Brummett v. Scott
Tennessee Supreme Court
EROM WEAKLEY. Appeal in Error from the Circuit Court, October Term, 1870, James D. Portee, J. cited Thomas v. Tankersley, 5 Col., 165; Kerr v. Porter, 1 Tenn., 15, 16; Act of 1777, c. 1, s. 5; 1783, c. 2, s. 11; Preamble to 1786, c. 20; Lester v. Craig, Cooke, 365; Graham v. Dudley, Cooke, 353; Goodloe v. Wilson, 2 Tenn., 59, 60, 61; Beid v. Dodson, 1 Tenn., 402; Craig v. Leiper, 2 Yer., 193'; Murfree v. Logan, 2 Tenn., 593; 1-Hay., 107; Beid v. Buford, 1 Tenn., 419;…
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EROM WEAKLEY. Appeal in Error from the Circuit Court, October Term, 1870, James D. Portee, J. cited Thomas v. Tankersley, 5 Col., 165; Kerr v. Porter, 1 Tenn., 15, 16; Act of 1777, c. 1, s. 5; 1783, c. 2, s. 11; Preamble to 1786, c. 20; Lester v. Craig, Cooke, 365; Graham v. Dudley, Cooke, 353; Goodloe v. Wilson, 2 Tenn., 59, 60, 61; Beid v. Dodson, 1 Tenn., 402; Craig v. Leiper, 2 Yer., 193'; Murfree v. Logan, 2 Tenn., 593; 1-Hay., 107; Beid v. Buford, 1 Tenn., 419; Anderson v. Cannon, Cooke, 27; Winchester v. Gleaves, 3 H^y., 212; Hickman v. Gaither, 2 Yer., 200; Brown v. McCann, 5 Hay.,…
1Opinion of the CourtNicholson, C. J.
This was an action of ejectment for a tract of land in "Weakly county, in which the plaintiff below obtained a verdict and judgment.
On the trial, plaintiff relied on a grant from the State of Tennessee, dated on the 1st of December, 1857, and based on an entry made on the 27th of October, 1853, as recited on the face of the grant. He also read and relied on a copy of the entry, Ho. "969, dated October 27th, 1853, and upon the plat and certificate of survey, dated March 19th, 1856.
Defendant relied on a grant from the State of Tennessee, dated November 27th, 1869, and a copy of the entry, No.…
2Cited by1 opinion
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