The trial of Robert W. Houston, versus General John Dicks, and others, members of a court martial, Nathaniel W. Sample, brigade inspector, Molton C. Rogers, esq., judge advocate, and Daniel Moore, deputy marshal. Being an action of trespass, instituted in the Court of common pleas, of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Containing the proceedings and opinion of the said court. Also, the arguments of counsel before the Supreme court, at a special session, held at Lancaster, on the 6th March, 1817, and the opinions of the judges of said court, delivered on the 19th May, 1817, reversing the opinion of the court below. / By George B. Porter, esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Houston, Robert W.

Contributor:

Dicks, John, active 1812-1817, defendant.

Sample, Nathaniel W., defendant.

Rogers, Molton Cropper, -1893.

Moore, Daniel, defendant.

Porter, George B. (George Bryan), 1791-1834.

Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Pennsylvania. Supreme Court.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

144, 54 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed by L. R. Bailey, 1817.

Notes:

"This is an action against John Dicks, John M'Clure, James Ankrim, John Hamilton, John Clark, John Andrews, James Boyd, George Bietz, John Dixon, George White, John Clemson, Joseph Wallace, Molton C. Rogers, esq. and Nathaniel W. Sample, junr. for a trespass."--p. 19.

The counsel were: For plaintiff, James Hopkins, esq.; for defendants, Thomas Duncan, Molton C. Rogers, George B. Porter, esquires.

"Opinion of Chief Justice Tilghman, Daniel Moore (plaintiff in error) vs. Robert W. Houston."--p. [1]-25 at end.

"Sketch of Mr. Hopkins's argument."--p. [26]-54 at end.

Cited in:

Shaw & Shoemaker 42327

Sabin 64251

OCLC:

10962953