Treble damages case on set off in tort action
Fate Intelligence involves McMillan agt Morse & Co in a March 1861 general term matter. Plaintiff seeks treble damages for logging taken without owner consent while defendants attempt a counter claim based on an account assigned from third parties. The court sustains the plaintiff demurrer, holding counter claims cannot arise from contracts not connected to the action. A Boston anecdote follows about a young lady offering flannel shirts for soldiers, with donors receiving finished goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMillan Agt
Morse & CO
Lord LA Crossello
Ptf
McMillan & Woodward
Lyndes and
Losey
Troyer
Boston
Wisconsin Circuit Court Terms Change Act 1861
The act changes the times of general terms for the Sixth and Eleventh Judicial Circuits in Wisconsin and detaches Richland County to join the Sixth Circuit. It specifies new court dates for Crawford, Bad Ax, La Crosse, Monroe, Jackson, Richland, Trempealeau, Buffalo, Pepin, Eau Claire, Clark, Chippewa, and Prairie du Chien. The act takes effect July 1, 1861.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Crawford
Bad Ax
County of
la Crosse
Monroe
Jackson
Trempealeau
Buffalo
Pepin
Eau Claire
Clark
Chippewa
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Sixth Judicial
A. D
London bankers reject Confederate loan bid in blunt letter
Bisuorants Struss Within, London, replies to J Singleton Crawford of Charleston, DC, declining to broker a 15 million dollar Confederate loan. The letter cites disreputable facts, British disdain for repudiation, and warns of failed prospects in the London market. Storage and Co. call the CSA actions treasonous and pledge to discourage further dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messia, Slope & Co
London
Crawford
Charleston
D. C
Confederate States of America
Bisuorants Struss
Fo J. Singleton Crawford, Esq
S. C
Florida
Mississippi
Equador
Pernambuco
Patagonia
Arkansas
Gulf States
United States
Lord Palmerston
C. A
Soldier's Desperate Letter To His Sweetheart In Senate Chamber
A fiery, ardent soldier once quartered in the Senate Chamber left a love letter on a senator's desk. His vows were grand as he swore devotion amid war. He pledged that he would not return to battle until he carried the heart of the traitor Jeff Davis, in his breaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renata
Arma
Jeff Davis
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Fate Intelligence
Circuit Court
Granoe Garr
General Laws of
Dreary Lane Theatre
Europe
England
Morgan
Store & Co
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