Lewis v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Missouri
ERROR to Platte Circuit Court. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. That the facts stated in the bill and admitted by the demurrer,, show the complainant entitled to a pre-emption right to the land in dispute, by the virtue of the act of Congress of the 1st June, 1840, and the acts to which it is amendátory.
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ERROR to Platte Circuit Court. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. That the facts stated in the bill and admitted by the demurrer,, show the complainant entitled to a pre-emption right to the land in dispute, by the virtue of the act of Congress of the 1st June, 1840, and the acts to which it is amendátory. (See Acts.) 2. That Jesse and James Lewis, being joint pre-emptors on n. w. qr. s. 18, t. 52, r. 84, were confined to the same, and had no right to any other lands by virtue of the act 22d June, 1838. (See the act.) 3. That the pre-emption right of complainant to the land in dispute, is superior in…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, J.
This was a bill in equity, filed by complainant below, who is plaintiff in error, against the defendant, praying that the defendant may be decreed to convey to complainant a half quarter section of land, for which he had improperly, and against law, obtained a certificate of the right of pre-emption from the Register and Receiver of the U. States Land Office, in the north-western land district.
There was a controversy between complainant and defendant relative to a right of pre-emption to a half qr. section of land, under the acts of Congress of June 22, 1838, and June 1, 1840. The Register…
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