Philip's Lessee v. Robertson

Overton J *

delivered the following opinion.

This was an action of ejectment commenced by the plaintiff against the defendant in the county of Rutherford.

The plaintiff produced a grant founded on the following entry.

'' Redmond D. Barry enters one thousand acres of land joining the above on the upper side, and running up the creek for quantity, April the 11th 1799.”

It is admitted by the record and in argument, that the expression above relates to an entry previously made on the same day in these words, "Redmond D. Barry enters six hundred and forty acres of land on a small creek running into…