Legal Opinion

Bagnell v. Broderick

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 18, 1839PublishedCited by 116 opinions

IN error to the Circuit Court of the United’ States for the District ofMissouri.. This was an action of ejectment for a tract of land in-the.state of. Missouri, instituted by George W. Broderick against, Bágnell, the defendant, the tenant in possession; and in the progress of the cause, Morgan Byrne,, the landlord, was made co-defendant, and he dying, his executors were substituted.

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IN error to the Circuit Court of the United’ States for the District ofMissouri.. This was an action of ejectment for a tract of land in-the.state of. Missouri, instituted by George W. Broderick against, Bágnell, the defendant, the tenant in possession; and in the progress of the cause, Morgan Byrne,, the landlord, was made co-defendant, and he dying, his executors were substituted. Other actions of ejectment.were at the same time instituted by George W! Broderick, for parts of the said "tract- in the possession of MfCunie, and of Sampson; and the executors of Morgan Byrne became in the same…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Catron

This was an action of ejectment by.Broderick against Bagnell, for a section of land lying in Howard county, Missouri; and Peter and Luke Byrne were admitted to come in • and defend, under the following-circumstances. - Morgan Byrne claimed to be the owner of-the land, and he was first admitted a co-defendant with Bagnell. *447Byrne, died, and Margaret Byrne, his executrix, was admitted as a co-defendant. Then she died-; and Peter Byrne and Luke Byrne, executors-of the last will of Morgan Byrne, were admitted.

The judgment below is, that the plaintiff recover the land and costs, against Carey…

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