David Sommer
Report: Cases 1815-1829

Total Court of Appeals Cases:	160

#=Case Name
L=Lawyers
A=Author
I=General Issue
T=Time

1. 	Harvey v. Waddle
L	Winder, W. Dorsey
A	Opinion not signed
I	Slave’s Rights / Rights of minors
T	1810

2.	Baltimore Ins. Co. v. M’Faden
L	Pinkney, Harper, Winder
A	Johnson
I	Validity of insurance policy
T	1799-1813

3.	Chappell & Stansbury v. Wysham
L	Winder, Murray
A	Buchanan, Johnson
I	Wartime maritime issue; illegal contract prevents right of action between parties
T	1812

4.	The Marine Bank of Baltimore v. Biays
L	Martin, Winder, R. Johnson, Williams
A	Chase, Johnson
I	Shareholder’s right to corporate dividends
T	1811

5.	Dukehart’s Ex’rs v. State
L	Williams, R. Johnson, Winder
A	Unsigned
I	Whether evidence of a lease can be admitted to recover property of deceased
T	1803-1805

6.	Woods v. Schroeder
L	Harper, Boyd
A	Unsigned
I	Debt issue: recovery for bad check
T	1813

7.	Mactier v. Wirgman
L	Harper, Scott, Pinkney, Winder
A	Buchanan
I	Admiralty: when can freight be earned for shipping (departure or arrival at destination)
T	1810

8.	Boehme v. Aisquita
L	Dorsey
A	Unsigned
I	Action under statute forbidding usury
T	1805

9.	Taylor & Warren v. Ferguson & Robertson
L	Harper, Pinkney
A	Buchanan
I	Insurance of goods on a sea vessel
T	1802

10.	Fulton v. Lewis
L	Montgomery, Jenings, Scott, Glenn
A	Unsigned
I	Freedom of a slave
T	1793-96

11.	Owings & Chesterton v. Nicholson & Williams
L	Martin, Buchanan, Winder, Harper
A	Chase
I	Action to recover for shipping costs
T	1810

12.	Wagner v. White
L	Winder, Pinkney, R. Johnson
A	Buchanan
I	Whether fire destroying house excuses tenant from paying rent
T	Not stated

13.	White v. Wagner
L	Raymond, Winder
A	Buchanan
I	Tenant liability for mob destruction
T	1812

14.	Howard v. Rogers, 4 H & J 278
L	Harper, Taney, Martin, Winder, Winchester
A	Chase
I	Interpreting language of a deed
T	1792-96

15.	Lansdale Ex’x v. Ghequire, 4 H & J 257
L	Magruder, Stephen, Winder, Moale
A	Unsigned
I	Statute of limitations and creditor’s rights
T	1795-1803

16.	Walls v. Hemsley, 4 H & J 243
L	Chambers, Harrison, Carmichael
A	Unsigned
I	Slave’s freedom following wartime capture of vessel
T	1812-14

17.	Henderson v. Negro Tom, 4 H & J 282
L	Kell, Winder
A	Unsigned
I	Slave’s freedom
T	1792

18.	Horne v. Lyeth, 4 H & J 431
L	Martin, Mitchell, Pinkney, Scott
A	Dorsey
I	Ground rent ejectments
T	1782

19.	Woods v. Fulton and Starck, 4 H & J 329
L	Winder, Martin, Pinkney
A	Dorsey
I	Failure to record a mortgage (fraud or negligence?)
T	1811

20.	Jolly’s Adm’rs. v. The Baltimore Equitable Society for Insuring Houses from Loss by Fire 
L	Wirt, Taney, Williams	
A	Dorsey
I	Whether repairing the residence breaks insurance covenant
T	1814

21.	Betts v. The Union Bank of Maryland, 4 H & G 175
L	J. Glenn, R. Johnson
A	Stephen
I	Marriage as consideration of a deed
T	1819

22.	Sauerwein v. Brunner, 1 H & G 477
L	Mitchell, R. B. Magruder, Kennedy, Mayer, Cruse
A	Stephen
I	Usury
T	1819

23.	Karthous v. Owings
L	Winder, Dorsey, Martin, Moale, Winchester
A	Chase
I	Dispute over the shipping of goods
T	1807

24.	Barney v. Prentiss & Carter
L	Winder, Murray
A	Johnson
I	Action to recover property lost by stage coach co.
T	1812

25	M’Mechan & Sullivan v. Maggs
L	Martin, Kell
A	Unsigned
I	Property dispute among family members
T	1805-09

26	Carroll v. Smith
L	Harper, Martin
A	Unsigned
I	Action to recover damages for trespass
T	1784-85

27.	Taylor v. Terme
L	Pinkney, Winder, Martin
A	Unsigned
I	Action to recover unpaid wages
T	1808

28.	Adreon v. Hawkins
L	Winder, Williams
A	Chase
I	Action for ejectments for failure to pay rent
T	1810

29.	Kenner & Henders v. Kennedy & Cox
L	Harper, Dorsey
A	Unsigned
I	Action to recover contract damages for purchase of cotton
T	1806

30.	M’Mechen v. The Mayor and City of Baltimore
L	Martin, Pinkney, Harper, Winder
A	Unsigned
I	Action to recover debt from city
T	1803