Johnson and Graham’s Lessee
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Johnson and Graham’s Lessee is the named party representing private land claimants in the landmark 1823 U.S. Supreme Court case Johnson v. M’Intosh, which established key principles of American property and Native land rights law.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
litigant
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named party in a court case ⓘ |
| associatedDoctrine |
aboriginal title
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doctrine of discovery ⓘ federal supremacy over Indian land transactions ⓘ |
| caseCitation | 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 543 ⓘ |
| caseName | Johnson v. M’Intosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseYear | 1823 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Marshall Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post‑Revolutionary War land speculation in the United States ⓘ |
| involvedInIssue |
American property law
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Native American land rights ⓘ title to land acquired from Native Americans ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
helped establish that private individuals could not purchase lands directly from Native Americans
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involved in a landmark decision on the nature of Native American land rights ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United States law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingParty | M’Intosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyType | plaintiff ⓘ |
| represented | private land claimants ⓘ |
| representedInterest | private purchasers claiming title under pre‑existing land grants ⓘ |
| roleIn | Johnson v. M’Intosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
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