Ashley v. Cunningham

delivered tbe opinion of tbe Court.

This suit was brought in tbe Pulaski Circuit Court in Chancery, by Matthew Cunningham, against Chester Ashley and Boswell Beebe, in which the complainant set up title to the south - east quarter of section three, township one north, range twelve west, under the pre-emption act of the 29th May, 1830, which tracts the defendants had entered with pre-emption floats, over the superior equity of complainant. The history of the case, and the several decisions had in this, and the Supreme Court of the United States, will be found reported in 7 Eng. 296, and 13 Ark.…