Douglas v. Dangerfield
Ohio Supreme Court
This is a bill in chancery, from the county of Payette. - On October 15, 1797, Theodoric Bland entered 1,333J acres of land, on part of a military warrant, No. 209. No. of entry, 1,122. This entry was surveyed by John O’Bannan, deputy surveyor, on October 20, 1797, and is situated in the county of Fayette.
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This is a bill in chancery, from the county of Payette. - On October 15, 1797, Theodoric Bland entered 1,333J acres of land, on part of a military warrant, No. 209. No. of entry, 1,122. This entry was surveyed by John O’Bannan, deputy surveyor, on October 20, 1797, and is situated in the county of Fayette. Subsequently, and after the organization of the state government of Ohio, this land, in conformity with the laws of the state, was entered for taxation, but was never patented to Bland. In December, 1829, the taxes for that and the preceding year being unpaid, the land was sold for the…
1Opinion of the CourtHitchcock, J.
This is a case of some considerable importance, whether we consider the amount of property in contest, or the principles involved. The amount of property exceeds 1,300 acres of land, which' the complainant claims that he is entitled to, and for which he has paid, or rather originally paid, I17.53J. Having paid this much for the land, he now attempts, in a court of chancery, to force the legal title from the defendants. If there had been, between these partios, a contract of purchase and sale of this land for the same amount of purchase money, had this purchase money been‘paid, and had an…
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