Hamilton v. Hendrix's heirs

*67OPINION of the Court, by

Judge Bibb.

In the month of April, 1798, Hamilton exhibited his bill, pray*68ing an injunction against the award of restitution, upo» an inquisition of forcible entry and detainer, taken and found against him. He made claim to the land by purchase of 6& acres of Ralph Morgan, who purchased cf Andrew Swearingen (son and. heir of Thomas Swearin-gen, deceased) 500 acres of land, legally and specially entered and surveyed, in the name of said decedent, oa aland office treasury warrant, No. 9856, on the 22d of January, 1783. This purchase he states to have been made in 1796,…