Case Name: John Isaacs v. William Willis, Assignee, etc.
Court: Supreme Court of Kentucky
Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Decision Date: 1788-11
Citations: 1 Hughes 25
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Isaacs v. William Willis, Assignee, etc.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kentucky Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 25–26

Head Matter:
John Isaacs v. William Willis, Assignee, etc.
On a Caveat for One Hundred Acres of Land.
The plaintiff, on the 29th day of November, in the year 1786, entered the following caveat, to-wit:
“ Let no grant issue to William Willis, assignee of Lewis Craig, who was assignee of Christopher Hudson, for 100 acres of land, surveyed by virtue of part of a military warrant, No. 248, lying and being in the county of Lincoln, because John Isaacs claims the same, or part thereof, by virtue of an entry made on a preemption treasury warrant.”
The plaintiff claimed by virtue of the certificate and entries' set forth in the last cause.
The defendant, under the following entry, made April 24, 1780, to-wit:
“William Willis, assignee of Lewis Craig, who was assignee of Christopher Hudson, enters 100 acres on the south side of Dick’s river, including a large spring, about three-quarters of a mile from Teator’s pre-emption, and a north-west course from said Teator’s, to extend the same course for quantity.”
The annexed plat, No. 9, was returned in this cause, of which the following is an explanation:
1, John Isaacs’ improvement. ABOh, John Isaacs’ settlement survey. CBEIGHIJELM, John Isaacs’ pre-emption of 1,000 acres as surveyed. 2, Fisher’s spring; from thence to the cave spring, north 57J east, 325 poles. 3, Barbee’s, formerly Tea-tor’s spring; from thence north 46 east, 250 poles, to the cave spring. 4, the cave spring, abed, William Willis’ survey of 100 acres, d, Teator’s corner; north 3J east, 48 poles, from thence to the cave spring.

Opinion:
By the Court.
The defendant's survey of 100 acres is made contrary to his location, and the land is included within the plaintiff's entry on pre-emption warrant, as amended. An entry on a pre-emption warrant may be amended as any other entry, if the amendment,appropriates only land then vacant.
Judgment for plaintiff for 100 acres,