Quinalty v. Temple
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to" the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas. Action by Thomas Quinalty and another against T. L. E. Temple and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
SHELBY, Circuit Judge.
This is an action to recover 1,107 acres of land situated in Sabine county, Tex., brought in the court below by Thomas Quinalty and Charles Quinalty against T. L. L. Temple and others. John L. Quinalty obtained title to the land from the Mexican government in 1835, and he died about the year 1855. The plaintiffs were proved to be his sons and only heirs. The record shows that the plaintiffs are entitled to recover the land, if it was owned by John L. Quinalty at the time he died. The case turns on the question whether John L. "Quinalty diéd seised and possessed of the…
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