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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johnson and Graham’s Lessee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10059169 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnson and Graham’s Lessee Context triple: [Johnson v. M’Intosh, party, Johnson and Graham’s Lessee]
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A.
Fletcher v. Peck
Fletcher v. Peck was an 1810 U.S. Supreme Court decision that for the first time struck down a state law as unconstitutional, helping define the scope of the Contract Clause and judicial review over state legislation.
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B.
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee is an 1816 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the Court's authority to review state court decisions on federal law, reinforcing federal judicial supremacy.
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C.
Inns of Chancery
The Inns of Chancery were medieval and early modern English legal institutions that served as preparatory training colleges and residences for law students and clerks associated with the Inns of Court in London.
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D.
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge was an 1837 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited implied corporate rights in public charters and affirmed states’ power to promote the public interest over private monopoly claims.
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E.
Somerset v Stewart
Somerset v Stewart was a landmark 1772 English court case that effectively declared slavery unsupported by English common law, becoming a pivotal moment in the British abolitionist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnson and Graham’s Lessee Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Fletcher v. Peck
Fletcher v. Peck was an 1810 U.S. Supreme Court decision that for the first time struck down a state law as unconstitutional, helping define the scope of the Contract Clause and judicial review over state legislation.
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B.
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee is an 1816 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the Court's authority to review state court decisions on federal law, reinforcing federal judicial supremacy.
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C.
Inns of Chancery
The Inns of Chancery were medieval and early modern English legal institutions that served as preparatory training colleges and residences for law students and clerks associated with the Inns of Court in London.
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D.
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge was an 1837 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited implied corporate rights in public charters and affirmed states’ power to promote the public interest over private monopoly claims.
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E.
Somerset v Stewart
Somerset v Stewart was a landmark 1772 English court case that effectively declared slavery unsupported by English common law, becoming a pivotal moment in the British abolitionist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
litigant
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| caseYear | 1823 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | Marshall Court ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post‑Revolutionary War land speculation in the United States ⓘ |
| involvedInIssue |
American property law
ⓘ
Native American land rights ⓘ title to land acquired from Native Americans ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States Supreme Court
ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Court of the United States
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| opposingParty | M’Intosh ⓘ |
| partyType | plaintiff ⓘ |
| represented | private land claimants ⓘ |
| representedInterest | private purchasers claiming title under pre‑existing land grants ⓘ |
| roleIn | Johnson v. M’Intosh ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johnson and Graham’s Lessee Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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