The Corporation of New-Orleans v. Winter
Supreme Court of the United States
Error from the district court for the district of Louisiana. The defendants ill error commenced their suit in the said court, to recover the possession and property of certain lands in the city of New-Orleans; claiming title as,, the heirs of Elisha Winter’ deceased, under an alleged grant from the Span-goyemlnenh *n 1791; ■ which lands; it was stated, wei’e afterwards reclaimed hy the Baron de Carondelet, governor of the province of Louisiana, for the use of fortifications.
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Error from the district court for the district of Louisiana. The defendants ill error commenced their suit in the said court, to recover the possession and property of certain lands in the city of New-Orleans; claiming title as,, the heirs of Elisha Winter’ deceased, under an alleged grant from the Span-goyemlnenh *n 1791; ■ which lands; it was stated, wei’e afterwards reclaimed hy the Baron de Carondelet, governor of the province of Louisiana, for the use of fortifications. One of the parties, petitioners in the court below, was described in the record as a citizen of the state of Kentucky;…
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Ch. J.,
delivered the Opinion of the court, and, after, stating the facts, proceeded as follows:
The proceedings of the court, therefore, isjayrested in limine, by a question.respecting, its jurisdiction, in the case, of Hepburn & Dundas v. Ellzey, this court determined,, on. mature consideration, that a citizen of the district of Columbia could not maintain a. suit in the circuit court of the United Stpteg., That opinion is still retained.
It has been attempted tó distinguish, a Territory from the- district of Columbia ;' but the court is of opinion, that this distinction cannot be…
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