 | 1889 - 852 sider
...adopted by the United States. In the case of Wheaton vs. Peters, 8 Peters' Reports, 591, the court says: "It is clear there can be no common law of the United States. The common law could be made a part of our federal system only by legislative adoption." In the absence,... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - 1890 - 1014 sider
...their creation." United States v. Hudson, 7 Craned, 82. See United States i: Coolidge, 1 Wheat. 415. " It is clear there can be no common law of the United...customs, and common law. There is no principle which ptrvades the Union, and has the authority of law, that is not embodied in the Constitution or laws... | |
 | 1890 - 986 sider
..." US v. ffudson(iSi2), 7 Cranch. (ii US) 32. Sect'. S. v. Coolidge (1816), i Wheat. (14 US) 415. " It is clear there can be no common law of the United States. Thefederal government is composed of twenty-four sovereign and independent States, each of which may... | |
 | 1892 - 300 sider
...based is that of Wheaton v. Peters (8 Peters, 591), decided in AD 1834. What it did decide is this: "It is clear there can be no common law of the United States. * * * When therefore a common law right is asserted, we must look to the State in which the controversy... | |
 | Emlin McClain - 1900 - 1134 sider
...were shown to exist in England, does the same right exist, and to the same extent, in this country ? It is clear, there can be no common law of the United...independent States; each of which may have its local usages, cuetoms, and common law. There is no principle which pervades the Union, and has the authority of law,... | |
 | 1902 - 478 sider
...more firmly established by its decision than that "there can be no common law of the United States;" "there is no principle which pervades the Union and...embodied in the Constitution or laws of the Union;" "we must ascertain the common law of each State by its general policy, the usages sanctioned by its... | |
 | Frank Hendrick - 1906 - 604 sider
...5 the court, in its opinion by Mr. Justice McLean, said: "It is clear there can be no common law in the United States. The Federal government is composed...have its local usages, customs, and common law. There 1 Delmas v. Insurance Co., 14 Wall. 661; see Bridge Proprietors v. Hoboken Co., 1 Wall. 175. 1 Gelpcke... | |
 | Albert H. Putney - 1908 - 392 sider
...States or general government, it is a part of the law of each individual State except Louisiana. * "It is clear, there can be no common law of the United States." Wheaton vs. Peters, 8 Peters, 591, 657. "There is no common law of the United States in the sense of... | |
 | William Lawrence Clark - 1909 - 524 sider
...independent States, each of which has its local usages, customs, common law, constitution and statutes, but there is no principle which pervades the Union and...authority of law that is not embodied in the constitution of the United States or in an act of congress passed in pursuance thereof. But a court of the United... | |
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It is clear there can be no common law of the United States. The Federal Government is composed of twenty-four sovereign and independent States, each of which may have its local usages, customs, .and common law. There is no principle which pervades the... 
