delays" is
provcrbal; hut in this one case. at least
counsel can not he accused Of trying chow
not to do To-
Woodrow u Richardson, of Havre &c Grace
VS.. William II. Black Of Cecil county. IN the
Supreme Court of the United States, at Wash.
ington.
On Friday last, April 10Th, on motion of Judge
frlce OF this county, made on behalf Of the
plaintiffs, in the supreme Court of the United
States, the appeal Of the defendants from the
United States Circuit Court for Maryland, was
dismissed.
This case commenced in the Circuit Court for
Cecil county, on the l1th Of January, 1872, and
was brought to recover damages for the refusal
OF the defendant to allow the plaintiffs to COM
pletc dwelling house they had contracted to
build for defendant, on his farm in Cecil county
Since that time the case passed through Sepen
CouIls, lOuT courts ana three United States
courts, VIZ: the circuit court for Cecil county
the circuit court for Baltimore county the Su.
pcrior Court OF Baltimore city, the Court Of APP
peals Of Maryland, the U. S. District Court for
the District of Maryland, the U. S. Circuit Court
Tor the District of Maryland, and the Supreme
Court of the United States
lii ne superior Court the verdict Of the jury
was Tor S3,2o2o6-thc entire amount of the
claim of the plaintiffs, with interest, and with.
out Inc least abatement. The case was there
trlcu ny IL: D. cuttings, Esq, and Judge Price,
1or the plalntlfis, and by Albert Constable, Esq,
Of Ceci! county, and 7. Holins Buchanan, Esq,
Oh Baltimore city, for defendant. In the L. 5.
District court and i'll the U. S. circuit court it
was argued by Judge Price and Mr.. Cuttings, for
inc plaintiffs, and by Mr.. Constable and Mr..
buchaian lor 'ne defendant. In the Court OF
Appeals II was argued by Judge Price and Mr..
Machcm, OF Baltimore for Woodrow e. Richard
son, (appellees,) and by MIR. Constable for appel.
liant, lBiack) In the Supreme Court OF the
IhliGd states 1t was argued, on printed briefs,
ny Judge Price and Cuttings & Machem, for
woodrow ~ Richardson, (appellees,) ard no ar.
gnmcnt on behalf OF appellant, BLACK
In Inc Court OF Appeals the Judgment of the
superior Court, lJudge Dobbin,) was affirmed !;
ana IN the I. ). diStrict court Black was declar-
ca a oannkrupt, ana on appeal to the United
states CIRCUIT Court This judgment of the U. s.
District Court was affirmed On appeal from
ms Judgment to the Supreme Court of the
United States the appeal from the latter udg-
Hent WAS dismissed.
At the trial, in the L. s. District Court, il
was proven. by the record, that the verdict of
the Jury IN Tie superior Court, was recorded on
the nh OF March, 1873 for Sd, 252 o. and on the
same day motions for new trial and arrest of
Judgment were made by Black; and pending
these motions. namely, on 18th March 1874
Black executed two deeds to his wife, one of
his real property. In consideration of $lO,O
aud the OTHER OF his personal property; considera
| tion not recollected. That afterwards in April.
| 1873, the motion for new trial was withdrawn,
and the motion in arrest of Judgment oge,ruled,
after full argument by Mr.. Constable and Mr.
Buchanan for Black, and Judge Price and Mr.,
X. j. Cuttings for Woodrow & Richardson That
the appeal was then taken TO the Court of AID.
| pcnis, uut no appeal bond ever filed II was
also proven, 10y Blacks wife, that after she YER
diet ION the same or the next day. Black went
1 nrert V and orcd i"' s 'ohdtd to SCI
/ That she bought it from him for the eonsidera.
ito" Ill., ,, ,h ,hr ae'u+, ana pad him for
avn money nuI Ter own r.iir7a1 i WIN neI
! United States bonds. That she hamhc1 J her
money and bonds TO the magistrate, and h..
counted them and banded them to her husband
She admitted that she knew, at The time, that
nei uso"ha haa i1s' ease IN Baltimore, but
uu no' h'oM W pc r mn NC tncn owed dol
h"cnnsa ee ,yt ~ rh I uonSa .He properly
own money and bonds, and that sin ha m,.m her
husband sill had these bonds, w "''
On this testimony the counsel for Black con.
tended that as it was clear Black was not in.
solvent, but amply able TO pay all his debts; and
also eiri'f , s, 'nG SAFE TO ms wife was real
n ," "' ao al, ii R nn'' ,nn, 'neteioc Tor max
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