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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 present-day Richmond that was part of a lottery William Byrd III held to help pay his debts.
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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 present-day Richmond that was part of a lottery William Byrd III held to help pay his debts.<ref>"William Byrd III", ''The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship Site'', http://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biowbyrd.cfm</ref>
 
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==Background==
 
==Background==

Revision as of 18:23, 13 February 2014

Southall v. M'Keand, Wythe 95 (1791),[1] was a case involving a dispute over a parcel of land in present-day Richmond that was part of a lottery William Byrd III held to help pay his debts.[2]

Background

The Court's Decision

Wythe's Dissent

References

  1. George Wythe, Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery, (Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1795), 95.
  2. "William Byrd III", The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship Site, http://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biowbyrd.cfm