Clarey v. Marshall's Heirs
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Ejectment. From the General Court. Statement of the case' The Gen’l Court Iras jurisdiction of a joint action (by a non resi, dent against divers deft?s (citizens,) for a tract of land of the value of $500 or more - no matter how the deft’s hold — whether jointly or severally, or whether any one holds $500 worth or not. If it appears by any part of the record, that the court has jurisdiction, no exception can be taken after verdict, though thp dec’n may not show it.
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Ejectment. From the General Court. Statement of the case' The Gen’l Court Iras jurisdiction of a joint action (by a non resi, dent against divers deft?s (citizens,) for a tract of land of the value of $500 or more - no matter how the deft’s hold — whether jointly or severally, or whether any one holds $500 worth or not. If it appears by any part of the record, that the court has jurisdiction, no exception can be taken after verdict, though thp dec’n may not show it. As between nortresidents fy citizens, consent in writing gives the Gen. Ct. jurisdiction of sums under $500;and, after verdict -…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Robertson
Judge Marshall did not sit in this case.
Edmonson having, in a suit in chancery against the heirs of William Marshall, for the specific execution of a covenant by their ancestor, to convey five thousand acres of land, obtained a decree for five thousand five hundred and fifty-nine acres—a commissioner, who had been appointed for that purpose, made him a deed, in 1817, for the quantity decreed.
The Gen’l Court Iras jurisdiction of a joint action (by a non resi, dent against divers deft?s (citizens,) for a tract of land of the value of $500 or more - no matter how the deft’s hold — whether…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Fowler v. HalbertCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1814
3Cited by16 opinions
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- Cheever v. MintonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1889
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