United States v. Hughes
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. The attorney of the United States filed an information in the nature of a bill in chancery against David M. Hughes, who was the real defendant, and also against Sewall and Hudson,nominal defendants. On the 12th of April, 1814, Congress passed an act (3 Stat. at Large, 122) for. the final adjustment of land titles in the State of Louisiana and Territory of Missouri.
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This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Louisiana. The attorney of the United States filed an information in the nature of a bill in chancery against David M. Hughes, who was the real defendant, and also against Sewall and Hudson,nominal defendants. On the 12th of April, 1814, Congress passed an act (3 Stat. at Large, 122) for. the final adjustment of land titles in the State of Louisiana and Territory of Missouri. The fifth section was as follows: — “ Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That every person, and the. legal representatives -of every…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Catron
The attorney of the United States for the District of Louisiana on behalf of the United States filed an information in the nature of a bill in chancery, against David M. Hughes, having for its object the repeal and surrender of a patent for 175-AAj-acres of land, made to Plughes by the President of the United States, April 16, 1841. The bill proceeds on the ground that said patent was fraudulently obtained, being in violation of the rights of Sewall and Hudson, deriving title from John Good-bee, who entered the land as his preemption claim under the act of April 12,1814, paid the…
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