Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Ramsey
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 18, 1820PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
18 U.S. 124 (____)
5 Wheat. 124
PERKINS et al.
v.
RAMSEY et al.
Supreme Court of United States.
February 17th, 1820. This cause was argued by B. Hardin, for the appellants, and by Trimble, for the respondents.
*270] *March 6th. TODD, Justice, delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from the decree of the seventh circuit court, in the district of Kentucky, and is a controversy between conflicting claims to land originating under the land-law of Virginia. The respondents relying on their elder legal titles, and denying the validity of the entries, under which the appellants derive their…
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