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To: nohalo who wrote (37229)	6/29/2007 1:23:26 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 62567

Good read but not true, snopes.com I got a funny story. Last week I went with 2 of my childhood neighbors to see a show in NYC. One had a 2 PM meeting with a client. He normally drives a nice Toyota but he has a much nicer top of the line Mercedes he pretty much just uses to impress clients. After his meeting he pulled into the circular driveway of my other friend's building driving the Mercedes. He rolled down his window as the doormman walked up to his car. He asked the doorman "Do you have a dollar you can spare?". The doorman looked shocked for a 1/4 of a second then almost keeled over laughing.

To: nohalo who wrote (37229)	7/12/2007 1:07:51 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 62567

This story is a mite exaggerated, but not much. Titles to land in Louisiana that were given pursuant to French and Spanish land grants were indeed confirmed pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase, and it was a mess. My own family had titles confirmed by the United States Congress after the Louisiana Purchase, which can be searched out on the Library of Congress American Memory website. The hardest ones to confirm seem to have been for land that was partially underwater, or that had been under water before the Louisiana Purchase or became underwater afterward. I don't handle land transfers myself, but it appears to me that similar difficulties arise all over the country, for example, for land that is situated in the so-called "burned counties" after the Civil War. Protracted litigation tends to be resolved in favor of the party with the deepest pockets.