Hartley v. Hartley
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 15 — PETITION ORDINARY — APPEAL FROM FLEMING CIRCUIT COURT. cited ■Rev. Statutes, chap. 102; acts of 1831 and 1835; 4 Dana, 321. cited 2 Bibb, 416-17 ; 3 Marshall, 255; 3 Litt., 37; 5 lb., 321; 4 Bibb, 554; act of 1831, 2 Stat. Law, 1037; act of 1835, 3 Stat. Law, 387; 6 B. Mon., 290-1; 5 Dana, 544, 547; 4 Dana, 322.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE WOOD
DELIVERED THE OPINION 01? THE COURT:
The appellee claimed the land in controversy in this action under and in virtue of two patents issued to him by the Commonwealth in June, 1857, upon an entry and survey made under an order of the Fleming county court, as authorized by chapter 102 of the Revised Statutes. There is no doubt that the land is covered by these patents, one or both.
The appellant has not exhibited any evidence of title in himself, derived regularly from the Commonwealth. The character of his claim was shown by his answer to the petition of the appellee, which was filed…
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