Legal Opinion
Malone v. Bowdoin
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 14, 1962No. 113PublishedCited by 329 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
This litigation began in a Georgia court when the respondents filed a common law action of ejectment against the petitioner, a Forest Service Officer of the United States Department of Agriculture.1 The basis *644for the suit was the respondents’ claim that they were the rightful owners of certain land occupied by the petitioner.2 The action was removed to a Federal District Court under the provisions of 28 U. S. C. § 1442 (a).3 The removal petition stated that the action “involves lands that were acquired by the United States of America by deed on June 6, 1936,” that the petitioner’s “official…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by329 opinions
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- Dugan v. RankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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