Colson v. Thompson
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from a decree of the circuit court for the district of Kentucky. The appellee filed his bill in that court, stating that, m the year 1779, a number of persons amongst whom was the defendant below, who is the appellant in this court, employe„d him, the complainant,, to locate lands for them, in the then district of Kentucky; that he received from the defendant certain land warrants to the amount of 25,000 acres, which he located for him on the 20th of May, 1780. That…
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Appeal from a decree of the circuit court for the district of Kentucky. The appellee filed his bill in that court, stating that, m the year 1779, a number of persons amongst whom was the defendant below, who is the appellant in this court, employe„d him, the complainant,, to locate lands for them, in the then district of Kentucky; that he received from the defendant certain land warrants to the amount of 25,000 acres, which he located for him on the 20th of May, 1780. That the terms on which he was to do the business were, that the owner of the warrants should furnish all the money that…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Washington
In deciding this case we are necessarily led to the . examination of the following questions: 1. What was the contract between'these parties, the specific, execution of which is sought to be enforced by this bill, and how is it proved ? 2. Has the complainant entitled himself to ask for an execution of the contract, in case the same should be sufficiently proved ?
The amended bill states that the complainant received certain land warrants from the defendant with instructions to locate the same in Kentucky, but that no particular stipulation was made respecting the compensation which he was to…
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