Langford v. Monteith
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Supreme Court of tbe Territory' of Idaho. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
Langford, the plaintiff in error, who was plaintiff below, brought an action before a justice of the peace in the nature of forcible detainer, to recover of Charles E. Monteith the possession of buildings and grounds occupied by the latter under the agent of the United States for the Nez Percé Indians.
The plaintiff, in his petition, charges that under a lease from him the defendant entered with a'condition to deliver possession to the plaintiff on ten days’ notice, which was given.
The defendant answers by alleging- that, at the time of making the lease he was in possession under John B.…
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