See Confiscation. Georgia.
Maryland, across Delaware to Pennsyl-
Forfeiture for transporting goods from
vania, without permit and report.
Tenant by the curtesy initiate has
for treason.
not an estate forfeitable by his attainder
The charter of incorporation must be
proved, before any corporate act, or in-
strument, can be given in evidence: 415
The seal of a state proves itself, with-
out the attestation of any public officer. 116
If a record of a foreign Court of Ad-
miralty is permitted to be read to the
jury without objection, it is evidence, not
only of the grounds of the sentence, but
so far as it exhibits documents, which. if See Illegal Contract. Insurance. Voluntary
themselves produced at the trial, would
be evidence.
In an action of covenant, after eviction
of the grantee, by verdict, judgment and
execution, when the grantor may, or
may not, give evidence of title. 436. (1)
Goods taken in execution permitted to
remain in the hands of the defendant,
Assignments.
FREIGHT.
See Insurance.
G
GEORGIA.
When the assured may abandon, and
claim for a total loss, by capture. -446
A cargo was carried, upon contract, to
a foreign port, and there tendered to the
consignee; but the government of the
place, refusing permission to land it, it
was brought back again: Held that the
freight was earned; and that the assured,
in a policy on freight, could neither re-
cover for a total, or a partial, loss.
Freight paid in advance is an insurable
interest; is liable to an average loss; and
the assured, in a policy, on freight ad-
vanced, may recover an average loss,
arising from the payment of salvage. 459
What lien on goods, is an insurable in-
terest; but if the goods themselves are
insured by the person claiming the lien,
as agent for the owner of the goods, he
cannot recover on a capture and restitu-
tion of the goods to the owner, who does
not satisfy the lien.
463
a foreign country, it is not murder cog-
An incident of every judgment in nizable by the courts of the United
Pennsylvania.
States, under the act of congress. 426
Extent of the admiralty jurisdiction.
App. i.
Whether the Federal Courts have a
common law jurisdiction in criminal
426. App. xxvi.
See Foreign Courts. Lex Loci. Evidence..
Where the contract of the captain of
The use and obligation of letters of a ship, in a foreign port, will bind the
owner personally.
Merchant accepting a consignment,
is bound to pursue the orders that accom-
Whether land can be sold by virtue of
Objections to the regularity of pro- a judgment, without a scire facias against
ceedings on a writ of partition.
Infancy may be given in evidence on
the plea of non-assumpsit.
An appeal dismissed, it not appearing
that the orphan's court had pronounced
a definitive decree.
Permitting goods levied upon by exe-
cution to remain in the hands of the de-
fendant, how far a subsequent execution
shall prevail.
167
If issue is joined on the pleas of non-
assumpsit, and payment, whether the
defendant may strike out the former plea,
at the time of trial.
205. (25)
Stating the prosecutor, in a forcible
entry and detainer, was disseised, ne-
cessarily implies a previous seisin. 212
When the plaintiff is too late to strike
off a rule of reference, and discontinue
his suit.
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