United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court, Volume 21U.S. Government Printing Office, 1823 - Courts |
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... possession . The cause was brought before this Court upon a division of opinion of the judges of the Court below , on the following questions : 1. Whether the acts of the legislature of the State of Kentucky , of the 27th of February ...
... possession . The cause was brought before this Court upon a division of opinion of the judges of the Court below , on the following questions : 1. Whether the acts of the legislature of the State of Kentucky , of the 27th of February ...
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... possession in its inception was peaceable , and he shows a plain and connected title , in law or equity , deduced from some record . 2. That the successful claimant is liable to a judgment against him for all valuable and lasting ...
... possession in its inception was peaceable , and he shows a plain and connected title , in law or equity , deduced from some record . 2. That the successful claimant is liable to a judgment against him for all valuable and lasting ...
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... possession of his land , but shall then pay the estimated value of the im- provements , and also lose the rents and profits accrued before notice of the claim . But to entitle him to claim the value of the land as above men- tionéd , he ...
... possession of his land , but shall then pay the estimated value of the im- provements , and also lose the rents and profits accrued before notice of the claim . But to entitle him to claim the value of the land as above men- tionéd , he ...
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... possession , have had full notice of the plaintiff's title , and consequently be a malæ fidei possessor . The act of 1812 , purporting to be in amendment of the former act , with the avowed purpose of still fur- ther protecting the ...
... possession , have had full notice of the plaintiff's title , and consequently be a malæ fidei possessor . The act of 1812 , purporting to be in amendment of the former act , with the avowed purpose of still fur- ther protecting the ...
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... possession and enjoyment of the land , unburthened with any unjust conditions extorted by fraud and violence . Its letter and spirit both , forbid the in- terpretation , by which laws are made to exempt the occupant from his liability ...
... possession and enjoyment of the land , unburthened with any unjust conditions extorted by fraud and violence . Its letter and spirit both , forbid the in- terpretation , by which laws are made to exempt the occupant from his liability ...
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Page 17 - It is no answer, that the acts of Kentucky now in question are regulations of the remedy, and not of the right to the lands. If these acts so change the nature and extent of existing remedies as materially to impair the rights and interests of the owner, they are just as much a violation of the compact as if they overturned his rights and interests.
Page 67 - Upon principle, every statute which takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, or creates a new obligation, imposes a new duty, or attaches a new disability, in respect to transactions or considerations already past, must be deemed retrospective.
Page 588 - The existence of this power must negative the existence of any right which may conflict with and control it. An absolute title to lands cannot exist, at the same time, in different persons, or in different governments.
Page 592 - However this restriction may be opposed to natural right, and to the usages of civilized nations, yet, if it be indispensable to that system under which the country has been settled, and be adapted to the actual condition of the two people, it may, perhaps, be supported by reason, and certainly cannot be rejected by courts of justice.
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