Hunnicutt v. Peyton
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas. This was an, action brought by Bailie Peyton and others against Hunnicutt and others to recover possession of a tract of land in the county of Falls, Texas, being “ four leagues of land on the east of left bank of the Brazos River, known as the Gregorio Basquez survey of four leagues,” and more particularly described in the amended petition as beginning at a stake marked “ P ” on the east bank…
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Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas. This was an, action brought by Bailie Peyton and others against Hunnicutt and others to recover possession of a tract of land in the county of Falls, Texas, being “ four leagues of land on the east of left bank of the Brazos River, known as the Gregorio Basquez survey of four leagues,” and more particularly described in the amended petition as beginning at a stake marked “ P ” on the east bank of the river Brazos, in the county of Falls, State of. Texas, at the point where the upper line of the Austin &…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Strong
This is an action of ejectment brought to recover the possession of four leagues of land on the east bank of the Brazos River, known as the Gregorio Basquez survey of four leagues. The defence set up against the claim of the plaintiffs was the general issue by which the title of the plaintiffs was denied, as also the wrongful entry of the defendants, The Statutes of Limitation were also pleaded.
At the trial in the Circuit Court a verdict was obtained by. the plaintiffs, upon which a judgment was entered, and the defendants have brought the case here, assigning.several errors to the rulings in…
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