Doe ex dem. Chastang v. Dill
Supreme Court of Alabama
EeRob, to the Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before the-Hon. John Bragg. This was an action of ejectment, brought by the plaintiffs to-recover of the defendant a, lot of land in the city of Mobile, situated on the North side of Dauphin street, between Royal street and the river.
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EeRob, to the Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before the-Hon. John Bragg. This was an action of ejectment, brought by the plaintiffs to-recover of the defendant a, lot of land in the city of Mobile, situated on the North side of Dauphin street, between Royal street and the river. The plaintiffs, to show title to the locus in quo,-introduced as evidence the petition of Bazel Chastang, the executor of John Chastang;. deceased,, addressed to the commissioner of the United States, appointed to ascertain and record claims to land in that part of Louisiana lying east of Pearl river, in which he…
1Opinion of the CourtDargan, C. J.
The government of the United States having acquired the territory of Louisiana by the treaty concluded at Paris on the 30th of April, 1803, it became necessary to ascertain the lands which had been granted to individuals in the ceded territory by the different sovereigns, through whose hands it had passed. Until this was done, it could not be known what lands were private property, nor what public domain. To do this, to distinguish tho private from the public land, commissioners from time to time were appointed, whose duty it was to examine into all claims presented to them, to make a record…
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- Menard's Heirs v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1850
- Doe ex dem. Kennedy's Executors v. Townsley's HeirsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1849
- Eslava v. Doe ex dem. Heirs of FarmerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1845
- Hallett v. EslavaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1829
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- Doe ex dem. Mims' Heirs v. HigginsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1863