United States v. Ducros
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The facts are set forth in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier
The appellees filed their petition in the District Court for Louisiana, against the United States, under the act of Congress of May 26, 1824, as revived by the act of June 17th, 1844. It sets forth that they are the owners of a tract of land of twenty arpens front on the Mississippi river, lying about twelve miles below the city of New Orleans, and extending in depth to lake Borgne.
That the said tract of twenty arpens front is derived from one title, and until after the year 1800 had but one proprietor. That, in that year it was the property of the widow Toutant Beauregard, who thereafter…
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