UNITED STATES v. HEIRS OF ELEAZER WATERMAN


39 U.S. 478 (1840)

14 Pet. 478

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, vs. THE HEIRS OF ELEAZER WATERMAN, APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was submitted to the Court, on the record, by Mr. Gilpin, Attorney General, for the United States.


Mr. Justice BALDWIN.

This case comes up by appeal from the Superior Court of East Florida, in which the claim of the appellees to a tract of land described in the record, was confirmed by a decree of that Court, proceeding pursuant to the acts of Congress for the final adjustment of claims to land in that territory.

It has been very candidly and properly admitted by the Attorney General, that every point involved in the case has been conclusively settled by...

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