Ellis v. Davis
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.' Bill in equity .by the appellants as heirs at law and next of kin to recover possession of real estate, part of which was devised to the appellee, by Sarah Ann Dorsey, by will duly proved in the State of Louisiana, and part of which was situated in Mississippi and was given to him by Mrs. Dorsey in her lifetime, and to set aside the will, as made under undue influence, and the conveyance as…
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.' Bill in equity .by the appellants as heirs at law and next of kin to recover possession of real estate, part of which was devised to the appellee, by Sarah Ann Dorsey, by will duly proved in the State of Louisiana, and part of which was situated in Mississippi and was given to him by Mrs. Dorsey in her lifetime, and to set aside the will, as made under undue influence, and the conveyance as obtained by the exercise of undue and improper influence, and to have an accounting of rents and profits. Demurrer to the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matthews
The appellants, who were complainants below, are alleged in the bill of complaint to be, respectively, citizens of New York or Missouri, or British subjects and aliens, the defendant being a citizen of Mississippi.
It is set forth in the bill that Sarah Ann Dorsey died on July 4th, 1819, seized in fee simple of certain real estate, consisting of two plantations in Tensas Parish, in Louisiana, an estate called Beauvoir and other property in Harrison county, Mississippi, and real estate, not described, in Arkansas, besides a large amount of movable and personal property, rights, and credits,…
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