Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume 13Published for John Conrad and Company, 1852 |
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... claim , and the United States appealed . It was argued by Mr. Crittenden , ( Attorney - General , ) for the United States , and by Messrs . Janin and Taylor , for the ap- pellee . Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court ...
... claim , and the United States appealed . It was argued by Mr. Crittenden , ( Attorney - General , ) for the United States , and by Messrs . Janin and Taylor , for the ap- pellee . Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court ...
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... claiming under him , would have presented a proper case for confirming the title under the act ; and the decree of the court below in favor of the claim might well be sustained . But no possession of the land was ever taken under this ...
... claiming under him , would have presented a proper case for confirming the title under the act ; and the decree of the court below in favor of the claim might well be sustained . But no possession of the land was ever taken under this ...
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... claim or assertion of right to the land , and absence even of any proof of the actual existence of the grant for the period of more than thirty - six years , we are of opinion , lay a foundation for the inference or presumption of ...
... claim or assertion of right to the land , and absence even of any proof of the actual existence of the grant for the period of more than thirty - six years , we are of opinion , lay a foundation for the inference or presumption of ...
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... claim of right or title made under it until 1837 , nor any evidence given to account for the neglect , the presumption is that the claim had , been aban- doned . In this case , also , there was no proof that the persons who purported to ...
... claim of right or title made under it until 1837 , nor any evidence given to account for the neglect , the presumption is that the claim had , been aban- doned . In this case , also , there was no proof that the persons who purported to ...
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... claiming under him ; nor of any claim of right to the possession ; or of any right or title under the concession , or of the actual existence even of the con- cession itself , until the application to the register and receiver in 1837 ...
... claiming under him ; nor of any claim of right to the possession ; or of any right or title under the concession , or of the actual existence even of the con- cession itself , until the application to the register and receiver in 1837 ...
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