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THE TOWN OF PAWLET v. D. CLARK & OTHERS

13 U.S. 292 (1815)

9 Cranch 292

THE TOWN OF PAWLET v. DANIEL CLARK, AND OTHERS.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 10, 1815.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

This cause was argued at last term by PITKIN, and WEBSTER, for the Plaintiffs, and by SHEPHERD, for the Defendants.

SHEPHERD, contra.

... . TODD,

STORY, J. delivered the opinion of the Court as follows:

The first question presented in this case is, whether the Court has jurisdiction. The Plaintiffs claim under a grant from the state of Vermont, and the Defendants claim under a grant from the state of New Hampshire, made at the time when the latter state comprehended the whole territory of the former state. The constitution of the United States, among other things...

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