Crommelin v. Minter
Supreme Court of Alabama
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Coosa. Action of trespass to try title. The land described in the declaration, is the south-east fractional quarter of fractional section 24, of township 18, of range 18. The verdict is, that the jury find for the plaintiffs, and “ that the right and title to the said land, in the said plaintiffs’ declaration mentioned, to wit: fifty acres of the south-east fractional quarter of fractional section 24, of township 18, of range 18, to be…
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Coosa. Action of trespass to try title. The land described in the declaration, is the south-east fractional quarter of fractional section 24, of township 18, of range 18. The verdict is, that the jury find for the plaintiffs, and “ that the right and title to the said land, in the said plaintiffs’ declaration mentioned, to wit: fifty acres of the south-east fractional quarter of fractional section 24, of township 18, of range 18, to be in the said plaintiffs,” and damages are assessed at $140 62. The judgment is, that the plaintiffs recover of the…
1Opinion of the CourtCollier, C. J.
It -was conceded by the Circuit Court, that the certificate of the commissioner of the general land office, furnished evidence of the right of Tallasse Fixico to occupy the premises in question, under the first article of the treaty of 1814, with the Creek Indians. But it was denied that any judicial or other proceeding was necessary on the part of the United States, in order to ascertain the reservee’s abandonment, before the government could grant or dispose of the land.
The first article of the treaty referred to, provides, “ that where any possession of any chief, or warrior, of the Creek…
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- Jackson ex dem. Klock v. HudsonNew York Supreme Court · 1808
- Jackson ex dem. Mancius v. LawtonNew York Supreme Court · 1813
- Fowke v. DarnallCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1824
- Doe ex dem. Pollard's heirs v. FilesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1841
- Foster v. JoiceU.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey · 1819
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- Tapia v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Saltmarsh v. CrommelinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1854
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