Adams County v. McCoy

The Board of Supervisors of Adams County has appealed from a decree of the Adams County Chancery Court refusing to cancel the claims of appellees, McCoy (and others), to certain "lieu" school lands, claimed to be clouds upon the county's title to such lands, and, on cross-bill filed by appellees, cancelling the county's claim of ownership, as a cloud upon appellees' title thereto, and confirming title in appellees as owners of the land.

The land in question was set apart by the United States Congress as lieu school land in 1806. Since the history, purpose and status of such lands have been…