Maynard v. Hill
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OP THE TERRITORY OP WASHINGTON. The case, as stated by the court, was as follows: This is a suit in equity to charge the defendants,' as trustees of certain lands in King County, "Washington'Territory, and compel a conveyance thereof to the plaintiffs.. The lands are described as lots 9, 10, 13, and 14, of' section 4; and lots 6, 7, 8, and 9, of section 5, in township 24 north, range 4 east, Willamette meridian.
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APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OP THE TERRITORY OP WASHINGTON. The case, as stated by the court, was as follows: This is a suit in equity to charge the defendants,' as trustees of certain lands in King County, "Washington'Territory, and compel a conveyance thereof to the plaintiffs.. The lands are described as lots 9, 10, 13, and 14, of' section 4; and lots 6, 7, 8, and 9, of section 5, in township 24 north, range 4 east, Willamette meridian. The case comes here on appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Co'urt of the Territory, sustaining the defendants’ demurrer, and dismissing the complaint.…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Field, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
' As seen by the statement of the case, two questions are presented for our consideration: first, ivas the act of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon of the 22d of December, 1852, declaring the bonds of matrimony between David S. Maynard and his wife dissolved, valid and- effectual to divorce the parties; and, second, if valid and effectual for that purpose, did such divorce defeat any rights of the wife to a portion of the donation claim.
The act of Congress creating the Territory of Oregon, and…
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