Bell v. North American Coal & Coke Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
1Opinion of the Court
LURTON, Circuit Judge.
This is a bill to restrain trespass and quiet title to a large tract of mountain land lying in Cumberland county, Tenn. The complainant asserted title and possession of the lands included in several grants issued originally to Thomas B. Eastland, under whom by mesne conveyances the complainant claimed. These grants were from the state of Tennessee, and bore date of 1836. The bill„averred that the defendant, Bell, claimed the lands included within grants Nos. 12,758, 12,769, 12,770, and 12,771, being junior grants, within the boundaries of senior grants to Eastland. It…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bleidorn v. Pilot Mountain C. & M. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1890
- Peter v. BeverlySupreme Court of the United States · 1836
- Peck v. Ayers & Lord Tie Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1902
- Brakefield v. AndersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1889
- King v. ColemanTennessee Supreme Court · 1897
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