Goodell v. Jackson ex dem. Smith
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
IN ERROR to the Supreme Court, p. 188—194. Vide, S. C. ante
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
Two questions have been made and discussed in this case:(1) Whether William, the only lawful issue of John Sagoharase, the Oneida Indian, was competent to take, and hold as heir, the lands in question, which had been granted to his father by the patent of the 13th of July, 1793 ?(3) Whether Peter Smith acquired a lawful title to those lands by the deed from William, the heir, in the year 1797 ?
1. The patent is stated to have issued in pursuance of the act of the legislature of the 6th of April, 1790, and it grants the lands, in the usual form, to Lieutenant John Sagoharase, "…
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