Legal Opinion

Lytle v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 15, 1856PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from the Chcmcery Court for Pulaski County. The Hon. HulbeRT F. Fairchild, Chancellor. This cause was argued at great length, before the Hon. C. C. Scott and Hon. T. B. Hanly, Judges — the Hon. E. H. ENGlish, Chief Justice, being disqualified' — by Messrs. Fowler &■ Stillwell, for the appellants, and by Mr. S. II.

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Appeal from the Chcmcery Court for Pulaski County. The Hon. HulbeRT F. Fairchild, Chancellor. This cause was argued at great length, before the Hon. C. C. Scott and Hon. T. B. Hanly, Judges — the Hon. E. H. ENGlish, Chief Justice, being disqualified' — by Messrs. Fowler &■ Stillwell, for the appellants, and by Mr. S. II. Hempstead for the appel-lees, upon the testimony in relation to the alleged fraud, in proving the pre-emption right; the defence, made by some of the defendants, that they were purchasers without notice; and their claim to compensation for improvements: also by Messrs.…

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Soott :

This cause was brought here by appeal from the Chancery Court for Pulaski county.

The land in controversy is the north-west fractional quarter of section numbered two, in township number one north, range No. 12 west, east of the Quaqaw line, containing, according to the government surveys, thirty acres and 88-100 of an acre.

The original bill sought the recovery of this tract together with other adjoining lands. The allegations of that bill are sufficiently stated in the reports of the case in 7 Eng. Rep., p. 9 to 21, and in Howard's Rep. 315, and need not here be repeated.

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Kingsland v. RapelyeNew York Court of Chancery · 1833
  2. Henry Miller's Heirs & Devisees v. M'IntyreSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  3. Marsteller and Others v. McCleanSupreme Court of the United States · 1812
  4. Allen v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1829
  5. Thallhimer v. BrinckerhoffNew York Supreme Court · 1824

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Davis v. WebberSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1899
  2. Greenleaf v. Minneapolis, St. Paul, & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Merchants' Protective Ass'n v. JacobsenIdaho Supreme Court · 1912
  4. Moore v. WilsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
  5. In re MatthewsDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1901

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