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|date=February 23, 1823 | |date=February 23, 1823 | ||
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|facts=* Between 1773 & 1775 (when "Native Americans") owned lands without titles, Johnson purchased large tracts of land from a number of tribes in southern Illinois. | |facts=*Between 1773 & 1775 (when "Native Americans") owned lands without titles, "'''Johnson'''" purchased large tracts of land from a number of tribes in southern Illinois. | ||
* In 1819, Johnson died. | *In 1819, Johnson died. | ||
*His son "Johnson" & grandson "Graham" inherited the land. | |||
*In 1818, the US government deeded 12,000 acres to '''M'Intosh''' which also included the land Johnson had bought from Amerindians | |||
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|procedural_history=* Johnson & Graham sought an ejectment order against M'Intosh in the federal district of Illinois court. | |||
|case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | |case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | ||
|link=https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/21us543 | |link=https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/21us543 | ||
Revision as of 21:42, March 14, 2024
| Johnson v. M'Intosh | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Citation | 21 U.S. 543 |
| Date decided | February 23, 1823 |
Facts
- Between 1773 & 1775 (when "Native Americans") owned lands without titles, "Johnson" purchased large tracts of land from a number of tribes in southern Illinois.
- In 1819, Johnson died.
- His son "Johnson" & grandson "Graham" inherited the land.
- In 1818, the US government deeded 12,000 acres to M'Intosh which also included the land Johnson had bought from Amerindians
Procedural History
- Johnson & Graham sought an ejectment order against M'Intosh in the federal district of Illinois court.
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