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In 1781, Denny Martin, a British subject, inherited land from his uncle, a Loyalist. The following year, the Virginia legislature voided the land grant and transferred the land back to Virginia. Virginia granted a portion of this land to David Hunter.
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee, 14 U.S. (1 Wheat.) 304 (1816), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States decided on March 20, 1816. It was the first case to assert ultimate Supreme Court authority over state courts in civil matters of federal law.
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee: The US Supreme Court holds the power to review decisions by state courts that interpret federal law or the Constitution so that the law applies consistently across the states.
Brief Fact Summary. The state of Virginia granted the same tract of land to the Appellee, Hunter (Appellee), that a federal treaty give to the Appellant, Martin (Appellant).
Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee (1816), is a Supreme Court case that established the Supreme Court’s authority over state courts in matters of federal law. The plaintiff in this case, Martin, sued the defendant, Hunter’s Lessee, in Virginia State court over a land dispute.
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Dec 3, 2018 · Case Summary of Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee: The State of Virginia seized land from a British loyalist, Lord Fairfax, during the Revolutionary War. It then assigned part of that land to Hunter. After the war, the U.S. made a treaty with Great Britain that protected the lands owned by British loyalists like Fairfax.
Hunter’s Lessee (1813), the Supreme Court of the United States reversed this decision, reasoning that the treaties were designed to preserve the property rights of British subjects and trumped any state laws to the contrary.
