Kerr v. Watts
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal .from the Circuit Court of Ohio. Ferdinando O’Neal was owner of a Virginia military warrant for 4,000 acres of land, dated the 17th of Juty, 1783, and employed Nathaniel Massie, a deputy surveyor, to locate it, and to survey and return the plats. John Watts purchased the right of O’Neal, and on the 7th of January, 1801, paid Massie 50 pounds in full satisfaction for locating and surveying the warrant.
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Appeal .from the Circuit Court of Ohio. Ferdinando O’Neal was owner of a Virginia military warrant for 4,000 acres of land, dated the 17th of Juty, 1783, and employed Nathaniel Massie, a deputy surveyor, to locate it, and to survey and return the plats. John Watts purchased the right of O’Neal, and on the 7th of January, 1801, paid Massie 50 pounds in full satisfaction for locating and surveying the warrant. On the 3d of August, 1787, Massie made an entry on part of O’Neal’s warrant for 1,000 acres. On the same day an entry had “been made for 1,000 acres for Robert Powell, which was purchased…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Johnson
This cause has its origin in the case decided in this Court between Watts and Massie, in the year 1810.
Former decision in this case revised and confirmed. Hole in Eqtoity as to who are necessary parties, how far applicable to this case.
That suit came up from the Kentucky District, and was prosecuted there because Massie, the defendant, then resided in that State, and either was, or was supposed to be, actually seised of the land in question.
Since that decision, it has been ascertained that the present defendants are in possession of the land, or the greater part of it; and Massie also having…
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