Griffin v. Reynolds
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up by writ of error from the district court of the United States for the northern district of Mississippi. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
The defendant recovered a judgment in the district court, for damages sustained by the breach of a covenant of warranty of title to land in Alabama, contained in a conveyance of the plaintiffs to him.
To establish the existence of an outstanding paramount title at the date of the conveyance, the defendant relied upon a judgment and execution in a.suit in ejectment, commenced in Alabama, for the land, a few days after the date of the deed, to which the plaintiff (Griffin) was’ a defendant, and which resulted in a judgment against him, that was followed by a writ of possession, which is returned…
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