Lloyd v. Tilghman
Lloyd v. Tilghman
Opinion of the Court
It has been the constant usage of the country, that a prior survey has always been deemed to give a right
The usage of the country must be found specially, and if an objection should be made to its being so found, on pretence that it is the common law of the country, and need not be found; the answer is, that though it may be so, yet, as the determination may be ultimately elsewhere, where the usage is not known, it is proper to have it found; and there is no doubt but that a due regard will be had to it in the dernier resort.
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