City of New Orleans v. Armas and Cucullu
Supreme Court of the United States
IN error to the supreme court of Louisiana. The defendants in error commenced a petitory action, by filing a petition in the first district court, in and for the first judicial district of the state of Louisiana, claiming to . be the owners of a lot of ground in the city of New Qrleans ; eighty feet frontj and close to the foot of the Old Levee, between St Philip’s and Maria streets; and stating that, the lot had formerly been built upon, and had been possessed by a certain…
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IN error to the supreme court of Louisiana. The defendants in error commenced a petitory action, by filing a petition in the first district court, in and for the first judicial district of the state of Louisiana, claiming to . be the owners of a lot of ground in the city of New Qrleans ; eighty feet frontj and close to the foot of the Old Levee, between St Philip’s and Maria streets; and stating that, the lot had formerly been built upon, and had been possessed by a certain Thomas Beltran, or Bertrand, with the knowledge,' permission and authorization of the Spanish government, frofti1 March…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Marshall
' The appellees claim title to a lot of ground in the city of New Orleans, as purchasers from the heirs of Catharine Gonzales, the widow of Thomas Beltran, alias Bertrand, who had been in possession of the lot for several years, by permission of the Spanish g'overnment. This incomplete title was regularly confirmed under the laws of the United States, and a patent was issued for the premises to Catharine Gonzales, on the 17th of February 1821.
The city of New Orleans, claiming this lot as being part of a quay, dedicated to the use of the city in the original plan of the. town, and therefore,…
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