Carpenter v. Dexter
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The action was ejectment to recover the possession of certain real property, situated in the county of Bureau, in the State of Illinois. Both parties claimed title from the same source, — a patent of the United States, issued to William T. Davenport, in May, 1818. The points in dispute arose upon the deraignment of title from the patentee.
Read the full summary
Error to the Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The action was ejectment to recover the possession of certain real property, situated in the county of Bureau, in the State of Illinois. Both parties claimed title from the same source, — a patent of the United States, issued to William T. Davenport, in May, 1818. The points in dispute arose upon the deraignment of title from the patentee. The plaintiff* produced in evidence the patent; a deed from the patentee to one Hawley, dated in September, 1818; a deed from Hawley to Thaddeus Munson, dated in December, 1818; and a deed…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
To the introduction of the several deeds produced by the plaintiff, objection was taken that they were not duly proved, but in what particulars the proof failed, the objection does not specify, and it is only by the brief of counsel that we are informed.
General objections of this character are too vague to serve any useful purpose, and under them particular defects in evidence, or in proceedings, cannot be urged upon our notice, if their consideration, for want of specification, be opposed by the adverse party. Here, however, no such opposition is made, and we will, therefore, proceed to the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kerns v. SwopeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1833
3Cited by58 opinions
- Kelly v. CalhounSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Bensimer v. FellWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1891
- Summer v. MitchellSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
- Peet & Co. v. HatcherSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Bradley v. WestSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
53 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.