Jackson ex dem. Henderson v. Davenport
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
IN ERROR to the Supreme Court. The plaintiff brought an action of ejectment m the Supreme Court, to re The Chief Justice assigned the reasons for the judgment of the Supreme Court, for which see S'. C. 18 Voh 299—303.
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The facts of this case lie in a Marrow compass.
Alexander Kidd, a soldier, was entitled to lot No. 40 in Ulysses, and a patent for the lot issued to him on the 8th of July, 1790. By the act of the legislature of the 6th of April, 1790, (sess. 13. ch. 59. s. 5.) the land was to he deemed vested in every such grantee from the 27th of March, 1783, and all Ms intermediate sales and dispositions thereof, were to be deemed equally good and effectual as if the letters patent had actually issued on that day. Kidd, by deed of 12th of January, 1788, sold all his interest, as a soldier, in…
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