Difference between revisions of "Southall v. M'Keand"
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| − | ''Southall v. M'Keand'', Wythe 95 (1791),<ref>George Wythe, ''[[Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery]],'' (Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1795), 95.</ref> was a case involving a dispute over a parcel of land in Richmond that was a prize in a lottery William Byrd III held to help pay his debts. | + | ''Southall v. M'Keand'', Wythe 95 (1791),<ref>George Wythe, ''[[Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery]],'' (Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1795), 95.</ref> was a case involving a dispute over a parcel of land in Richmond that was a prize in a lottery William Byrd III held to help pay his debts. |
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | + | In order to help pay off some debts he had accumulated, William Byrd III held a lottery in 1767.<ref>"William Byrd III", ''The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship Site'', http://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biowbyrd.cfm</ref> Prizes in this lottery were parcels of land | |
==The Court's Decision== | ==The Court's Decision== | ||
Revision as of 14:25, 14 February 2014
Southall v. M'Keand, Wythe 95 (1791),[1] was a case involving a dispute over a parcel of land in Richmond that was a prize in a lottery William Byrd III held to help pay his debts.
Background
In order to help pay off some debts he had accumulated, William Byrd III held a lottery in 1767.[2] Prizes in this lottery were parcels of land
The Court's Decision
Wythe's Dissent
References
- ↑ George Wythe, Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery, (Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1795), 95.
- ↑ "William Byrd III", The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship Site, http://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biowbyrd.cfm
