Court : US Supreme Court
Decided on : Jan-01-1823
Green v. Biddle - 21 U.S. 1 (1823) U.S. Supreme Court Green v. Biddle, 21 U.S. 8 Wheat. 1 1 (1823) Green v. Biddle 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 1 ON DIVISION OF OPINION AMONG THE JUDGES OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF KENTUCKY Syllabus The Act of the State of Kentucky of 27 February, 1797, concerning occupying claimants of land, whilst it was in force, was repugnant to the Constitution of the United States, but it was repealed by a subsequent Act of 31 January, 1812, to amend the said act, and the last mentioned act is also repugnant to the Constitution of the United States, as being in violation of the compact between the States of Virginia and Kentucky contained in the Act of the Legislature of Virginia of 18 December, 1789, and incorporated into the Constitution of Kentucky. By the common law, the statute law of Virginia, the principles of equity, and the civil law, the claimant of lands who succeeds in his suit is entitled to an account of mesne profits, received by the occupant from some ...
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Kirk v. Smith ex dem. Penn - 22 U.S. 241 (1823) U.S. Supreme Court Kirk v. Smith ex dem. Penn, 22 U.S. 9 Wheat. 241 241 (1823) Kirk v. Smith ex dem. Penn 22 U.S. (9 Wheat.) 241 ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA Syllabus The act of Pennsylvania of 1779 "for vesting the estates of the late proprietaries of Pennsylvania in this commonwealth" did not confiscate lands of the proprietaries which were within the lines of manors, nor were the same confiscated by the act of 1751 for establishing a land office. The statute of limitations of Pennsylvania of 1705 is inapplicable to an action of ejectment brought to enforce the unpaid purchase money for lands of the proprietaries within the manors for which warrants had issued. Nor is the statute of limitations of 1785 a bar to such an action. This was an ejectment brought by the defendant in error in the court below to recover the possession of certain lands in York County in the State of Pennsylvania. On 4 March, 1681, Charle...
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