Lewis v. Marshall

OPINION OF

THE COURT.

This suit in chancery is brought to obtain a decree for a divestiture of the legal title to 32.000 acres of land, situated near the Lower Blue Licks,' from the respondents, on the ground that the complainants have the superior equitable title. The complainants claim under an entry made by Charles Willing, the 27th December, 1783, which was amended the 11th and 12¡th March, 17S4, for 32,000 acres of *487land, on certain treasury warrants, beginning 1280 poles south west of the Lower Blue Licks, &c., which entry was carried into grant, &e. And the complainants state that by…