Legal Opinion

Graves v. Ashburn

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 20, 1909No. 51PublishedCited by 16 opinions

CERTIORARI to the circuit court oe appeals for the FIFTH CIRCUIT. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes

This is a bill in equity brought by the petitioners against H. T. Crawford, W. W. Ashburn, now represented by his executrix,.his lessees, and, originally, against other defendants who* have been disposed of and are not before us. Thé petitioners show title in themselves, derived from the State, to four nearly square lots of land, of about 490 acres each, contiguous to each other and making one large square in the Eighth District of Colquitt County, Georgia. The right hand upper square upon the map is numbered 353, the left hand upper square, 354, the left hand lower, 383, and the right hand…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Holland v. ChallenSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Simmons Creek Coal Co. v. DoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  3. Sharon v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. Green v. LiterSupreme Court of the United States · 1814
  5. Lawson v. United States Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910
  2. Ohio Oil Co. v. Wyoming AgencyWyoming Supreme Court · 1947
  3. United States v. Midway Northern Oil Co.District Court, S.D. California · 1916
  4. Malek v. Flagstar BankDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
  5. Kemp v. EilandDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015

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