THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,
v.
ANDREW BURGEVIN, APPELLEE
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The United States challenged Andrew Burgevin's claim to a tract of Florida land based on a Spanish colonial grant made before the 1819 treaty between the United States and Spain. The Supreme Court reversed the lower court's confirmation of Burgevin's rights, holding that Burgevin had failed to fulfill the conditions of the grant, rendering it void and extinguishing any claim to the land.
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Mr. Justice Wayne delivered the opinion of the Court.
. This is an. appeal from the Supreme Court of the Eastern District of Florida, confirming the right of the appellee to a tract of land under a concession or grant from the Governor of Florida, dated before the treaty of the 22d February, 1819, between the United States and Spain. ' ,
We think the concession or grant identical with that in Kingsley’s case, in 12 Peters, 476;. and that it is controlled by the principles laid'down by the Court in that case.' Kingsley’s case was well considered by this' Court-r-has been reconsidered maturely upon the argument of counsel made in the case before us — but we see no reason fb modify or change, in any particular, what was then decided; or why this case should be taken out of the application, of that case., The decree of the ‘ Superior Court of East Florida is therefore reversed:
This cause came on to be heard on the transcript of the record from the. Superior Court for the district of East Florida, and was argued by counsel. On consideration whereof, it is the opinion of this Court, that the petitioner (laving failed to fulfil the condition of - the grant, that the said grant or concession is null and void; and that the said petitioner has no right Or title to the land. Whereupon it is now here decreed and ordered, by this Court, that the decree of the said Superior Court in this cause be, and the same is hereby; reversed and annulled; and that this cause be, and the same is hereby, remanded to' the said Superior Court, with directions to enter a decree in conformity to the Opinion of this Court.
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