Legal Opinion
Townsend v. Greeley
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 26, 1867PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
72 U.S. 326 (____)
5 Wall. 326
TOWNSEND ET AL.
v.
GREELEY.
Supreme Court of United States.
Messrs. Ewing and Vanarman, for the plaintiffs in error.
Messrs. W.M. Stewart and C. Burbank, contra, for the defendant in error.
2Opinion of the Court · FieldJustice Field
This is an action of ejectment to recover the possession of a tract of land situated within the corporate limits of the city of San Francisco, in the State of California. The plaintiff in the court below, the defendant in this court, claims to be owner in fee of the premises, by virtue of an ordinance of the common council of the city, passed on the 20th of June, 1855, and an act of…
3Cited by44 opinions
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