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M'DONALD'S HEIRS v. SMALLEY

31 U.S. 261 (____)

6 Pet. 261

JAMES M'DONALD'S HEIRS, APPELLANTS v. FREEMAN SMALLEY AND OTHERS, APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

This case was argued by Messrs Vinton and Doddridge, for the appellants; and by Messrs Corwin and Bibb, for the appellees.

Mr Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This suit was brought in the court of the United States for the seventh circuit, and district of Ohio, to obtain a conveyance for land which the defendants hold by a senior patent, and which the plaintiffs claim under a prior entry. The bill was dismissed by the circuit court, and the plaintiffs have appealed to this court.

Serious doubts exist respecting the validity of the entry under which the...

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