Sparrow v. Strong
Supreme Court of the United States
Sparrow brought ejectment against Strong in the District Court for the County of Story, in Nevada, for an undivided interest in a mining claim, the proceeding being in the form prevailing in Nevada, of petition, answer, and replication. On the 21st of May, 1862, a jury, after hearing the evidence and the charge of the court, rendered a general verdict for the defendants.
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Sparrow brought ejectment against Strong in the District Court for the County of Story, in Nevada, for an undivided interest in a mining claim, the proceeding being in the form prevailing in Nevada, of petition, answer, and replication. On the 21st of May, 1862, a jury, after hearing the evidence and the charge of the court, rendered a general verdict for the defendants. On the next day afterwards, to wit, on the 22d day of May, 1862, the court pronounced judgment on the verdict. On the 18th of November, 1862, the District Court in which the cause had been tried heard a motion for new trial,…
1Opinion of the Court
The CHIEF JUSTICE
delivered the opinion of the court.
This case was before us at the last term, upon motion to dismiss the writ of error.
The suit, originally brought in the District Court for the Territory of Nevada, was an action of ejectment for an undivided interest in a mining claim.
Upon trial, there was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. Subsequently, and in accordance with the statute of Nevada, a motion for a new trial was made, which was denied. An appeal was then taken to the Supreme Court of the Territory, which gave judgment affirming the judgment or' decree of the District…
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