John Denn, Lessee of Charles C. Scott, and Others v. Thomas Reid, Jun., and Others
Supreme Court of the United States
ON a certificate of division of opinion, of the judges of the circuit court of the United States of West Tennessee. This case was submitted to the court, on a printed argument, by Mr Leigh.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice M’Lean
/The plaintiffs in this case, brought an action of ejectment against the defendants', in the circuit court for the district of West Tennessee : and on the trial, certain questions were made to the court, in which the opinions of the judges were opposed.; and these questions have been certified to this court for their decision.
To sustain their action, the plaintiffs offered in evidence, a grant for five thousand acres of land to Stokely-Donelson, from the state of North Carolina, dated the 7th day of April 1790.
This grant was duly authenticated under the seal of the state of North Carolina,…
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