Legal Opinion
Stephens v. McCargo
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 18, 1824PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
22 U.S. 502 (1824)
9 Wheat. 502
STEPHENS, Appellant,
v.
M'CARGO and others, Respondents.
Supreme Court of United States.
March 16, 1824.
2Opinion of the Court · MarshallChief Justice Marshall
This is an appeal from a decree pronounced by the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kentucky, directing the appellant to convey to the respondents certain lands mentioned in their bill, and claimed by them under two distinct titles.
The board of commissioners granted a certificate of pre-emption on the 26th day of April, 1780, to Benjamin Harrison, for 1000 acres of land, which certificate contained, within itself, a good location.
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