Legal Opinion
James D. Porter and Others, in Error v. Bushrod W. Foley
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 14, 1861PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
65 U.S. 415
24 How. 415
16 L.Ed. 740
JAMES D. PORTER AND OTHERS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR,
v.
BUSHROD W. FOLEY.
December Term, 1860
THIS case was brought up from the Court of Appeals for the State of Kentucky by a writ of error issued under the 25th section of the Judiciary act.
A motion was made by Mr. Mooar to dismiss it for want of jurisdiction, under the following circumstances:
Porter and others, the plaintiffs in error, filed a petition in the State court to recover the title and possession of a lot of land in the town of Covington. They claimed under a grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia, in…
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