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Ludlam v. . Ludlam

New York Court of Appeals

Decided March 5, 1863PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Our statute concerning tenures provides that "every citizen ofthe United States is capable of holding lands within this State, and of taking the same by descent, devise or purchase." (1 R.S., 719, § 8.) Aliens can neither take nor hold such lands except under certain conditions not claimed to exist here. (Id., §§ 15, 16, 17.)

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Alsberry v. HawkinsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1839
  2. Peck v. YoungNew York Supreme Court · 1841

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. Wong Kim ArkSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. Kawakita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. In Re the Appointment of a General Guardian of HubbardNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
  4. United States ex rel. Patton v. TodCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
  5. United States v. Gary Evans JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007

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