Chesnut v. Shane's Lessee
Ohio Supreme Court
This is a writ of error to the court of common picas of Ross county. The original action was ejectment for 121 acres of land. On the trial, the plaintiff below having shown title and rested, the defendant below offered a deed of the said Margaret and her husband, Jacob Shane, to the said Wm.
Read the full summary
This is a writ of error to the court of common picas of Ross county. The original action was ejectment for 121 acres of land. On the trial, the plaintiff below having shown title and rested, the defendant below offered a deed of the said Margaret and her husband, Jacob Shane, to the said Wm. Chesnut, for the promises in controversy, dated March 4, 1819, in due form upon its face, purporting to convey the same, for the consideration of $1,024, upon the back of which deed is an indorsement in these words: “The State of Ohio, Boss County, ss ; “ Personally came before me, the subscriber, a…
1Opinion of the CourtBirciiard, C. J.
The questions presented by this bill of exceptions are of deep interest, not only to the profession, but to the whole community, and involve much matter that demands a calm, careful, and serious consideration. No vexed question that was ever agitated since the formation of our state government has elicited a more general and deep interest than has the subject upon which we are now called *to pass our Judgment. It is one that has elicited the best efforts of many of the most eminent in the profession, and perhaps it is not going to far to say that it has awakened the attention, and enlisted…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jackson ex dem. Woodruff v. GilchristNew York Supreme Court · 1818
- Ridgway v. HaysU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · 1836
- Stevens v. Doe, on the Demise of HenryIndiana Supreme Court · 1843
3Cited by15 opinions
- Bonfils v. HayesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1921
- Winfield v. TruittSupreme Court of Florida · 1916
- Columbia Real Estate Title Insurance v. Columbia Title Agency, Inc.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1983
- Mandeville v. CourtrightCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1905
- Sterne v. Fletcher American Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1932
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.