20 F. Cas. 842
U.S. District Court
Decided April 15, 1803
U.S. District Court · decided 1803-04-15
The title of the plaintiff was under a proclamation warrant, issued by Lord Dunmore, governor of Virginia, to B. Lucas, in 1774; by him assigned to the lessor of the plaintiff, who had the same regularly surveyed in 1775, and a patent granted to him by the governor of Virginia, 20th July, 1780.
Decided 1803-04-15
¶1informed the jury, that the law of Virginia must govern this case, and that the legal rule is fixed by the decision in Jones v. "Williams. Of course, that the plaintiff’s title is complete, and must entitle him to a verdict, if the jury should be satisfied that defendants are in possession of the land in question.
¶2Verdict for plaintiff.