Joy v. City of St. Louis
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri
At Law. On demurrer to jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the Court
TRIEBER, District Judge.
This is an action of ejectment for the recovery of certain lands in the city of St. Louis, claimed by plaintiff by mesne conveyances from one La Beaume, who it was claimed was the owner in fee simple of the premises by virtue of a Spanish concession, dated February 15, 1799, and certain confirmations thereof by various acts of Congress hereinafter referred to. The jurisdiction of this court is invoked solely upon the ground that the cause of action is one arising under the laws of the United States, there being no diversity of citizenship alleged in the petition.
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