Ford v. Grimmett
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Tn Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Louisiana; George W. Jack, Judge. Action by William L. Grimmett against John McWilliams Ford. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
Judgment was entered for the defendant in error, who was plaintiff below, upon his petition to recover from plaintiff in error possession of a certain tract of land. The petition alleged title in defendant in error under a homestead entry and a patent from the United States. The plaintiff in error alleged in his answer that the land in dispute was included in the swamp and overflowed lands granted by the act of Congress of March 2, 1849 (9 Stat. 3S2), to the state of Louisiana, and claimed title by mesne conveyances from the state.
[1] The judgment recites that the parties…
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