Legal Opinion

John Mkinney v. John Carroll

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 18, 1838PublishedCited by 16 opinions

IN error to the court of appeals of the state of Kentucky. The argument was upon points upon which the Court expressed no opinion; as on consideration of the case, it was found not to be within the jurisdiction of the. Supreipe Court; to which it had been removed by a writ of error to the court of appeals of Kentucky. The arguments of the counsel are not, therefore, inserted in the report,

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice M£Kinley

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a writ of error to a judgment of the court of appeals of Kentucky, affirming a judgment of the Jessamine circuit court. *

The heirs of John Moss recovered a judgmént,.in ejectment, against the defendanf in error, in the said' circuit court, at the October term, 1815, for a tract of land in Jessamine county; and, at the same term, commissioners were appointed, in conformity with-the act of the 31st of January, 1812, concerning occupying claimants of lands, to value the land in controversy, the improvements thereon, &c. At a…

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  1. Green v. BiddleSupreme Court of the United States · 1823

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