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BALLANCE V. PAPIN, 60 U. S. 342 (1856)
60 U. S. 342U.S. Supreme Court
Ballance v. Papin, 60 U.S. 19 How. 342 342 (1856)
Ballance v. Papin
60 U.S. (19 How.) 342
Syllabus
Under the circumstances described in the preceding case, if there was no sufficient evidence of a survey under the act of 1823, the title claimed under that act could not be held superior to that claimed under a patent issued in the interval between the act of 1823 and the alleged survey. clubjuris
This case was similar in most of its features to the preceding case.