Reichart v. Felps
Supreme Court of the United States
ErmoR to tbe Supremo Court of Illinois; the case, which was one of ejectment, being thus: In 1784, after the War of the Devolution, the State, of Virginia then claiming the Northwest Territory, a part of which makes the now State of Illinois — and in which, from early times, inhabitants of Canada, while Canada was yet a French province, had settled — yielded her claim and title in the territory to the United States, on condition “that the French and Canadian inhabitants, and…
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ErmoR to tbe Supremo Court of Illinois; the case, which was one of ejectment, being thus: In 1784, after the War of the Devolution, the State, of Virginia then claiming the Northwest Territory, a part of which makes the now State of Illinois — and in which, from early times, inhabitants of Canada, while Canada was yet a French province, had settled — yielded her claim and title in the territory to the United States, on condition “that the French and Canadian inhabitants, and other settlers of the Easkaskias, St. Vincent’s, and the neighboring villages, who have professed themselves citizens…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier
The patents under which the plaintiff claimed in the State court were declared by that court to be void. The ease, therefore, is properly cognizable in this court under the twenty-fifth section of the Judiciary Act of 1789.
He claimed under two patents of the dates of 1838 and 1853, which exhibit conclusive evidence of title if the land claimed had “not been previously granted, reserved from sale, or appropriated.” The only question to be decided in this ease is, whether the land had been so granted, reserved, or appropriated.
The patent of Governor St. Clair, February 12th, 1799, duly…
2Cited by1 opinion
- Reichart v. FelpsSupreme Court of the United States · 1868