RINGO ET AL. v. BINNS ET AL.


35 U.S. 201 (____)

10 Pet. 201

*BURTIS RINGO, JAMES ELLIOTT, JOHN COLLINS, JOHN ELLIOTT; JAMES LAWRENCE, THOMAS WATSON, ATHEY ROWE, GEORGE MUSE, SEN., AND GEORGE MUSE, JUN., APPELLANTS, v. CHARLES BINNS AND ELIJAH HIXON, STEPHEN HIXON, NOAH HIXON, JOHN HIXON, WILLIAM HIXON, AND TIMOTHY HIXON, HEIRS OF TIMOTHY HIXON, DECEASED.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

*273] *The case was argued by Mr. French and Mr. Underwood, for the appellants; and by Mr. Semmes and Mr. Coxe, for the appellees.


Mr. Justice WAYNE delivered the opinion of the court.

After stating the case, he proceeded:

It is contended that the decree is erroneous and should be reversed. In behalf of Ringo it is urged that he has a prior legal title, unaccompanied by any equity of the complainants. The legal title must rest upon entry, survey, registry and patent; and it will be admitted that a legal title cannot be in any one until a patent...

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