Robertson v. Pickrell
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. . Suit to recover possession of 'a tract of land in the city of Washington.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
This was an action of ejectment for a parcel of land in the city of Washington, District of Columbia. On the trial the plaintiffs gave in evidence a conveyance of the premises from the United States to one Robert Moore, executed in June, 1800; and then endeavored to trace title from the grantee through a devise in his last will and testament, bearing date in July, 1803. For this purpose they produced and offered a transcript of proceedings in the Hustings Court of Petersburg, in the State of Yirginia, containing á copy of the will and of its probate in that court in December, 1804.
By the law…
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