Account of Hearing, circa 16 December 1841 [Robinson v. C. Granger]
Source Note
Account of Hearing, [, Hancock Co., IL], [16 Dec. 1841], Robinson v. C. Granger (Nauvoo, IL, Mayor’s Court 1841); handwriting of ; three pages; JS Office Papers, CHL.
issuing a <superseedus []> procedus to stay suit.
Joseph
[illegible] has jursidict[io]n.—
decision of Jury; in Right of Possession— he has the Right of Possession— has nothing to do with.—
has no Jurisdiction— then any Citizen. may get the Timber.
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has possession.— give no right.— prevent. his selling the Land. Legal Right. does not give him Jurisdiction.—
No Judication can here take place till the ownership—
any other man, cannot do it.— has no Claim.— circuit
the possession of Land never give a man a right to it.
Jury has given that land, it has been not & cannot be done—
all procedings clerd, when the case is appealed.——
— has a right to. take all the rails till the dispute is settld at the defiance of the court.— till the right is settld.—
Smith.
did not set up the claim on Right of possession but had the right of the Land.— by Bond in Recepts— having paid for the La[n]d.— & mony. proved that he had made Lawful Tender [p. 1]