Legal Opinion
Ex Parte French
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 29, 1875PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
91 U.S. 423
23 L.Ed. 249
EX PARTE FRENCH.
October Term, 1875
FRENCH sued Edwards and others to recover the possession of certain lands, alleging that he was the owner in fee, and that the defendants unlawfully withheld the possession from him.
The defendants answered, setting up several defences, and among others the following:——
1. Want of title in the plaintiff.
2. Statute of limitations.
3. In some instances, title in themselves.
The case was submitted to the court without a jury; and upon the trial there was a special finding of facts, to the effect that the defendants were in the adverse…
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- French v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- People v. YorkCalifornia Supreme Court · 1858
- Ex parte FrenchSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
3Cited by10 opinions
- Anglo-American Land, Mortgage & Agency Co. v. LombardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
- Fort Scott v. HickmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Allen v. St. Louis BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- The E. A. Packer, ScullySupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- United States v. IriarteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
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