Lockard v. Asher Lumber Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARDS, Circuit Judge.
This was a suit in equity to quiet the title to a tract of land in Harlan county, Ky., containing 40,400 acres. Some of the defendants demurred and others answered. To portions of the answers the plaintiffs filed exceptions. The plaintiffs claimed under a patent issued by the state of Kentucky to C. O. Lockard, their devisor, on November 4, 1873. The patent was issued under chapter 102 of the Revised Statutes of Kentucky, which took effect July 1, 1852. The question raised by the demurrers and exceptions was *690whether a patent issued under that act for a greater quantity…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Smelting Co. v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Polk's Lessee v. WendalSupreme Court of the United States · 1815
- American Ass'n v. InnisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1901
- Nickels v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1901
- Breathitt Coal, Iron & Lumber Co. v. StrongCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1899
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- Anton v. GilliamDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1953
- G. F. Stearns Land & Lumber Co. v. AsherCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1924