Fairfax's Devisee v. Hunter's Lessee

Fairfax's Devisee v. Hunter's Lessee
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 15, 1813
Full case nameFairfax's Devisee v. Hunter's Lessee
Citations11 U.S. 603 (more)
7 Cranch 603; 3 L. Ed. 453
Holding
The Virginia Court of Appeals was mistaken in denying the validity of the Fairfax land titles, the Virginia Court rejected the U.S. Supreme Court's mandate.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Marshall
Associate Justices
Bushrod Washington · William Johnson
H. Brockholst Livingston · Thomas Todd
Gabriel Duvall · Joseph Story

Fairfax's Devisee v. Hunter's Lessee, 11 U.S. (7 Cranch) 603 (1813),[1] was a United States Supreme Court case arising out of the acquisition of lands originally granted by the British King Charles II (then in exile) in 1649 to Lord Fairfax in the Northern Neck and westward (all in what became the state of Virginia).[2]

  1. ^ Fairfax's Devisee v. Hunter's Lessee, 11 U.S. (7 Cranch) 603 (1813).
  2. ^ Martin v. Hunter's Lessee, 14 U.S. (1 Wheat.) 304 (1816).