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BLAKE v. DOHERTY

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18 U.S. 359 (1820)

5 Wheat. 359

5 L.Ed. 109

BLAKE et al., v. DOHERTY et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 13, 1820.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THIS cause was argued by Mr. Swann and Mr. Jones, for the plaintiffs in error, and by the Attorney-General and Mr. Kelly, for the defendants in error.

Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This was an ejectment brought in the Circuit Court of the United States, for the District of West Tennessee. The plaintiff made title, under a grant from the State of Tennessee, dated in 1808, which comprehended the land in controversy.

The defendants claimed under a patent from the State of North Carolina, dated in 1794, containing the following description of the land granted, viz. "A tract of...

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