Herrick v. Boquillas Land & Cattle Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
This is an action of ejectment, commenced in August, 1901, by the appellee, to recover a tract of land containing 17,355.86 acres, and damages for the alleged unlawful withholding of possession. It was alleged that the plaintiff was the owner and entitled to the possession of the described land, and that title had been in it or in its grantors and predecessors in interest-ever since January 1,1875; and the defendants — thirty in number— were alleged to have unlawfully withheld possession of the premises in dispute from about November 28, 1900. Some of the defendants filed disclaimers or…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Knight v. United States Land Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Sohn v. WatersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Harrison v. PereaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Curtis v. Boquillas Land & Cattle Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1904
- Curtis v. Boquillas Land & Cattle Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1903
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