Prentice v. Stearns
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. This was an action at law to recover possession of real estate and damages for its detention, the plaintiff in érror ‘ being plaintiff below, and a citizen of Ohio, the defendant being a citizen of Minnesota.
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IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. This was an action at law to recover possession of real estate and damages for its detention, the plaintiff in érror ‘ being plaintiff below, and a citizen of Ohio, the defendant being a citizen of Minnesota. The real estate in controversy was described m the complaint as an undivided one-half of real estate situated in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, viz.: Lot eighty-two (82) and the east half (E. &) of lot eighty-four (84), in block two (2), in» Duluth proper, 3d division, according to the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matthews
The plaintiff in error has assigned errors, in several particulars, in the finding of facts, but as there is no bill of exceptions setting forth the evidence, no error of law can be assigned in respect to any finding of fact, and we are necessarily restricted to the question whether, upon the facts as found, there was error in giving judgment for defendant.
An argument is also addressed to ns by-counsel for the plaintiff in error, in support of the proposition, that, if the deed under which he claims title were not effectual to convey the patented land, by reason of a mistaken description,…
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