Land Title Controversies: Measures taken by Proprietors to Protect Land Purchasers' Rights - The Three Causes of Litigation - Legal Points in the Stark vs. Starr Case - Decision of the Courts - Causes of Litigation Over the Lownsdale Estate - Final Settlement of the Case in the United States Circuit Court - Decision of Judge Sawyer and Concurrent Opinion of Judge Deady - Public Levee Case - Grounds of Private and Municipal Claims to the River Front - How the City's Rights were Lost - Legal History of the Caruthers Claim.