Case Name: The Heirs of William Bullitt et al., petitioners, vs. United States, defendants
Court: Arkansas District Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1846-09-08
Citations: 1 Ark. Terr. Rep. 333
Docket Number: 
Parties: The Heirs of William Bullitt et al., petitioners, vs. United States, defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the United States Superior Court for the Territory of Arkansas, from 1820 to 1836
Volume: 1
Pages: 333–333

Head Matter:
The Heirs of William Bullitt et al., petitioners, vs. United States, defendants.
Division of Spanish claim not allowed in the district court.
September, 8, 1846.
— Petition to. confirm and divide a Spanish claim, under the act of 26th May, 1824, (4 Stat. 52,) in the District Court of Arkansas, before the Hon. Benjamin Johnson, district judge. .
L. Janin, S. L. Johnson, and A. Fowler, for petitioners.
S. H. Hempstead, district attorney, for the United States.

Opinion:
Johnson, J.,
said, this case was like the oue of A. Waldo Putnam, just decided, except that the grant asked to be divided was made to William Winter, whose heirs are seeking a confirmation thereof in this court; and that the same principles applying, the petition in this case should be dismissed.
Petition dismissed.
On the 31st October, 1846, a motion was made for reconsideration, but was denied.