[Download] "John Hawkins and William May, Plaintiffs in Error v. Joshua Barney's Lessee" by United States Supreme Court # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: John Hawkins and William May, Plaintiffs in Error v. Joshua Barney's Lessee
- Author : United States Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 01, 1831
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 80 KB
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This is a writ of error to a judgment of the circuit court of Kentucky, brought to reverse the decision of that court on a bill of exceptions. The suit was ejectment, by Barney, brought to recover a part of a tract of 50,000 acres of land, in possession of Mr Hawkins, within the limits of his patent. Both parties claimed under Virginia patents, of which Barney's was the eldest. The plaintiff below proved a grant to Barbour, and a conveyance from the patentee to himself. The defendant below proved a grant to one May, a conveyance from May to Greemer, and from Creemer to himself. He then proved that Creemer entered into possession under May, in 1796, and resided on the land so conveyed to him, until he sold to defendant below; who has had peaceable possession of the premises ever since, until the present suit was brought, which was May 4th, 1817.