WOLSEY v. CHAPMAN


101 U.S. 755 (____)

WOLSEY v. CHAPMAN.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. Galusha Parsons for the appellants, and by Mr. George G. Wright for the appellee.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

This case presents again for consideration the Des Moines River improvement grant. 9 Stat. 77. It is a suit in equity brought by Chapman, who claims under the river grant, to quiet his title as against Wolsey, whose rights depend on a patent from the State of Iowa granting the lands in dispute as part of lands ceded to the State under the eighth section of the act...

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