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Isaacs v. Willis

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1788

Kentucky Supreme Court · decided 1788-11-15

On a Caveat for One Hundred Acres of Land. The plaintiff, on the 29th day of November, in the year 1786, entered the following caveat, to-wit: “ Let no grant issue to William Willis, assignee of Lewis Craig, who was assignee of Christopher Hudson, for 100 acres of land, surveyed by virtue of part of a military warrant, No. 248, lying and being in the county of Lincoln, because John Isaacs claims the same, or part thereof, by virtue of an entry made on a preemption treasury…

Decided 1788-11-15

By the Court.

¶1The defendant’s survey of 100 acres is made contrary to his location, and the land is included within the plaintiff’s entry on pre-emption warrant, as amended. An entry on a pre-emption warrant may be amended as any other entry, if the amendment,appropriates only land then vacant.

¶2Judgment for plaintiff for 100 acres,

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